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1. Human Variation

   From the Laboratory to the Field

   Edited by C.G. Nicholas Mascie-Taylor, Akira Yasukouchi, Stanley Ulijaszek

   Series: Society for the Study of Human Biology

   The transition in anthropological and biomedical research methods over the past 50 years, from anthropometric and craniometric measurements to large-scale microarray genetic studies has resulted in continued revision of opinions and ideas relating to the factors and forces that drive human...

   Published March 16th 2010 by CRC Press
2. Medicine and Evolution

   Current Applications, Future Prospects

   Edited by Sarah Elton, Paul O'Higgins

   Series: Society for the Study of Human Biology

   Can an evolutionary perspective be integrated in day-to-day practice and is it of value in medical education and training? If so, when and how? Highlighting exciting areas of research into the evolutionary basis of health and disease, Medicine and Evolution: Current Applications and Future...

   Published June 1st 2008 by CRC Press
3. Ageing Well

   Nutrition, Health, and Social Interventions

   Edited by Alan D. Dangour, Emily M. D. Grundy, Astrid E. Fletcher

   Series: Society for the Study of Human Biology

   Many current public health actions and policies aimed at older people revolve around the often prevailing view that failing health is a consequence of ageing. It is now clear that it is possible to postpone or even prevent much of the age-related decline in health that was once thought inevitable....

   Published March 11th 2007 by CRC Press
4. Social Information Transmission and Human Biology

   Edited by Jonathan CK Wells, Simon Strickland, Kevin Laland

   Series: Society for the Study of Human Biology

   Recent research has emphasized that socially transmitted information may affect both the gene pool and the phenotypes of individuals and populations, and that an improved understanding of evolutionary issues is beneficial to those working towards the improvement of human health. Equally, an...

   Published May 21st 2006 by CRC Press
5. The Nature of Difference

   Science, Society and Human Biology (PBK)

   Edited by George Ellison, Alan H. Goodman

   Series: Society for the Study of Human Biology

   Unprecedented advances in genetics and biotechnology have brought profound new insights into human biological variation. These present challenges and opportunities for understanding the origins of human nature, the nature of difference, and the social practices these sustain. This provides an...

   Published April 18th 2006 by CRC Press
6. Childhood Obesity

   Contemporary Issues

   Edited by Noel Cameron, Gerard Hastings, George Ellison

   Series: Society for the Study of Human Biology

   The consequences of childhood obesity are serious and far reaching, with both physical and psychological components that add to its complexity. Childhood Obesity: Contemporary Issues provides an up-to-date account of the increase of obesity in children, its causes, and its prevention. The expert...

   Published July 27th 2005 by CRC Press
7. The Changing Face of Disease

   Implications for Society

   Edited by C.G. Nicholas Mascie-Taylor, Jean Peters, Stephen T. McGarvey

   Series: Society for the Study of Human Biology

   Disease is an ever-present threat faced by all human societies. Today, this concept has become an influential area of study known as the global burden of disease, which encompasses contemporary health concerns such as the economic costs of disease, the societal impact of illness in developing...

   Published February 10th 2004 by CRC Press
8. Human Biology and History

   Edited by Malcolm Smith

   Series: Society for the Study of Human Biology

   The biology of people in the past is a rapidly expanding field of historical study. Our capacity to understand the biology of historical populations is experiencing remarkable developments on both theoretical and analytical fronts.Human Biology and History weaves together the fields of biology,...

   Published July 24th 2002 by CRC Press