Placebos For Pets

Author : Brennen McKenzie
Publisher : Ockham Publishing Group
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2022-06-29
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781912701377

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Placebos for Pets? by Brennen McKenzie Pdf

Whether online or in the local pet store, there are a bewildering variety of pet healthcare products and services to choose from. Diets and supplements, ancient herbs and folk remedies, and even high-tech treatments like hyperbaric oxygen tanks and laser therapy. Everything promises to give your pet better health and a longer life, and isn’t that what every pet owner wants? But how do you know if all of these products do what they claim? Are they safe? If they really are miraculous cures, why are so many offered only on the Internet or by a few veterinarians specializing in “alternative medicine?” Brennen McKenzie, a vet with twenty years of experience and the former president of the Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine Association, helps pet owners and veterinary professionals understand the claims and the evidence, allowing them to make better choices for their companions and patients.

Author : Brennen McKenzie
Publisher : Ockham Publishing
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1912701367

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Bad Medicine: A Guide to Science-Based Pet Care by Brennen McKenzie Pdf

Whether online or in the local pet store, there is a bewildering variety of pet healthcare products and services to choose from. Diets and supplements, ancient herbs and folk remedies, and even high-tech treatments like hyperbaric oxygen tanks and laser therapy. Everything promises to give your pet better health and a longer life, and isn't that what every pet owner wants? But how do you know if all of these products do what they claim? Are they safe? If they really are miraculous cures, why are so many offered only on the Internet or by a few veterinarians specializing in "alternative medicine?" McKenzie, a vet with twenty years of experience and the former president of the Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine Association, helps pet owners and veterinary professionals understand the claims and the evidence, allowing them to make better choices for their companions and patients.

Author : Marion Nestle,Malden Nesheim
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010-05-11
Category : Pets
ISBN : 1439166447

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Feed Your Pet Right by Marion Nestle,Malden Nesheim Pdf

Human nutrition expert and author of the critically acclaimed What to Eat, Marion Nestle, Ph.D., M.P.H., has joined forces with Malden C. Nesheim, Ph.D., a Cornell animal nutrition expert, to write Feed Your Pet Right, the first complete, research-based guide to selecting the best, most healthful foods for your cat or dog. Human nutrition expert and author of the critically acclaimed What to Eat, Marion Nestle, Ph.D., M.P.H., has joined forces with Malden C. Nesheim, Ph.D., a Cornell animal nutrition expert, to write Feed Your Pet Right, the first complete, research-based guide to selecting the best, most healthful foods for your cat or dog. A comprehensive and objective look at the science behind pet food, it tells a fascinating story while evaluating the range of products available and examining the booming pet food industry and its marketing practices. Drs. Nestle and Nesheim also present the results of their unique research into this sometimes secretive industry. Through conversations with pet food manufacturers and firsthand observations, they reveal how some companies have refused to answer questions or permit visits. The authors also analyze food products, basic ingredients, sources of ingredients, and the optimal ways to feed companion animals. In this engaging narrative, they explain how ethical considerations affect pet food research and product development, how pet foods are regulated, and how companies influence veterinary training and advice. They conclude with specific recommendations for pet owners, the pet food industry, and regulators. A road map to the most nutritious diets for cats and dogs, Feed Your Pet Right is sure to be a reference classic to which all pet owners will turn for years to come.

Author : Lowell Ackerman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 1106 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-02
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781119540663

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Pet-Specific Care for the Veterinary Team by Lowell Ackerman Pdf

A practical guide to identifying risks in veterinary patients and tailoring their care accordingly Pet-specific care refers to a practice philosophy that seeks to proactively provide veterinary care to animals throughout their lives, aiming to keep pets healthy and treat them effectively when disease occurs. Pet-Specific Care for the Veterinary Team offers a practical guide for putting the principles of pet-specific care into action. Using this approach, the veterinary team will identify risks to an individual animal, based on their particular circumstances, and respond to these risks with a program of prevention, early detection, and treatment to improve health outcomes in pets and the satisfaction of their owners. The book combines information on medicine and management, presenting specific guidelines for appropriate medical interventions and material on how to improve the financial health of a veterinary practice in the process. Comprehensive in scope, and with expert contributors from around the world, the book covers pet-specific care prospects, hereditary and non-hereditary considerations, customer service implications, hospital and hospital team roles, and practice management aspects of pet-specific care. It also reviews specific risk factors and explains how to use these factors to determine an action plan for veterinary care. This important book: Offers clinical guidance for accurately assessing risks for each patient Shows how to tailor veterinary care to address a patient’s specific risk factors Emphasizes prevention, early detection, and treatment Improves treatment outcomes and provides solutions to keep pets healthy and well Written for veterinarians, technicians and nurses, managers, and customer service representatives, Pet-Specific Care for the Veterinary Team offers a hands-on guide to taking a veterinary practice to the next level of care.

Author : Karen Delise
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Aggressive behavior in animals
ISBN : 0972191410

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The Pit Bull Placebo by Karen Delise Pdf

Author : Rupert Sheldrake
Publisher : Coronet
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781473653429

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Ways to Go Beyond and Why They Work by Rupert Sheldrake Pdf

To go beyond is to move into a higher state of consciousness, to a place of bliss, greater understanding, love, and deep connectedness, a realm where we finally find life's meaning - experiences for which all spiritual seekers seek. Dr Rupert Sheldrake, writing as both a scientist and a spiritual explorer, looks at seven spiritual practices that are personally transformative and have scientifically measurable effects. He combines the latest scientific research with his extensive knowledge of mystical traditions around the world to show how we may tune into more-than-human realms of consciousness through psychedelics, such as ayahuasca, and by taking cannabis. He also shows how everyday activities can have mystical dimensions, including sports and learning from animals. He discusses traditional religious practices such as fasting, prayer, and the celebration of festivals and holy days. Why do these practices work? Are their effects all inside brains and essentially illusory? Or can we really make contact with forms of consciousness greater than our own? We are in the midst of a spiritual revival. This book is an essential guide.

Author : Odean Cusack
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-11
Category : Pets
ISBN : 9781317715030

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Pets and Mental Health by Odean Cusack Pdf

This fascinating new book addresses the most recent research and provocative findings on the use of pets in mental health therapy. The historical basis of using pets in therapy is reviewed, and numerous examples are provided of results incurred from prescribing pets to disabled, lonely, incarcerated, and institutionalized individuals. The author provides convincing evidence of the therapeutic value of animals in making us happier, healthier, and more sociable. Although the terms human-animal bond and pet-facilitated therapy are relative newcomers to the scientific literature, the concepts they encompass have been with us for centuries. BACKCOVER COPY Research has shown that animals can promote humor, laughter, play, and a sense of importance in people. This fascinating book explores the provocative findings on the use of pets in mental health therapy. Although the terms human-animal bond and pet-facilitated therapy are relative newcomers to the scientific literature, the concepts they encompass have been with us for centuries. The historical basis of using pets in therapy is reviewed, and numerous examples show the astonishing results of prescribing pets to disabled, lonely, incarcerated, and institutionalized individuals. Odean Cusack, animal lover and writer, provides convincing evidence of the therapeutic value that animals have in making us happier, healthier, and more sociable.

Author : Shawn Messonnier, D.V.M.
Publisher : Crown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010-02-10
Category : Pets
ISBN : 9780307554222

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The Allergy Solution for Dogs by Shawn Messonnier, D.V.M. Pdf

The Holistic Approach to Treating Your Dog's Allergies When your dog is constantly scratching and uncomfortable, you need answers. If the problem is allergies, The Allergy Solution for Dogs can help you provide the best care possible for your beloved companion. Holistic veterinarian Dr. Shawn Messonnier focuses on the pros and cons of natural and conventional treatments. Inside, you'll discover: ·The benefits of nutritional supplements such as antioxidants and fatty acids ·How to reduce or eliminate the use of steroids and antihistamines ·The benefits of herbal therapy and acupuncture ·Diet and nutrition tips for dogs of all ages ·And more! "More and more dogs have skin problems and Dr. Messonnier writes convincingly about over-vaccination and poor nutrition being major causes. With this book, you'll learn many ways to help your dog be more comfortable and how to work with holistic veterinarians to cure skin problems." —Dr. Christina Chambreau, founding member and past chair of the Academy of Veterinary Homeopathy "Dr. Messonnier provides the answers to where to start and what to expect to improve your pet's health through alternative and traditional veterinary medicine." —Marilyn S. Moore, D.V.M.

Author : Hemen Sarma,Sonam Gupta,Mahesh Narayan,Ram Prasad,Anand Krishnan
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2022-02-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030829186

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Engineered Nanomaterials for Innovative Therapies and Biomedicine by Hemen Sarma,Sonam Gupta,Mahesh Narayan,Ram Prasad,Anand Krishnan Pdf

Research on biomedical applications of nanomaterials has exhibited the rapidly evolving field of biomedical sciences by showing how effective they are in treatment. These particles hold considerable potential for biomedical applications. Work is ongoing, and the results suggest a possibility for a sustainable future for nanomaterials in both therapeutic and biomedical fields. This book highlights current and emerging applications, taking global research findings into consideration. We believe the focus on the identification and role of nanomaterial applications in therapeutic and biomedical sciences can lead to novel solutions in the fields. The chapters of this book are disseminated in a manner that can be readily adopted as sources for new and further study. The editors integrate advanced texts in their research that help graduate students, researchers and professors. Additionally, we believe that international readers will be able to make use of this book for reference purposes.

Author : Donna Yarri
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2005-08-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0198040156

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The Ethics of Animal Experimentation by Donna Yarri Pdf

The ethical treatment of animals has become an issue of serious moral concern. Many people are challenging long-held assumptions about animals and raising questions about their status and treatment. What is the relationship between humans and animals? Do animals have moral standing? Do we have direct or indirect duties to animals? Does human benefit always outweigh animal suffering? The use of animals for experimentation raises all of these questions in a particularly insistent way. Donna Yarri gives an overview of the current state of the discussion, and presents an argument for significantly restricted animal experimentation. Pointing to the similarities between humans and animals, she argues that the actual differences are differences of degree rather than kind. Animal cognition and animal sentiency together are the basis for the claim that experimental animals do have rights. Examining arguments in the disciplines of ethology, philosophy, science, and theology, Yarri makes a case for placing substantial restrictions on animal experimentation. Grounding her examination in Christian theology, she formulates a more humane approach to animal experimentation. She concludes with a concrete burden-benefit analysis that can serve as the foundation for informed decision-making. The Ethics of Animal Experimentation serves as both a handbook of animal rights theory and a practical guide to navigating the complexities of animal experimentation. As animal experimentation features in an increasing number of scientific endeavors, it is an ethical issue that requires our immediate attention. Yarri's unique contribution forges a path toward an ethical practice of animal experimentation.

Author : Jeremy Howick
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-14
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781421446387

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The Power of Placebos by Jeremy Howick Pdf

"This book provides the most up-to-date overview of the nature, measurement, and ethics surrounding placebos. In addition to summarizing research on the placebo effect, the authors advocates for incorporation of the placebo effect in clinical practice and scientific studies"--

Author : Miriam Solomon,Jeremy R. Simon,Harold Kincaid
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317519850

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The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Medicine by Miriam Solomon,Jeremy R. Simon,Harold Kincaid Pdf

The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Medicine is a comprehensive guide to topics in the fields of epistemology and metaphysics of medicine. It examines traditional topics such as the concept of disease, causality in medicine, the epistemology of the randomized controlled trial, the biopsychosocial model, explanation, clinical judgment and phenomenology of medicine and emerging topics, such as philosophy of epidemiology, measuring harms, the concept of disability, nursing perspectives, race and gender, the metaphysics of Chinese medicine, and narrative medicine. Each of the 48 chapters is written especially for this volume and with a student audience in mind. For pedagogy and clarity, each chapter contains an extended example illustrating the ideas discussed. This text is intended for use as a reference for students in courses in philosophy of medicine and philosophy of science, and pairs well with The Routledge Companion to Bioethics for use in medical humanities and social science courses.

Author : Jenny Smedley
Publisher : Hay House, Inc
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2011-06-06
Category : Pets
ISBN : 9781848505681

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Pets are Forever by Jenny Smedley Pdf

Do you ever wonder if there's a soul link between you and your pet? What if they could talk? What would they say? Do you ever pray that when your pet dies it isn't the end for them and that one day, somehow, you'll see them again? Do you believe that your pets go to heaven? In this book Jenny Smedley explores the many spiritual aspects of animals, with tips on how to achieve closer communication with your pet, stories of pets that have returned after death or been imbued with divine grace. Pets Are Forever helps to bring the animals and the humans on this planet together in unity, and gives comfort to those grieving for a lost pet, by showing us that they are never really lost at all.

Author : Anne Harrington
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Chemotherapy
ISBN : 067466986X

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The Placebo Effect by Anne Harrington Pdf

Beginning with a review of the role of placebos in the history of medicine, this book investigates the current surge of interest in placebos, and probes the methodological difficulties of saying scientifically just what placebos can and cannot do.

Author : Walter A. Brown,Walter Armin Brown
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-17
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780199933853

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The Placebo Effect in Clinical Practice by Walter A. Brown,Walter Armin Brown Pdf

The Placebo Effect in Clinical Practice brings together what we know about the mechanisms behind the placebo response, as well as the procedures that promote these responses, in order to provide a focused and concise overview on how current knowledge can be applied in treatment settings.