Alternate Title

Guide to buying vitamins and supplements

Corporate Author

ConsumerLab.com, LLC

Editor

Webb, Densie

Cooperman, Tod

Obermeyer, William

Place of Publication

White Plains, NY

Publisher

ConsumerLab.com, LLC

Publication Date

c2003

Physical Description

xii, 226 p. ; 22 cm

Subjects

Vitamins - standards

Dietary Supplements - standards

Plant Preparations - standards

Product Surveillance, Postmarketing

ISBN

0972969705 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QU160 C758 2003

Copies

Author

Mason, Pamela

Edition

3rd ed.

Place of Publication

Chicago, IL

Publisher

Pharmaceutical Press

Publication Date

2007

Physical Description

xxii, 387 p. ; 26 cm.

Subjects

Dietary Supplements

Medicine, Herbal

Vitamins - therapeutic use

Trace Elements

ISBN

9780853696537

0853696535

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Surrey Library

Victoria Library

Kelowna Library

Abbotsford Library

Call Number

QU145 M411 2007

Copies

Alternate Title

Herbal guide

Author

Bonakdar, Robert Alan

Place of Publication

Philadelphia, PA

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Publication Date

2010

Physical Description

xxii, 401 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Dietary Supplements

Complementary Therapies

Herbal Medicine

Herb-Drug Interactions

Phytotherapy

Biological Products

Drug Industry

ISBN

9780781782685

0781782686

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Internet

Call Number

QU145.5 B697 2010

Website Notes

Online version available for staff. Contact Library for username and password

Copies

Author

MacWilliam, Lyle

Edition

3rd ed.

Place of Publication

Vernon, BC

Publisher

Northern Dimensions Publishing

Publication Date

2003

Subjects

Dietary Supplements

ISBN

0973253800

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QU145.5 M177 2003

Copies

Alternate Title

Handbook of drug-herb and drug-supplement interations

Drug-herb and drug-supplement interations

Author

Harkness, Richard

Bratman, Steven

Place of Publication

[St. Louis, MO]

Publisher

Mosby

Publication Date

2003

Physical Description

xiv, 478 p

Subjects

Drug Interactions - handbooks

Dietary Supplements

Plants, Medicinal - adverse effects

Dietary Supplements - adverse effects

ISBN

0323020143

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QV38 H282 2003

Copies

Corporate Author

National Health Products Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch

Publication Date

2007

Subjects

Drug Industry - legislation & jurisprudence

Biological Products

Consumer Product Safety - legislation & jurisprudence

Dietary Supplements - standards

Government Regulations

Health Food

Legislation, Food

Canada

ISBN

9780662453857

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Author

Ulbricht, Catherine E.;

Place of Publication

Philadelphia, PA

Publisher

F.A. Davis Company

Publication Date

2011

Physical Description

xiii, 261 p. ; 18 cm.

Subjects

Plants, Medicinal - adverse effects

Dietary Supplements

Vitamins

Herb-Drug Interactions

Phytotherapy

Handbook

ISBN

9780803623033

0803623038

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QV767 U36 2011

Copies

Alternate Title

DRI : dietary reference intakes

Corporate Author

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee to Review Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin D and Calcium

Editor

Ross, A. Catharine

Place of Publication

Washington, DC

Publisher

National Academy Press

Publication Date

2011

Subjects

Calcium, Dietary

Vitamin D

Nutritional Requirements

Nutrition Policy

Reference Values

Dietary Supplements

ISBN

9780309163903

0309163900

Language

English

Material Type

Book

CD

Website

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Internet

Call Number

QU145 D565r 2011

Copies

Author

Moyad, Mark A

Place of Publication

Chelsea, Mi.

Publisher

Sleeping Bear Press

Publication Date

2000

Subjects

Prostatic Neoplasms - diet therapy - popular works

Dietary Supplements - popular works

ISBN

1886947694

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WJ752 M938 2000

Copies

Corporate Author

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Edition

8th ed.

Place of Publication

Washington, DC

Publisher

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Publication Date

2015

Series

R2 Library

Subjects

Feeding behavior

Diet - standards

Diet, Healthy

Nutrition

Nutrition Policy

Nutritional Requirements

Food

United States

Guideline

ISBN

0160932513

9780160932519

9780160934674

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Website Notes

Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca or calling 1.888.675.8001 x 7000 (toll-free) to obtain a username and password.

Author

Cohen, Michael H

Ruggie, Mary

Micozzi, Marc S

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Springer Publishing Company

Publication Date

2007

Subjects

Complementary Therapies - legislation & jurisprudence - United States

Complementary Therapies - standards

Complementary Therapies - organization & administration

Dietary Supplements

ISBN

9780826103079

0826103073

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WB100 C678 2007

Copies

Author

Braun, Lesley

Cohen, Marc

Edition

4th ed.

Place of Publication

Australia

Publisher

Elsevier Australia

Publication Date

2015

Physical Description

xii, 224 p. :ill. ; 25 cm.

Subjects

Plants, Medicinal - therapeutic use

Phytotherapy

Dietary Supplements

Alternative Medicine

Handbook

Notes

Part of 2 volume set.

ISBN

9780729541718

0729541711

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Victoria Library

Call Number

QV767 B825 2015 v.1

Copies

Author

Braun, Lesley

Cohen, Marc

Edition

4th ed.

Place of Publication

Australia

Publisher

Elsevier Australia

Publication Date

2015

Physical Description

xiii, 1362 p. ; 25 cm.

Subjects

Plants, Medicinal - therapeutic use

Phytotherapy

Dietary Supplements

Alternative Medicine

Handbook

Notes

Part of 2 volume set.

ISBN

9780729541725

072954172X

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Victoria Library

Call Number

QV767 B825 2015 v.2

Copies

Author

Balk, Ethan

Place of Publication

Rockville, MD

Publisher

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Publication Date

2005

Series

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) evidence reports number 126

Subjects

Dietary Proteins

Soy Foods

Soybean Proteins

Dietary Supplements

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Editor

Dasgupta, Amitava

Hammett-Stabler, Catherine A

Place of Publication

Hoboken, N.J.

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

2011

Physical Description

xiv, 470 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subjects

Plants, Medicinal - toxicity

Plants, Medicinal - chemistry

Dietary Supplements - toxicity

Herb-Drug Interactions

Phytotherapy - adverse effects

Pathology, Clinical - methods

ISBN

9780470433508

0470433507

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QV766 D229 2011

Copies

Alternate Title

Natural Standard herb and supplement reference

Herb and supplement reference

Corporate Author

Natural Standard (Firm)

Editor

Ulbricht, Catherine E

Basch, Ethan M

Place of Publication

[St. Louis, MO]

Publisher

Elsevier Mosby

Publication Date

c2005

Physical Description

xxviii, 1012 p.

Subjects

Plants, Medicinal

Plant Preparations

Dietary Supplements

Phytotherapy

Evidence-Based Medicine

ISBN

0323029949

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QV13 N285 2005

Copies

Corporate Author

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Place of Publication

[Bethesda, MD]

Publisher

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Publication Date

2017

Physical Description

1 online resource

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

NCRP report 176

Subjects

Nanoparticles

Radiation Exposure - adverse effects

Radiation Protection - methods

Radiometry

Safety Management - methods

Nanotechnology - standards

United States

Guideline

Abstract

Table of Contents:

1. Executive Summary -- 1.1 Background -- 1.2 Scope -- 1.3 Conclusions and Recommendations -- 1.3.1 General -- 1.3.2 Operational Health Physics -- 1.3.3 Internal Dosimetry -- 1.3.4 Summary -- 2. Introduction -- 2.1 Background -- 2.2 Purpose -- 3. Types and Sources of Nanomaterials Including Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Naturally Occurring and Incidentally Produced Nanomaterials -- 3.3 Radiation-Induced Synthesis of Nanomaterials -- 3.4 Radioactive Nanomaterials -- 3.4.1 Naturally Occurring Radioactive Nanomaterials -- 3.4.2 Incidentally Produced Radioactive Nanomaterials -- 3.4.3 Radiolabeled Nanomaterials -- 4. Physicochemical Concerns for Exposure to Nanoparticles -- 4.1 Nanoparticle Physicochemical Properties -- 4.1.1 Deposition Within the Respiratory Tract -- 4.1.2 Translocation Across Organ Membranes -- 4.1.3 Surface Area and Reactivity in Biological Systems -- 4.1.4 Particle Shape -- 4.1.5 Particle Agglomeration -- 4.1.6 Material Dispersibility -- 4.1.7 Material Surface Charge -- 4.2 Nanoparticle Exposure Experiences Involving Humans -- 4.2.1 Magic Nano Event -- 4.2.2 Event in China -- 4.2.3 Nickel Sensitization Case -- 4.2.4 Polymer and Metal Fume Experience -- 4.3 Guidance on Managing Physicochemical Concerns for Exposure to Nanoparticles -- 5. Operational Health Physics in a Nanotechnology Environment -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.1.1 Attention to the Physicochemical Toxicity of Radioactive Nanomaterials -- 5.1.2 Changes that May be Needed for Internal Dosimetry -- 5.1.3 Changes that May be Needed for Dispersion of Airborne Particles -- 5.1.4 Summary of Radiation Program Elements Applicable to Working with Radioactive Nanomaterials -- 5.2 Hierarchy of Exposure Controls for Facility and Process Design -- 5.2.1 Elimination and Substitution -- 5.2.2 Engineered Controls

5.2.3 Administrative Controls -- 5.2.4 Personal Protective Equipment -- 5.3 Use of Radioactive Nanomaterials in Medical Settings -- 5.4 Management and Disposal of Radioactive Nanomaterial Waste -- 5.5 Control of Public Exposure -- 5.6 Emergency Response -- 5.7 Incident Investigation -- 5.8 Effective Risk Communication -- 6. Nanoparticle Issues for Internal Radiation Dosimetry -- 6.1 Framework for Considering Radioactive Nanoparticle Internal Dosimetry -- 6.2 General Approach to Biokinetic Modeling for Intakes of Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.3 Radiation Dosimetry of Inhaled Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.3.1 Deposition of Inhaled Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.3.2 Clearance of Inhaled Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.3.3 Respiratory Tract Dosimetry for Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.4 Radiation Dosimetry of Ingested Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.5 Radiation Dosimetry of Radioactive Nanoparticles for Intact Skin -- 6.6 Radiation Dosimetry of Radioactive Nanoparticles in Wounds -- 6.7 Biokinetics of Nanoparticles that Affect Internal Dosimetry -- 6.7.1 Regional Deposition of Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.7.2 Biokinetic Characteristics of Inhaled Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.7.3 Biokinetics Example: Monomeric and Polymeric Plutonium -- 7. Dose Assessment and Medical Management for Individuals Exposed to Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 7.1 Approaches for Dose Assessment -- 7.2 Occupational Exposure and Dose Assessment Scenario: Plutonium Processing Facility -- 7.3 Impact of Radioactive Nanoparticles on Dose Assessment -- 7.4 Impact of Radioactive Nanoparticles on Medical Management Decisions -- 8. Conclusions and Recommendations -- 8.1 Hazard and Exposure Assessment -- 8.1.1 Conclusions -- 8.1.2 Recommendations -- 8.2 Operational Health Physics -- 8.2.1 Conclusions -- 8.2.2 Recommendations -- 8.3 Nanoparticle Issues for Radiation Dosimetry

8.3.1 Conclusions -- 8.3.2 Recommendations -- 8.4 Dose Assessment and Medical Management -- 8.4.1 Conclusions -- 8.4.2 Recommendations -- Appendix A. Radiolabeled Nanoparticles -- A.1 Use of Radionuclides to Characterize and Quantitate Nanoparticle Contents -- A.2 Radiolabeled Nanoparticles for Biokinetic and Toxicologic Investigations -- A.3 Radiolabeled Nanoparticles for Diagnostic Medicine -- A.4 Radiolabeled Nanoparticles for Medical Imaging -- A.5 Radiolabeled Nanoparticles for Therapeutic Medicine -- A.6 Use of Radiation-Induced Emissions and Hyperthermal Effects from Nanoparticles in Therapeutic Medicine -- Appendix B. Biokinetic Models -- B.1 Fate of Nanoparticles in the Lungs -- B.2 Particle Clearance and Translocation Pathways -- B.3 Exposure and Biokinetics of Ingested Nanoparticles -- B.4 Human and Animal Studies Using Radioactive Nanoparticles -- Appendix C. Key Concepts for Understanding Nanoparticle Aerosol Properties and Behaviors -- C.1 Introduction -- C.2 A Range of Mechanisms Influence Particle Motion and Collection -- C.3 Behavior of Airborne Nanoparticles is Dominated by Brownian Diffusion -- C.4 Particle Volume Equivalent Diameter, Thermodynamic Diameter, and Aerodynamic Equivalent Diameter are Related -- C.5 Particle Size Distributions are Frequently Lognormal -- C.6 Nanoparticles Dominate the Count Distribution -- C.7 Nanoparticles Exist to Some Extent in the Majority of Occupational Aerosols -- C.8 Smaller Particles have a Greater Fraction of Their Atoms at the Particle Surface -- C.9 Number Concentrations of Concern Depend on the Material of Concern -- C.10 Realistic Airborne Particle Number Concentrations can be Limited by Coagulation -- C.11 Smaller Particles are More Difficult to Dislodge from Surfaces than Larger Particles -- Abbreviations, Acronyms and Symbols -- Glossary -- References -- Scientific Committee and Staff

The NCRP -- Officers -- Members -- Distinguished Emeritus Members -- Lauriston S. Taylor Lectures -- Warren K. Sinclair Keynote Addresses -- Thomas S. Tenforde Topical Lectures -- NCRP Publications -- NCRP Reports -- NCRP Commentaries -- Proceedings of the Annual Meeting -- Lauriston S. Taylor Lectures -- Warren K. Sinclair Keynote Addresses -- Thomas S. Tenforde Topical Lectures -- Symposium Proceedings -- NCRP Statements -- Other Documents

Notes

Title page: March 2, 2017

ISBN

9780913392041

9780913392027

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Editor

Lam, Y. W. Francis

Huang, Shiew-Mei

Hall, Stephen D

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Publication Date

2006

Series

Drugs and the pharmaceutical sciences 162

Subjects

Herb-Drug Interactions

Consumer Product Safety

Medicine, Herbal - legislation & jurisprudence

Herbs - therapeutic use

ISBN

9780824725389

0824725387

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QV38 H534 2006

Copies

Author

Moyad, Mark A.

Lee, Janet

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Rodale

Publication Date

[2014]

Physical Description

ix, 502 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

Vitamins - therapeutic use

Dietary Supplements

Complementary Therapies

Disease - therapy

Phytotherapy

Self Medication

Life Style

Popular Work

Notes

Surrey CIC keep 2022

ISBN

9781623360351

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Surrey Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QU160 M938 2014

Copies

Corporate Author

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Guidance for Establishing Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations

Editor

Hanfling, Dan

Place of Publication

Washington, DC

Publisher

National Academies Press

Publication Date

2012

Subjects

Disaster Medicine - standards

Emergency Medical Services - standards

Emergency Treatment - standards

United States

ISBN

9780309253468

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Website Notes

Available online but the National Academies Press requires people to register before use.