Ann George - Holistic Approaches to Infectious Diseases

Edited by

Anne George, MD
Joshy K. S.
Mathew Sebastian, MD
Oluwatobi Samuel Oluwafemi, PhD
Sabu Thomas, PhD

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Holistic approaches to infectious diseases / edited by Anne George, MD, Joshy K. S. Mathew Sebastian, MD, Oluwatobi Samuel Oluwafemi, PhD, Sabu Thomas, PhD.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
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1. HIV infections. 2. AIDS (Disease). 3. Communicable diseases. 4. Medicine, Ayurvedic.
I. Thomas, Sabu, editor II. Sebastian, Mathew, editor III. George, Anne, 1961-, editor IV.
Oluwafemi, Oluwatobi Samuel, editor V. K. S., Joshy, editor
RA643.8.H64 2016 362.19697'92 C2016-903811-4 C2016-903812-2

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Names: George, Anne, 1961- editor. | Joshy K. S., editor. | Sebastian, Mathew, editor. | Oluwafemi, Oluwatobi Samuel, editor. | Thomas, Sabu, editor.
Title: Holistic approaches to infectious diseases / editors, Anne George, Joshy K.S., Mathew Sebastian, Oluwatobi Samuel Oluwafemi, Sabu Thomas.
Description: Toronto ; New Jersey : Apple Academic Press, 2016. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016025236 (print) | LCCN 2016025775 (ebook) | ISBN 9781771883122 (hardcover : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781771883139 (eBook) | ISBN 9781771883139 ()
Subjects: | MESH: HIV Infections--therapy | Medicine, Ayurvedic
Classification: LCC RC111 (print) | LCC RC111 (ebook) | NLM WC 503.2 | DDC 616.9--dc23 LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2016025236

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AnneGeorge,MD

Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Government Medical College, Kottayam, India

Anne George, MD, is an Associate Professor at the Government Medical College, Kottayam, Kerala, India. She did her MBBS Bachelor of Medicine and her Bachelor of Surgery at Trivandrum Medical College, University of Kerala, India. She acquired a DGO (Diploma in Obstetrics and Gynaecology) from the University of Vienna, Austria; a Diploma of Acupuncture from the University of Vienna; and her MD from Kottayam Medical College, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. She has organized several international conferences, is a fellow of the American Medical Society, and is a member of many international organizations. She has five publications to her name and has presented 25 papers.

Joshy K. S.

Joshy K. S., is a researcher working at the International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology and C.M.S. College, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. She has received a bachelors degree in chemistry from Kerala University, Kerala, India; a masters degree in polymer chemistry from the School of Chemical Sciences Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India; and an MPhil degree in polymer chemistry from Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, Kerala, India. Joshy carried out her PhD work at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. She is currently pursuing her research on the development of lipid and polymer nanoparticles for drug delivery applications. She has published in international journals and conference proceedings.

Mathew Sebastian, MD

Senior Consultant Surgeon, Elisabethinin Hospital, Klagenfurt, Austria; Austrian Association for Ayurveda

Mathew Sebastian, MD, has a degree in surgery (1976) with a specialization in Ayurveda. He holds several diplomas in acupuncture, neural therapy (pain therapy), manual therapy, and vascular diseases. He was a missionary doctor in Mugana Hospital, Bukoba in Tansania, Africa (1976 1978) and underwent surgical training in different hospitals in Austria, Germany, and India for more than 10 years. Since 2000 he has been the doctor in charge of the Ayurveda and Vein Clinic in Klagenfurt, Austria. At present he is a Consultant Surgeon at Privatclinic Maria Hilf, Klagenfurt. He is a member of the scientific advisory committee of the European Academy for Ayurveda, Birstein, Germany, and TAM advisory committee (Traditional Asian Medicine, Sector Ayurveda) of the Austrian Ministry for Health, Vienna. He conducted an International Ayurveda Congress in Klagenfurt, Austria, in 2010. He has several publications to his name.

Oluwatobi Samuel Oluwafemi, PhD

Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha Campus, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Oluwatobi Samuel Oluwafemi, PhD, is a Professor at the Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He has published many papers in internationally reviewed journals and has presented at several professional meetings. He is a fellow of many professional bodies and is a reviewer for many international journals, and he has received many awards for his excellent work in material research. His current research interests include green synthesis and application of nanoparticles in medicine, water treatment, polymer, LEDs, and sensors.