Prevention is better than cure. This adage has become an important guideline for governments in recent years. Prevention of terrorist attacks, of recidivism among habitual offenders, of dropouts among problem adolescents, or of obesity among children: the existing repertoires of the constitutional state and the welfare state are complemented by a preventive intervention repertoire in a broad range of policy domains. But what does this transformation imply for our understanding of the state in late-modern society? This study reconstructs the emergence of 'the preventive gaze' in politics and policymaking, and discusses its consequences for the relation between state and society. Prevention seems to be a logical answer in the face of contemporary social issues such as security, education, welfare, and public health. However, prevention also has an expansive logic and pushes the state towards an ever more detailed, comprehensive, and timely approach to risks. As a consequence, the emergence of the 'prevention state' tends towards a slow and silent politicization of society and usurpation of the state-free domain.

Expanding the Gaze is a collection of important new empirical and theoretical works that demonstrate the significance of the gendered dynamics of surveillance.

BETTER EYESIGHT - A MONTHLY MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO THE PREVENTION AND CURE OF IMPERFECT SIGHT WITHOUT GLASSES July, 1919 - June, 1930 - 132 Issues - 2400 Pages. Central Fixation Publishing Co. New York, N. Y. USA Natural Vision Improvement. By Ophthalmologist William Horatio Bates and Emily C. Lierman/A. Bates and other doctors, teachers. Natural Eyesight improvement. Ophthalmologist William Horatio Bates discovered Natural Eyesight Improvement, 'The Bates Method'. He discovered the true function of the eyes (visual system) and applied natural methods, relaxation to return the eyes, eye muscles to normal function-healthy eyes, clear vision. He cured; unclear close and distant vision, astigmatism, crossed, wandering eyes, cataracts, glaucoma & other eye conditions. Natural Eyesight Improvement was practiced years before Dr. Bates discovered it. It is the normal, natural function of the eyes. Dr. Bates book, magazines, method were hidden from the public by Eye Surgeons, Optometrists, Optical businesses for over 100 years because this method works, is easy, anyone can learn, teach it, including children. It produces healthy eyes, clear vision and frees the patient from the need to purchase eyeglasses, drugs, unnecessary eye surgery. Yes, it can and has reversed cataracts, other eye conditions! Ophthalmologist William H. Bates. Author of; 'The Cure of Imperfect Sight by Treatment Without Glasses', 'Perfect Sight Without Glasses' and 'Better Eyesight Magazine' 132 Monthly Issues from his Clinic in New York City. The eye doctor that discovered Natural Eyesight Improvement, The Bates Method. He corrected the eyesight of hundreds of thousands of patients without use of eyeglasses, surgery, drugs during his life and after through his books, magazines. Review EVELYN CUSHING CAMPBELL Better Eyesight Magazine I have acquired perfect vision without glasses, and a relaxed state of once over-strained nerves. A visit to Dr. Bates wrought this seeming miracle. VICTORIA COOLIDGE Better Eyesight HOW I HELPED OTHERS When I had become able to read without glasses, and my headaches had become less and less frequent, and less severe each time, I was so enthusiastic over my experience that I was anxious to help others. My brother was my first patient. He has now done without glasses for about a year, and has made remarkable progress in that time. CHARLOTTE ROBERTSON Better Eyesight How My Eyestrain was Relieved I Have had such wonderful relief by following Dr. Bates' method of treating imperfect sight and eye-strain. I have practiced reading pages from Dr. Bates' book which I have always found encouraging. W. Wallace Fritz, M. D., Journal of the Allied Medical Associations The removal of strain causes a return to normal vision. Marshall, Olive. "Has nature played trick on us?" Syracuse Herald Spectacles may be banished by the revolutionary discovery of Dr. Bates. He claims that all errors of refraction-nearsight, farsight, astigmatism and even old-age sight are due to a mental strain resulting in imperfect functioning of the muscles on the outside of the eyeball. The cure for all these conditions, Dr. Bates finds in relaxation.

In ice hockey, the term body check refers to a specific move to gain control. It is a blow from body to body, a dynamic clash of physical strength, which will determine the course of the game. In this book, too, the body is checked and there is physical confrontation. Not in the hockey ring, but on stage. This book deals with the body in contemporary (performing) arts. The focus is on exploring theoretical avenues and developing new concepts to grasp corporeal images more accurately. This theoretical research is confronted with the voice of artists whose work explicitly deals with the body. In-depth interviews with a.o. Meg Stuart, Wim Vandekeybus, Romeo Castellucci, Jerôme Bel reveal a very broad range of views on the (re)presentation of the body in today’s performing arts. The combination of these two voices –the theoretician’s and the artist’s -shows that research by artists and cultural scientists is perfectly complementary.

Introduction: the consequences of newborn screening -- The expansion of newborn screening -- Patients-in-waiting -- Shifting disease ontologies -- Is my baby normal? -- The limits of prevention -- Does expanded newborn screening save lives? -- Conclusion: the future of expanded newborn screening

In Poland, for almost three decades, education in the field of public health has been provided in medical universities with the aim of creating an expert workforce to ensure appropriate action in this area. The book draws on the experience and knowledge of teachers associated with the School of Public Health of the Jagiellonian University – undoubtedly a leading institution in the country in this area – but experts from other centres also were invited in order to provide content of an appropriately high quality. (...) The textbook on public health, edited by professor Stanisława Golinowska, is highly recommended not only to medical university students, but also to all persons involved in health protection activities in Poland. For all interested in public health, this is must-read. Prof. Zbigniew Gaciong, MD, Medical University of Warsaw This textbook perfectly addresses the health challenges of the contemporary stage of civilization development in which public health is becoming an extremely complex and at the same time, dynamically evolving field. The scope of the textbook is clearly defined and its division into chapters and within them, into sections dedicated to specific issues, facilitates the search for the required content. The textbook also provides a wholesome understanding of public health, which covers the theoretical foundations, an overview of problems and challenges, as well as a description of the tools used both in research and in public policy at multiple levels: global, European, national and local. Prof. Andrzej M. Fal, Wrocław Medical University, President of the Polish Society of Public Health