Medicine & Health Sciences

Wonderful You: The Mind

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Fascinating facts and helpful diagrams explain how and why the brain works…. More >>

Wonderful You: The Mind

Problem Doctors: A Conspiracy of Silence

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The problem of malfunctioning doctors is internationally recognised. Estimates in different countries of the number of disfunctioning doctors are around 5little literature on problem doctors. This book is about understanding problem doctors and helping the profession find better ways to help them and protect the public, the patients. It describes the following questions: Which definitions of malfunctioning are being used? What is the nature of malfunctioning and to what extend does it occur? Are there any data about the incident or prevalence of problem doctors? What kind of regulations exist to deal with malfunctioning doctors and which solutions to tackle the problem have been found? How is or how could malfunctioning doctors be prevented? The first part of the book explores themes like the doctor as iatrogenic factor, the damage doctors may cause, the incompetent physician behind closed doors, the impaired physician, sexual contact between doctors and p… More >>

Problem Doctors: A Conspiracy of Silence

Body Facts

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Each title in the series is a classic of design and insight. Brilliantly researched and in the handiest of formats, knowledge becomes more accessible with these pockets full of information…. More >>

Body Facts

Gram-Positive Bacteria: Vaccine Vehicles for Mucosal Immunization

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This book gives a very timely account of recent – partly unpublished – research on the development of gram-positive bacteria as vaccine delivery vehicles for mucosal immunization. The practical and theoretical considerations are discussed and the basic concepts behind the different approaches are compared by giving specific examples of the use of different non-pathogenic bacteria as vaccine vehicles. Thus, a common framework of concepts for a new generation of mucosal vaccines is provided…. More >>

Gram-Positive Bacteria: Vaccine Vehicles for Mucosal Immunization

Aging and Human Longevity

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This text combines a scientific and medical description of ageing with a critical review of ways to prolong life. The first part gives an overview of the complex biological mechanisms of ageing and of the consequences of tissue and system ageing in humans. The role of genetic and environmental factors influencing the rate of ageing in several species is discussed. The second part of the text evaluates the various means that may slow down the physiological and psychological effects of ageing – such as life styles, behavioural variables, medical interventions and vitamin supplementation. Biotechnology and gene therapy are also becoming a part of medical interventions to prolong life…. More >>

Aging and Human Longevity

Signal Transduction-Single Cell Techniques

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A variety of powerful techniques for monitoring and analysing events during signal transduction at the single cell level are described in this lab manual. An introductionary section on cell handling includes guidelines for constructing a perfusion chamber. A main section of the book presents protocols on fluorescence techniques such as flow cytometry, microfluorescence, ion imaging and confocal microscopy. The electrophysiological section illustrates multiple applications of the patch-clamp technique in various cell types from both animals and plants. Emphasis is put on calibration and validation of the different techniques to measure changes of membrane potential, and intracellular ion concentration or pH…. More >>

Signal Transduction-Single Cell Techniques

Lung Cancer: The Facts

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Lung cancer is primarily a disease of well-developed affluent countries. It is by far the most common cancer in men, and could become more prevalent in women than breast cancer. Yet, although it is common, preventable, and sometimes curable, very little information is available about it. In a clear, accessible style, this thoroughly updated revised edition provides the answers to the questions patients with lung cancers or those involved with them are likely to ask. The first section describes the causes, diagnosis, and progression of the disease, and includes a chapter on stoping smoking. The next section deals with the curative and symptomatic treatments available for the different types of lung cancer. The third section, new for this edition, discusses the future prospects for the disease and its treatment. Also included are a glossary, a list of further reading, and an extensive list of addresses of organizations which can provide help and advice…. More >>

Lung Cancer: The Facts

Examining the Implementation and Outcomes of the Military Child Care Act of 1999: MR-665-OSD

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This report examine the implementations and outcomes of the Military Child Care Act of 1989 through review and abstraction of 336 military headquarters documents, a worldwide mail survey of 245 child development program managers, and face-to-face interviews with 175 individuals at the Department of Defense…. More >>

Examining the Implementation and Outcomes of the Military Child Care Act of 1999: MR-665-OSD

Gene Probes 1 & 2: A Practical Approach 2-Volume Set

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The preparation of gene probes is central to much of molecular biology, creating essential tools for genetic research, and gene probes have a wide range of applications. This two-volume set covers the preparation of such probes and their many applications, from the study of nucleic acids, through blotting techniques and gene targeting, to analysis of human genetic mutations. It is hoped that the two books will contribute to a growing field of research…. More >>

Gene Probes 1 & 2: A Practical Approach 2-Volume Set

Aging Interventions and Therapies

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This comprehensive volume surveys the molecular, cellular, hormonal, nutritional, medical and lifestyle strategies being tested and applied for the prevention, intervention and treatment of age-related diseases. With authoritative contributions not just from researchers in academic institutions and pharmaceutical and cosmeceutical industries, but also practicing clinicians of both mainstream and alternative medicine, demographers and bioethicists, this book provides unique scientific, ethical and social perspectives on the discussion of aging intervention. In addition, the latest technologies in development, which will have serious bearings on future aging interventions, are reviewed. Aging Interventions and Therapies is ideal for graduates and undergraduates in universities and medical and nursing colleges, as well as post-graduates researching different aspects of aging and anti-aging. The topics covered are also highly relevant for professionals in t… More >>

Aging Interventions and Therapies