Progress in Neurotherapeutics and Neuropsychopharmacology: Volume 3, 2008
ISBN: 9780521115612 / Angielski / Miękka / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Published annually, volumes in this series provide readers with updates of recent clinical trial results, impacts of trials on guidelines and evidence-based practice, advances in trial methodologies, and the evolution of biomarkers in trials. The series focuses on trials in neurotherapeutics, including disease-modifying and symptomatic agents for neurological diseases, psychopharmacological management of neurologic and psychiatric illnesses, and non-drug treatments. Each paper is authored by a leader in the area of neurotherapeutics and clinical trials, and the series is guided by an...
Published annually, volumes in this series provide readers with updates of recent clinical trial results, impacts of trials on guidelines and evidence...
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186,33 zł |
Uncertain Suffering: Racial Health Care Disparities and Sickle Cell Disease
ISBN: 9780520259126 / Angielski / Miękka / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On average, black Americans are sicker and die earlier than white Americans. Uncertain Suffering provides a richly nuanced examination of what this fact means for health care in the United States through the lens of sickle cell anemia, a disease that primarily affects blacks. In a wide ranging analysis that moves from individual patient cases to the compassionate yet distanced professionalism of health care specialists to the level of national policy, Carolyn Moxley Rouse uncovers the cultural assumptions that shape the quality and delivery of care for sickle cell patients. She reveals...
On average, black Americans are sicker and die earlier than white Americans. Uncertain Suffering provides a richly nuanced examination of what ...
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180,20 zł |
Obesity
ISBN: 9780313352751 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What makes obesity a disease instead of just a matter of overeating? What are the genetic and environmental factors behind it? What new breakthroughs are being developing to combat it? This concise, information-rich volume looks at these and other important questions, clearing away misconceptions about this devastating condition. "Obesity" explains what scientists now know about the causes and consequences of being overweight, including the latest on the links between obesity and heart disease, diabetes, some cancers, asthma, and sleep difficulties. The book pays specific attention to... What makes obesity a disease instead of just a matter of overeating? What are the genetic and environmental factors behind it? What new breakthroug... |
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325,66 zł |
Fibromyalgia
ISBN: 9780313364402 / Angielski / Twarda / 146 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As described in this timely volume, three decades of objective scientific evidence has finally transitioned a suspicious set of symptoms into a real diagnosis for and potential treatments of fibromyalgia. It is a revelatory work, focusing on important research discoveries, the struggles of patients, and hopes for a future cure. Each chapter of Fibromyalgia covers different aspects of the disease and its treatment, including global, economic, and risk statistics; a timeline of key events in the study of fibromyalgia; common symptoms and diagnostic indicators;... As described in this timely volume, three decades of objective scientific evidence has finally transitioned a suspicious set of symptoms into a rea... |
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325,66 zł |
Cancer
ISBN: 9780313359798 / Angielski / Twarda / 174 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Once a certain death sentence and often a cause for shame, cancer is now a treatable disease. Cancer provides a broad introduction to this complex family of diseases, tracing the fascinating history of scientific discoveries that led to today's sophisticated treatments. This extraordinary new volume, coauthored by three leaders in cancer research and surgery at Harvard Medical School, uses scientifically accurate yet accessible language to give readers a firm grounding in such essential concepts as angiogenesis and the genetics of cancer. In addition to information... Once a certain death sentence and often a cause for shame, cancer is now a treatable disease. Cancer provides a broad introduction to this c... |
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325,66 zł |
Polio
ISBN: 9780313358975 / Angielski / Twarda / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This new title in the Biographies of Disease series offers a thorough examination of medical and scientific efforts to battle polio, from the 19th-century identification of the virus to the great 20th-century epidemics, from the unprecedented campaign to find a vaccine to recent efforts to confront polio in West Africa and South Asia and eliminate it entirely. Beyond the science, "Polio" looks at the effects of the disease on individuals and the United States as a whole. The book gives readers a sense of what it was like to have polio and to recover from it. It also describes how the... This new title in the Biographies of Disease series offers a thorough examination of medical and scientific efforts to battle polio, from the 19th-... |
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325,66 zł |
Ultrasound of the Male Genitalia
ISBN: 9781461477433 / Angielski / Twarda / 190 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ultrasound of the Male Genitalia presents a comprehensive, evidence based reference as well as a practical guide for the performance and interpretation of the male genital ultrasound examination. The volume begins with the history of male genital ultrasound and includes a discussion of regulations surrounding the performance of ultrasound examinations by urologists. The book provides a comprehensive review of ultrasound physics, image quality and patient safety. Normal ultrasound anatomy and common pathologic findings are covered in depth. Illustrations are used throughout the text... Ultrasound of the Male Genitalia presents a comprehensive, evidence based reference as well as a practical guide for the performance and int... |
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382,84 zł |
The U.S. Commitment to Global Health: Recommendations for the Public and Private Sectors
ISBN: 9780309138215 / Angielski / Miękka / 278 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Health is a highly valued, visible, and concrete investment that has the power to both save lives and enhance the credibility of the United States in the eyes of the world. While the United States has made a major commitment to global health, there remains a wide gap between existing knowledge and tools that could improve health if applied universally, and the utilization of these known tools across the globe. The U.S. Commitment to Global Health concludes that the U.S. government and U.S.-based foundations, universities, nongovernmental organizations, and commercial... Health is a highly valued, visible, and concrete investment that has the power to both save lives and enhance the credibility of the United States ... |
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212,10 zł |
Veterans and Agent Orange: Health Effects of Herbicides Used in Vietnam
ISBN: 9780309075299 / Angielski / Miękka / 832 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Have U.S. military personnel experienced health problems from being exposed to Agent Orange, its dioxin contaminants, and other herbicides used in Vietnam? This definitive volume summarizes the strength of the evidence associating exposure during Vietnam service with cancer and other health effects and presents conclusions from an expert panel. Have U.S. military personnel experienced health problems from being exposed to Agent Orange, its dioxin contaminants, and other herbicides used in ... |
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959,75 zł |
The Islets of Langerhans
ISBN: 9789048132706 / Angielski / Twarda / 798 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When new fellows join my lab, I give them some reading materials so that they can orient themselves in their assignment in a new eld. When fellows leave my lab, some after writing their dissertations, I prefer to give them a book as a symbolic present. I was longing for a book that contained something on more or less eve- thing about the islets. At the same time, I wished it contained information as recent as possible. There are a few such books in the market but they are pretty outdated. I started picking islets myself from October 1990, when I joined the Rolf Luft Center, Karolinska...
When new fellows join my lab, I give them some reading materials so that they can orient themselves in their assignment in a new eld. When fellows lea...
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1148,61 zł |
Was bedeutet "genetische Information"?
ISBN: 9783110205114 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 157 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Was bedeutet die genetische Information? Wie kann mit dem Wissen uber die genetische Infomationen eines einzelnen Menschen verantwortlich umgegangen werden? Ein interdisziplinares Symposium der Universitat Tubingen hat sich den genannten Fragestellungen gewidmet. Aufgrund der guten Resonanz werden die Beitrage in einem Sammelband herausgegeben. Zu den verschiedenen Themenschwerpunkten finden sich Beitrage von Vertretern der Biologie, Medizin, Ethik und Rechtswissenschaften. Was bedeutet die genetische Information? Wie kann mit dem Wissen uber die genetische Infomationen eines einzelnen Menschen verantwortlich umgegange... |
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299,33 zł |
Improving the Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Process for Veterans
ISBN: 9780309107303 / Angielski / Miękka / 813 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The United States has long recognized and honored the service and sacrifices of its military and veterans. Veterans who have been injured by their service (whether their injury appears during service or afterwards) are owed appropriate health care and disability compensation. For some medical conditions that develop after military service, the scientific information needed to connect the health conditions to the circumstances of service may be incomplete. When information is incomplete, Congress or the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) may need to make a "presumption" of service... The United States has long recognized and honored the service and sacrifices of its military and veterans. Veterans who have been injured by their ... |
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371,18 zł |
Hipotermia Kliniczne aspekty wychłodzenia organizm
ISBN: 9788323340607 / Polski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. HIPOTERMIA może być dla naszych pacjentów błogosławieństwem albo przekleństwem. Kardiochirurgia, neurochirurgia i intensywna terapia to dziedziny, w których ochłodzenie ciała zwiększa szanse na powrót do zdrowia. Na całym świecie prowadzone są badania naukowe, które mają otworzyć drzwi do wykorzystania hipotermii również w innych specjalnościach medycznych. Niestety, hipotermia może również odbierać życie. Może być przekleństwem ludzi, którzy żyją, pracują lub odpoczywają w zimnym klimacie, a także tych żyjących w ubóstwie tuż obok nas...
Hipotermia... HIPOTERMIA może być dla naszych pacjentów błogosławieństwem albo przekleństwem. Kardiochirurgia, neurochirurgia i intensywna terapia to dziedzi...
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The History of Oncology
ISBN: 9789031361434 / Holenderski / Twarda / 302 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Your Body Speaks Your Mind: Decoding the Emotional, Psychological, and Spiritual Messages That Underlie Illness (EasyRead Large Edition)
ISBN: 9781427099730 / Angielski / Miękka / 618 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What are your symptoms and illnesses telling you about yourself? In Your Body Speaks Your Mind, renowned teacher and bestselling author Deb Shapiro shows you how mastering the language of your symptoms can actually increase your potential for healing. You'll discover how unresolved psycho/emotional issues can affect your physical health, how fee...
What are your symptoms and illnesses telling you about yourself? In Your Body Speaks Your Mind, renowned teacher and bestselling author Deb Shapiro sh...
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236,86 zł |
Diabetic Retinopathy: Evidence-Based Management
ISBN: 9780387858999 / Angielski / Twarda / 454 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Contains information from the Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research network not to be found in other published works Evidence-based approach includes material labeled with level of supporting evidence and many clinical examples Includes discussions of area of controversy Contains information from the Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research network not to be found in other published works Evidence-based approac... |
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Inflammatory Processes: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Opportunities
ISBN: 9783764360252 / Angielski / Twarda / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In October 1998, key leaders of new drug discovery for inflammatory di seases gathered at Hershey, Pennsylvania, for the 10th International C onference of the Inflammation Research Association. The conference pro vided a stimulating environment for the open exchange of important adv ances in basic inflammation research and new drug discovery and develo pment. This book encompasses highlights of several presentations made at the conference and contains some of the latest and important develo pments in the field of inflammation research.
In October 1998, key leaders of new drug discovery for inflammatory di seases gathered at Hershey, Pennsylvania, for the 10th International C onferenc...
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517,36 zł |
Genes and Resistance to Disease
ISBN: 9783540667247 / Angielski / Twarda / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The advances in human genetics that have ocurred during the past 20 years have revolutionized our knowledge of the role played by inheritance in health and disase. It is clear that our DNA determines not only the emergence of catastrophic single-gene disorders, which affect millions of persons worldwide, but also interacts with environments to predispose individuals to cancer, allergy, hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, psychiatric disorders and even to some infectious diseases. Overall, the study of longevity and the demonstration of genes favouring a long lifespan suggest that such...
The advances in human genetics that have ocurred during the past 20 years have revolutionized our knowledge of the role played by inheritance in healt...
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Human Genome Epidemiology, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780195398441 / Angielski / Twarda / 704 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first edition of Human Genome Epidemiology, published in 2004, discussed how the epidemiologic approach provides an important scientific foundation for studying the continuum from gene discovery to the development, applications and evaluation of human genome information in improving health and preventing disease. Since that time, advances in human genomics have continued to occur at a breathtaking pace. With contributions from leaders in the field from around the world, this new edition is a fully updated look at the ways in which genetic factors in common diseases are...
The first edition of Human Genome Epidemiology, published in 2004, discussed how the epidemiologic approach provides an important scientific ...
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421,49 zł |
Vanadium Compounds: Biochemical and Therapeutic Applications
ISBN: 9780792337621 / Angielski / Twarda / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In vitro and animal studies show that vanadate and other Because most cellular components contain hydroxyl and/or vanadium compounds increase glucose transport activity and phosphate groups, vanadate reacts as shown in eq. 1, and 2 normalize glucose metabolism 1-5]. Furthermore, these with a variety of metabolites. For example, the reaction of insulin-mimetic compounds can be administered orally. Vana vanadate with the 2'-hydroxyl group of the cofactor NAD date enhances the phosphoprotein formation which is attrib generates an NADP analog, NADV (path b) 22]. NADV is uted to either the...
In vitro and animal studies show that vanadate and other Because most cellular components contain hydroxyl and/or vanadium compounds increase glucose ...
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382,84 zł |