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This title, part of the series Obstetrics and Gynecology in Perspective, focuses on a key topic in gynecology. Current management strategies are suggested. This volume draws on the work of specialists and reviews recent literature on the subject. (PB)... More

The Nazis discovered it. The Allies won the war with it. It conquered diseases, changed laws, and single-handedly launched the era of antibiotics. This incredible discovery was sulfa, the first antibiotic. In" The Demon Under the Microscope," Thomas Hager chronicles the dramatic history of the drug ... More

The author has revised the text with new pedagogy, a heightened emphasis on the interplay between biology and environment, expanded coverage of culture, and an enhanced focus on education, health, and social issues.While carefully considering the complexities of child development, Berk presents clas... More

The completely revised and expanded fifth edition of THE BANTAM MEDICAL DICTIONARY maintains its position as the essential medical reference for consumers, clearly defining more than 11,000 medical terms and concepts in all the major medical and surgical specialities. Compiled and written by a team ... More

"A Good read, a delightful sense of whimsy throughout… makes the reader wish he or she could have sat in on the editorial planing sessions with contributors challenging one another to 'Guess what this is?"... More

Breakthrough after breakthrough in research is revolutionizing ideas about how the brain works. Here is just a simpling of the 58 readable reports you can put to good use right away : ways ot learn faster and trick your brain into storing information permanently, How women's and men's brains process... More

Thoroughly revised and expanded, this accessible single-volume reference features a foreword by an expert in neuropsychology and will serve lay readers and medical professionals alike. More than 600 clear, concise entries explore such topics as the anatomy of the brain the role of the brain in the c... More

Lacan’s work marks a crucial moment in the history of Psychoanalysis, a moment which will perhaps prove as significant as Freud’s original discovery of the unconscious’. Colin MacCabe Genius and charismatic leader of a psychoanalytic movement that in the 1950s and 1960s provided a focal point... More

According to conventional wisdom, our genes and lifestyles are the most important causes of the most deadly ailments of our time. Conventional wisdom may be wrong. In this controversial book, the eminent biologist Paul W. Ewald offers some startling arguments: -Germs appear to be at the root of hear... More

The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders reports that more than 28 million Americans are deaf or hard of hearing over 30 million more are exposed to dangerous levels of noise. Levels of hearing impairment vary from mild but important loss of sensitivity to a total loss of... More

Preface 1. Evaluation of Analytical Data 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Accuracy and Precision: Method for their Expression 1.3 Significant Figures and Computation 1.4 Calibration 2. Separation Methods: Solvent Extraction 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Principles and Process of Solvent Extraction 2.3 Techniques of So... More

Table of Contents1. Introduction- Exploring Life. UNIT ONE- THE CHEMISTRY OF LIFE. 2. The Chemical Context of Life. 3. Water and the Fitness of the Environment. 4. Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life. 5. The Structure and Function of Macromolecules. UNIT TWO- THE CELL. 6. A Tour of the Cell. ... More

Image is a quality element essential to all businesses. Just as the personal image matters with friends or neighbours and in professional circuits, similarly the image of the business matters in the macro level of market prospecting.... More

Perl Programming For Bioinformatics (Foreword by Lincoln Stein) Historically, programming hasn't been considered a critical skill for biologists. But now, with access to vast amounts of biological data contained in public databases, programming skills are in... More

This book deals with leukemia from a doctor's and a patient's perspective.... More

This title integrates basic science with clinical practice and also revised case studies to help readers to take a problem-based approach treatment. Urology Handbook provides the simple but authoritative guidance medical students need to get them through the urology sections of their training. Thro... More