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Riveting accounts of medical failure and triumph, and how success is achieved in a complex and risk-filled professionThe struggle to perform well is universal, and nowhere is the drive to do better more important than in medicine, where lives are on the line with every decision. In his new book,... More

THE DIET EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT! Developed by noted Miami cardiologist Dr. Arthur Agatston for his patients, THE SOUTH BEACH DIET became a national phenomenon-because it works. It's not low fat. It's not low carbs. It teaches you to use the right carbs and the right fats to change your body chemis... More

In gripping accounts of true cases, Atul Gawande performs exploratory surgery on medicine itself, laying bare a science not in its idealized form but as it actually is—complicated, perplexing and profoundly human. He offers an unflinching view from the scalpel’s edge, where science is ambigu... More

Hay's "little blue book" is still considered the most comprehensive guide to the probable mental causes behind illness in your body. It offers positive new thought patterns to replace negative feelings and shows how a change in attitude can result in a permanent state of health and well-being."Heal ... More

Annual pocket-sized reference provides more than 1,000 drug monographs including 34 newly approved drugs. Includes a table of adverse reactions, quick reference table on drugs for managing pain, a color guide to capsules and tablets, and a new chapter on miscellaneous GI drugs. Highlights possible d... More

Introduces a breakthrough program designed to reverse coronary disease, emphasizing dietary changes, exercise, meditation, stress reduction, visualization, and emotional healing. Reprint.... More

This book, Biochemistry covers basic biochemical concepts and focuses on biomolecules, metabolic pathways, bioenergetics, and biochemical physiology of man and other organisms. A new chapter on the recombinant DNA technology and its applications; and new sections on post-translational events and mod... More

A translation of the Bengali novel Yubok Yubotira, first published in 1967, The Youth is remarkable for its realistic portrayal of the lives of a group of young men and women and their strife to find the meaning of their existence. In his foreword to the second edition, the author writes that this w... More

This completely revised edition of the renowned guide doctors depend on features all-new, important sections about side effects, drug and food interactions, and much more. Includes A-Z listings of more than 1,000 brand-name and generic drugs. Original.Everything you need to know about prescription d... More

"USMLE Medical Ethics: The 100 Cases You are Most Likely to See on the Exam" is designed to help guide readers through this challenging, standardized patient exam. It includes advice and information about the ethical issues relating to topics including: End of life issuesEuthanasia and physician ass... More

Mankind cannot survive without the nutritional and medicinal properties of plants. The number of plant species on Earth has been estimated at around 400,000, with many of these species remaining unknown to humans. While only a fraction have been identified and categorized by Western botanists, it is... More

The phenomenal "New York Times" bestseller on this program for weight loss and maintenance, conceived by the "#1 diet guru" Dr. Robert C. Atkins, is revised and updated for a new century. Features 100 pages of new information, including the Atkins Nutritional Approach, dozens of new recipes, and a 1... More