Clinical & internal medicine

The Oxygen Revolution: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: The Groundbreaking New Treatment for Stroke, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Arthritis, Autism, Learning Disabilities and More (Paperback / softback - 25 May 2010)

The Oxygen Revolution
HOPE FOR MANY "HOPELESS" DISEASES, FROM ONE OF THE FOREMOST RESEARCHERS IN THE FIELDWhen Randy McCloy, Jr., the sole survivor of the Sago Mine disaster, finally walked out of the hospital to rejoin his family, it was in part due to the miracle of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is based on an almost laughably simple idea: Oxygen can be used therapeutically for a wide range of...

By (author) Paul G. Harch, M.D.; Virginia McCullough

ISBN-13: 9781578263264 ; ISBN-10: 1578263263

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Successfully Choosing Your EMR: 15 Crucial Decisions (Paperback / softback - 19 Mar 2010)

Successfully Choosing Your EMR
The Electronic Medical Record (EMR) is the essential underpinning of any significant healthcare reform. This book clarifies the Crucial Decisions that result in successful EMR adoption and avoidance of expensive EMR mistakes. The Electronic Medical Record (EMR) is the essential underpinning of any significant healthcare reform. This book clarifies the Crucial Decisions that result in successful EMR adoption and...

By (author) Arthur Gasch; Betty Gasch

ISBN-13: 9781444332148 ; ISBN-10: 1444332147

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The Evidence Base for Diabetes Care (Hardback - 12 Feb 2010)

The Evidence Base for Diabetes Care
Now in its second edition, The Evidence Base for Diabetes Care has been fully revised and updated to incorporate new evidence from clinical trials. The aim of the book remains the same – to provide treatment recommendations based on the latest research and ensure patients with diabetes receive the best possible care. Now in its second edition, The Evidence Base for Diabetes Care has been fully revised and updated...

Edited by William Herman; Ann Louise Kinmonth; Nick Wareham; Rhys Williams

ISBN-13: 9780470032749 ; ISBN-10: 047003274X

Price: £125.00 £100.25 UK delivery 2 to 3 days

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Dermatopathology, Third Edition (Mixed media product - 15 Feb 2010)

Dermatopathology, Third Edition

By (author) Raymond Barnhill; A. Neil Crowson; Cynthia M. Magro; Michael W. Piepkorn

ISBN-13: 9780071489232 ; ISBN-10: 0071489231

Price: £234.99 £207.74 Not Available

Handbook of Basal Ganglia Structure and Function (Hardback - 15 Mar 2010)

Handbook of Basal Ganglia Structure and Function
The Basal Ganglia comprise a group of forebrain nuclei that are interconnected with the cerebral cortex, thalamus and brainstem. Basal ganglia circuits are involved in various functions, including motor control and learning, sensorimotor integration, reward and cognition. The importance of these nuclei for normal brain function and behavior is emphasized by the numerous and diverse disorders associated with basal...

Edited by Heinz Steiner; Kuei Y. Tseng

ISBN-13: 9780123747679 ; ISBN-10: 0123747678

Price: £145.00 £115.25 Not Available

Evidence–Based Chronic Pain Management (Hardback - 26 Mar 2010)

Evidence–Based Chronic Pain Management
Pain management is a critical element of patient care, particularly in chronic disease.  This genuinely evidence–based text for optimum pain relief in chronic illness provides the information on which to build more coherent and standardized strategies for pain relief. A genuine evidence–based text for optimum pain relief in various chronic conditions Contributes an important advance in the practice of pain...

Edited by Cathy Stannard; Eija Kalso; Jane Ballantyne

ISBN-13: 9781405152914 ; ISBN-10: 1405152915

Price: £120.00 £96.50 UK delivery 2 to 3 days

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Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer Series: Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Head and Neck Cancers, Ovarian Cancer, and Prostate Cancer Package (Shrink-wrapped pack - 8 Feb 2010)

Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer Series: Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Head and Neck Cancers, Ovarian Cancer, and Prostate Cancer Package
Edited by Dr. Stephen Yang, each volume in the Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer Series is packed with practical, authoritative information designed to cover the full range of diagnostic procedures, including pathologic, radiologic, bronchoscopic, and surgical aspects. You'll be able to determine the safest, shortest, least invasive way to reach an accurate diagnosis; stage the disease; and choose the best...

By (author) Stephen C. Yang; Lisa Jacobs; Christina Finlayson; Susan Gearhart; Nita Ahuja; Wayne Koch; Robert Bristow; Deborah MD Armstrong; Li-Ming Su

ISBN-13: 9781437709674 ; ISBN-10: 1437709672

Price: £278.00 £217.50 Not Available

MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL MEDICINE (Paperback - 7 Feb 2010)

MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL MEDICINE
A survey of the use of acupuncture in musculoskeletal medicine. It describes the origins of acupuncture, why it is thought to work, how it fits into the treatment paradigm for musculoskeletal complaints, and what the evidence says about its efficacy for each complaint and each pathology.

By (author) GRANT COOPER; KEVIN BARRY

ISBN-13: 9780781781985 ; ISBN-10: 0781781981

Price: £33.00 £31.90 UK delivery 1 to 2 days

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Gastroenterology: A Colour Handbook (Paperback / softback - 7 Jun 2010)

Gastroenterology
Easy to dip into and a pleasure to read. Manson have certainly come up trumps with this handy volume which will be a useful addition to any practice library. Strongly recommended. Family MedicineAttractive to browse through and well presented, with good quality illustrations and sensible text under clear headings. A revised edition of a useful handbook of clinical gastroenterology providing systematic yet concise...

By (author) Ralph Boulton; Humphrey Hodgson; Claire Cousins; Sanjeev Gupta

ISBN-13: 9781840760682 ; ISBN-10: 1840760680

Price: £29.95 £26.96 Not Available

Child Abuse and Neglect (Hardback - 27 May 2010)

Child Abuse and Neglect
Written by and for professionals in disciplines ranging from general and child abuse paediatrics, to surgery, emergency medicine, pathology, dentistry, nursing and social work, the book reflects current, and increasing, knowledge in this field. It contains high–quality representative photographs of diagnostic possibilities. The authors stress throughout the importance of including a broad range of possibilities...

By (author) Vincent J. Palusci

ISBN-13: 9781840761238 ; ISBN-10: 1840761237

Price: £60.00 £59.50 Not Available

Neurological Lists (Paperback / softback - 1 Apr 2010)

Neurological Lists
Neurology is a rapid expanding science full of signs, symptoms, syndromes, and diseases. If we randomly select a page of a neurology reference book, we will see that it is replete with inordinate number of new expressions which we have not heard prior. In the neurological field, differential diagnoses are extremely wider than any other medical field, and as a result, saving all of them to the mind seems to be...

Edited by Mohammad Zare; Farzad Fatehi; Mohammad Saadatnia; Keivan Basiri

ISBN-13: 9781608763511 ; ISBN-10: 160876351X

Price: £35.99 £25.87 Not Available

Aromatase Inhibitors: Types, Mode of Action & Indications (Hardback - 1 Apr 2010)

Aromatase Inhibitors
Aromatase inhibitors (AI) are a class of drugs used in the treatment of breast cancer and ovarian cancer in postmenopausal women. Aromatase is an enzyme that synthesises oestrogen and aromatase inhibitors block the synthesis of oestrogen, which is needed in some cancers to grow. As breast tissue is stimulated by estrogens, decreasing their production is a way of suppressing recurrence of the breast tumour tissue....

Edited by Jean R Lamonte

ISBN-13: 9781607417118 ; ISBN-10: 1607417111

Price: £74.50 £49.21 Not Available

Expedited Partner Therapy in the Management of STDs (Paperback / softback - 1 Apr 2010)

Expedited Partner Therapy in the Management of STDs
Expedited partner therapy (EPT) is the practice of treating the sex partners of persons with sexually transmitted diseases without an intervening medical evaluation or professional prevention counselling. The usual implementation of EPT is through patient-delivered partner therapy (PDPT), although other methods may be employed. The available literature and selected unpublished studies were systematically reviewed,...

By (author) H Hunter Handsfield; Matthew Hogben; Julia A Schillinger; Matthew R Golden; Patricia Kissinger; P Frederick Sparling

ISBN-13: 9781607415718 ; ISBN-10: 1607415712

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Depression in Children (Hardback - 1 Apr 2010)

Depression in Children
Depressive disorders, which include major depressive disorder (unipolar depression), dysthymic disorder (chronic, mild depression), and bipolar disorder (manic-depression), can have far reaching effects on the functioning and adjustment of young people. Among both children and adolescents, depressive disorders confer an increased risk for illness and interpersonal and psychosocial difficulties that persist long...

Edited by Bernice T Naylor

ISBN-13: 9781607414551 ; ISBN-10: 1607414554

Price: £107.50 £68.85 Not Available

Practitioner's Guide to Common Ano-Rectal Diseases (Hardback - 1 Apr 2010)

Practitioner's Guide to Common Ano-Rectal Diseases
Diseases of the rectum and anus are common phenomena. Its prevalence in the general population is probably much higher than that seen in clinical practice, since most patients with symptoms referable to this part do not seek medical attention. As a doctor of first contact, the family practitioners frequently face with difficult questions concerning the optimum management of ano-rectal symptoms. Ano-rectal disorders...

By (author) Pravin Jaiprakash Gupta

ISBN-13: 9781608760725 ; ISBN-10: 1608760723

Price: £57.50 £38.85 Not Available

A Practical Guide to the Evaluation of Child Physical Abuse and Neglect (Hardback - 23 Feb 2010)

A Practical Guide to the Evaluation of Child Physical Abuse and Neglect
To keep up with growing body of professionals staying informed on this subject, the second edition of A Practical Guide to the Evaluation of Child Physical Abuse and Neglect assists the reader in recognizing abuse/neglect (exclusive of sexual abuse) in children and youth, and determining its extent. Illustrated with clinical photographs, the Guide details systematic evaluation procedures, explains the tasks of an...

Edited by Angelo P. Giardino; Michelle A. Lyn; Eileen R. Giardino

ISBN-13: 9781441907011 ; ISBN-10: 1441907017

Price: £108.00 £87.50 Not Available

Intracranial Hypertension (Hardback - 1 Apr 2010)

Intracranial Hypertension
Intracranial hypertension (ICH) is the most common cause of clinical deterioration and death for neurological and neurosurgical patients. There are a lot of causes of raised intracranial pressure (ICP) and increased ICP can produce intracranial hypertension syndromes. Monitoring of intracranial pressure and advances in investigations of the central nervous system have led to new concepts and systemisations in...

Edited by Stefan Mircea Iencean; Alexandru Vladimir Ciurea

ISBN-13: 9781607418627 ; ISBN-10: 1607418622

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Handbook of Cardiovascular Research (Hardback - 1 Apr 2010)

Handbook of Cardiovascular Research
Cardiovascular disease refers to the class of diseases that involve the heart of blood vessel. Most countries face high and increasing rates of cardiovascular disease. Each year, heart disease kills more Americans than cancer. It is the number one cause of death and disability in the U.S. and most European countries. The causes, prevention and/or treatment of all forms of cardiovascular disease are active fields of...

Edited by Jorgen Brataas; Viggo Nanstveit

ISBN-13: 9781607417927 ; ISBN-10: 1607417928

Price: £162.50 £100.75 Not Available

Economic Challenges in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS (Hardback - 1 Apr 2010)

Economic Challenges in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS
The fight against HIV/AIDS is, above all, an economic issue. The scale of the pandemic and the lack of funds needed to eradicate it require identifying key issues in field interventions and optimal economic policies to fund them. In developing countries, where the epidemic is reaching its peak, the magnitude of governmental and international interventions triggers major crowding-out effects on every other economic...

By (author) Patrick Leoni

ISBN-13: 9781607415879 ; ISBN-10: 1607415879

Price: £65.99 £44.27 Not Available

Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine: Volume 5 -- Patents & Clinical Trials (Hardback - 1 Apr 2010)

Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine
This book aims at providing an overview and in depth analysis of recent developments in stem cell research and therapy. It is composed of recently published review articles that went through peer-review process. Stem cells are the building blocks of the body. They can develop into any of the cells that make up our bodies. Stem cells hold a great deal of hope for the treatment of a broad range of diseases and...

By (author) Philippe Taupin

ISBN-13: 9781607417828 ; ISBN-10: 1607417820

Price: £107.50 £68.85 Not Available