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  • Chronic Alcoholism and Alcohol Addiction

    by R. J. Gibbins ...
    Series series Heritage
    This book is a survey of current literature on chronic alcoholism and alcohol addiction. The authors are interested, however, not only in those individuals who are unable to give up alcohol (i.e. the addicts), but also in the more numerous abnormal drinkers all of whom are potential secondary addicts, who have developed a physiological and ultimately also a psychological need in the proceed of ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • The Organic Psychoses

    A Guide to Diagnosis

    Series series Heritage
    Psychoses due to physical disturbances involving the brain are common and can complicate a bewildering variety of illnesses. Patients with such disorders may be encountered in general practice, emergency wards, medical services, on the surgical ward, post-operatively as well as in psychiatric clinics and of course in mental hospitals. A specialist in psychiatry and a specialist in internal ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • Studies of Rheumatoid Disease

    Proceedings of the Third Conference on Research in the Rheumatic Diseases Toronto, February 25-27, 1965

    Series series Heritage
    This publication is derived from the proceedings of the Third Canadian Conference on Research in the Rheumatic Diseases, sponsored jointly by the Canadian Rheumatism Association (the professional organization) and The Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Society (the voluntary association). Like the previous conferences on Research in Rheumatic Diseases held in 1955 and 1960, this gathering served as ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • Activities for Older People in Care Homes

    A Handbook for Successful Activity Planning

    When tasked with providing activities for older people in care homes, it can be difficult to know where to begin. What constitutes an activity? How can you make sure activities are as positive and person-centred as possible? What can you actually do? Written by an experienced activity coordinator, this handbook is an indispensable companion for others in this role. The author provides useful ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Ecology and Physiology of Parasites

    A Symposium

    Edited by A. Murray Fallis ...
    Series series Heritage
    Increasing wisdom and ingenuity are required if we are to master our environment and cope with the myriad of organisms that affect our existence. Not the least of these organisms are the parasites and pathogens which can be found in all animals. The ecological implications of parasitism are obvious, and the interrelationships among different organisms within the same host are fascinating, but more ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • New Hope for Deprived Children

    by Betty Flint ...
    Series series Heritage
    New Hope for Deprived Children is the carefully documented story of the development of a group of children from infancy through early adolescence. Exhibiting the effects of severe institutional deprivation in the early part of their lives, these children became the focus of a therapeutic programme within an institution designed to relieve their serious developmental deficiencies. The programme and ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • The Relation between Physical and Mental Illness

    The Physical Status of Psychiatric Patients at a Multiphasic Screening Survey

    Series series Heritage
    The relation between mind and body has been keen of interest since antiquity. The author surveys the approaches to the subject from the observational to the experimental level. He presents the findings of a study carried out, at a community health screening survey, to test the association between physical and psychiatric disorder. The methodological difficulties of this kind of study, such as ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Who Gave Pinta to the Santa Maria?: Torrid Diseases in a Temperate World

    We live in a medical fool's paradise, comforted, believing our sanitized Western world is safe from the microbes and parasites of the tropics. Not so, nor was it ever so.Past--and present--tell us that tropical diseases are as American as the heart attack; yellow fever lived happily for centuries in Philadelphia. Malaria liked it fine in Washington, not to mention in the Carolinas where it took ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • A Darkened House

    Cholera in Nineteenth-Century Canada

    Series series Heritage
    From its first appearance in 1832 until the last scares of 1871, cholera aroused fear in British North America. The disease killed 20,000 people and its psychological effects were enormous. Cholera unsettled governments, undermined the medical profession, exposed inadequacies in public health, and widened the division between rich and poor. In a fascinating and disturbing book, Geoffrey Bilson ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • Inside Out

    The Social Meaning of Mental Retardation

    Series series Heritage
    ‘We have to assume that the mind is working no matter what it looks like on the outside. We can’t just judge by appearance…If you take away the label they are human beings.’ Ed MurphyWhat does it mean to be ‘mentally retarded’? Professors Bogdan and Taylor have interviewed two experts, ‘Ed Murphy’ and ‘Pattie Burt,’ for answers. Ed and Pattie, former inmates of institutions for the retarded, tell ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • Stress, Appraisal, and Coping

    The reissue of a classic work, now with a foreword by Daniel Goleman!Here is a monumental work that continues in the tradition pioneered by co-author Richard Lazarus in his classic book Psychological Stress and the Coping Process. Dr. Lazarus and his collaborator, Dr. Susan Folkman, present here a detailed theory of psychological stress, building on the concepts of cognitive appraisal and coping ... Read more

    $94.99 USD

  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Body

    Advanced Exercises in Diagnostic Radiology Series

    This outstanding volume in the AEDR series introduces the basic concepts and limitations of MRI. Features a helpful exercise/study format, and complete coverage of MRI techniques for areas such as the neck, chest, liver/spleen, abdomen, adrenals and kidneys, pelvis, retroperitoneum, soft tissues and skeleton, and much more! ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Living and Working with Schizophrenia

    Information and support for patients, and their families, friends, employers, and teachers

    Series series Heritage
    For the families of schizophrenics, fear, guilt, frustration, and despair can become part of daily life. Several years ago the authors of this volume established a program at the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry in Toronto to help the families of schizophrenics cope with the sometimes debilitating emotions they typically experience. The first edition of Living and Working with Schizophrenia grew out ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • The Malaria Capers: Tales of Parasites and People

    "Reads like a murder mystery…[Desowitz] writes with uncommon lucidity and verse, leaving the reader with a vivid understanding of malaria and other tropical diseases, and the ways in which culture, climate and politics have affected their spread and containment." —New York TimesWhy, Robert S. Desowitz asks, has biotechnical research on malaria produced so little when it had promised so much? An ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Leprosy: A Reference Guide for Medical Practitioners, Programme Managers and Leprosy Workers

    by R. S. Misra ...
    In the present volume an assessment of the current situation of leprosy global, regional and highly endemic regions is viewed from various angles. India, being a country with the largest number of patients in the world, has been dealt with in detail, devoting a whole section to the Indian scenario. The technical problems, faced by the clinicians, paramedical workers, laboratory technicians and ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • Advances in Parasitology

    From the Reviews of Previous Volumes"In reviewing this volume as a whole, one is struck by the quality and scholarship of the various chapters and the obviously efficient editing."-PARASITOLOGY"The policy of the editors of Advances in Parasitology to include reviews from any aspect of parasitology and the high standard of individual papers have resulted in this series of volumes becoming an ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Evolution of Infectious Disease

    by Paul W. Ewald ...
    Findings from the field of evolutionary biology are yielding dramatic insights for health scientists, especially those involved in the fight against infectious diseases. This book is the first in-depth presentation of these insights. In detailing why the pathogens that cause malaria, smallpox, tuberculosis, and AIDS have their special kinds of deadliness, the book shows how efforts to control ... Read more

    $61.99 USD $52.99 USD

  • Molecular Methods for Virus Detection

    Molecular diagnostic procedures have been described in a number of recent books and articles. However, these publications have not focused on virus detection, nor have they provided practical protocols for the newer molecular methods.Written by the inventors or principal developers of these technologies, Molecular Methods for Virus Detection provides both reviews of individual methods and ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Keeping Busy

    A Handbook of Activities for Persons with Dementia

    Although very little can be done to alter the course of dementia, much can be done to maximize the quality of life of people with the condition. Research as well as practical experience suggest that behavior management, especially through programs that provide meaningful and constructive activity, is currently the most effective treatment.In Keeping Busy, James Dowling describes a variety of ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • The Family Guide to Preventing and Treating 100 Infectious Illnesses

    Quick, friendly, and easy-to-use, this indispensable addition to every family medical bookshelf answers all your questions about 100 increasingly common infections--from Lyme disease, flu, and strep to ear infections, chicken pox, meningitis, and TB. The book explains symptoms, incubation periods, home nursing care, necessary treatment, and how to protect your family from illness. You can look up ... Read more

    $20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Molecular and Diagnostic Procedures in Mycoplasmology

    Molecular Characterization

    This book and its companion, Volume II, concentrate on new procedures--especially those based on the new molecular methodology--developed within the past decade. This volume outlines the approaches, techniques, and procedures applied to cell and molecular biology studies of mycoplasmas. Volume II deals with the new genetic and immunological tools applied to the diagnosis of mycoplasma infections ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Advances in Parasitology

    Advances in Parasitology is a series of up-to-date reviews of all areas of interest in contemporary parasitology. It includes medical studies on parasites of major influence, such as typanosomiasis and scabies, and more traditional areas, such as zoology, taxonomy, and life history, which shape current thinking and applications. ... Read more

    $202.99 USD

  • AIDS in the UK

    The Making of Policy, 1981-1994

    Fifteen years ago the AIDS `epidemic' did not exist on the public agenda. In just over a decade the public and official response to the disease has resulted in the development of a whole network of organizations devoted to the study, containment, and practical treatment of AIDS. In this important and original analysis of AIDS policy, Virginia Berridge examines the speed and nature of the official ... Read more

    $58.99 USD

  • Clínica e terapêutica da doença de Chagas

    uma abordagem prática para o clínico geral

    Um verdadeiro tratado clínico e terapêutico sobre Chagas, que reúne os maiores especialistas na enfermidade. Os autores pretendem a difusão dos conhecimentos e práticas que habilitam o manejo adequado desta parasitose contidos neste 'manual', principalmente entre aqueles que vivem e trabalham nas áreas endêmicas de ocorrência, na busca de minimizar os sofrimentos que a tripanossomíase tem imposto ... Read more

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