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  • The IGF System

    Molecular Biology, Physiology, and Clinical Applications

    Series Book 17 - Contemporary Endocrinology
    It has been over 40 years since the original report by Salmon and Daughaday demon strating that the ability of GH to stimulate sulfation of cartilage was mediated by a "sulfation factor. " In the ensuing decades, it has become apparent that this "sulfation factor activity" encompasses a complex system ofligands (IGFs), receptors, and carrier proteins that are, in tum, responsible for a wide array ... Read more

    $188.99 USD

  • Life Script

    How the Human Genome Discoveries Will Transform Medicine and Enhance Your Health

    by Nicholas Wade ...
    With the decoding of the human genome, researchers can now read the script in which evolution has written the program for the design and operation of the human body. A new generation of medical treatments is at hand. Researchers are developing therapies so powerful that there is now no evident obstacle to the ancient goal of conquering most major diseases.Nicholas Wade has covered the sequencing ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • "For the Love of Matthew" Growing up with Down Syndrome

    The story of Matthew begins in the labor room when he is born at just 4 pounds 10 ounces. Happiness abounds until the next day, a doctor tells the parents he suspects Matthew has Down syndrome.What follows is an anguish that only a parent who has been through this would understand. The process of grieving for the loss of a normal child is followed day by day until the determination to make things ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Genetics and Society

    A Sociology of Disease

    by Anne Kerr ...
    Genetic science has advanced rapidly in recent years; things happen now that might have seemed like science fiction only ten years ago. Genetics and Society looks at the history of this science and the wide-ranging impact it has had on contemporary society. Using fascinating and cutting-edge examples throughout, Anne Kerr examines topics as diverse as:the institutional structures that have grown ... Read more

    $79.99 USD

  • Why Am I Still Depressed? Recognizing and Managing the Ups and Downs of Bipolar II and Soft Bipolar Disorder

    by Jim Phelps ...
    Tried everything but still not feeling better?If your depression keeps coming back or is even getting worse, then you may be suffering from bipolar II or “soft” bipolar disorder. Commonly misdiagnosed, these mood disorders are characterized by recurring bouts of depression along with anxiety, irritability, mood swings, sleep problems, or intrusive thoughts.Why Am I Still Depressed? shows you how ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • When a Gene Makes You Smell Like a Fish

    ...and Other Amazing Tales about the Genes in Your Body

    From the gene that causes people to age prematurely to the "bitter gene" that may spawn broccoli haters, this book explores a few of the more exotic locales on the human genome, highlighting some of the tragic and bizarre ways our bodies go wrong when genes fall prey to mutation and the curious ways in which genes have evolved for our survival. Lisa Seachrist Chiu has a smorgasbord of stories to ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Cockeyed

    by Ryan Knighton ...
    On his 18th birthday, Ryan Knighton was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), a congenital, progressive disease marked by night-blindness, tunnel vision and, eventually, total blindness. In this penetrating, nervy memoir, which ricochets between meditation and black comedy, Knighton tells the story of his fifteen-year descent into blindness while incidentally revealing the world of the sighted ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Muscular Dystrophy

    Series series The Facts
    The muscular dystrophies are a group of genetic diseases that severely affect children and adults. For sufferers and their family, the illness presents enormous physical and psychological challenges. Written specifically for people with muscular dystrophy and their families, this book answers many of the questions asked about how and why muscular dystrophy occurs, and how it will affect the life ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Progestins and the Mammary Gland

    From Basic Science to Clinical Applications

    Series Book 2007/1 - Ernst Schering Foundation Symposium Proceedings
    Progestins play a key role in reproductive endocrinology and as pharmaceutical drugs for contraception and in combined hormone therapy. To further our understanding of progestin action in the mammary gland, an international symposium, attended by leading researchers from academia and industry, was held in Berlin, 21–23 March 2007. Genetic mouse models helped to elucidate the role of progestins, ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Road Map to Holland

    How I Found My Way Through My Son's First Two Years With Down Symdrome

    An exceptional memoir that provides emotional insight and practical advice.It's like planning a trip to Italy, only to get off the plane and discover you're actually in Holland. You need a new road map, and fast...When Jennifer Groneberg and her husband learned they'd be having twin boys, their main concern was whether they'd need an addition on their house. Then, five days after Avery and Bennett ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The Biogenealogy Sourcebook

    Healing the Body by Resolving Traumas of the Past

    A practical guide to the correspondence between emotion, organ systems, and disease• Identifies what emotional shocks will engender illnesses specific to a certain part of the body• Shows how illness is an ally that enables individuals to restore balance to their healthBiogenealogy is a comprehensive new vision of health that takes the mind-body connection one step further by identifying and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The 10 Best Questions for Living with Alzheimer's

    The Script You Need to Get the Best Care for Your Loved One

    A good mind knows the right answers...but a great mind knows the right questions. And never are the 10 Best Questions™ more important than after the life-altering diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.Drawing on cutting-edge research and advice given by experts from the Alzheimer's Association, Mayo Clinic, and UCLA's Memory Clinic and Center for Aging -- as well as personal stories from caretakers, ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The Thyroid Sourcebook (5th Edition)

    Series series Sourcebooks
    The classic reference guide for living with thyroid disorder--now completely revised and updatedThe New York Times called this book "an excellent source of information." The Thyroid Sourcebook features patient narratives; information on the complications of hypo- and hyperthyroidism, such as depression, weight gain, thyroid, eye disease, and sleep disorders; the latest on complimentary medicine; ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Biennial Review of Infertility

    Volume 1

    Infertility is a widespread medical condition. As new technologies emerge, the rate at which our understanding of reproductive medicine grows can be overwhelming. The Biennial Review of Infertility provides the most up to date advances, ideas, and controversies together in one volume. Due to the distinctive nature of infertility, a panel of well-respected experts strives to present each chapter in ... Read more

    $98.99 USD

  • Myotonic Dystrophy

    by Peter Harper ...
    Series series The Facts
    Myotonic dystrophy is part of the group of muscular dystrophies. It is the commonest inherited muscular dystrophy and has a profound effect on individuals who are diagnosed with the disease and their families. It is present for many decades of a patient's life but, unlike the other dystrophies, it also affects the organs in the body, making this a very distinctive disorder, and a very troubling ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Blood Matters

    From BRCA1 to Designer Babies, How the World and I Found Ourselves in the Future of the Gene

    by Masha Gessen ...
    A National Book Award winner’s personal journey through the ethical dilemmas and unsettling choices raised by the new frontier of DNA testing.Several years after Masha Gessen’s mother died of breast cancer, she discovered she too had the BRCA1 gene mutation, which predisposes women to high rates of ovarian and breast cancer. Her doctors gave her narrow options: surgical removal of her breasts and ... Read more

    $13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Language of Life

    DNA and the Revolution in Personalized Medicine

    “His groundbreaking work has changed the very ways we consider our health and examine disease.” —Barack ObamaFrom Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institute of Health, 2007 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and 15-year head of the Human Genome Project, comes one of the most important medical books of the year: The Language of Life. With accessible, insightful prose, Dr. ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Andrology

    Male Reproductive Health and Dysfunction

    The decade that has passed since publication of the second edition of this textbook has not only witnessed a tremendous increase in knowledge within the ? eld of and- logy, but also seen the ? eld itself achieve a newfound status within the medical p- fession. Knowledge and status have been of mutual bene? t to the ? eld and the growing critical mass of diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities ... Read more

    $116.99 USD

  • Through the Eyes of a Dialysis Patient

    by Lisa Baxter ...
    Through The Eyes Of A Dialysis Patient offers an in-depth look about a woman sharing her knowledge and experience. You may not know or understand what you and your family goes through when someone has been diagnosed with kidney failure. The full gamut of emotions are felt. The purpose of this book is to educate, encourage and foster public awareness for prevention and strategic methods to live a ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Decision Tree

    How to make better choices and take control of your health

    by Thomas Goetz ...
    For all the talk about personalized medicine, our health care system remains a top-down, doctor-driven system where individuals are too often bit players in their own health decisions. In The Decision Tree, Thomas Goetz proposes a new strategy for thinking about health, one that applies cutting-edge technology to put us at the center of the equation and explains how the new frontier of health care ... Read more

    $6.99 USD $4.99 USD

  • Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

    Integrating Modern Clinical and Laboratory Practice

    Management of the modern reproductive endocrinology and infertility clinic has become very complex. In addition to the medical and scientific aspects, it is crucial that the modern director be aware of of incongruent fields such as marketing, accounting, management, and regulatory issues. Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility: Integrating Modern Clinical and Laboratory Practice was developed ... Read more

    $188.99 USD

  • Outsmart Your Genes

    How Understanding Your DNA Will Empower You to Protect Yourself Against Cancer,A lzheimer's, Heart Disease, Obesity, and Many Other Conditions

    Predictive medicine is the most exciting—and potentially groundbreaking—medical development in decades. Written by Brandon Colby, MD, a leader in the fields of predictive medicine and genetic testing, Outsmart Your Genes will empower you, the reader, with a clear understanding of exactly what predictive medicine entails and how it can be used today to protect your health as well as the health of ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Carrier

    Untangling the Danger in My DNA

    When Bonnie J. Rough receives the test results that confirm she is a carrier of the genetic condition hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia, or H.E.D., it propels her on a journey deep into her family's past in the American West.At first glance, H.E.D. seems only to be a superficial condition: a peculiar facial bone structure, sparse hair, few teeth, and an inability to sweat. But a closer look ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Safe Blood

    Purifying the Nations Blood Supply in the Age of A

    Thousands of hemophiliac children have contracted hepatitis and aids from transfusion with infected blood. Ninety-five percent of all Americans will need transfusions at some point in their lives; yet it has taken the terrifying emergence of AIDS to alert an unsuspecting public to the actual risks involved. Dr. Feldschuh documents the inadequacies and shocking oversights of the blood-bank system, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD