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An Introduction to the Study of Experimental Medicine / Translated by H.C. Greene - Hardcover

$48.89

by Claude Bernard (Author), London Library S. University College (Created by)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that th...

The American Veterinarian: or Diseases of Domestic Animals Showing the Causes, Symptoms, and Remedies, and Rules for Restoring and Preserving Hea - Paperback

$33.05

by S. W. (Samuel W. ). 1796-1851 Cole (Created by)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough...

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Dbt and Art for Youth Suicide Prevention: When Art Saves Lives - Paperback

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by Marney Schorr (Author), Rita M. Willey (Foreword by)Using art therapy, lived experience, and DBT skills in combination, this book offers insight into how, together, these methods can help prevent youth suicide. Practical advice for professionals and case studies will result in increased confidence in using DBT with young people. In this helpful and empowering book, readers are guided through the background, theory, and use of art therapy and DBT as a positive intervention. Schorr exemplifi...

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Gone Viral: How Covid Drove the World Insane - Hardcover

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by Justin Hart (Author)Data and marketing consultant and statistical sage to presidential candidates, governors, businesses, and the real powers-that-be, epidemiologists, Justin Hart catalogs in a terrifying-but-sprightly manner the folly and psychosis produced by the pandemic and diagnoses the societal destruction that the massive overresponse to the COVID virus has wreaked, as well as what can be done to stop the madness and bring the world back to a modicum of rationality. WORST. DISEASE. ...

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Staying Healthy with Kidney Disease: A Complete Guide for Patients - Paperback

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by Stephen Z. Fadem (Editor)Patients with kidney disease often find it difficult to understand and undertake the lifestyle changes that will help them stay as healthy as possible. This book offers patients information and guidance on how to stay healthy with kidney disease in a clear, comprehensive, and encouraging way. The first section explains the basics of the disease and how it interacts with other common health issues, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and aging. The second sect...

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Can Medicine Be Cured?: The Corruption of a Profession - Paperback

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by Seamus O'Mahony (Author)A fierce, honest, elegant and often hilarious debunking of the great fallacies that drive modern medicine. By the award-winning author of The Way We Die Now. Seamus O'Mahony writes about the illusion of progress, the notion that more and more diseases can be 'conquered' ad infinitum. He punctures the idiocy of consumerism, the idea that healthcare can be endlessly adapted to the wishes of individuals. He excoriates the claims of Big Science, the spending of vast su...

Sexualizing Cancer: Hpv and the Politics of Cancer Prevention - Paperback

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by Laura Mamo (Author)The virus that changed how we think about cancer and its culprits--and the vaccine that changed how we talk about sex and its risks. Starting in 2005, people in the US and Europe were inundated with media coverage announcing the link between cervical cancer and the sexually transmitted virus HPV. Within a year, product ads promoted a vaccine targeting cancer's viral cause, and girls and women became early consumers of this new cancer vaccine. An understanding of HPV's b...

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Biotechnology Entrepreneurship: Leading, Managing and Commercializing Innovative Technologies - Hardcover

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by Craig Shimasaki (Editor)This second edition of Biotechnology Entrepreneurship: Leading, Managing, and Commercializing Innovative Technologies is an authoritative, easy-to-read guide covering biotechnology entrepreneurship and the process of commercializing innovative biotechnology products. This best practice resource is for professional training programs, individuals starting a biotech venture, and for managers and experienced practitioners leading biotech enterprises. It is a valuable re...

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Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests with Nursing Implications - Paperback

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by Joyce Kee (Author)For students in masters, baccalaureate, associate degree, diploma, and practical nursing programs, and for RNs and LPNs working in hospital settings. Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests, Tenth Edition, brings together current information on modern laboratory and diagnostic tests with their corresponding nursing implications. For each test, it presents reference values/normal findings, descriptions, purpose(s), clinical problems, procedures, factors affecting results, and nu...

Joy, Guilt, Anger, Love: What Neuroscience Can--and Can't--Tell Us About How We Feel - Paperback

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by Giovanni Frazzetto (Author)"Neuroscientist Giovanni Frazzetto enters the restless realm of human emotion through the portals of physiology, genetics, history, art and philosophy. Anger, guilt, anxiety, grief, empathy, joy and love are anatomized in turn, enlivened with research on everything from the role of monoamine oxidase A in anger to the engagement of opioid receptors as we thrill to music. And who knew that surrealist Salvador Dali created an art installation in the shape of a giant...

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Decision Making in Gastroenterology - Paperback

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by Emad Qayed (Editor), Nikrad Shahnavaz (Editor)Think systematically and follow a logical sequence throughout the steps of diagnostic decisions with Decision-Making in Gastroenterology. This valuable resource is perfect for gastroenterologists and trainees, as well as?ER physicians, internists, family medicine physicians, and other specialists who need to make informed decisions about their patients' care on a day-to-day basis. Practical and easy to use, it's filled with diagnostic and treat...

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Functional Neurological Disorder, an Issue of Neurologic Clinics: Volume 41-4 - Hardcover

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by David Perez (Editor), Sara A. Finkelstein (Editor)In this issue of Neurologic Clinics, guest editosr Drs. David L. Perez and Sara A. Finkelstein bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Functional Neurologic Disorders. Top experts in the field cover issues such as functional movement disorder: assessment and treatment; functional cognitive disorder: diagnosis, treatment, and differentiation from secondary causes of cognitive dysfunction; functional speech and voice disorders: dia...

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Human Embryology and Developmental Biology - Paperback

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by Bruce M. Carlson (Author)Bruce Carlson's Human Embryology and Developmental Biology is one of the most detailed texts available for those who want to truly understand both the morphological and molecular aspects of human embryological development. Fully updated in its seventh edition, the book provides a thorough grounding in all aspects of embryology. It presents in detail the molecular and cellular basis for embryological processes, from early development through to development of body ...

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by Alan Dean Foster (Author)In this thrilling science fiction adventure--the triumphant conclusion to the Tipping Point trilogy--New York Times bestselling author Alan Dean Foster returns to a near future in which genetic manipulation and extreme body modification have changed profoundly what it means to be human. Dr. Ingrid Seastrom was once a respected American physician. Whispr, whose body has been transformed to preternatural thinness, was once a streetwise thief. Now, in a world on the...

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Medical Dosage Calculations for Dummies - Paperback

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by Richard Snyder (Author), Barry Schoenborn (Author)Score your highest in a medical dosage calculations course A recent shortage of nurses in a society with an aging population has triggered the demand for students to enter the field of medical study. A dosage calculations course is required for most students earning an applied science degree in nursing, pharmacology, or paramedic programs. Medical Dosage Calculations For Dummies tracks a typical dosage calculations course and provides helpf...

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by Thomas Hodge McGavack (Author), James M. Winfield (Other), Walter L. Mersheimer (Other)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the o...

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No Standing Around in My Gym: Lesson Plans, Games, and Teaching Tips for Elementary Physical Education - Paperback

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by J. D. Hughes (Author)Keep all students in your physical education program moving, learning, and on their toes--even when you're teaching very large classes. This ready-to-use guide is packed with 6 units, 70 games, 15 hints, and 39 special game variations for teaching even the largest of classes.If you are looking for fresh ways to teach children ages 4 to 11 basic fitness concepts, movement skills, and games that emphasize creative thinking and cooperation, No Standing Around in My Gym is...

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Perceptual Hypnosis: A Spiritual Journey Toward Expanding Awareness - Hardcover

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by Fredrick Woodard (Author)This is not just another book about hypnosis Noted clinical psychologist Dr. Fredrick Woodard instructs you in the five principles of perceptual hypnosis, a method and tool that explores spirituality and psycho-hypnotherapy by aiding you in altering your everyday experiences through a change of awareness. Learn to adjust and expand your personal world and increase perceptions readily available to you. Change how you see yourself in the universe and improve your ab...

Play in Hospitals: Real Life Perspectives - Paperback

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by Nicky Everett (Editor), Cath Hubbuck (Editor), Fraser Brown (Editor)Exploring how practitioners make use of play's developmental benefits and therapeutic healing properties to aid the child's health care journey, this reflective book expands and enhances the knowledge base underlying the practice of play in hospitals.Author BiographyNicky Everett is Senior Lecturer at Leeds Beckett University, UK, Cath Hubbuck is a registered Health Play Specialist, currently based in London, UK, Fraser Br...

Alzheimer's: A Crash Course for Friends and Relatives - Paperback

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by Mary McDaniel Cail (Author), Barry Petersen (Foreword by)In this moving and accessible book, author Mary McDaniel Cail offers step-by-step instructions for comforting friends with Alzheimer's disease, and for supporting family members who provide ongoing care. Compelling, true stories illustrate the challenges of the disease: from Velma, an Arkansas sharecropper's daughter, to Willa, a physician once nominated for Surgeon General, and many more. Cail uses insightful anecdotes and "do and d...

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Professional Governance for Nursing: The Framework for Accountability, Engagement, and Excellence - Paperback

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by Rachel E. Start (Author), Beverly J. Hancock (Author), Tim Porter-O'Grady (Author)Nurses are professionally accountable to improve the health of patients and populations alike. Sustaining behavioral change is impossible unless structural change enables it. A common professional framework is needed in all practice settings to formalize the voice of nurse's ownership and accountability for practice decision-making related to clinical problems and solutions, forming practice policy, and pursu...

Health Care in the Information Society: Volume 2: From Anarchy of Transition to Programme for Reform - Hardcover

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by David Ingram (Author)In this fascinating book David Ingram traces the history of information technology and health informatics from its pioneers in the middle of the twentieth century to its latest developments.The book is distinctive in its broad scope and coverage and as the eyewitness account of an author who became the first UK professor appointed with the mission to bridge information technology with everyday medicine, health, and care. In this role, he has been a co-founder and leade...

Cuidados Resilientes y Sostenibles: Su gu僘 para prosperar mientras ayuda a otros - Paperback

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by Karen Schuder (Author)Cuidado resiliente y sostenible: su gu僘 para prosperar mientras ayuda a los dem疽El cuidado resiliente y sostenible requiere intencionalidad. Este libro proporciona orientaci y estrategias pr當ticas para prosperar mientras ayuda a los dem疽. Bas疣donos en valores y propitos, promovemos nuestro mejor y m疽 equilibrado yo. A medida que ampliamos el camino para ayudar a los dem疽 lo suficiente como para incluir el cuidado personal, vemos m疽 belleza en el camino y nos recuper...

KSTechnique: Healing the World One Person at a Time - Paperback

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by Jordania Goldberg (Author)KSTechnique(R) (KST) is a comprehensive healing modality. The letters "KST" stand for Kabbalah Somatic Technique. Based on the ancient practice of Kabbalah, KST teaches how each part of our body and mind has its own wisdom to share with us by offering a reflected portion of our greater innate wisdom-a microcosm of the macrocosm. This book attempts to describe some of the philosophies learned and methods practiced by KST practitioners. Number of Pages: 492 Dimensio...

Diagnosis Parkinson's Disease...Now What?: A Guide For Patients and Caregivers - Paperback

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by Rory M. Graham (Author)This book was written for the person with Parkinson's Disease and their caregivers. The goal of this book is to introduce the realities of living with Parkinson's Disease and to bring comfort and familiarity to its many facets. Topics covered: Nutrition, Exercise, Therapies, Medications, Technology, Mental Health, Emotional Support, Sleep Management and more. Through sound education, better decisions can be made by both the patient and the caregiver. This book provi...

MRCP Shots: High Yield Points for MRCP part 1 and part 2 - Paperback

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by Rabinder Singh Sobti (Author)Foreward Dr Richard St?pfle (Consultant in Anaesthesia & Critical Care Medicine at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust) "MRCP High Yield Points" will prove invaluable in the final stages of revision, when learning and recalling essential quanta of medical knowledge under tight time restrictions will greatly enhance exam performance. This book would be an excellent bedside or commute companion and could be used in a multitude of ways to learn, target gaps ...

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Architecture of Human Living Fascia: The Extracellular Matrix and Cells Revealed Through Endoscopy - Paperback

$145.80

by Jean Claude Guimberteau (Author), Colin Armstrong (Author)This unique book illustrates the structure of the fascia in the living human being. Dr Guimberteau's photographs provide a detailed account of fascial architecture. He is the first person to publish video "movies" showing the structure of the fascia and how the fascia responds to it. The accompanying text explains what the photographs mean, clarifies the importance of the fascia, and sets out the implications of these findings for e...

Narrative in Crisis: Reflections from the Limits of Storytelling - Hardcover

$162.45

by Martin Dege (Editor), Irene Strasser (Editor)In this volume, distinguished scholars of narrative provide their early attempts - triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic - to understand "crises" from a narrative perspective. They discuss the narrative notions of crises as an ongoing situation, thereby uncovering ideals of stability and certainty as epistemologically questionable psychological concepts. The authors all start with insight into early considerations, from mid-2020, at a time still wi...

Case Studies in Orthodontics - Hardcover

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by Wyatt Cook (Editor)Orthodontics is a specialized branch of dentistry that focuses on dental and facial irregularities as well as their diagnosis, prevention and treatment. The goal of orthodontic treatment is to correct misaligned teeth and jaws, in order to improve oral function and aesthetics. Some of the prominent issues which are treated within this area of dentistry are crowded teeth, crooked teeth, overbites, underbites and gaps between teeth. Orthodontic treatment involves the use o...

Trastornos autoinmunes y embarazo - Paperback

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by Waldo García-Ferrera (Author), Alicia Rodríguez-Pla (Author), Inés Velasco (Author)Vivimos tiempos de cambios constantes en todos los ámbitos, la Medicina está en continua evolución y los avances científicos se suceden a velocidad vertiginosa. Lo que no cambia es ese momento, único, aunque se repita millones de veces, en que una mujer que lo desea queda embarazada y se dispone a traer un hijo al mundo. Ese momento persiste inalterado, en su emoción, en su esperanza... y también en su miedo...

Holistic Nursing Care: Nurturing Mind, Body, and Spirit - Paperback

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by Clara Henderson (Author)In the fast-paced world of modern healthcare, the essence of patient-centered care can sometimes be lost. However, "Holistic Nursing Care: Nurturing Mind, Body, and Spirit" rekindles the heart of compassionate healing, reminding us that true wellness extends beyond physical health. In this insightful and enlightening book, we embark on a transformative journey into the world of holistic nursing care. Drawing from the wisdom of holistic nursing pioneers, contemporary...

Evolving Rogerian Nursing Science - Paperback

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by Society Of Rogerian Scholars (Author)Evolving Rogerian Nursing Science: John R. Phillips' Unique Contributions is a compilation of the seminal writings of the foremost thinker in the Science of Unitary Human Beings today.A close associate of Dr. Martha E. Rogers and the faculty member she entrusted with teaching her graduate introductory course to her science when she retired from her position at New York University's Division of Nursing, Dr. Phillips is advancing the frontiers of the scie...