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Practical Approaches to Method Validation and Essential Instrument Qualification - Hardcover

$188.57

by Chung Chow Chan (Editor), Herman Lam (Editor), Xue-Ming Zhang (Editor)Complement to: Method validation and instrument performance verification / edited by Chung Chow Chan ... [et al.]. c2004.Front JacketPractical approaches to ensure that analytical methods and instruments meet GMP standards and requirements Complementing the authors' first book, Analytical Method Validation and Instrument Performance Verification, this new volume provides coverage of more advanced topics, focusing on addi...

Medical Biochemistry: Human Metabolism in Health and Disease - Paperback

$181.71

by Miriam D. Rosenthal (Author), Robert H. Glew (Author)Metabolism includes various pathways of chemical reactions; understanding these pathways leads to an improved knowledge of the causes, preventions, and cures for human diseases. Medical Biochemistry: Human Metabolism in Health and Disease provides a concise yet thorough explanation of human metabolism and its role in health and diseases. Focusing on the physiological context of human metabolism without extensive consideration of the mech...

Horse Owner's Veterinary Handbook - Hardcover

$51.99

by Thomas Gore (Author), Paula Gore (Author), James M. Giffin (Author)Completely updated with the latest information on infectious diseases, parasites, breeding and foaling, and alternative therapies, the Horse Owner's Veterinary Handbook, Third Edition is still as useful and easy to navigate as the original, classic text. With an index of signs and symptoms, a guide to the organs and body systems, a general index, cross-references, and a helpful glossary, this book will help you diagnose and...

Brain-Based Therapy with Adults: Evidence-Based Treatment for Everyday Practice - Paperback

$89.21

by John B. Arden (Author), Lloyd Linford (Author)Brain-Based Therapy with Adults: Evidence-Based Treatment for Everyday Practice provides a straightforward, integrated approach that looks at what we currently know about the brain and how it impacts and informs treatment interventions. Authors John Arden and Lloyd Linford, experts in neuroscience and evidence-based practice, reveal how this new kind of therapy takes into account the uniqueness of each client. Presentation of detailed backgroun...

Head to Tail Wellness: Western Veterinary Medicine Meets Eastern Wisdom - Paperback

$22.99

by Stacy Fuchino (Author)Extend and enhance the quality of your pet's lifeBe proactive about your pet's wellness and let Dr. Stacy show you how a reasonable combination of proven Western veterinary know-how and time-tested Eastern therapies can promote health and vitality for your furry companion.Whether it's a matter of harnessing the healing properties of food, eliminating harmful elements from a pet's surroundings, restoring an animal's flow of energy, or treating bothersome symptoms, Dr. ...

The Severe and Persistent Mental Illness Progress Notes Planner - Paperback

$129.51

by David J. Berghuis (Author), Arthur E. Jongsma (Author)The flexible format of The Severe and Persistent Mental Illness Progress Notes Planner, 2nd Edition enables you to choose between evidence based and traditional "best practice" treatment approaches for your patients. Fully revised to meet your needs as a mental health professional working in today's long-term care facilities, this time-saving resource will save you hours of time-consuming paperwork without sacrificing your ability to de...

$197.21

by Teofilo L. Lee-Chiong (Author)Based on the highly acclaimed Sleep: A Comprehensive Handbook, this is a concise, convenient, practical, and affordable handbook on sleep medicine. It consists of forty topic-focused chapters written by a panel of international experts covering a range of topics including insomnia, sleep apnea, narcolepsy, parasomnias, circadian sleep disorders, sleep in the elderly, sleep in children, sleep among women, and sleep in the medical, psychiatric, and neurological ...

Eating Disorders for Dummies - Paperback

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by Susan Schulherr (Author)Do you think that you or someone you love may suffer from and eating disorder? Eating Disorders For Dummies gives you the straight facts you need to make sense of what's happening inside you and offers a simple step-by-step procedure for developing a safe and health plan for recovery. This practical, reassuring, and gentle guide explains anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder in plain English, as well as other disorders such as bigorexia and compulsive exercis...

Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance - Paperback

$90.65

by Ola Sköld (Author)This book, which is the translated version of a Swedish book, combines a general introduction of a variety of antibiotics with a more in-depth discussion of resistance. The focus on resistance in learning about antibiotics will help future scientists recognize the problem antibiotics resistance poses for medicinal and drug-related fields, and perhaps trigger more research and discoveries to fight antibiotic resistant strains. Current overviews of the topic are included, ...

The Inflammation Syndrome: Your Nutrition Plan for Great Health, Weight Loss, and Pain-Free Living - Paperback

$21.99

by Jack Challem (Author)Completely revised and updated-Jack Challem's powerful plan to safely prevent and overcome inflammatory disordersInflammation is what happens when our body's own defenses turn on us-and it is a huge and growing problem. Written by the author of the groundbreaking Syndrome X, this essential updated edition of The Inflammation Syndrome draws on cutting-edge research conducted around the world to provide a revolutionary approach to healing inflammation-related problems th...

Pharmaceutical Process Chemist - Hardcover

$247.61

by Peter J. Harrington (Author)There is a need to explain that generic versions of a drug may not be manufactured by the same process as brand-name drugs and that the different processes may have dramatically different environmental impacts. Two global forces are at odds today--the push for "greener" processes and the push for lower drug prices. This book brings this conflict into sharp focus by discussing in detail the published process chemistry for top-selling small molecule drugs. Providi...

Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late - Paperback

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by Stephen T. Sinatra (Author), James C. Roberts (Author), Martin Zucker (With)While most books focus solely on the role of cholesterol in heart disease, Reverse Heart Disease Now draws on new research that points to the surprising other causes. Two leading cardiologists draw on their collective fifty years of clinical cardiology research to show you how to combine the benefits of modern medicine, over-the-counter vitamins and supplements, and simple lifestyle changes to have a healthy heart....

Introduction to Population Pharmacokinetic / Pharmacodynamic Analysis with Nonlinear Mixed Effects Models - Hardcover

$177.05

by Joel S. Owen (Author), Jill Fiedler-Kelly (Author)This book provides a user-friendly, hands-on introduction to the Nonlinear Mixed Effects Modeling (NONMEM) system, the most powerful tool for pharmacokinetic / pharmacodynamic analysis. - Introduces requisite background to using Nonlinear Mixed Effects Modeling (NONMEM), covering data requirements, model building and evaluation, and quality control aspects - Provides examples of nonlinear modeling concepts and estimation basics with discuss...

I.C.U. Chest Radiology: Principles and Case Studies [With CDROM] - Hardcover

$187.13

by Harold Moskowitz (Author)Front JacketA practical, highly useful guide to the principles of I.C.U. chest radiology, complete with case studies and radiographs on website For critically ill patients in a hospital's I.C.U., a portable chest radiograph is the most helpful, and most commonly used, x-ray examination. Cardiopulmonary complications and the malposition of lines, tubes, and catheters are often initially detected on a portable chest film. It is essential for hospital personnel to kno...

Clinical Trials Audit Preparation: A Guide for Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Inspections - Hardcover

$169.85

by Vera Mihajlovic-Madzarevic (Author)Front JacketA must-have guide for any professional in the drug manufacturing industry The Good Clinical Practice (GCP) audit is a tedious but necessary exercise that assures that all parties do their job properly and in compliance with the applicable FDA code. Clinical Trials Audit Preparation demystifies the audit process for all parties involved, including clinical research sponsors, clinical investigators, and institutional review boards. This book pro...

Healing Psoriasis: The Natural Alternative - Paperback

$23.99

by John O. a. Pagano (Author), Harry K. Panjwani (Foreword by)A leading researcher shares natural remedies for psoriasisAccording to the National Psoriasis Foundation, at least seven million people in the U.S. and more than 100 million worldwide suffer from this chronic skin disease. This book outlines Dr. Pagano's natural, drug-free treatment regimen that can alleviate, control, and even heal psoriasis without steroid creams, tar baths, injections, or ultraviolet treatments. Healing Psoriasi...

Introduction to Syndemics: A Critical Systems Approach to Public and Community Health - Paperback

$163.71

by Merrill Singer (Author)This book explains the growing field of syndemic theory and research, a framework for the analysis and prevention of disease interactions that addresses underlying social and environmental causes. This perspective complements single-issue prevention strategies, which can be effective for discrete problems, but often are mismatched to the goal of protecting the public's health in its widest sense. "Merrill Singer has astutely described why health problems should not b...

$247.61

by Shein-Chung Chow (Author), Jen-Pei Liu (Author)Praise for the Second Edition: "...a grand feast for biostatisticians. It stands ready to satisfy the appetite of any pharmaceutical scientist with a respectable statistical appetite." --Journal of Clinical Research Best Practices The Third Edition of Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials provides complete, comprehensive, and expanded coverage of recent health treatments and interventions. Featuring a unified presentation, the book provides ...

Interprofessional Rehabilitation: A Person-Centred Approach - Paperback

$70.49

by Sarah G. Dean (Editor), Richard J. Siegert (Editor), William J. Taylor (Editor)Back JacketInterprofessional Rehabilitation: a Person-Centred Approach is a concise and readable introduction to the principles and practice of a person-centred interprofessional approach to rehabilitation, based upon a firm scientific evidence base. Written by a multi-contributor team of specialists in physiotherapy, occupational therapy, nursing, psychology and rehabilitation medicine, this text draws together...

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by Barbara Schildkrout (Author)The definitive resource to the signs, symptoms, and patterns of medical diseases that CAN present as psychological problems This invaluable reference enables clinicians, as well as patients and their families, to become more familiar with these medical conditions and how they may masquerade as mental disorders.Part One of this book is organized so that it corresponds to the sections of the Standard Mental Status Exam. It is composed of clinical presentation desc...

$149.69

by Karen Coumbe (Editor)The breadth and depth of expertise essential for equine veterinary nursing today is provided in this definitive textbook. Thoroughly revised and updated in its second edition, and now fully illustrated in colour. This book covers the content of the ever-expanding equine nursing syllabus, while still succinctly covering all the basics that veterinary nurses specialising in other species need to know. The key subjects included are: basic equine management, medical and su...

Urgent Care Emergencies - Avoiding the Pitfalls and Improving the Outcomes - Paperback

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by Deepi G. Goyal (Editor), Amal Mattu (Editor)This text was developed to help providers who evaluate low acuity complaints in any setting. The aim is to highlight common pitfalls in the management of those seemingly minor illnesses or injuries, which if not identified early or if managed incorrectly can have devastating and longterm consequences. This text will bring the provider's attention to high-risk aspects of chief complaints that may be encountered in a variety of low-acuity settings....

Getting Better at Private Practice - Paperback

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by Chris E. Stout (Author)Expert advice for building your private practice The "business" of practice as a mental health professional is a skill that is seldom taught in school and requires thoughtful guidance and professional mentorship from those who have already succeeded. Containing the collective wisdom and secrets of many expert practitioners, this helpful resource provides useful insights for setting up, managing, and marketing your practice, including timely advice on being a successf...

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by Nick Beeching (Author), Geoff Gill (Author)Providing a comprehensive introduction to the study of tropical medicine, this new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include new content and more illustrations and clinical photographs to aid understanding. Now fully supported by a companion website containing hundreds of interactive multiple-choice questions, and available in a range of digital formats, Tropical Medicine Lecture Notes is the perfect resource for study and revisio...

$133.85

by Rachel A. Powsner (Author), Matthew R. Palmer (Author), Edward R. Powsner (Author)Front JacketAn excellent introduction to the basic concepts of nuclear medicine physics This Third Edition of Essentials of Nuclear Medicine Physics and Instrumentation expands the finely developed illustrated review and introductory guide to nuclear medicine physics and instrumentation. Along with simple, progressive, highly illustrated topics, the authors present nuclear medicine-related physics and enginee...

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by Hamed Khan (Author), Iqbal Khan (Author), Akhil Gupta (Author)Back JacketOSCEs for Medical Finals has been written by doctors from a variety of specialties with extensive experience of medical education and of organising and examining OSCEs. The book and website package consists of the most common OSCE scenarios encountered in medical finals, together with checklists, similar to OSCE mark schemes, that cover all of the key learning points students need to succeed. Each topic checklist cont...

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by Richard B. Weller (Author), Hamish J. a. Hunter (Author), Margaret W. Mann (Author)The best-selling text has been completely revised and revitalised in this fifth edition, with the authors once again encouraging general practitioners, medical students, general physicians and early stage dermatology specialist trainees and interns to relish the unique challenge of diagnosing and treating skin conditions. Clinical Dermatology, 5th edition contains over 400 high quality pictures and diagrams ...

Wildlife Forensics: Methods and Applications - Paperback

$174.17

by Jane E. Huffman (Author), John R. Wallace (Author)Wildlife Forensics: Methods and Applications provides an accessible and practical approach to the key areas involved in this developing subject. The book contains case studies throughout the text that take the reader from the field, to the lab analysis to the court room, giving a complete insight into the path of forensic evidence and demonstrating how current techniques can be applied to wildlife forensics. The book contains approaches th...

The Handbook of Emotional Intelligence: The Theory and Practice of Development, Evaluation, Education, and Application--At Home, School, and in the Wo - Paperback

$144.00

by Reuven Bar-On (Editor), James D. a. Parker (Editor), Daniel Goleman (Foreword by)Building on nearly eighty years of scientific work, The Handbook of Emotional Intelligence is the first definitive resource that brings together a stellar panel of academics, researchers, and practitioners, in the field. Sweeping in scope, the text presents information on the most important conceptual models, reviews and evaluates the most valid and reliable methods for assessing emotional intelligence, and of...

Forensic Approaches to Buried Remains - Paperback

$156.51

by John Hunter (Author), Barrie Simpson (Author), Caroline Sturdy Colls (Author)The field of forensic archaeology has developed over recent years from being a branch of conventional archaeology into a well-established discipline in its own right. Forensic Approaches to Buried Remains takes an innovative approach to the subject by placing the role of the forensic archaeologist within the wider forensic environment; it identifies new areas of interdisciplinary research and practice, and evaluat...

Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics in Diabetes - Paperback

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by Louise Goff (Editor), Pamela Dyson (Editor)Published on behalf of The British Dietetic Association, Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics in Diabetes is an exploration of the evidence and practice of nutrition in diabetes, offering a global view of the lifestyle interventions for the prevention and management of diabetes, including management of complications and special population groups. With internationally recognised authors, this book applies the rigour of evidence-based medicine to import...

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by Otto Chan (Editor)Rapid acquisition and interpretation of radiographs, portable ultrasound (US) and computed tomography (CT) are now the mainstay of initial successful management of sick and traumatized patients presenting to Accident and Emergency Departments. The ABC of Emergency Radiology is a simple and logical step-by-step guide on how to interpret radiographs, US and CT. It incorporates all the latest technological advances, including replacing plain radiographs with digital radiogra...