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Rudolph's Pediatrics

McGraw-Hill, 2002

The 21st edition of Rudolph's Pediatrics continues a tradition of evolving and adapting to changes in pediatric medicine. Originally published in 1897 as Diseases of Infancy and Childhood,...

The Poison Paradox: Chemicals As Friends and Foes

Oxford University Press, 2005

To appreciate the dangers and the risks from chemicals of all kinds it is necessary to understand how, when and why they are toxic. This falls within the field of toxicology and is what this book is all about.

I was encouraged to write the book by Dr John Emsley, who is well known for his popular science books on...

Quality of Life: Assessment, Analysis, and Interpretation

John Wiley & Sons, 2000

'Winner of first prize in the Basis of Medicine Category of the BMA Medical Book Competition 2001'

The One Essential Comprehensive Volume on Quality of Life Research. Quality of life studies are now an essential part of the evaluation of any treatment. Written by two authors who are well respected within this...

Leptin (Endocrine Updates)

Springer, 2006

The discovery of leptin by Friedman and his colleagues in 1994 was a seminal discovery in the study of metabolism, providing a new tool to study energy expenditure and appetite regulation. Early studies actively investigated many aspects of metabolism, obesity, and diabetes but it was soon evident that leptin was much more than...

Cytokines in Human Health: Immunotoxicology, Pathology, and Therapeutic Applications (Methods in Pharmacology and Toxicology)

Humana Press, 2007

Over the past three decades the field of immunotoxicology, the study of the effects of exposure to drugs, chemicals, or physical/environmental agents on the structure and function of the immune system has benefited from an increasingly detailed understanding of the cellular and molecular basis of innate and acquired immunity....

Master Lighting Guide for Portrait Photographers

Amherst Media, 2004

Time-tested lighting strategies that will improve the quality of a portrait are detailed in this book for beginning photographers. Terminology used by industry pros is explained, the equipment needed to create professional results is outlined, and the unique role that each element of the lighting setup plays in the studio is explored....

Obstructive Sleep Apnea : Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Diagnosis and Treatment (Sleep Disorders)

CRC Press, 2007

I often thought of this mantra during my on-call nights when, as a Stanford sleep medicine fellow, I was awakened from sleep by a technologist informing me that one of the clinic patients had repetitive obstructive apneas with significant oxygen desaturations. The technologist would typically ask, “can I start the patient on...

DNA Repair in Cancer Therapy (Cancer Drug Discovery and Development)

Humana Press, 2004

The field of DNA repair has been the subject of increasing interest at both the genetic and biochemical levels, leading to impressive progress in this area. DNA repair and its associated regulatory mechanisms lie at the heart of almost every fundamental aspect of cell biology, including transcription, cell cycle, apoptosis, and...

Quality of Life and Human Difference: Genetic Testing, Health Care, and Disability

Cambridge University Press, 2005

Genetic technology has enabled us to test fetuses for an increasing number of diseases and impairments. On the basis of this genetic information, prospective parents can predict – and prevent – the birth of children likely to have those conditions. In developed countries, prenatal genetic testing has now become a...

Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Contemporary Cardiology)

Humana Press, 2007

Since the successful invention of the first Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) system by Damadian et al. for cancer diagnosis three decades ago, the medical use of MRI has developed rapidly applicable to a wide range of diseases. Since the first attempt to image the heart with MRI in the early 1980s, extensive hardware and software...

Insulin Resistance: Insulin Action and its Disturbances in Disease

John Wiley & Sons, 2005

Hormone resistance syndromes are typically thought of as rare, usually genetic, disorders with a severe but relatively stereotyped clinical and biochemical profile. While there are syndromes of severe insulin resistance that conform to this description, defective insulin action is of much more pervasive biomedical importance....

CompTIA Network+ Lab Manual (Exam N10-005)

Sybex, 2012

Gain street-smart skills in network administration

Think of the most common and challenging tasks that network administrators face, then read this book and find out how to perform those tasks, step by step. CompTIA Network + Lab Manual provides an inside look into the field of network administration as though you were...

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