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Psychology and Sociology Applied to Medicine: An Illustrated

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Porter, Mike / Abraham, Charles / Porter, M., PUBLISHER: Churchill Livingstone, This valuable text integrates sociology and psychology to focus on how each impact and affect medicine. Presented in a highly visual double-page spread format with over 170 high-quality illustrations, this resource includes discussion of ong>theong> life cycle, society and health, preventing illness and promoting health, and much more.

World History Series: History of Medicine

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Yount, Lisa, PUBLISHER: Lucent Books, ong>Theong> profession of medicine has existed almost since ong>theong> beginning of human history. Only after healing joined forces with science, however, did physicians make much progress in learning to prevent and heal injury and disease. Halting though it has been, ong>theong> progress of medicine has also been marked by thrilling discoveries about how ong>theong> human body functions and ong>theong> forces that threaten health, leading to ong>theong> amazing achievements that characterize medicine today.

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Health, Civilization and the State: A History of Public

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Porter, Dorothy, PUBLISHER: Routledge, "Health, Civilization and ong>theong> State" examines ong>theong> social, economic and political issues of public health provision in historical perspective. Focusing on Britain, Continental Europe and ong>theong> United States, Dorothy Porter provides a comprehensive outline of ong>theong> development of public health care from ong>theong> ancient world to ong>theong> modern state. Covering a broad range of historical issues, ong>theong> book includes discussion of: pestilence, public order and morality in pre-modern times; ong>theong> Enlightenment and its effects; health care centralization in Victorian Britain; localization of health care in ong>theong> United States; population issues and family welfare; ong>theong> rise of ong>theong> classic welfare state; and current attitudes towards public health as we approach ong>theong> twenty-first century.

Who Was Who in the American Revolution

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Purcell, L. Edward, PUBLISHER: ong>Factsong> on File, Containing over entries, this is ong>theong> first one-volume reference to examine ong>theong> lives and careers of ong>theong> men and women of ong>theong> Revolution. ong>Theong> book covers ong>theong> full spectrum of historical figures, including regular army and military generals, naval commanders, significant civilians, Loyalists, French allies, diplomats, and more.

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The Facts on File Dictionary of Cliches

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ammer, Christine, PUBLISHER: ong>Factsong> on File, While dictionaries define cliches as trite phrases or expressions that convey popular or common ideas

Nursing for Public Health: Population Based Care

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lindsay / Craig, Pauline M. / Lindsay, Grace, PUBLISHER: Churchill Livingstone, As ong>theong> largest group of health care professionals, nurses have a growing influence on ong>theong> health of ong>theong> population. This is a key book in making ong>theong> transition from individualised care to population-based care. It provides a greater understanding of health care policy and gives a comprehensive overview of health policy, economics, and epidemiology using an evidence-based approach. Determinants of health, measures of health, and health promotion are examined. ong>Theong> issues of communicable diseases, screening, minority groups and purchasing, and commissioning of health services are also addressed. This book is ong>theong> first comprehensive text on public health nursing at this level and will be ofinterest to health visitors, district nurses, school nurses and practice nurses, as well as senior student nurses and nurse managers in secondary and tertiary care.

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Chambers Mini Dictionary

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Editors of Chambers / Chambers, Editors Of, PUBLISHER: Larousse Kingfisher Chambers, ong>Theong> Chambers Super-Mini Book of ong>Factsong> is ong>theong> most up-to-date mini encyclopedia available. ong>Theong> over ong>factsong> covering 240 fields of interest incorporate significant recent world events, such as political changes and sports results. ong>Factsong> arranged in tables, lists and charts for quick reference. Mini biographies of over prominent people, with details of ong>theong>ir achievements. Attractive and easy to use two-color design with icons to mark sections.

Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tovey, Philip / Chatwin, John / Broom, Alex, PUBLISHER: Routledge, Drawing on comparative fieldwork in ong>theong> UK, Pakistan and Australia, this book provides ong>theong> first systematic assessment of pathways and access to CAM and how it is used in health practice and by individuals with cancer. Giving fresh and invaluable insights into how differing health and societal structures influence ong>theong> use complementary and alternative medicine, ong>theong> book explores: ong>theong> empirical, ong>theong>oretical, and policy context for ong>theong> study of CAM/TM and cancer ong>theong> history and character of ong>theong> eight support groups in which fieldwork took place in ong>theong> UK, Australia and Pakistan ong>theong> nature and structure of patient support groups' history, affiliation and evolution how groups function on a day-to-day basis ong>theong> extent to which what is being offered in ong>theong>se CAM-oriented groups is in any way innovative and challenging to ong>theong> ong>theong>rapeutic and organisational mainstream ong>theong> value of sociological work in ong>theong> field which is not tied to immediate and narrow policy objectives. This is an essential resource for those studying complementary and alternative medicine sociologically, to those involved in ong>theong> provision of cancer care on a day-to-day basis, and to those looking to establish a more informed (evidence-based) policy.

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Public Health at the Crossroads: Achievements and Prospects

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Beaglehole, Robert / Bonita, Ruth, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This book, both an introduction to public health as a discipline and a critique of its development over recent times, reviews epidemiological and demographic trends internationally. It provides an overview of major health trends; a summary of ong>theong> current state of ong>theong> world's health; a review of recent estimates of ong>theong> global burden of disease; and an examination of ong>theong> pattern of modern epidemics, ong>theong> impact of disability, and ong>theong> causes of premature death in rich and poor countries alike. With examples drawn from diverse geographical and medical areas, this text challenges clinicians and public health practitioners at all levels. ong>Theong> authors argue for an inclusive vision of public health based on ong>theong> application in public policy of improved epidemiological understanding of ong>theong> causes of disease.

Tobacco Industry and Smoking

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pampel, Fred C., PUBLISHER: ong>Factsong> on File, ong>Theong> U.S. Surgeon General views smoking as ong>theong> nation's number one public health problem

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Encyclopedia of Weather and Climate

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Allaby, Michael / Garratt, Richard, PUBLISHER: ong>Factsong> on File, From ong>theong> Introduction: ong>Theong> weaong>theong>r we experience today is different from that of ong>theong> Little Ice Age of ong>theong> 17th century and of ong>theong> Middle Ages...Today, though, ong>theong>re are fears that ong>theong> climate may be changing faster than it has done for thousands of years and that ong>theong> gases we release into ong>theong> air, from our cars, factories, domestic fires, power stations, farming, and forest clearance may be accelerating that change...If we are to make informed decisions about climate change and ong>theong> possibility that our activities may be partly responsible for it, we need to know something of ong>theong> way ong>theong> atmosphere works, of how our weaong>theong>r is produced.-Michael Allaby For most of history

Healthy Aging, Healthy Treatment: The Impact of Telling

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Peake, Thomas H. / Peake, Tom H., PUBLISHER: Praeger, Human stories are ong>theong> core of identity and meaning. This book is an invitation to ong>theong> engaging and reforming power of telling stories. It is also an invitation to heal ong>theong> story of health care for older adults by improving ong>theong> communication between professionals in medicine, psychology, and religion. At any age ong>theong> process of genuinely listening and expressing hopes and fears is an intimacy rarely matched in human interaction. Life stories can be told, revised, and rewritten through psychoong>theong>rapy and improved by a health care which integrates ong>theong> best of medicine, religion, and psychology. This book invites health care reform by renewing old principles. Through clinical experience, research, and listening to seniors and ong>theong>ir families, life stories can be retold to promote healthy treatment and healthy aging. This book will be of interest to students and professionals in psychology, medicine, nursing, religion, and social work.

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VITAL HEALTH STATISTICS SERIES 21, NO. 3

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: CENTERS FOR DISEASE, PUBLISHER: LIGHTNING SOURCE UK LTD, ong>Theong> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a United States federal agency under ong>theong> Department of Health and Human Services headquartered in ong>theong> Greater Atlanta area in Georgia. It works to protect public health and safety by providing information to enhance health decisions and it promotes health through partnerships with state health departments and oong>theong>r organizations. ong>Theong> CDC focuses national attention on developing and applying disease prevention and control (especially infectious diseases), environmental health, occupational safety and health, health promotion, injury prevention and education activities designed to improve ong>theong> health of ong>theong> people of ong>theong> United States. ong>Theong> CDC writes and distributes hundreds of publications reviewing projects, explaining recent research, detailing new diseases, educating ong>theong> public, and more. ong>Theong>se publications work to spread ong>theong> message and furong>theong>r instill ong>theong> mission for which ong>theong> CDC works. Among ong>theong>se publications include titles like: Disability and Health in ong>theong> United States, Nutrition Monitoring in ong>theong> United States, and ong>Theong> 25th Anniversary of ong>theong> National Health Survey.

Drug Facts and Comparisons : Published by Facts and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: ong>Factsong> & Comparisons, PUBLISHER: ong>Factsong> and Comparisons, Drug ong>Factsong> and Comparisons contains up-to-date, comprehensive information on over Rx and almost OTC items grouped by ong>theong>rapeutic category for ease of comparison. ong>Theong> annual hardbound edition features ong>theong> Color Locator, a full-color section of photos of ong>theong> most frequently prescribed tablets and capsules organized by color for easy visual identification. ong>Theong> book answers questions about action, indications and contraindications; warnings and precautions; interactions between drugs; adverse reactions; administration, dosage, and overdosage, patient information. Comparisons are provided: Of drug to drug; of different dosage forms; name brands are compared to name brands and to generics. ong>Factsong> and Comparisons are also given on Centers for Disease Control biologicals and antiparasitic drugs; IV solutions; ong>theong>rapeutic and diagnostic ophthalmic preparations; diagnostic aids and radiographic contrast media and products, NCI investigational chemoong>theong>rapeutic drugs; combination cancer chemoong>theong>rapy regimens.

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Survival of the Sickest: The Surprising Connections Between

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Moalem, Sharon / Prince, Jonathan, PUBLISHER: Harper Perennial, Joining ong>theong> ranks of modern myth busters, Dr. Sharon Moalem turns our current understanding of illness on its head and challenges us to fundamentally change ong>theong> way we think about our bodies, our health, and our relationship to just about every oong>theong>r living thing on earth. Through a fresh and engaging examination of our evolutionary history, Dr. Moalem reveals how many of ong>theong> conditions that are diseases today actually gave our ancestors a leg up in ong>theong> survival sweepstakes. But "Survival of ong>theong> Sickest" doesn't stop ong>theong>re. It goes on to demonstrate just how little modern medicine really understands about human health, and offers a new way of thinking that can help all of us live longer, healthier lives.

Bears of the World

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Domico, Terry / Newman, Mark, PUBLISHER: ong>Factsong> on File, Bears of ong>theong> World features an authoritative text, global coverage, and stunning, previously unpublished photographs.

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Medicine Challenged: How Greed and Abuse of Power Are Making

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sarmiento, MD Augusto / Sarmiento, Augusto, PUBLISHER: PublishAmerica, Medicine is experiencing crises of unprecedented proportion. This book addresses, in a critical though constructive manner, ong>theong> increasing commercialization of medicine, ong>theong> greed and loss of professionalism of many of its members, its excessive fragmentation into subspecialties, and ong>theong> education of ong>theong> physician, which is increasingly controlled by ong>theong> pharmaceutical and surgical implant industry. All ong>theong>se factors have played a major role in ong>theong> current healthcare crisis, manifested by ong>theong> inexcusable millions of uninsured people, ong>theong> unaffordable cost of health insurance, and ong>theong> grossly inferior care ong>theong> poor receive in this country. ong>Theong> author blames ong>theong> medical profession for having contributed to ong>theong> perpetuation of some of ong>theong> problems, and calls its fellowship and its representative organizations to respond by correcting ong>theong> flaws that are correctable, and to throw ong>theong>ir support behind initiatives that will ensure restoration of ong>theong> high moral standards that made medicine a most noble profession.

Encyclopedia of Adoption

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Adamec, Christine / Pierce, William L., PUBLISHER: ong>Factsong> on File, This A-to-Z reference addresses all aspects, social

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The German-American Heritage

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Franck, Irene M. / Irene M Franck, PUBLISHER: ong>Factsong> on File, This volume uses firsthand accounts and period illustrations to detail ong>theong> immigration of Germans into ong>theong> United States, ong>theong> hardships ong>theong>y experienced upon arriving, and ong>theong>ir role throughout history. Coverage includes ong>theong> Mennonites and Quakers who left Germany in search of religious freedom in ong>theong> late seventeenth century, ong>theong> immigrants who poured into ong>theong> United States in ong>theong> nineteenth century following ong>theong> Napoleonic Wars and who continued to come through ong>theong> s, ong>theong> development of German-American communities, ong>theong> impact of two world wars on Americans of German descent, and ong>theong> valuable contributions of German-Americans to this country.

The Light Bulb: And How It Changed the World

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pollard, Michael / Michael Pollard, PUBLISHER: ong>Factsong> on File, History and Invention traces ong>theong> historical development and diverse applications of three key technological innovations -- ong>theong> clock, ong>theong> wheel, and ong>theong> light bulb -- and explores ong>theong>ir impact on ong>theong> course of human history. Laid out in easily accessible, two-page spreads and enhanced by scores of full-color photos, drawings, and maps, each volume supplies clear and vividly illustrated answers to ong>theong> questions young people have about ong>theong> technology ong>theong>y use every day. This volume first reviews ong>theong> electric inventions that preceded Edison's light bulb -- ong>theong> battery, ong>theong> telegraph, and ong>theong> telephone -- and ong>theong>n explains how electricity has been generated, supplied, and used ever since.

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North American Health Care Policy in the s

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: King, Arthur / Thornton, Robert K., PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Considers conceptual and empirical issues in ong>theong> design of national health policy ranging from a discussion of broad principles through specific aspects of health to evaluations of proposals for reforming ong>theong> U.S. health care system. Contains comparative studies concerned with some details of Canadian and American health care. Reviews ong>theong> current U.S. situation and suggests guidelines for policymakers who will shape ong>theong> future of ong>theong> health care delivery system.

U.S. Health Law and Policy : A Guide to the Current

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Caldwell, Donald H., Jr., PUBLISHER: Jossey-Bass, This annotated bibliographic guide to ong>theong> literature of health care law offers ong>theong> health care administrator, corporate benefits manager, physician, or attorney a key to ong>theong> door of health care policy and law. This edition focuses on evaluating ong>theong> materials--many not widely disseminated--about evolving corporate structures such as managed care organizations and ong>theong>ir numerous progeny. Also addressed are topics such as health care liability, patient access to health care, environmental issues, legal issues arising in ong>theong> context of AIDS, and privacy of patient records.

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Talking Bones: The Science of Forensic Anthropology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thomas, Peggy, PUBLISHER: ong>Factsong> on File, This exciting young adult set brings ong>theong> latest scientific advances right from ong>theong> laboratory to ong>theong> library. It makes information about science and technology readily available to young people in basic terms ong>theong>y can understand. Highlights include: -- ong>Theong> history of ong>theong> particular science or technology, including its key inventors, researchers, and pioneers -- A description of a particular science or technology, introducing its basic concepts and terms -- Applications to everyday life -- A discussion of ong>theong> future of ong>theong> science or technology, including both ong>theong> advantages and ong>theong> potential negative effect on human life and ong>theong> environment.

Medicine

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Berk, Steven L. / Jenkins, Marjorie R. / Davis, William R., PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing, PreTest is ong>theong> closest you can get to seeing ong>theong> test before you take it. Great for course review and clinical rotations, too Medicine: PreTest asks ong>theong> right questions so you'll know ong>theong> right answers... This one-of-a-kind test prep guide helps you:. Get to know material on ong>theong> medicine shelf exam and ong>theong> USMLE Step 2. Practice with 500 clinical vignette-style questions and referenced answers. Learn why answers are right and wrong. Review key ong>factsong> for exam success. Build confidence, skills, and knowledge.. ong>Theong>re are plenty of answers out ong>theong>re. But only PreTest delivers ong>theong> right questions...

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Fish

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Losito, Linda / Bailey, Jill / Linda Losito, Christopher O'Toole, PUBLISHER: ong>Factsong> on File, ong>Theong> four-volume Encyclopedia of ong>theong> Animal World set offers young readers an appealing introduction to major animal groups and species alive today. Each book examines how a creature's size, color, feeding methods, and defenses evolve in relation to a particular diet, climate, and habitat. Also explored are ong>theong> human activities that often disrupt natural ecosystems and threaten ong>theong> survival of many species. Grouped according to common body structure and evolution from common ancestors, each volume consists of two- to six-page articles devoted to individual species. Each article includes a fact panel that provides information at a glance on ong>theong> world distribution, habitat, group size, diet, lifespan, scientific name, and conservation status of every species.

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