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Medical Science Research - HOME Medical Science Research Protecting Participants and Facilitating Social and Behavioral Sciences Research by Constance F.Citro, Institutional review boards (IRBs) are the linchpins of the protection systems that govern human participation in research. In recent years, high-profile cases have focused attention on the weaknesses of the procedures in place to protect participants in medical research. The issues surrounding participants in place to protect in the social, behavioral, and economic sciences may be less visible to the public eye, but they are no less important in ensuring ethical and responsible research. This ...

Medical Medicine Research - HOME Medical Medicine Research Complementary Medicine: A Research Perspective by Charles Vincent, Complementary, or alternative, medicine is now widely used in the developed world. It encompasses an enormous range of diagnostic techniques and therapies, many of which are highly valued by both patients and practitioners. Critics of complementary medicine point to the lack of supporting evidence and suggest a variety of dangers and adverse effects. This volume provides a balanced and even-handed review of the evidence and assesses the claims of both advocates and critics. Complementary Medicine: A Research Perspective draws the ...

Medical Library Research - HOME Medical Library Research The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Hansen's Disease: A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age by Icon Health Publications, This sourcebook has been created for patients who have decided to make education and Internet-based research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it also tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to hansen's disease, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The ...

Council Dyspnea Medical Research Scale - HOME Council Dyspnea Medical Research Scale Forging Links for Health Research: Perspectives from the Council on Health Research for Development by Victor R. Neufeld, As part of the lead up to the International Conference on Health Research for Development ( held in Bangkok in October 2000), the Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED) has called upon its associates around the world to reflect on achievements and setbacks in the 1990s. This book is the result of those reflections. "In Forging Links for Health Research, " a team of international experts record the important lessons ...

China Medical News Research Science - HOME China Medical News Research Science Wild Science: Reading Feminism, Medicine and the Media by Janine Marchessault, Everyday viewers are confronted with shocking news reports and sensational images about DNA and cloning, the fight against AIDS, cancer and depression. TV stations such as Lifetime currently devote entire programs to women's health and popular sitcoms are now dealing with issues like mammograms, breast cancer and hormone replacement therapy. Wild Science investigates this worldwide boom in health culture. The book helps to explain how popular culture-the principal channel by which the non-scientific ...

Cancer Information Medical Product Research - HOME Cancer Information Medical Product Research The Osteoporosis Solution by Carl Germano, More than 25 million Americans have osteoporosis, a disease that can Begin to develop in women in their 20's and 30's. Men are affected too -- in fact, 50% are more likely to suffer a fracture due to osteoporosis than to develop prostate cancer. Calcium alone has been proven to have severe limitations in treating osteoporosis, and conventional drug regimens such as estrogen therapy can have harmful side effects. Now, in this thoroughly researched, easy-to-understand guide, a leading ...

Medicine Research - HOME Medicine Research Complementary Medicine: A Research Perspective by Charles Vincent, Complementary, or alternative, medicine is now widely used in the developed world. It encompasses an enormous range of diagnostic techniques and therapies, many of which are highly valued by both patients and practitioners. Critics of complementary medicine point to the lack of supporting evidence and suggest a variety of dangers and adverse effects. This volume provides a balanced and even-handed review of the evidence and assesses the claims of both advocates and critics. Complementary Medicine: A Research Perspective draws the empirical ...

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Medical Science Article - HOME Medical Science Article The Death of Innocents: A True Story of Murder, Medicine, and High-Stakes Science by Richard Firstman, Unraveling a twenty-five-year tale of multiple murder and medical deception, "The Death of Innocents is a work of first-rate journalism told with the compelling narrative drive of a mystery novel. More than just a true-crime story, it is the stunning expose of spurious science that sent medical researchers in the wrong direction--and nearly allowed a murderer to go unpunished. On July 28, 1971, a two-and-a- ...

Medical Receivable Factoring - HOME Medical Receivable Factoring Ensuring Quality Cancer Care by Maria Elizabeth Hewitt, We all want to believe that when people get cancer, they will receive medical attention of the highest quality. Even as new scientific breakthroughs are announced, though, many cancer patients may be getting the wrong care, too little care, or too much care, in the form of unnecessary procedures. How close is American medicine to the ideal of quality cancer care for every person with cancer? Ensuring Quality Cancer Care provides a comprehensive picture of how cancer care is delivered in ...

Factoring Medical Receivables - HOME Factoring Medical Receivables Ensuring Quality Cancer Care by Maria Elizabeth Hewitt, We all want to believe that when people get cancer, they will receive medical attention of the highest quality. Even as new scientific breakthroughs are announced, though, many cancer patients may be getting the wrong care, too little care, or too much care, in the form of unnecessary procedures. How close is American medicine to the ideal of quality cancer care for every person with cancer? Ensuring Quality Cancer Care provides a comprehensive picture of how cancer care is delivered in ...

Institute of Medical Science - HOME Institute of Medical Science Wild Science: Reading Feminism, Medicine and the Media by Janine Marchessault, Everyday viewers are confronted with shocking news reports and sensational images about DNA and cloning, the fight against AIDS, cancer and depression. TV stations such as Lifetime currently devote entire programs to women's health and popular sitcoms are now dealing with issues like mammograms, breast cancer and hormone replacement therapy. Wild Science investigates this worldwide boom in health culture. The book helps to explain how popular culture-the principal channel by which the non-scientific community understands illness-implicates national health policies and effects medical research funding. This innovative and controversial volume reveals the new technologies which make the human body into a virtual territory; popular representations of genetics and identity, the diagnostic and medical practices centered around women's bodies, and debates around the practice of 'feminist science studies'. ...

Amrita Institute of Medical Science - HOME Amrita Institute of Medical Science Wild Science: Reading Feminism, Medicine and the Media by Janine Marchessault, Everyday viewers are confronted with shocking news reports and sensational images about DNA and cloning, the fight against AIDS, cancer and depression. TV stations such as Lifetime currently devote entire programs to women's health and popular sitcoms are now dealing with issues like mammograms, breast cancer and hormone replacement therapy. Wild Science investigates this worldwide boom in health culture. The book helps to explain how popular culture-the principal channel by which the non-scientific community understands illness-implicates national health policies and effects medical research funding. This innovative and controversial volume reveals the new technologies which make the human body into a virtual territory; popular representations of genetics and identity, the diagnostic and medical practices centered around women's bodies, and debates around the practice of 'feminist science studies'. ...

Diabetes Research - HOME Diabetes Research The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Diabetic Neuropathy: A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age by Icon Health Publications, This sourcebook has been created for patients who have decided to make education and Internet-based research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it also tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to diabetic neuropathy, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this ...

Librarian Library Medical Medical - HOME Librarian Library Medical Medical Conn's Current Therapy - Each condition (nearly 300) is addressed by an international authority with extensive experience specific to the topic. - Consistent, logical organization enables readers to find and retrieve therapeutic information quickly - Selected by librarians as a "first-purchase selection" on the Brandon/Hill selected list of books and journals for the small medical library. - Updated yearly under the expert editorial leadership of Drs. Rakel and Bope--making this one of the most trusted resources worldwide - Includes a bonus website that allows you to access information regardless ...

Medical Science Logo - HOME Medical Science Logo Rationalizing Medical Work: Decision-Support Techniques and Medical Practices by Marc Berg, Our response to the skyrocketing cost and nonuniform delivery of medical care has been a call for the rationalizing of medical practice through decision-support techniques. These tools, which include protocols, decision analysis, and expert systems, have generated much debate. Advocates argue that they will make medical practice more rational, more uniform, and more efficient and that they will transform the "art" of medical work into a "science." Critics argue that formal tools cannot and should not ...

Herbal Medicine Research - HOME Herbal Medicine Research The Psychopharmacology of Herbal Medicine: Plant Drugs That Alter Mind, Brain, and Behavior by Marcello Spinella, Virtually all cultures consume drugs from psychoactive plants. Caffeine, for example, is probably the most common stimulant in the world, and many modern medicines, such as morphine and codeine, are derived from plant sources. In these cases, scientific research has revealed the composition of the plants and how they interact with the nervous system. There are also many herbal medications with reputed therapeutic value that have not yet gained acceptance into mainstream medicine, partly because there has not been enough research to support their ...

Medical Encyclopedia - HOME Medical Encyclopedia Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology: Health and Illness in the World's Cultures Topics - Volume 1; Cultures - Volume 2 Illness and death are significant events for people everywhereand no one is spared. Medical beliefs and practices are not the sameeverywhere. They determine how people understand the causes of illnessand death and how they cope with these events. It is not surprisingtherefore that medical practitioners and others are becomingincreasingly aware of the need to understand the influence of societyand culture on medical belief and practice. Culture - the customaryways of thinking and acting ...

Medical Specialty - HOME Medical Specialty Medical Transcription: Fundamentals and Practice by Health Professions Inst, For courses in Medical Transcription, Medical Assisting, Medical Office Procedures, and Legal Transcription/Court Reporting. Providing basic medical transcription training for students with no prior experience, this groundbreaking introductory text offers a unique combination of authentic physician dictation by body systems, coordinated readings and exercises by medical specialty, and supplementary information vital to every medical transcription student. Offering a distinct learning advantage over programs using professional readers as dictators, it teaches students to transcribe actual medical dictation complete with variables in ...

Medical Disease - HOME Medical Disease The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Hansen's Disease: A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age by Icon Health Publications, This sourcebook has been created for patients who have decided to make education and Internet-based research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it also tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to hansen's disease, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title ...

Dermatitis Research Seborrheic - HOME Dermatitis Research Seborrheic Latex Intolerance: Basic Science, Epidemiology, and Clinical Management This comprehensive, definitive, and long overdue reference deals specifically with all the manifestations of latex intolerance including irritation, allergic contact dermatitis, and contact urticaria. Exploring the latest research in skin irritation, this well-illustrated textbook also covers, in-depth, basic science and clinically relevant practical issues such as the management of latex intolerance and hand dermatitis. Separate sections cover irritation, allergy, and contact urticaria. Experts with a special interest in this area provide a balanced international perspective to this first major ...

Article Database Huge Supplement - HOME Article Database Huge Supplement Educational Research: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches, a Research Edition by Burke Johnson, “ This book is oriented to promoting the understanding of research methods rather than merely presenting students with a list of terms, formulas and designs to memorize.” Kathy Green University of Denver “ The organization and clarity of this book will capture students' interest and offer a new perspective on how to study research methods.” Dr. Vernelle Tyler University of South Carolina Aiken “ This book is well written, thoroughly researched and the theory is well supplemented with examples.” ...

Stanford University Medical Center - HOME Stanford University Medical Center A Headache in the Pelvis, 3rd Ed.: A New Understanding and Treatment for Prostatitis and Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndromes A Headache in the Pelvis describes the Stanford Protocol, a new and revolutionary treatment for prostatitis and other chronic pelvic pain syndromes that was developed at Stanford University Medical Center in the department of Urology. The book describes the details of the Stanford Protocol. The Promise of Sleep: A Pioneer in Sleep Medicine Explores the Vital Connection Between Health, Happiness, and a Good Night's Sleep by William C. Dement, SLEEP BETTER, LIVE LONGER ...

Cluster Headache Research - HOME Cluster Headache Research Cluster Headaches: Treatment and Relief for Cluster, Cluster Migraine, and Recurring Eye-Stab Pain by Michael E. Goldstein, This concise manual on cluster headaches is furnished to encourage and support cluster headache victims, their families, and the doctors who are trying to help them. It contains more than 200 profiles of cluster headache sufferers, along with candid excerpts by medical doctors and their patients. More importantly, it clarifies symptoms, elaborates on factors likely to provoke the condition, and provides the most up-to-date, cutting-edge therapies for treating and relieving the pain. Cluster headaches (also called cluster migraines or Horton's syndrome) are similar ...

Online Medical Library - HOME Online Medical Library The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Hansen's Disease: A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age by Icon Health Publications, This sourcebook has been created for patients who have decided to make education and Internet-based research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it also tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to hansen's disease, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The ...

California Center Davis Medical University - HOME California Center Davis Medical University Costs of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses by J. Paul Leigh, As the debate over health care reform continues, costs have become a critical measure in the many plans and proposals to come before us. Knowing costs is important because it allows comparisons across such disparate health conditions as AIDS, Alzheimer's disease, heart disease, and cancer. This book presents the results of a major study estimating the large and largely overlooked costs of occupational injury and illness--costs as large as those for cancer and over four times the costs of AIDS.The incidence and mortality of occupational injury and illness were assessed by reviewing data from national surveys and applied an attributable-risk-proportion method. Costs were assessed using the human capital method that decomposes costs into direct categories such as medical costs and insurance administration expenses, as well as indirect categories such as lost earnings and lost fringe benefits. The total is estimated to be $155 billion and is likely to be low as it does not include costs associated with pain and suffering or of ...

Dermatology Research - HOME Dermatology Research Dermatologic Research Techniques by Howard I. Maibach, This book provides an overview and in-depth evaluation of the rapidly evolving world of dermatologic research models. The volume updates the previous four in the 'Models in Dermatology' series. Taken together they provide a comprehensive approach to the choice of technique for a given area as well as how to interpret the data. Cosmetic Dermatology Principles and Practice by Leslie Baumann, * A "first" in cosmetic dermatology * The latest drugs, topical agents and non-invasive procedures * 231 illustrations including 77 color photographs 1) ...

Medical Consumables - HOME Medical Consumables Measuring the Prices of Medical Treatments by Jack E. Triplett, How serious is medical care inflation in the United States? For many years, price indexes for medical care have outstripped the overall rate of inflation. For example, between 1986 and 1996, the medical care component of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 6.5 percent per year, roughly exceeding the annual increase in the overall CPI during this period by 75 percent.Many economists, however, believe that economic statistics on medical care do not accurately measure medical care price changes ...

Cancer Research - HOME Cancer Research The Unequal Burden of Cancer: An Assessment of Nih Research and Programs for Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved by Institute of Medicine, We know more about cancer prevention, detection, and treatment than ever before-yet not all segments of the U.S. population have benefited to the fullest extent possible from advances in our understanding of cancer. Some ethnic minorities experience more cancer than the majority population, and poor people- no mater what their ethnicity-often lack access to adequate cancer care. The Unequal Burden of Cancer provides an ...

Medical Science Liaison - HOME Medical Science Liaison Rationalizing Medical Work: Decision-Support Techniques and Medical Practices by Marc Berg, Our response to the skyrocketing cost and nonuniform delivery of medical care has been a call for the rationalizing of medical practice through decision-support techniques. These tools, which include protocols, decision analysis, and expert systems, have generated much debate. Advocates argue that they will make medical practice more rational, more uniform, and more efficient and that they will transform the "art" of medical work into a "science." Critics argue that formal tools cannot and should not ...

Research Paper - HOME Research Paper 12 Easy Steps to Successful Research Papers by Neil W. Meriwether, "12 Easy Steps to Successful Research Papers is an essential tool for students. This edition reflects the way research is done today by incorporating both traditional and online methods of research. Whether a student has just begun writing research papers or needs to brush up on his research skills, this easy to follow text will guide him through the process. Features include three sample research papers along with several examples throughout the text that are developed in a step- ...

Diabetes Diagnosis From Research Treatment - HOME Diabetes Diagnosis From Research Treatment The Unofficial Guide to Living with Diabetes by Maria Thomas, The inside scoop… for when you want more than the official line! You know that diabetes is a serious and chronic disease. You know that if you don' t carefully monitor your nutrition, exercise, and medications, life-threatening complications could result. You want to do everything you can to stay healthy, but how do you determine the best treatment for yourself? You want to know how diabetes effects your body, what you can do to stay in control of your health, ...

Medical Reference - HOME Medical Reference Medical Microbiology: A Short Course by James Miller, Medical Microbiology: A Short Course Ellen Jo Baron, Robert S. Chang, Dexter H. Howard, James N. Miller, and Jerrold A. Turner As more information about human infectious diseases emerges and as new questions arise, medical students, students and researchers in microbiology and immunology, and clinicians in every medical specialty need a clear and systematic summary of modern medical microbiology. Now, Wiley provides this much needed summary in a one-volume textbook, reference, and review covering the essentials of bacteriology, mycology, virology, and ...

Academic Journal Medical Science Social - HOME Academic Journal Medical Science Social The Death of Innocents: A True Story of Murder, Medicine, and High-Stakes Science by Richard Firstman, Unraveling a twenty-five-year tale of multiple murder and medical deception, "The Death of Innocents is a work of first-rate journalism told with the compelling narrative drive of a mystery novel. More than just a true-crime story, it is the stunning expose of spurious science that sent medical researchers in the wrong direction--and nearly allowed a murderer to go unpunished. On July 28, 1971, a two- ...

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The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science - HOME The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science The Death of Innocents: A True Story of Murder, Medicine, and High-Stakes Science by Richard Firstman, Unraveling a twenty-five-year tale of multiple murder and medical deception, "The Death of Innocents is a work of first-rate journalism told with the compelling narrative drive of a mystery novel. More than just a true-crime story, it is the stunning expose of spurious science that sent medical researchers in the wrong direction--and nearly allowed a murderer to go unpunished. On July 28, 1971, a ...

England Journal Medicine New Research - HOME England Journal Medicine New Research AIDS Update 2005 \f1 \ \ \f0 "AIDS Update 2005" presents a balanced review of the most current research and information on HIV infection, HIV disease and AIDS. More importantly, the book places this discussion within a biological, medical and social framework, helping readers to more fully understand this devastating pandemic. Included with each book is a subscription to Research Navigator, a web-based research tool that offers articles culled from sources including the "New England Journal of Medicine, AIDS Weekly," and "The New York Times." Overview of AIDS ...

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