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Panic in Level 4
Random House Publishing Group 2008; US$ 15.00Bizarre illnesses and plagues that kill people in the most unspeakable ways. Obsessive and inspired efforts by scientists to solve mysteries and save lives. From The Hot Zone to The Demon in the Freezer and beyond, Richard Preston?s bestselling works have mesmerized readers everywhere by showing them strange worlds of nature they never dreamed of.... more...
Diagnostic Atlas of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Elsevier Science 2011; US$ 195.00Gastroesophageal reflux is one of the most common maladies of mankind. Approximately 40% of the adult population of the USA suffers from significant heartburn and the numerous antacids advertised incessantly on national television represents a $8 billion per year drug market. The ability to control acid secretion with the increasingly effective acid-suppressive... more...
Pathophysiology of the Enteric Nervous System
Wiley 2008; US$ 205.95Over the last few years there have been huge advances made in our understanding of the interactions between the brain and the gut – the enteric nervous system. This book is particularly relevant in the understanding, diagnosis and management of irritable bowel syndrome – the most common functional disorder of the bowel. IBS has been diagnosed... more...
Dr. Golem
University of Chicago Press 2008; US$ 20.00A creature of Jewish mythology, a golem is an animated being made by man from clay and water who knows neither his own strength nor the extent of his ignorance. Like science and technology, the subjects of Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch's previous volumes, medicine is also a golem, and this Dr. Golem should not be blamed for its mistakes—they... more...
Between XX and XY
Chicago Review Press 2009; US$ 19.95Providing a fascinating look at the science of sex and what makes people male or female, this book explains dozens of intersex conditions?such as hermaphroditism, Klinefelter syndrome, and androgen insensitivity syndrome?and includes personal interviews with people living with these conditions telling their surprising and often heart-wrenching stories. Even... more...
Hypertension and Stroke
Springer 2010; US$ 149.99Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the US and a leading cause of disability among adults. Stroke is not an accident but occurs in relation to a number of risk factors or antecedents. Hypertension is the most important modifiable risk factor for stroke, and blood pressure level may play an important role in determining outcome after acute... more...





