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Daniel Defoe
The Floating Press 1901; US$ 4.99Learn more about the life and works of the brilliant eighteenth-century spy, novelist, and rabble-rouser Daniel Defoe in this penetrating biography penned by William Minto. Minto, a Scottish professor of logic, offers a keenly insightful take on the influences and events that shaped Defoe's contributions to journalism and literature, which included... more...
Nutritional Modulation of Neural Function
Elsevier Science 1988; US$ 69.50Nutritional Modulation of Neural Function more...
Geriatric Nutrition
CRC Press 2007; US$ 165.95Poor nutritional health leads to acute and chronic disease, and disease states are catastrophic to nutritional health. Beginning with an overview of nutrition in older persons, this book addresses nutrition epidemiology, obesity, immunity, as well as molecular theories of aging. It offers prescriptions for enteral and parenteral nutrition. more...
The Science of Staying Young
McGraw-Hill 2007; US$ 24.95One of the world's leading aging expertsgives you a 10-step plan for youngerlooks, a sharper mind, better sex, and alonger life. The Science of Staying Young reveals the four keyfactors for looking and feeling young—fish, alcohol(yes, alcohol!), hormone replacement, and exercise. Based on the latest scientific research on aging, thebook will... more...
Corpus-Assisted Discourse Studies on the Iraq Conflict
Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 136.00This volume seeks to illustrate the fundamental role of language in political action, focusing on the war in Iraq. It combines quantitative methods, based on a sophisticated modular corpus that was queried through special software with the aim of identifying regularly occurring lexical and semantic patterns, with classical discourse analysis, which... more...
Pathy's Principles and Practice of Geriatric Medicine
Wiley 2012; US$ 730.00Now in its fifth edition, this comprehensive textbook of geriatric medical practice provides up-to-date, evidence-based, and practical information about all the major medical problems of aging citizens. Containing 41 new chapters covering new infections, treatments, approaches to care, and end of life care, Pathy’s Principles and Practice of... more...
Sarcopenia
Wiley 2012; US$ 123.95Edited and written by world experts in the field, this book defines and explains the clinical relevance of an important geriatric syndrome: Sarcopenia. The book covers all recent scientific evidence and treatment options including interventions to improve sarcopenia, nutritional approaches to treat sarcopenia and the future of drug treatments. ... more...
Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 15 (1995)
Springer Publishing Company 1995; US$ 90.00Proper nutrition, weight, and exercise have all been strongly linked to improved health and longevity among the elderly. This timely volume presents the latest medical research on nutrition and its impact on healthy aging in a variety of older populations and in a range of care settings. Topics include the diagnosis and management of protein undernutrition;... more...
Cachexia and Wasting
Springer 2007; US$ 249.99Cachexia may well represent the flip side of the tremendous achievements of modern medicine. Many diseases rapidly leading patients to death just a few years ago, are now better controlled by new therapies, and even if we cannot cure and eradicate them, their natural history has significantly increased by months and years. Although these new therapeutic... more...









