Humana imprint: 863 books
The Medical Almanac
A Calendar of Dates of Significance to the Profession of Medicine, Including Fascinating Illustrations, Medical Milestones, Dates of Birth and Death of Notable Physicians, Brief Biographical Sketches, Quotations, and Assorted Medical Curiosities and
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Now you Merely Acknowledge calendric resonances, the anniversary view of histmy, and catalogue them by Alphabetical Priority. -John Barth, Letters The history of medicine is a microcosm for the whole of human history. Its advances parallel progress in science and philosophy, civilization and ethics....
by Jerome Goddard
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2009
In this second edition of Infectious Diseases and Arthropods, Jerome Goddard summarizes the latest thinking about the biological, entomological, and clinical aspects of the major vector-borne diseases around the world. His book covers mosquito-, tick-, and flea-borne diseases, and a variety of other...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2010
Nutrition Guide for Physicians is a desktop reference guide on nutrition and its clinical implications for health and disease through the lifecycle. Presented in a new softcover format and user-friendly style, it serves as a valuable resource of practical information on nutrition for physicians in...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2013
The field of pediatric hypertension has undergone important changes in the time since the second edition of Pediatric Hypertension published. Much new information on hypertension in the young has become available. Previous chapters have been fully revised and new chapters have been added to cover...
Pressure Ulcers in the Aging Population
A Guide for Clinicians
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2013
Medical practitioners receive little, if any, formal training in the prevention, assessment and management of pressure ulcers and other chronic wounds. Pressure Ulcers in the Aging Population: A Guide for Clinicians is a resource primarily aimed at physicians interested in the fundamentals of...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2013
Handbook of Clinical Nutrition and Stroke is a comprehensive reference on nutrition for the multidisciplinary team caring for stroke patients. Targeting physicians, nurse practitioners, clinical dietitians, and advanced allied health and medical students, this volume provides an introduction on the...
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH
Volume 1: Frontiers in Research
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2008
For over 50 years, the mission of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has been to conduct and support basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases with the ultimate goal of improving the health of individuals...
Visual Dysfunction in Diabetes
The Science of Patient Impairment and Health Care
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2011
An exciting contribution to the field, Visual Dysfunction in Diabetes: The Science of Patient Impairment and Improvementis designed with two overriding objectives: to help readers understand the impact of vision impairment in people living daily with diabetes rather than considering diabetic retinopathy...
Functional Respiratory Disorders
When Respiratory Symptoms Do Not Respond to Pulmonary Treatment
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2012
Many patients with pulmonary complaints fail to improve despite physicians’ best efforts. Sometimes, we ascribe this failure to lack of adherence with therapy, or to the severity of the condition. What we often fail to appreciate, however, is that sometimes the lack of improvement can be explained...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 1999
New discoveries in biology are occurring at an incredible rate, and with these discoveries arise nearly unimaginable opportunities in every area of human existence. Imagine the excitement surround ing the "penicillin project" and the subsequent rapid development of anti-infective agents...
Palliative Care
A Case-based Guide
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2010
A clinical case-based handbook has a role in general clinicians’ practice of caring for patients with serious or life-limiting illness. The explosion of the field of Hospice and Palliative Medicine impacts all physicians and healthcare providers. Fellowship trained s- cialists graduate in greater...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2011
Colorectal Cancer Screening provides a complete overview of colorectal cancer screening, from epidemiology and molecular abnormalities, to the latest screening techniques such as stool DNA and FIT, Computerized Tomography (CT) Colonography, High Definition Colonoscopes and Narrow Band Imaging. As...
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Diagnosis and Therapeutics
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2011
As in the first edition of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases this new edition continues to provide readers with a concise, yet in-depth review of many of the important areas in the history, epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of the inflammatory bowel diseases (ulcerative colitis and Crohn's...
Handbook of Pain Relief in Older Adults
An Evidence-Based Approach
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2003
A comprehensive assessment of the clinical, psychological, legal, and cultural aspects of dealing with unnecessary pain in the elderly. The authors explore pharmacotherapy (nonopioids, opioids, and adjuvants), interventional strategies, the role of rehabilitation in managing pain in seniors, and the...