History of medicine Books
Taylor & Francis Ltd Women and Poor Relief in SeventeenthCentury
Book SynopsisChronicling the history of the Daughters of Charity through the seventeenth century, this study examines how the community's existence outside of convents helped to change the nature of women's religious communities and the early modern Catholic church. Unusually for the time, this group of Catholic religious women remained uncloistered. They lived in private houses in the cities and towns of France, offering medical care, religious instruction and alms to the sick and the poor; by the end of the century, they were France's premier organization of nurses. This book places the Daughters of Charity within the context of early modern poor relief in France - the author shows how they played a critical role in shaping the system, and also how they were shaped by it. The study also examines the complicated relationship of the Daughters of Charity to the Catholic church of the time, analyzing it not only for what light it can shed on the history of the community, but also for what it can tell us about the Catholic Reformation more generally.Trade Review'Dinan's welcome book shows us French women as active and creative participants in the Catholic renewal of the seventeenth century. Tracing the evolution of the Daughters of Charity from a small handful of women under the personal direction of Louise de Marillac to a complex organization with 250 houses scattered across France, it highlights the personal and professional initiative the daughters displayed as they expanded their work as 'servants to the poor' to include teaching, health care, and hospital management and convincingly explains the strong and yet flexible institutional structures that ensured the company's continued success long after its founder's death.' Barbara Diefendorf, Professor of History, Boston University 'Dinan's book is an important addition to recent studies on women's spirituality in the Protestant and Catholic Reformations.' Renaissance Quarterly 'In addition to providing a much needed study of the particular history of the Daughters of Charity, Dinan's book deepens our understanding of women's religious experience and their contribution to religious change in Catholic Reformation France.' H-France Review ’To Dinan's credit, she has succeeded in unearthing, collating, and analyzing a variety of rich sources that reveal a confraternal group that provided the inspiration and model for the most prevalent forms of Catholic social engagement in the modern world... a book that will serve as an essential reference to the study of the 'feminization' of the Catholic reformation in France.’ The Catholic Historical ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; The foundation of the Daughters of Charity; Varieties of work: living the active vocation in parishes; Varieties of work: living the active vocation in institutions; Bureaucraticization and the growth of the Company of the Daughters of Charity; Epilogue; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.
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Pharmaceutical Press Hospital Pharmacy
Book SynopsisHospital Pharmacy outlines the changes in pharmacy practice within the hospital setting and discusses the vast range of services that are provided. Each chapter is devoted to an area of pharmacy practice and discusses its history, current practice and future developments.Trade Review"a book that details the features of pharmacy services within and from hospital-based pharmacies in the United Kingdom...This book certainly provides readers with a solid understanding of the practice of hospital-based pharmacy in the U.K." Patrick McDonnell, Pharm.D. (Temple University School of Pharmacy) -- Patrick J. McDonnellTable of Contents1. Hospital Pharmacy within the NHS 2. Pharmacy in the acute independent sector 3. Purchasing medicines 4. Medicines supply and automation 5. Controlled drugs in hospital pharmacy 6. Technical services 7. Quality assurance 8. Medicines iInformation 9. Clinical pharmacy 10. Pharmacist prescribing 11. Strategic medicines management 12. Risks with medicines 13. Mental health pharmacy 14. Community health services 15. Information technology 16. Research and development 17. Workplace development 18. Consultant pharmacists 19. Managing services
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Biological Consequences of the European Expansion
Book SynopsisâWherever the European has trod, death seems to pursue the aboriginal.â So wrote Charles Darwin in 1836. Though there has been considerable discussion concerning their precise demographic impact, reflected in the articles here, there is no doubt that the arrival of new diseases with the Europeans (such as typhus and smallpox) had a catastrophic effect on the indigenous population of the Americas, and later of the Pacific. In the Americas, malaria and yellow fever also came with the slaves from Africa, themselves imported to work the depopulated land. These diseases placed Europeans at risk too, and with some resistance to both disease pools, Africans could have a better chance of survival. Also covered here is the controversy over the origins of syphilis, while the final essays look at agricultural consequences of the European expansion, in terms of nutrition both in North America and in Europe.Trade Review'A principal objective of the Expanding World series is the establishment of the cross-cultural context of European interaction with non-European populations. The volume under review plays an important role in achieving that goal. It succeeds in bringing together some of the finest, most insightful scholarship from the periodical literature. The collection is highly recommended.' Sixteenth Century Journal 'European and Non-European Societies and Christianity and Missions along with the other volumes in An Expanding World should become a standard collection for any academic library. The invaluable bibliography, the variety of themes, and the historical problems will engage students of all levels, undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral, in many aspects of early modern and world history for years to come.' Sixteenth Century JournalTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; The origin and antiquity of syphilis: paleopathological diagnosis and interpretation, Brenda J. Baker and George J. Armelagos; Disease and the depopulation of Hispaniola, 1492-1518, Noble David Cook; New World depopulation and the case of disease, Donald Joralemon; Conquistador y pestilencia: the first New World pandemic and the fall of the great Indian empires, Alfred W. Crosby; An outline of Andean epidemic history to 1720, Henry F. Dobyns; Epidemiology and the slave trade, Philip D. Curtin; The influence of disease on race, logistics, and colonization in the Antilles, Francisco Guerra; Fear of hot climates in the Anglo-American colonial experience, Karen Ordahl Kupperman; Of agues and fevers: malaria in the early Chesapeake, Darrett B. Rutman and Anita H. Rutman; Smallpox and the Indians in the American colonies, John Duffy; The significance of disease in the extinction of the New England Indians, Sherburne F. Cook; Smallpox in aboriginal Australia, 1829-1831, Judy Campbell; Disease and infertility: a new look at the demographic collapse of native populations in the wake of western contact, David E. Stannard; Creative disruptions in American agriculture, 1620-1820, E. L. Jones; Europe’s initial population explosion, William L. Langer; Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd WaterSupply and Public Health Engineering 005
Book SynopsisThis volume traces the evolution of the concept of Public Health and reveals the importance of political will and public spending in this field of civil engineering. Design, construction, operation and maintenance of water-supply and main drainage works are discussed. The period covered extends from Roman engineering through to the early 20th century, with examples from Europe, America and Japan.Trade Review'The aim of Ashgate's twelve volume series is to bring together collections of important papers on particular topics from scholarly journals, conference proceedings and other hard-to-access sources. This is a wholly laudable objective. Some of the papers in the volume under review [The Civil Engineering of Canals and Railways before 1850] cannot be found even in abundantly-resourced academic libraries. The series opens up, directly or indirectly, debates over the nature of historical evidence which arise from the profoundly different approaches to the past of historians of technology, whose works are principally represented in these volumes, industrial archaeologists and social and economic historians.' Industrial Archaeology Review, Vol. XXI, No. 1Table of ContentsContents: Introduction; Urban Water-Supply: Attitudes to Roman engineering and the question of the inverted siphon, Norman A. F. Smith; Our debt to Roman engineering: the water supply of Lincoln to the present day, M. J. T. Lewis; Sir Hugh Myddelton and the New River, G. C. Berry; George Sorocold of Derby: a pioneer of water supply, F. Williamson; The old water-supply of Seville, George Higgin; Portsmouth’s water supply, 1800-1860, Mary Hallett; The impounding reservoirs of the Newcastle and Gateshead Water Company,1845-1905, R. W. Rennison; The old Croton Aqueduct, George H. Rappole; Bringing water to the Crescent City: Benjamin Latrobe and the New Orleans waterworks system, Gary A. Donaldson; Urban sanitation in preindustrial Japan, Susan B. Hanley; Sanitary Reform: The development of Victorian infrastructures: the example of Portsmouth, Robert A. Otter; Edwin Chadwick and the engineers, 1842-1854: systems and antisystems in the pipe-and-brick sewers war, Christopher Hamlin; The separate vs. combined sewer problem: a case study in urban technology and design choice, Joel A. Tarr; Sir Joseph William Bazalgette (1819-1891): engineer to the Metropolitan Board of Works, Denis Smith; Eugène Belgrand (1810-1878): civil engineer, geologist, and pioneer hydrologist, George Atkinson; Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Healy Lectures
Book SynopsisThe Nicholas J. Healy Lectures on Admiralty Law takes place annually at New York University School. They commenced in 1992 with the aim of providing a forum for the scholarly consideration of maritime law and, delivered by expert academics and practitioners in the field, provide great insight into the development of admiralty law since then. This volume collects the seventh to thirteenth lectures, which were given from 2005 to 2015.Trade Review"If you are a maritime lawyer, this new publication from Informa Law from Routledge will make a distinguished contribution to your law library, providing as it does, a source of further enlightenment on some of the grand themes of maritime law and their application to specific cases." - Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor, Richmond Green Chambers, United KingdomTable of Contents1. Applying Jus Gentium to the Salvage of the R.M.S. Titanic in International Waters2. Romero v. International Terminal Operating Company, 358 U.S. 354 (1959)3. Panama Railroad Co. v. Johnson4. Mcdermott v. Amclyde: The Quiet Achiever5. The New Jersey Steam Navigation Co. v. Merchants’ Bank of Boston, 47 U.S. (6 How.) 344 (1848)6. Marine Pollution and the "Polluter Pays" Principle: Should the Polluter also Pay Punitive Damages?7. Celebrating Women on the High Seas – In Admiralty Law and Otherwise8. To Port or Starboard? Why the Supreme Court Might Provide Direction to Those Navigating Choice-of-Law Questions in Maritime-Lien Cases9. What I Wish the Supreme Court Would Decide: Review by a US Court of a Foreign Arbitration Award Issued in a Dispute to which COGSA Applies- What Standard Applies?10. Wish List: Maritime Matters Our Government Might Profitable Address
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Feeling Disease in Modern History
Book SynopsisThis book explores experiences of illness, broadly construed. It encompasses the emotional and sensory disruptions that attend disease, injury, mental illness or trauma, and gives an account of how medical practitioners, experts, lay authorities and the public have felt about such disruptions. Considering all sides of the medical encounter and highlighting the intersection of intellectual history and medical knowledge, of institutional atmospheres, built environments and technological practicalities, and of emotional and sensory experience, Feeling Dis-ease in Modern History presents a wide-ranging affective account of feeling well and of feeling ill. Especially occupied with the ways in which dynamics of power and authority have either validated or discounted dis-eased feelings, the book's contributors probe at the intersectional politics of medical expertise and patient experience to better understand situated expressions of illness, their reception, and their social, culturaTrade Review[This] book would be of value to diverse scholars across disciplinary boundaries. ... The history of emotions has achieved a kind of theoretical and methodological sophistication and maturity that allow us to explore how emotions change and why. Feeling Dis-ease is the evidence. * H-Net Reviews *Many disciplines are represented across the volume, such that interested readers will likely be found in history and psychology departments, as well as in schools of medicine ... Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates. Graduate students and faculty. * CHOICE *This is an innovative and ambitious volume that brings together a range of themes, disciplinary approaches, time-periods, and places to examine the affective dimensions of health and ill-health. This book is about being both well and sick, and considers the experiences of practitioners, patients, and the public. * Agnes Arnold-Forster, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK *If there is a handbook on how to write the affective into the history of medicine and health, this is it. Writing during a pandemic, the authors are attuned to the uproars and silences that comprise the emotionally-charged responses to personal and collective suffering from a rich array of perspectives. * Jonathan Reinarz, Professor of the History of Medicine, University of Birmingham, UK *Table of ContentsIllustrations Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction Emotion and Experience in the History of Medicine: Elaborating A Theory and Seeking A Method, Rob Boddice and Bettina Hitzer Lived Epidemic Commentary 1. Feeling the Dis-Ease of Ebola: An Invisible War, Emmanuel King Urey-Yarkpawolo 2. Ebola Wahala: Breaching Experiments in a Sierra Leonean Border Town, Luisa Enria and Angus Fayia Tengbeh 3. History before Corona: Memory, Experience, and Emotions, Bettina Hitzer Datafication and Knowledge Production Commentary 4. The Binary Logic of Emotion in the Sensorium of Virtual Health: The Case of Happify, Kirsten Ostherr 5. Third Person: Narrating Dis-Ease and Knowledge in Psychiatric Case Histories, Marietta Meier Dis-ease Narratives: Making and Listening Commentary 6. Feeling (and Falling) Ill: Finding a Language of Illness, Franziska Gygax 7. Beyond Symptomology: Listening to How Palestinians Conceive of their own Suffering and Well-being, Heidi Morrison Expertise, Authority, Emotion Commentary 8. Forensic Sense: Sexual Violence, Medical Professionals, and the Senses, Joanna Bourke 9. The Concept of Leidensdruck in West-German Criminal Therapy, 1960-85, Marcel Streng Construction and Contingency of Experience Commentary 10. The Efficacy of Arcadia: Constructing Emotions of Nature in the Pained Body through Landscape Imagery, c.1945-Present, Brenda Lynn Edgar 11. ‘Fashionable’ Diseases in Georgian Britain: Medical Theory, Cultural Meanings and Lived Experience, James Kennaway Material, Objects, Feelings Commentary 12. From a Patient’s Point of View: A Sensual-Perceptual Approach to Bed Treatment, Monika Ankele 13. Feeling Penfield, Annmarie Adams Select Bibliography Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Literary Studies and WellBeing
Book SynopsisThe literary arts represent and provoke experiences of understanding and emotion, and this open access study examines how the practical pursuit of well-being in healthcare reveals purposes at the core of our engagements with and understanding of literature itself.During the past twenty years, much admirable work in the health humanities has focused upon what studies of literature contribute to the understandings and the practical workthe worldly workof healthcare. Such a project aims at developing healthcare practitioners who bring greater care to those who come to them ailing or in fear or faced with terrible suffering. Literary Studies and Well-Being turns this inside out by examining the intergenerational caretaking of healthcare in a manner which allows us to comprehend the nature and discipline of literary studies in new ways. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded Trade ReviewThis book is a beautiful discussion of what it means to have lived experiences, how humans use these events to understand the narrative that is their life, and how literature can influence the definition of wellness in our modern society. I would encourage anyone interested in living well or helping others to do so to pick up this book and take the chance to expand their knowledge, deepen their experience, and start a conversation about well-being. * World Literature Today *Table of ContentsChapter 1: Thesis and Contexts Chapter 2: Introduction: On the Discipline of Literary Studies Chapter 3: Disciplined Knowledge and the Experience of Meaning Chapter 4: The Nature of Value and the Nature of Language Chapter 5: The Discipline of Death Chapter 6: Action and Ethics in Literary Studies Works Cited
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Edinburgh University Press The Queen of Shebas Gift
Book SynopsisThe balsam of Matarea was a famous panacea among physicians in the Middle East and Europe during the antique and medieval periods. Using written sources, visual data and archaeological material, Milwright reconstructs the fascinating cultural history of the balsam tree: from Jericho and En-Gedi to Egypt, and from ancient times to the 17th century.Trade Review"The Queen of Sheba's Gif is a sweeping survey of the intriguing history and lore of balsam, a precious balm once worth its weight in gold. Milwright's deeply researched story of this fabled substance is a gift of erudite and enchanting scholarship." -Adrienne Mayor, Stanford University
£24.69
Random House USA Inc An Anatomy of Addiction
Book SynopsisAcclaimed medical historian Howard Markel traces the careers of two brilliant young doctors—Sigmund Freud, neurologist, and William Halsted, surgeon—showing how their powerful addictions to cocaine shaped their enormous contributions to psychology and medicine. When Freud and Halsted began their experiments with cocaine in the 1880s, neither they, nor their colleagues, had any idea of the drug's potential to dominate and endanger their lives. An Anatomy of Addiction tells the tragic and heroic story of each man, accidentally struck down in his prime by an insidious malady: tragic because of the time, relationships, and health cocaine forced each to squander; heroic in the intense battle each man waged to overcome his affliction. Markel writes of the physical and emotional damage caused by the then-heralded wonder drug, and how each man ultimately changed the world in spite of it—or because of it. One became the father of psychoanalysis; the other, of modern surgery. Here is the full story, long overlooked, told in its rich historical context.
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Little, Brown Book Group Anatomy of a Building
Book SynopsisThe Royal College of Physicians celebrates its 500th anniversary in 2018, and to observe this landmark is publishing this series of ten books. Each of the books focuses on fifty themed elements that have contributed to making the RCP what it is today, together adding up to 500 reflections on 500 years. Some of the people, ideas, objects and manuscripts featured are directly connected to the College, while others have had an influence that can still be felt in its work.Written exactly fifty years after the opening of the building in 1964, this first book in the series, Anatomy of a Building, is a meditation on the architecture of the college, focusing particularly on its current home, a Grade 1 listed building, designed by Denys Lasdun.
£11.40
Taylor & Francis Ltd Uroscopy in Early Modern Europe
Book SynopsisUroscopy - the diagnosis of disease by visual examination of the urine - played a very prominent role in early modern medical practice and in the lives of ordinary people. Widely considered as the most reliable way to diagnose diseases and pregnancies it was taught at the best universities. Leading physicians prided themselves on their mastery in this field. Countless medical writings were dedicated to uroscopy and artists represented it in hundreds of illustrations and paintings. Based on a wide range of textual and visual sources, such as autobiographies, court records, medical treatises and genre painting, this book offers the first comprehensive study of the place of uroscopy in early modern medicine, culture and society and of the - gradually changing - ways in which medical practitioners, lay persons and, last but not least, artists perceived and used it.Table of ContentsUroscopy in Early Modern Europe
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Ideas and Practices in the History of Medicine
Book SynopsisAlthough articles in this volume fall into three thematic clusters, each of those groups exemplifies three general themes: micro-social processes; innovations and the question of continuity versus discontinuity; and the relationship between ideas and practice. Most of these essays touch upon, and some of them are exclusively concerned with, small scale social processes: e.g. the routines of the all-female early-modern childbirth ritual, the different ways that male practitioners were summoned to such occasions, the functioning of voluntary hospitals, the protocols underlying patient records. Such social practices are well worth studying as both the sites and drivers of larger-scale historical change. Whenever there comes into being something new - whether an institution (a hospital), a social practice (the summoning of men as midwives) or a concept (a new approach to disease) - the question arises as to its relationship with what went before. This concept resonates throughout these Table of ContentsContents: Introduction. Part 1 Childbirth and Midwifery: William Hunter and the varieties of man-midwifery; The ceremony of childbirth and its interpretation; A memorial of Eleanor Willughby, a seventeenth-century midwife. Part 2 Medical Institutions: The politics of medical improvement in early Hanoverian London; Conflict, consensus and charity: politics and the provincial voluntary hospitals in the eighteenth century; The Birmingham General Hospital and its public, 1765-79. Part 3 Medical Concepts and Practices: On the history of disease-concepts: the case of pleurisy; Porter versus Foucault on the ’birth of the clinic’. Index.
£999.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Book SynopsisExplore the many forms of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practiced today and discover their histories, guiding principles, purported benefits, and potential risks. Part of Bloomsbury's Q&A Health Guides series, this book examines a wide variety of forms of CAM popular in the 21st century. The volume's 48 questions begin with 10 that address foundational topics such as who uses CAM, how CAM has been studied and regulated, and how to gauge a particular treatment's safety and efficacy for yourself. The remaining 38 questions cover alternative medical systems and complementary treatments, including mind-body interventions, biologically based therapies, manipulation- and body-based methods, and energy therapies. Each answer utilizes a standardized format that examines a treatment's history, how it's practiced, the scientific community's view, potential benefits and risks, and special considerations. The text takes an unbiased approach, balancing respecTable of ContentsSeries Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction Guide to Health Literacy Common Misconceptions about Complementary and Alternative Medicine Questions and Answers CAM Basics 1. What is complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and how is it different from “regular” medicine? 2. Who uses CAM and why? 3. Can children and teenagers use CAM? 4. Do I need my health care practitioner’s permission to use CAM? 5. What type of scientific research has been done on CAM? 6. Are CAM practitioners regulated in the United States? 7. Are CAM therapies safe? 8. Are CAM therapies effective? 9. What is the placebo effect? 10. How much do CAM therapies cost? Is CAM covered by health insurance? Alternative Medical Systems 11. What is Chinese Traditional Medicine? 12. What is Ayurvedic medicine? 13. What is homeopathy? 14. What is naturopathy? 15. What is folk medicine? 16. What is religious healing? 17. What is Native American medicine? Mind-Body Interventions 18. What is meditation? 19. What is psychic healing? 20. What is biofeedback? 21. What is guided imagery? 22. What is hypnosis? 23. What is yoga? 24. What is tai chi? 25. How do relaxation techniques work? Biologically Based Therapies 26. What is herbal medicine or therapy? 27. What is vitamin therapy? 28. How do dietary supplements or specialized diets work? 29. What are animal-derived extracts? 30. What is botanical therapy? 31. What is chelation? 32. What is aromatherapy? Manipulation and Body-Based Methods 33. What is chiropractic? 34. What is massage therapy? 35. What is Rolfing? 36. What is osteopathic manipulation therapy? 37. What is reflexology? 38. What is craniosacral therapy? 39. What is acupressure? 40. What is acupuncture? 41. What is gua sha? 42. What is cupping? 43. What is ear candling? Energy Therapies 44. What is qi gong? 45. What is reiki? 46. What is therapeutic touch? 47. What is magnet therapy? 48. What is crystal therapy? Case Studies Glossary Directory of Resources Index
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Simon & Schuster One in a Billion
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History Press Remarkable Women of the Finger Lakes
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Edinburgh University Press Literature and Medicine in the NineteenthCentury
Book SynopsisLiterature and Medicine in the Nineteenth-Century Periodical Press' investigates how periodicals cultivated innovative literary forms, ideologies and discourses that reflected and shaped medical culture of Romantic-era Scotland.
£22.79
Edinburgh University Press Jewish Medical Practitioners in the Medieval
Book SynopsisThis book collects and analyses the available biographical data on 600 Jewish medical practitioners in the 9-16th century Muslim world. Both the biographies and the accompanying discussion shed light on both the medicine of the period and practitioners' professional, daily and personal lives; Jewish communities; and inter-religious affairs.
£94.50
Edinburgh University Press Emotion Mission Architecture
Book SynopsisAn innovative history of medical mission from the perspective of the history of emotionsTrade Review"A subtly argued and innovative book. Honarmand Ebrahimi brings scholarly attention for the first time to a significant medical building programme in Iran and India. Working across missionary studies, history of emotions, medical humanities and architectural history, she interprets what might seem to be merely practical buildings as richly complex artefacts." -Leslie Topp, Birkbeck, University of London
£80.75
Basic Books The Wine-Dark Sea Within: A Turbulent History of
Book SynopsisInspired by Homer's description of the ebb and flow of the "wine dark sea," the ancient Greeks conceived a back-and-forth movement of blood. That false notion, perpetuated by the influential Roman physician Galen, prevailed for fifteen hundred years until William Harvey proved that blood circulates: the heart pumps blood in one direction through the arteries and it returns through the veins. Harvey's discovery revolutionized the life sciences by making possible an entirely new quantitative understanding of the cardiovascular system, a way of thinking on which many of our lifesaving medical interventions today depend. In The Wine-Dark Sea Within, cardiologist Dhun Sethna argues that Harvey's revelation inaugurated modern medicine and paved the way for groundbreaking advances from intravenous therapy, cardiac imaging, and stent insertions to bypass surgery, dialysis, and heart-lung machines. Weaving together three thousand years of global history, following bitter feuds and epic alliances, tragic failures and extraordinary advancements, this is a provocative history by a fresh voice in popular science.
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Little, Brown & Company Longshot: The Inside Story of the Race for a
Book SynopsisIn Longshot, investigative journalist David Heath takes readers inside the small group of scientists whose groundbreaking work was once largely dismissed but whose feat will now eclipse the importance of Jonas Salk's polio vaccine in medical history. With never-before-reported details, Heath reveals how these scientists overcame countless obstacles to give the world an unprecedented head start when we needed a COVID-19 vaccine. The story really begins in the 1990s, with a series of discoveries that were timed perfectly to prepare us for the worst pandemic since 1918. Readers will meet Katalin Karikó, who made it possible to use messenger RNA in vaccines but struggled for years just to hang on to her job. There's also Derrick Rossi, who leveraged Karikó's work to found Moderna but was eventually expelled from his company. And then there's Barney Graham at the National Institutes of Health, who had a career-long obsession with solving the riddle of why two toddlers died in a vaccine trial in 1966, a tragedy that ultimately led to a critical breakthrough in vaccine science. With both foresight and luck, Graham and these other crucial scientists set the course for a coronavirus vaccine years before COVID-19 emerged in Wuhan, China. The author draws on hundreds of hours of interviews with key players to tell the definitive story about how the race to create the vaccine sparked a revolution in medical science.
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Toby Press Ltd The Anatomy of Jewish Law
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BenBella Books The Masters of Medicine: Our Greatest Triumphs in
Book SynopsisHuman history hinges on the battle to confront our most dangerous enemies - the half-dozen diseases responsible for killing almost all of mankind. The story of our medical triumphs reveals an inspiring tapestry of human achievement, but the journey was far from smooth. It is a tale replete with dramatic episodes as spellbinding as any blockbuster Hollywood movie. In The Masters of Medicine, Dr. Andrew Lam, an award-winning author and retinal surgeon, distills the long arc of medical progress down to the crucial moments that were responsible for the world’s greatest medical miracles. He brings to life heroic tales of embattled mavericks who endured ridicule and sometimes risked their own lives to conceive the incredible, life-saving cures we depend on, and often take for granted, today. Readers will discover fascinating true stories throughout history, including: Rival surgeons who killed patient after patient in their race to operate on beating hearts - and put us on the path toward the life-saving heart transplant, A quartet of Canadians who miraculously discovered insulin in a saga marred by jealousy and resentment, The discovery of penicillin, and the long-suffering doctors who gave it to the world but were robbed of the credit, The feud between two Americans in the quest for the polio vaccine, a contest that persisted long after both died and continues today, The discredited New York surgeon whose “heretical” idea to cure patients by deliberately infecting them has now inspired our next best hope to defeat cancer, The Hungarian doctor who solved the greatest mystery of maternal deaths in childbirth, only to be ostracized for his discovery. The Masters of Medicine is a fascinating chronicle of human courage, audacity, error, and luck. This riveting ode to mankind expertly highlights the battle against deaths from heart attacks, diabetes, infection, cancer, trauma, and childbirth, revealing why the past is prelude to the game-changing breakthroughs of tomorrow.
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Third Millennium Publishing 500 Years of the Royal College of Physicians
Book SynopsisExpertly designed with striking photography and specially curated archival images, 500 Years of the Royal College of Physicians shows the development of the College within a wider social landscape of great upheaval and thrilling innovation. The Royal College of Physicians has played a pivotal role in raising standards and shaping public health. This impressive large-format hardback tells the story of the College from its foundation and survival through life-changing revolutions in the world of medicine, to its position today as the international leading body for physicians, driving global improvement in the diagnoses of disease, the care of individual patients and the wider health of the population. 'The 500th anniversary of the Royal College of Physicians is a huge source of pride for us as we reflect on our great history, and the immense contributions that our members and fellows have made to medical care and to the education of doctors and the public over this period. It is also an opportunity to look forward to the next 500 years during which there will no doubt be many changes in the way medicine is practised but our founding principles of delivering high-quality care in partnership with patients and broader society will remain constant.' - Professor Jane Dacre, President of the Royal College of Physicians 'We are delighted that 500 years of the Royal College of Physicians has been shortlisted in the British Book Design and Production Awards for 2018 in the category of Scholarly, Academic and Reference Books. We congratulate Third Millennium Publishing on the achievement.' - The Royal College of Physicians
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Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd Medicine: An Imperfect Science
Book SynopsisIn Autumn 2019 a spectacular suite of new Medicine galleries is due to open at the Science Museum in London, representing the biggest and most ambitious project that the Museum has ever undertaken. This permanent exhibition will include the historic collection of Henry Wellcome, whose personal treasure trove has been on long-term loan to the Museum for over 40 years, as well as the Science Museum's own medical holdings. Medicine: An Imperfect Science is formed of stand-alone but connected chapters, generously illustrated, within which a rich history of medicine collecting can be found.Table of ContentsContents: Director's Foreword; Funders' Forewords; Preface; Chapter 1: Collecting Medicine; Chapter 2: Prostheses at the Science Museum; Chapter 3: The Problematic Body; Chapter 4: The Child in the Iron Lung; Chapter 5: Created through Conflict; Chapter 6: Preventing Cervical Cancer; Chapter 7: Hearing Distant Voices; Chapter 8: The Pharmacy Shop; Chapter 9: Modelling Life; Chapter 10: Emotional Objects; Notes; Further Reading; Index; Author Biographies; Acknowledgements and Illustration Credits.
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C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd No Matter Where the Journey Takes Me: One Man’s
Book SynopsisLeprosy has tormented mankind since records began. For much of its long history it was without cure—a disfiguring disease that stigmatised those it affected, isolating them from society. Today there is an effective treatment, but the last mile to achieve a leprosy-free world is the hardest. Now approaching eighty years old, one Japanese philanthropic activist has played a key role in global efforts against leprosy, both as head of a private foundation and as the World Health Organization's 'Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination'. In this book, he lays out his personal mission and philosophy, and explains how his father, the politician and philanthropist Ryoichi Sasakawa, influenced his decision to make leprosy elimination his life's work. Yohei Sasakawa has visited more than 100 countries, motivating political leaders, raising awareness via the media, encouraging frontline health workers, and helping to empower persons affected by leprosy and their families to speak out for their rights. His book is a validation of the path taken by a father and son to change the course of leprosy history, and to transform the circumstances of those affected by the disease for the better.Trade Review‘Moving . . . the book is a rallying cry for a world free of this disease . . . [a] powerful account.’‘Yohei Sasakawa’s journey and message is clear and important, even at present, and hopefully will inspire other people to take to heart the plea of individuals with leprosy who are still experiencing stigma in their countries.’ -- The Lancet'East Timor achieved the elimination of leprosy as a public health problem in 2010. We owe much to Mr Yohei Sasakawa, who visited the country repeatedly to encourage our health services to focus on the disease and convince us it was possible. He is an extraordinary person in the way that he has devoted himself to this humanitarian cause. This book gives you a real idea of who he is and what motivates him. I admire his commitment and dedication to improving the situation of some of the world’s most vulnerable people.' -- José Ramos-Horta, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 1996, and former President of East Timor'"No Matter Where the Journey Takes Me" is the story of a man who has selflessly dedicated his life to bettering the life of others by contributing to the elimination of leprosy, and advocating for the end of the social discrimination it causes. It is the story of disfiguring disease that has afflicted humankind since before history was written, and of a man with a destiny and a mission that are making a difference.' -- David L. Heymann * London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine *'Yohei Sasakawa's "No Matter Where the Journey Takes Me" is a moving account of efforts over almost sixty years to fight both disease and discrimination. Despite significant work, an estimated 3 million people around the world are living with disability from leprosy. The book is a rallying cry for a world free of this disease.' -- Ann Aerts * Nature, The International Journal of Science *
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C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd The Last and Longest Mile: Yohei Sasakawa's
Book SynopsisThis book offers a compelling account of the two-pronged fight against both leprosy and the discrimination that comes with it. Leprosy is generally weak against the immune system, yet it persists in populations with inadequate nutrition and weak resistance, due to poverty or lack of disease control measures. Thus the battle against leprosy has involved a highly effective multidrug therapy, and getting it to communities in need. 'The Last and Longest Mile' tells the story of the WHO's offering of this cure, free of charge across the world, in 1995–9, through vital funding from the Nippon Foundation; and of how the Foundation has continued pursuing elimination of leprosy in the years since. Yohei Sasakawa, the organisation's chairman, has personally travelled the world to lead the struggle against the disease, and particularly to combat discrimination against leprosy patients or ex-patients and their families--an effort that has lagged behind the campaign to eradicate the disease itself. Award-winning writer Fumihiko Takayama accompanied Sasakawa on his seven-year global crusade from 2009. Here he recounts the milestones of their journey, explores the important advances and setbacks experienced along the way, and reveals the personal sense of mission that drives the tireless Yohei Sasakawa.
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The History Press Ltd Miss Ambler's Household Book of Georgian Cures
Book SynopsisElizabeth Ambler started compiling her household book of cures in the early eighteenth century, including historic treatments passed down over the decades. These intriguing remedies include Sir Walter Raleigh’s Receipt against Plague, Viper Broth and Snail Milk Water, as well as Ginger Bread and Apricot Ratafia. In addition to traditional flowers and herbs, ingredients consist of precious stones, exotic and expensive spices, and large amounts of brandy and wine.Set against the backdrop of the family’s country houses, silverware and lavish portraits, this book is much more than just a collection of curiosities: it offers a fascinating insight into the sickness and health of our Georgian ancestors, and into what really went on in their kitchens.
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ACA Publishing Limited Final Witness: The Story of Song Ci China’s First
Book SynopsisThirteenth century China, and the Song Empire is crumbling due to endemic corruption and the incursion of barbarians from abroad. Ambitious men do what they must to get ahead, trampling the commoners who come in their path. Into the decaying ranks of the civil service, a young scholar called Song Ci is admitted. He soon gets the chance to prove his worth by developing an unmatched skill for interpreting crime scenes. In a series of complex murder cases that baffled his predecessors, Song is finally able to dispense justice to the relatives of those whose lives have been lost in the chaos.As the world he knows wanes, Song will be pitted against increasing dangers that will tax him to the edge of his abilities. But will his efforts be enough to save the empire?
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Pictorial Atlas of Common Genito-Urinary
Book SynopsisSexually transmitted infections remain a global health concern with the World Health Organization reporting over 340 million new cases of bacterial and protozoal STI every year, worldwide. They are frequently associated with a significant degree of medical and psychological morbidity. This full-colour pictorial guide is a unique, single volume compilation of common diseases in genito-urinary medicine. It covers a wide range of ailments from sexually transmitted infections to dermatological conditions affecting the genito-urinary system. Each high-quality image is accompanied by a clear, concise description to aid diagnosis. As well as providing a diagnostic tutorial for trainees in genito-urinary medicine, this book is a reference for any healthcare professional encountering these diseases. Candidates for the Diploma of Genito-urianry Medicine and the Knowledge Based Assessment in Genito-Urinary Medicine will find this visual compendium invaluable.Trade ReviewThe Pictorial Atlas of Common Genito-Urinary Medicine - will be of immense practical 'in the clinic, on the desk' day-to-day use for clinicians working in diverse primary and secondary healthcare settings anywhere in the world. Professor Rob Miller, in the ForewordTable of ContentsForeword. Preface. Acknowledgements. Sources of information. Genitalia. Male internal and external genitalia. Female internal and external genitalia. Syphilis. Neisseria gonorrhoea. Urethritis due to chlamydia trachomatis. Non-specific urethritis. Pelvic inflammatory disease. Prostatitis. Epididymitis and epididymo-orchitis. Reiter's Syndrome. Bacterial vaginosis. Trihomonas vaginalis. Genital candidiasis. Tropical genital and sexually acquired infections. Chancroid. Lymphogranuloma Venereum. Granuloma inguinale. Non-venereal endemic treponematoses. Yaws. Pinta. Bejel. Urinary tract Infection. Genital herpes. Human papillomavirus. Molluscum contagiosum. Sexually acquired viral hepatitis B and C. Scabies. Pediculosis pubis. Dermatoses affecting the genital area. Eczema. Fixed drug eruption. Hair follicles and sebaceous cyst. Lichen nitidus. Lichen planus. Genital psoriasis. Rosai Dorfman Disease. Vitiligo. Herpes zoster. Malignant and pre-malignant conditions affecting the genital area. Erythroplasia of queyrat (Bowen's disease of the glans penis). Extramammary Paget's Disease in the vulval area. Vulval carcinoma. Pseudoepitheliomatous, keratotic and micaceous balanitis. Nodular malignant melanoma of the glans penis. Miscellaneous conditions affecting the genitalia. Epidermoid cyst of the testis. Female circumcision. Fordyce papules. Hypospadias. Epispadias. Necrotising fasciitis. Paraphimosis. Phimosis. Pearly penile papules. Peyronie's Disease. Artificial penile nodules. Plasma cell balanitis. Priapism. Smegma. Urethral caruncle. Urethral diverticulum. Balanitis xerotica obliterans or lichen sclerosus. Vaginismus. Vestibulitis. Vulvodynia. Cervical polyp. Behcet's Disease. Vulvitis. Appendix: SHHAPT codes. Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Medical History Education for Health
Book Synopsis'Twenty-first century medicine is just the current stage of a never-ending journey of tremendous complexity. Those of us who are fortunate enough to practise in this day and age do so in ways that are themselves the results of huge changes over many centuries - advances in areas such as medication and surgical and imaging techniques and developments in our understanding of the human body and its attendant threats through genetics. Add to that list the huge social and societal changes in public health, attitudes to illness and changes in ethical viewpoints, and we find ourselves at the current forefront of medical evolution but nowhere near the end of this particular journey.' From the Foreword by Paul Lazarus This fascinating book brings to life the history of medicine in Britain since 1600. Throughout the historical account the authors cover mainstream clinical issues but also make reference to the importance of literature and art, presenting a wide-ranging view of the past. It also incorporates milestones in other cultures and epochs, where appropriate, for a balanced overview. The concise, self-contained sections are a joy to read and can be easily dipped into. The majority of chapters include suggested questions for students, assisting group discussion. It is ideal for medical and healthcare course organisers, lecturers and tutors who require a rapid resource of information in their subject area - be it cardiovascular disease, emergency medicine or child protection - to provide context, interest and entertainment for their students. It is also highly recommended as the basis for a programme of seminars on the history of medicine.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Preface. Introduction. EMERGENCY! Heroic patients. War wounds and amputees. Road traffic accidents: from horse carriages to motor vehicles. Accidents in the workplace. Primary care begins at home. Fatality, the coroner's court and medical responsibility. History of resuscitation in England. War to shellshock to post traumatic stress disorder. THE PLEASURES OF LIFE: FOOD, DRINK, DRUGS AND SEX. Fagged out: the medical uses and abuses of tobacco. Sweet teeth: the history of sugar consumption. Their cups runneth over. Friend or Foe: substance use. Before vitamins: the elusive ingredient. Green sickness and other anaemias. The 'single body' and changing understanding of sexuality. THE FACTS OF LIFE: WOMEN, HEALTH AND MEDICINE. On the blob and other menstrual euphemisms. How not to have a baby: the history of contraception. 'The sperm of men is full of small children' and other early ideas about conception. Labour - temporary pain but permanent disability? The medicalisation of childbirth. How midwives became 'gamps'. The 'change': menopause and its meanings. INFECTION, IMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH. The king's evil or wasting disease: tuberculosis. Health and livelihood. From variolation to vaccination. The germ theory of disease. Syphilis, self-pollution and stigma. Flu pandemics of the twentieth century. Child welfare. Water as a historical force. THE CHALLENGES OF LIFE; CHILDHOOD, DISABILITY, AGEING AND MENTAL ILLNESS. Child safeguarding. Two steps forward, one step back: disability. Broken bones and failing joints. Ageing and the good death. What price immortality? Madness and fear. Mind and brain. PRACTISING MEDICINE: DIAGNOSTIC METHODS. Early Greek and Roman contributions. Excreta as a diagnostic tool. The rise of modern medicine: the evolution of physical diagnosis. The beat, beat, beat of the drum: the discovery of circulation and the tools to measure it. Toy to tool: the microscope. PRACTISING MEDICINE: INTERVENTIONS AND CURES. The appeal of the miracle cure. Medical misdirection. The rise of pharmacology: a story of prepared minds, money and serendipity. From party games to pain control: the early story of anaesthesia. Transplantation. Cutting for stone: the hazards of surgery. HEALERS AND HEALTH CARERS. From spicer to pharmacist. Diminishing Nightingale: an alternative history of nursing. The origins of physiotherapy. The shifting sands of health management. Answers.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Wonder and the Mystery: 10 Years of
Book SynopsisPublished in association with the Annals of Family Medicine, The Wonder and the Mystery is an anthology of intimate personal stories and innovative ideas from the Annals' Reflections section. It includes a wide range of articles, from influential pieces on urgent topical issues to exceptional stories of unique individuals. These articles shed light on small moments and major life transitions. In the process, they help us find meaning in our own physical, emotional, and spiritual journeys. The one-of-a-kind stories and ideas in the book speak to all of us who are interested in health care and health, caring and connection: clinicians, patients, family members, researchers, policy makers, and more. The book reminds us that "the things we cannot measure may be the very things that will sustain us."Trade Review"Primary care is not only a work of science, primary care is a front row seat on life, a rare glimpse of the wonder and mystery present below the surface of the ordinary."—From the Foreword by Rachel Naomi Remen, MDTable of ContentsForeword. About the editor. List of contributors. Acknowledgments. Introduction. Section 1: Primary care at work. Nasruddin and the coin. One last question: opening Pandora's box? A headache at the end of the day. The joy of family practice. Success, regret, and the struggle for balance. The company we keep: why physicians should refuse to see pharmaceutical representatives. Doctors' work: eulogy for my vocation. Section 2: Patient care and caring. Pounds. The old duffers' club. Home care: a key to the future of family medicine? Boy scouts for Henry. Lessons from my left foot. Section 3: Wounds and healing. Suffering, meaning, and healing: challenges of contemporary medicine. Letting the news. Losing touch in the era of superbugs? The decade dance. The face of cancer. Section 4: Connections. A change will do you good. Linking Ruth to her past. On this day of mothers and sons. Jazz and the 'art' of medicine: improvisation in the medical encounter. Gazing at the future. Section 5: Knowledge. General medical practitioners need to be aware of the theories on which our work depend. The irreverent nature of evidence. Bag of worms. The impotence of being important - reflections on leadership. 'Be gentle and be sincere about it': a story about community-based primary care research. The dark bridal canopy. Making time to write? Section 6: Who we are and where we're going. A public celebration of a personal doctor. Health care becomes an industry. The dream of home ownership. The myth of the lone physician: towards a collaborative alternative. Dinosaurs, hospital ecosystems, and the future of family. Section 7: Medicine, society, the world. The island. Si, Doctora. Stuck in the mud. Indication. The break-even point: when medical advances are less important than improving the fidelity with which they are delivered. Ecological change and the future of the human species: can physicians make a difference? A journey to someplace better. Index.
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers Gold Mirrors and Tongue Reflections: The
Book SynopsisTwo of the major texts in the history of tongue diagnosis are presented and put into context in this volume, reaffirming the strength of tongue diagnosis as a core diagnostic method. These key texts are made available to western readers for the first time, with typical, traditional Chinese editions reproduced alongside the translation. The author provides an excellent overview of the tongue diagnosis theories in the major classics prior to the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), and discusses significant developments and publications. The Gold Mirror Records, first published in 1341, was a popular manual for centuries, appearing in many editions and variations. Tongue Reflections in Cold Damage, first published in 1668, developed the field of diagnosis as a whole by adopting the analysis of tongue colour as its main principle. Both texts are introduced with meticulous English translations and notes.This seminal text will give practitioners and students of Chinese medicine a sound understanding of the theory and practice of tongue diagnosis from the early texts, and will be of interest to academic readers of classic Chinese texts.Trade ReviewIt is safe to say that these two monographs are the key books for the academic and historical research of tongue diagnosis… Although Ioannis is a Westerner, he has fully dedicated himself to the meticulous study of the Chinese Medicine Diagnostics. These days I am also becoming increasingly convinced that in regards to the future of academic medical research, there can be many more common points in the approaches adopted by the Chinese and the Western scholars. And the exploration of Tongue Diagnosis is an excellent gateway for further study and collaboration between the two. -- from the foreword by Professor Liang Rong, Beijing University of Chinese MedicineIt is unfathomable for any tongue specialist to overlook these two classics, and although they were published so many centuries ago their usefulness and theory still stands resolute to this day… Ioannis has been scrupulously researching tongue diagnostics for quite a few years, studying the classic texts and focusing on the essence. This publication is the fruit of his efforts in bringing some of the real spirit of the Chinese Diagnostics to the West, and I hope that it will contribute to the further advancement of TCM tongue research outside China. -- from the foreword by Professor Chen Jia-xu, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine“A fascinating look at the ancient theoretical underpinnings to Chinese medicine tongue diagnosis, with great relevance for today.” -- Steven Clavey, Editor of The Lantern Journal of Chinese Medicine and Chinese medicine practitioner, Melbourne, Australia“Ioannis Solos' lucid and cutting-edge scholarship gives us direct access to the key classical literature on tongue diagnosis. Now, for the first time practitioners and scholars in the West can learn from the same sources as colleagues in China and East Asia.” -- Charles Buck MSc, BAc, BSc, FBAcC, FRCHM, Reader and Senior Lecturer, Northern College of Acupuncture, York, UK“Ioannis Solos saw a need and filled it. Making critical texts available to English speaking practitioners is an on-going concern for the profession. The work provides an excellent comparison and contrast of the available texts. His plan to translate and publish the important texts chronologically is marvellous as it will allow for practitioners to see how the ideas developed over the centuries, leading to current best practices in tongue assessment.” -- William Morris, PhD, DAOM, LAc, President, AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine, Austin, Texas, USA“While in school, I assumed tongue diagnosis was as old as pulse taking. Later, I learned it was developed by the warm-disease school of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Wrong again! This book traces the true story of tongue diagnosis. The translations and illustrations provide a clarity that seems to be lacking in modern times. Ioannis Solos has given Western practitioners of Chinese medicine a precious gift with this volume.” -- Lorraine Wilcox PhD, LAc, teaches, researches, translates, and writes books on Chinese medicine, Los Angeles, USATable of ContentsForeword by Professor Liang Rong. Foreword by Professor Chen Jia-xu. Acknowledgements. Part I: Origins and Development of Tongue Diagnosis in Chinese Medicine. 1. Tongue Diagnosis and the Literature. 2. Ao Shi Shang Han Jin Jing Lu (Scholar Ao's The Gold Mirror Records in Cold Damage) and Shang Han She Jian (Tongue Reflections in Cold Damage). 3. The Important Advancements in Tongue Theory Prior to the Yuan Dynasty. 4. Introducing Ao Shi Shang Han Jin Jing Lu (Scholar Ao's The Gold Mirror Records in Cold Damage) and Shang Han She Jian (Tongue Reflections in Cold Damage). Part II: Translation of Scholar Ao's The Gold Mirror Records in Cold Damage. Part III: Translation of Tongue Reflections in Cold Damage. References and Further Reading. Appendix 1: Weight Standards during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Appendix 2: List of Chinese Texts Referred to in Chapter 3. Appendix 3: A Small Collection of Introductions to The Gold Mirror Records in Cold Damage. Appendix 4: The Formulae in Tongue Reflections in Cold Damage. Appendix 5: Wang Meng-Ying's Commentaries on Tongue Reflections in Cold Damage. Index.
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine: Roots of Modern
Book SynopsisCharles Buck draws on three decades of study, practice and teaching in this book to provide a relevant and engaging account of the origins of acupuncture and Chinese medicine. From its pre-Han dynasty roots to Chinese medicine as we know it today, Buck covers the key texts, the main scholars and the concepts they have contributed, emphasising those that are more relevant to clinicians wishing to understand the authentic tradition. The information presented is based on diverse sources including original translations of Chinese sources and interpretations of the work of many prominent medical sinologists. With Buck's lucid and engaging style, Roots of Modern Practice provides an accessible and authoritative resource that will help practitioners and students deepen their understanding of this great medical tradition.A practical and modern appreciation of China's medical wisdom, this book will be of great value to students and practitioners of Chinese medicine and acupuncture, and anyone interested in the roots of this time-honoured medicine.Trade ReviewWe have waited a long time for this. We have had books on the history of Chinese medicine by sinologists who rarely understand the needs and focus of practitioners. And we have had decades of references to "traditional" Chinese medicine by practitioners who often know little about the history of our medicine, or who focus only on specific parts of it. Here at last is the best of both worlds - a work by an experienced practitioner with a passion for history. Brilliantly written, comprehensive, engrossing, practical and erudite, this book is a treasure. -- Peter Deadman, founder of The Journal of Chinese MedicineReading this carefully researched book by Charles Buck leads one back to the source, makes one understand about the continuity of the development of Chinese medicine. The book also rekindles the memory of one's first encounters with the study of Chinese medicine. It is, by turns, gripping and fascinating, and at times the read engages like a novel. Revealing the pragmatic, and at times non-pragmatic, character of Chinese medicine, each single chapter brings you back to its roots... I highly recommend this book, because after reading it, one holds still for a moment and reflects a little longer before applying a treatment. -- from the foreword by Barbara Kirschbaum, TCM therapist with years of experience in teaching, training and practising Chinese medicineAcupuncture and Chinese Medicine is a masterstroke, a scholarly treatise without the parched dryness that normally characterises this type of work. Buck succeeds in creating a captivating narrative that is accessible, whilst still giving justice to the rich history of ideas that have continuously developed into the medicine practised today. This book is a must have for any practitioner of Chinese medicine wishing to understand the bedrock on which they are standing. -- Nigel Ching, author and principal teacher at the Acupuncture Academy, CopenhagenCharlie has managed to compile in an easy-to-read form a comprehensive and extensive journey through the history of Chinese medicine, herbs and acumoxa. It is a combination of well researched information from a range of texts in Chinese and English (a really useful bibliography is given) interspersed clearly with his own considerations developed over years of practice. Knowing how this wonderful medicine has come to its current position as the main medical modality to offer a different explanation of function and treatment from modern biomedicine is a must for all scholars of medicine be it Chinese or Western. -- Felicity Moir, Course Leader Chinese Medicine, University of Westminster, UKHere is a history written by a practitioner with decades of clinical experience, someone who is uniquely qualified to present this history in a way that is of immense benefit to the profession. It is for that reason that everyone with a passion for Chinese medicine should read this book. -- Peter Deadman * Journal of Chinese Medicine *Not only is this book an interesting and highly informative read, it has much to contribute in its own right to the future story of Chinese medicine practice. -- Deirdre Murphy * European Journal of Oriental Medicine *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Dynasties. 1. Introduction. 2. Pre Han Medicine. 3. Han Dynasty. 4. Post Han and Tang. 5. Song Medicine. 6. Jin Yuan Medicine. 7. Ming Dynasty. 8. Qing Dynasty. Postscript. Glossary. Classic Texts. Bibliography. Index.
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C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd Polio: The Odyssey of Eradication
Book SynopsisIn 1988, the World Health Organization launched a twelve-year campaign to wipe out polio. Thirty years and several billion dollars over budget later, the campaign grinds on, vaccinating millions of children and hoping that each new year might see an end to the disease. But success remains elusive, against a surprisingly resilient virus, an unexpectedly weak vaccine and the vagaries of global politics, meeting with indifference from governments and populations alike. How did an innocuous campaign to rid the world of a crippling disease become a hostage of geopolitics? Why do parents refuse to vaccinate their children against polio? And why have poorly paid door-to-door healthworkers been assassinated? Thomas Abraham reports on the ground in search of answers.Trade Review'Abraham’s work is a useful additional primer, describing campaigns in different countries and bringing the story up to date.' ‘Science journalist Thomas Abraham travelled from slum to boardroom to research the GPEI’s premise and practice, as well as the broader trajectory of the disease and the efforts to tackle it. The result is a trenchant, well-argued analysis.’'[A] powerful indictment of a single-disease eradication campaign that diverted many billions of dollars from potentially far more effective public health measures in poor countries.’‘This book provides a clear argument for the importance of vaccination campaigns, as well as a success story. It will appeal to anyone interested in eradication debates, the politics of scientific research and global health security’. -- International Affairs'The book contains good technical, but generally accessible, background on how the poliovirus works for its own interests at human expense . . . Abraham challenges us to apply lessons learned from the polio eradication campaign to inform future global public health endeavours. His book gives plenty for scholars to debate.' — Science * Science *'Abraham’s book makes for delightful reading even for persons with a cursory interest in global health policies.''In Thomas Abraham's masterful telling of the now thirty-year effort to eradicate polio, this health campaign becomes a story of grand ambition, local politics, global health governance, health literacy, the universal instinct of parents to protect our children and much more besides. Polio: The Odyssey of Eradication lives up to its title, even if this particular odyssey continues, for now. A must-read for anyone interested in global health, mysteries or how the unimaginable might become possible.' -- Chelsea Clinton, Vice Chair, Clinton Foundation'Thomas Abraham's authoritative, insightful and occasionally jaw-dropping investigation of the campaign to free the planet from polio has lessons for all public health campaigns, and all aid. What is presented from afar as a clear-cut imperative of health and good conscience can all too often run aground on the most natural of human conditions: complexity, and hubris.' -- Alex Perry, author of 'The Rift: A New Africa Breaks Free''Is Polio eradication justified at any cost and what becomes of other health goals when dreams of eradication dominate? In this clear-eyed and balanced analysis, journalist Thomas Abraham travels from the boardrooms of Geneva to the frontline of polio eradication in Pakistan and northern Nigeria. Along the way he meets enthusiastic volunteers, harried government officials and put-upon local populations. The result deserves to be read by anyone with an interest in global health and humanitarian interventions.' -- Mark Honigsbaum, medical historian and Lecturer, City, University of London, and author of 'A History of the Great Influenza Pandemics''Polio, The Odyssey of Eradication, addresses the huge question of why polio eradication has become such a singular focus of the global health community and received so much attention and funding in the past three decades. It is a brilliant book written in a compelling and accessible style and will be of interest to anyone keen to learn more about disease, public health and development.' -- Devi Sridhar, Professor in Global Public Health, University of Edinburgh and co-author of 'Governing Global Health: Who Runs the World and Why?''Thomas Abraham vividly describes polio eradication from its inception -- when Rotary International had the vision of a more equitable world free of polio -- to the formation of the polio partnership. This is a timely investigation into the frustrations and fidelity of the polio partners and countries at a time when the end is in sight but not quite attained, and the complex endgame in which the vaccine used to eradicate polio has become an unanticipated risk.' -- David L. Heymann, M.D., Professor, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers Humanizing Healthcare Reforms
Book SynopsisLooking at the current turmoil facing contemporary healthcare systems worldwide, resulting from relentless imposition of financially-based performance indicators, the author argues that a return to a values-based approach to healthcare will create positive transformation. Writing from the fresh perspective of social anthropology, the author takes a highly pragmatic approach to practice, emphasizing the importance of values such as compassion, solidarity and social justice. He suggests that without being able clearly to identify the values and goals that unite their members, healthcare organizations are unlikely to be able to meet the demands of the constant and varied pressures they face, and explains how individuals at every level in healthcare can contribute in practical ways to positive change within their organizations.This much-needed and very accessible book will be essential reading for anyone interested in a better approach to healthcare reform, from clinicians and nurses, to managers and policy makers, as well as the interested reader.Trade ReviewHumanizing Healthcare Reform is essential reading for all those interested in a structured approach to healthcare reform, from clinicians and nurses to managers and policy makers. -- Nursing StandardThis book is a useful mirror for managers and clinicians to reflect on and mitigate their own responses to structural change. -- Allyson Pollock, Professor of Public Health Research and Policy at Queen Mary, University of LondonIn Humanizing Healthcare Reforms, Arbuckle excises the dialogue out of the conventional logic that has been so unsatisfying in solving the challenge of healthcare, drawing us into a credibly optimistic conversation in which cultural understandings make transformative change imaginable. His deeply provocative, delightfully articulated, and thoroughly constructive text fills an important gap in the debates about healthcare system reform, reviving the essence of the moral and spiritual ideals that led to the development of healthcare systems in the first place and offering a practical guide to enacting them through visionary and strategic leadership. Arbuckle speaks the language of the idealist and committed people who struggle to solve the problems of healthcare in our modern age, and offers them a new way forward. -- Professor Sally Thorne, University of British Columbia School of Nursing, Vancouver, CanadaThis is an important book...The book is a stupendous achievement...There is a uniquely wide vision of the healthcare elephant from every side and corner... There is a mountain of reading, and his references section is gigantic, up-to-date and very wide-ranging... spiritually founded, culturally intelligent, multi-dimensional portrayal of healthcare systems caught between the claims of technical excellence, financial efficiency and humanized compassionate care. There is nothing like it. -- Desmond Ryan * The Way *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Foreword by Dr Maria Theresa Ho. Introduction. 1. Power and Complexity of Culture: Healthcare Insights. 2. Healthcare Models in Conflict: What about the Patient?. 3. Tribalism Between Clinicians and Managers: Risks to Patients. 4. Bullying in Healthcare Institutions: An Anthropological Perspective. 5. Leading Cultural Change in Healthcare. 6. Leading Mergers in Healthcare: Cultural Processes. 7. Faith-Based Healthcare: Case Study. Discussion Questions. Further Reading. References. Index.
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers Infantile Autism: The Syndrome and Its
Book SynopsisIn 1964, the release of Dr. Bernard Rimland's book, Infantile Autism, revolutionized the autism field by providing the autism community with much-needed guidance on how to understand and treat individuals on the spectrum. He single-handedly realigned the field from a psychodynamic, parent-blaming perspective to a scientific, physiological course of action. This 50th anniversary edition presents the original book with contributions from leaders in the autism field, including Drs. Martha Herbert and Simon Baron-Cohen, who celebrate Dr. Rimland's exceptional work, and place his findings within the context of autism as we understand it today. Bringing Dr. Rimland's findings up to date for a new generation of readers, this book will be fascinating reading for parents and those on the autism spectrum as well as professionals working with autism and anyone with an interest in autism and/or psychological theory.Trade ReviewThis book is an unparalleled testament to [Dr. Rimland's] long and productive career, to his determination to solve the puzzle of autism and to a brilliant and inquisitive mind. Please enjoy this book. It is a testament to this man's exceptional journey to find answers to one of the most complex medical disorders of our time. -- from the foreword by Margaret L. Bauman, M.D.Dr. Rimland is to be commended for presenting the first evidence that autism was a biological condition. When his book was published, he was a lone visionary. -- from the foreword by Temple Grandin, Ph.D.Bernard Rimland was an astonishingly farsighted pioneer in drawing a road map towards a neuroscience of autism. It is a fitting tribute that his seminal book, published fifty years ago, is made available to a new generation of researchers, together with reflections on its influence on our understanding of autism today. -- Uta Frith, Emeritus Professor of Cognitive Development, University College London, UKBernie Rimland's substantial impact on the field of autism can still be felt today. It is fitting that his legacy be honored with this reprint of his original book which was written 50 years ago. The added commentaries by today's experts highlight how Dr. Rimland's original insights permeate current perspectives on autism. Every student of autism should read Dr. Rimland's book. -- Geraldine Dawson, Ph.D., Director, Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development, Duke University School of Medicine, USBernard Rimland wrote with both passion and scientific fervor. The end result was a classic that reinterpreted the prevailing view on autism by the medical profession. His book enriched our minds with a neurobiological perspective that continues to generate interest across generations with ideas that are still relevant. -- Manuel F. Casanova, M.D., Gottfried and Gisela Endowed Chair in Psychiatry, University of Louisville, USWhile still in fellowship training in pediatric neurology, my chief Richmond Paine handed me a copy of the book on infantile autism by Bernard Rimland and told me to read it. I was impressed by the book and began to schedule young patients with autistic features. I got in touch with Bernard Rimland and offered to test blood levels in children with autism in a serotonin laboratory I had just started. The rest is history - that prescient book by Bernard Rimland to some extent altered my lifelong professional focus. -- Mary Coleman, M.D., President, Foundation for Autism ResearchBernie Rimland was a pioneer in the field of autism. From his work in being one of the founders of the Autism Society of America in 1965 to his work in setting up the Autism Research Institute, Bernie's legacy is one of caring, compassion and results. As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bernie's writings helping so many impacted by autism, we also celebrate the strong legacy of this man and his work.? -- Scott Badesch, President, Autism Society, USThis book is a remarkable testament to where the neurobiology of autism began and thus where the recognition of autism as a brain disorder originated. The understanding of the neural, cognitive, and genetic basis of autism has come light years beyond its origins in this original treatise and is moving very fast. The updates to the original chapters provide a wonderful sense of the distance that has been covered. I would recommend this book to everyone with an interest in autism or as we call it now, autism spectrum disorder. -- Nancy Minshew, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry & Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USBernard Rimland's book "Infantile Autism: The Syndrome and Its Implication for a Neural Theory of Behavior" (1964), was a pioneering effort, especially noteworthy because, as a parent as well as a scientist, he stuck out strongly for an objective, science-based approach to understanding autism at a time when the field was rocked by mysticism. The book was prescient, pointing at the connections between the underlying neural deficits in autism, and effective behavioral treatment which are only today being proven. Rimland's book, along with Rosalind Oppenheim's "Effective Teaching Methods for Children with Autism," were the very first in the field, both strongly promoted objective, systematic behavioral strategies and both were written by parents. Remarkable. -- Travis Thompson, Ph.D., Professor, Special Education Program, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Minnesota, USTable of ContentsForeword to the New Edition. Margaret L. Bauman, M.D, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Integrated Center for Child Development, Newton, Massachusetts, US. Foreword to the New Edition. Temple Grandin, Ph.D, autism advocate and Associate Professor of Animal Science, Colorado State University, US. Introduction to the New Edition. Stephen M. Edelson, Ph.D, Director, Autism Research Institute, US. Foreword by Leo Kanner. Preface. General Introduction. Introduction to Part I. The Controversies and their Resolution: A Critical Analysis of the Literature. Introduction to Chapter 1. Stephen M. Edelson. 1. The Syndrome of Early Infantile Autism: Background, Course, Diagnosis and Prognosis. A. Background. B. Course and Symptom of the Disease. C. Prognosis. D. The Diagnosis of Autism. Introduction to Chapter 2. Stephen M. Edelson. 2. The Parents of Autistic Children. Parent Occupations. Stephen M. Edelson. Introduction to Chapter 3. Stephen M. Edelson. 3. The Etiology of Infantile Autism: The Problem of Biological versus Psychological Causation. A. The Arguments for Psychogenesis of Infantile Autism. B. The Case for Biological Causation. C. Psychogenesis as an Inadequate and Pernicious Hypothesis. A Commentary on Chapter 3. Robert K. Naviaux, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Pathology, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, US. Introduction to Chapter 4. Stephen M. Edelson. 4. The Differentiation of Early Infantile Autism from Childhood Schizophrenia. Introduction to Part II. A Theory of Autism: Its Nature and Cause. Introduction to Chapter 5. Stephen M. Edelson. 5. Autism as a Cognitive Dysfunction. A. The Conceptual Impairment. B. A Hypothesized Relationship Between the Cognitive Dysfunction in Autism and the Reticular Formation of the Brain Stem. Cognitive Dysfunction: Impairment in Memory. Stephen M. Edelson. Introduction to Chapter 6. Stephen M. Edelson. 6. The Specific Biology of Infantile Autism: Sensory Phenomena, Psychopharmacology, Autopsy Reports and Hyperoxia as Related to the Reticular Formation. A. The Reticular Formation and Perception. B. Psychopharmacology. C. Autopsy Findings and Other Attempts to Determine the Organic Basis of Autism. D. Hyperoxia as a Possible Causative Factor. E. Discussion. Reflections on Bernard Rimland and the 50th Anniversary of Infantile Autism. Paul Millard Hardy, M.D., Hardy Healthcare PLLC, US. Rimland's Contributions: The Role of Sensory Processing Challenges in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Lucy Jane Miller, Ph.D., OTR, Clinical Director, Sensory Therapies And Research (STAR) Center and Research Directory, Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) Foundation, US. Matthew S. Goodwin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, US. Jillian C. Sullivan, Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) Foundation, US. Vitamin B6. Jon B. Pangborn, Ph.D., Former Consultant to the Autism Research Institute and Co-Founder of “Defeat Autism Now”, US. Introduction to Chapter 7. Stephen M. Edelson. 7. The Theory: Integration and Support. A. The Inheritance of Intelligence and its Biological Substrate. B. The Paradoxes of Intelligence. C. The Hypothesis of Oxygen Intolerance and the Cerebral Vasculature. Introduction to Chapter 8. James B. Adams, Ph.D., Director, Autism/Asperger's Research Program, Arizona State University, US. 8. Ideas for Research. A. Diagnosis. B. Etiology. C. Therapy and Training. D. Broader Implications of Research on Autism. The Fetal Steroid Theory of Autism. Simon Baron-Cohen, Ph.D., Autism Research Centre (ARC), Cambridge University, UK. Bonnie Auyeung, Ph.D., Autism Research Centre (ARC), Cambridge University, UK. Michael Lombardo, Ph.D., Autism Research Centre (ARC), Cambridge University, UK. Wisdom and Vision: A Comment on Rimland's Concept of “Training” for Children with Autism. V. Mark Durand, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, US. Relevance to Modern Biomarker of Autism. Richard E. Frye, M.D., Ph.D., University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas Children's Hospital, US. Introduction to Part III. Some Possible Implications for the Theory of Autism for a Theory of Behavior. Introduction to Chapter 9. Stephen M. Edelson. 9. Some Implications of Early Infantile Autism for the Study of Personality. A. Emotion and Parental Personalities. B. Drive and the Parental Personalities. C. Cyclothymia, Schizothymia, and the Parental Personalities. D. The Relationship Between Autism and Schizophrenia: A Hypothesis. Introduction to Chapter 10. Stephen M. Edelson. 10. Further Implications of the Study of Autism. A. The Abilities of Autistic Children. B. 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Afterword. Sidney M. Baker, Ph.D., Coordinator of the Autism Database Project for the Autism Research Institute. Bibliography. Name Index. Subject Index.
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