History of Medicine


"Knowledge and Practice in English Medicine, 1550-1680"

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A major synthesis of the knowledge and practice of early modern English medicine. With facsimiles. Paperback, 504 pages. Size: 228 x 153 mm. Weight: 790g.
Author:  Wear, A.
ISBN:  0521558271
Publisher:  Cambridge University Press
Date:  2000  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational History of Medicine

"The Woman Who Walked Into the Sea"

Huntington's and the Making of a Genetic Disease

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Presents the medical and social history of a devastating hereditary neurological disorder once demonized as 'the witchcraft disease'. This work covers the history of Huntington's in America. It uses Huntington's as a lens to explore the meanings of heredity, disability and medical knowledge among people as well as scientists and physicians. With illustrations, facsims., geneal. tables, ports.. Hardback, 272 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 550g.
Author:  Wexler, Alice
ISBN:  0300105029
Publisher:  Yale University Press
Date:  2008  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) History of Medicine

"History of the London Clinic"

A Celebration of 75 Years

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Presents the history of the London Clinic, from its foundation in 1932 by a group of Harley Street doctors. This title explores the technological, socioeconomic and cultural influences that have mapped and directed the Hospital's course of clinical excellence over the years. It is illustrated with photographs and anecdotes. Paperback, Weight: 510g.
Author:  White, Harvey
ISBN:  1853156795
Publisher:  Royal Society of Medicine Press Ltd
Date:  2007  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) History of Medicine

"Bad Medicine"

Doctors Doing Harm Since Hippocrates

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Taking a look at the history of medicine, this book argues that for more than 2300 years doctors have relied on their patients' misplaced faith in their ability to cure. It illustrates that, throughout history, bad medical practice has often been deeply entrenched and stubbornly resistant to evidence. With 32 halftones, 3 tables. Hardback, 320 pages. Size: 196 x 129 mm. Weight: 788g.
Author:  Wootton, David
ISBN:  0192803557
Publisher:  Oxford University Press
Date:  2006  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) History of Medicine

"Spreading Germs"

Disease Theories and Medical Practice in Britain, 1865-1900

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"Cambridge Studies in the History of Medicine" series; Rosenberg, Charles E. (ed.) Spreading Germs discusses how modern ideas on the bacterial causes diseases were constructed and spread within the British medical profession. With 16 halftones 3 tables. Hardback, 344 pages. Size: 235 x 163 mm. Weight: 605g.
Author:  Worboys, Michael
ISBN:  0521773024
Publisher:  Cambridge University Press
Date:  2000  (United States)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational History of Medicine

"The Essential Book of Traditional Chinese Medicine"

Clinical Practice

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Fang Tingyu (trans.) In his unique sourcebooks, Liu Yanchi not only provides an invaluable reference for the practitioner of traditional medicine, but also an enlightening, readable introduction for anyone interested in Chinese culture or holistic medicine. Paperback, 479 pages. Size: 232 x 154 mm. Weight: 698g.
Author:  Yanchi, Liu
ISBN:  023110359X
Publisher:  University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date:  1995  (United States)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational History of Medicine

"The Harmony of Illusions"

Inventing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

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Argues that post-traumatic stress disorder is a cultural product put together by the practices, technologies, and narratives with which it is diagnosed, studied, and treated and by the various interests, institutions, and moral arguments mobilizing these efforts. This book includes an account of the treatment of Vietnam veterans with PTSD. With 5 line drawings. New ed. Paperback, 328 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 514g.
Author:  Young, Allan
ISBN:  0691017239
Publisher:  University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date:  1997  (United States)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational History of Medicine

"Entry Inhibitors in Hiv Therapy"

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"Milestones in Drug Therapy" series; With 18 black & white illustrations, 11 black & white tables, 18 black & white line drawings. Hardback, 209 pages. Size: 235 x 165 mm. Weight: 622g.
Author:  (Reeves, Jacqueline D., ed.)
ISBN:  3764377828
Publisher:  Birkhauser Verlag Ag
Date:  2007  (Switzerland)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Hiv / Aids

"Global Hiv/Aids Medicine"

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HIV/AIDS management poses many different challenges around the world, and the therapies available in the West are often not economically feasible in developing countries. This book addresses the myriad of clinical difficulties faced by health practitioners worldwide in managing HIV/AIDS. With approx. 100 illustrations. Paperback, 846 pages. Size: 276 x 219 mm. Weight: 2009g.
Author:  (Volberding, Paul A., ed.)
ISBN:  141602882X
Publisher:  Elsevier Health Sciences
Date:  2007  (United States)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Hiv / Aids

"Oxford Handbook of Genitourinary Medicine, Hiv and Aids"

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"Oxford Handbooks" series; Presents a balance of information on Genitourinary Medicine (GUM), including HIV/AIDs. This book provides practical information on the medico-legal, ethical, and procedural issues that arise when dealing with these complex topics. It is useful for the specialist physician, nurse and other professionals working in the field of sexual health. With 4pp colour plates, numerous line illustrations. Paperback, 580 pages. Size: 180 x 100 mm. Weight: 317g.
Author:  (Pattman, Richard, ed.)
ISBN:  0198520778
Publisher:  Oxford University Press
Date:  2005  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Hiv / Aids

"Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors in Hiv / Aids Therapy"

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"Infectious Disease" series; A survey of various aspects of the reverse transcriptase inhibitors (RTIs) used to treat HIV/AIDS, including drug discovery, pharmacology, development of drug resistance, toxicity, and prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS. This work synthesizes our understanding of the role of reverse transcriptase in the viral life cycle. With 59 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white halftones, 57 black & white line drawings. Hardback, 544 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 964g.
Author:  (Skowron, Gail, ed.)
ISBN:  1588296490
Publisher:  Humana Press Inc.,U.S.
Date:  2006  (United States)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Hiv / Aids

"The Radiology of Aids"

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"Clinical Film Viewing" series; A textbook on the radiology of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) which is intended for radiologists who are likely to encounter patients with the condition. With 82ill.. Hardback, 132 pages. Weight: 376g.
Author:  Banerjee, A.
ISBN:  1854570250
Publisher:  Clinical Press Ltd
Date:  1993  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Hiv / Aids

"The Aids Pandemic"

The Collision of Epidemiology With Political Correctness

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Argues that the story of HIV has been distorted by UNAIDS and AIDS activists in order to support the myth of the high potential risk of HIV epidemics spreading into the general population. This book is aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate healthcare students, health and social care professionals and the international media. Paperback, 248 pages. Weight: 505g.
Author:  Chin, James
ISBN:  1846191181
Publisher:  Radcliffe Publishing Ltd
Date:  2006  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Hiv / Aids

"The Cure for Hiv and Aids"

With Over 75 Case Histories

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With b&w illus. Paperback, 646 pages. Size: 215 x 140 mm. Weight: 783g.
Author:  Clark, Hulda Regehr
ISBN:  1890035025
Publisher:  New Century Press,U.S.
Date:  1993  (United States)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Hiv / Aids

"Primary Hiv/Aids Care"

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Paperback, 360 pages. Weight: 552g.
Author:  Evian, Clive
ISBN:  1405063866
Publisher:  MacMillan Education
Date:  2005  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Hiv / Aids

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