November 1, 2011 - Posted by topnatural- Comments Off
A Manual of Scientific Terms: Pronouncing, Etymological, and Explanatory, Chiefly Comprising Terms in Botany, Natural History, Anatomy, Medicine, and … for the Use of Junior Medical Students, This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR’d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book [...]
October 29, 2011 - Posted by topnatural- Comments Off
Faith, Medical Alchemy and Natural Philosophy: Johann Moriaen, Reformed Intelligencer, and Hartlib Circle (History of Medicine in Context Series) This is a fundamental reassessment of the world-view of the alchemist, natural philosophers and intelligencers of the mid-17th century. It is based mostly on the little-researched manuscript archive of Samuel Hartlib. It charts and contextualizes the [...]
October 24, 2011 - Posted by topnatural- Comments Off
A Natural History of Family Cancer: Interactional Resources for Managing Illness (Health Communication) (Hampton Press Communication Series) Family members and cancer patients routinely talk about and through cancer on the telphone. Yet little is known about the social organization of these conversations and how cancer diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis impact everyday living. The culmination of [...]
October 17, 2011 - Posted by topnatural- 3 Comments
Narrative Medicine: The Use of History and Story in the Healing Process Seeks to restore the pivotal role of the patient’s own story in the healing process • Shows how conventional medicine tends to ignore the account of the patient • Presents case histories where disease is addressed and healed through the narrative process • [...]
October 11, 2011 - Posted by topnatural- 2 Comments
Why We Hurt: The Natural History of Pain ISBN13: 9780156014038 Condition: New Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold! A top neurosurgeon and acclaimed author’s unique and highly readable study of the paradox of pain, with fascinating anecdotes on childbirth, migraines, cancer, [...]
October 8, 2011 - Posted by topnatural- 3 Comments
Five Quarts: A Personal and Natural History of Blood “This beguiling brew of fascinating scientific facts and illuminating, poignant anecdotes makes Five Quarts something like blood itself: vital and pulsing with energy.”–Entertainment Weekly From ancient Rome, where gladiators drank the blood of vanquished foes to gain strength and courage, to modern-day laboratories, where machines test [...]
October 7, 2011 - Posted by topnatural- Comments Off
The Natural and Unnatural History of Congenital Heart Disease Evaluates the natural history of congenital heart lesions as a background to finding out if and how much treatment has improved outcomesIntroduces and defines lesions, providing general information about its frequency, familial or syndromic associations, and associated congenital heart lesionsProvides sections on pathological anatomy and physiology [...]
October 5, 2011 - Posted by topnatural- Comments Off
An account of the diseases, natural history, and medicines of the East Indies. Translated from the Latin of James Bontius, … To which are added annotations by a physician. The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its [...]
September 25, 2011 - Posted by topnatural- 1 Comment
From Legend to Science: A History of Chinese Medicine In ‘From Legend to Science’ Ruan Jin Zhao tells how, as a young student, he had asked himself,’ How can these simple leaves and twigs cure a disease? Thus began the author’s exploration of Chinese medicine, the development of which he traces in depth. A marvel [...]
September 24, 2011 - Posted by topnatural- Comments Off
Natural History of Host-Parasite Interactions (Advances in Parasitology) Ads in relevant publications, included in all subject area mailings, displayed at related exhibits and online * Brings together a range of articles from scientists from different fields of research and / or disease control, but with a common interest in studying the biology of a variety [...]