Medicine, Health, and Bioethics: Essential Primary Sources
February 8 , 2013A focus on leading social issues of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. Each title contains approximately 175 full or excerpted documents---speeches, legislation, magazine and newspaper articles, essays, memoirs, letters, interviews, novels, songs, and works of art---as well as overview information that places each document in context.
The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, 3rd ed.
February 7 , 2013Covers all aspects of the subject including therapies, conditions/diseases, herbs/plants, and people. Identifies numerous types of alternative medicine being practiced today, including reflexology, acupressure, acupuncture, chelation therapy, kinesiology, yoga, chiropractic, Feldenkrais, polarity therapy, detoxification, naturopathy, Chinese medicine, biofeedback, Ayurveda and osteopathy.
Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer, 3rd ed.
February 7 , 2013Comprehensive survey of 120 cancers, cancer drugs, traditional and alternative treatments, side effects and diagnostic procedures.
Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders, 3rd ed.
February 7 , 2013Provides clear, complete information on genetic disorders, including conditions, tests, procedures, treatments and therapies, in articles that are both comprehensive and easy to understand in language accessible to laypersons.
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 4th ed.
February 7 , 2013Includes information on more than 1,700 medical disorders and concepts. Each article includes in-depth discussion of causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, procedures, and other related topics. Written for a general audience with an authoritative tone.
Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health, 2nd ed.
February 7 , 2013This 5-vol. set provides more than 850 entries covering topics in nursing and allied health written for students and professionals in the field. Alphabetically arranged entries cover topics in body systems and functions, conditions and common diseases, issues and theories, techniques and practices, and devices and equipment.
UXL Complete Health Resource
January 11 , 2013Covers the causes symptoms, diagnoses, tests, treatments and prognoses of health problems; the main systems of the human body, including the circulatory system, the endocrine system, special senses and much more; and a detailed examination of nutrition, and medical and mental health issues.
Smart Woman's Guide to Plastic Surgery
December 12 , 2012Intelligent Answers and Essential Advice from a World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon
Parents Guide to Speech and Language Problems
December 12 , 2012Your definitive guide for helping your speech-impaired child--cowritten by two in-the-trenches experts
Fast Facts: Minor Surgery
December 12 , 2012Dermatological surgery is practiced routinely in primary care, and most minor procedures are straightforward and require minimal time. Success is dependent on the practitioner’s ability to recognize lesions, choose and plan appropriate treatment and perform surgical procedures. This second edition of Fast Facts: Minor Surgery provides an overview of the good practice and operative set-up required for dermatological surgery, the skin lesions commonly encountered in primary care and the various techniques and procedures involved in their treatment.