Search Results: Medicine from Diatrope Books

Thorsons, 1964. Paperback. Good. Unmarked text. Covers what is sleep, why we sleep, sleep-walking, how to induce sleep, etc. 62p. Title in the "About" Series. World Health Center price tag inside cover. Loose sheet on insomnia folded in the book.

Pfizer Laboratories, 1980. Hardcover. Very Good. Unmarked facsimile edition from Pfizer Laboratories. A composite work of the seventeenth century's most influential anatomists, physiologists and pathologists.

Benjamin Cummings, 2003. Paperback (Saddle Stitched). Very Good. Unmarked. Corner crease on back cover. Illustrated. This book examines the causes, growth patterns, and possible treatments of various types of cancers are presented in a clear and concise format. The authors discuss the major characteristics of the cancerous cell and the research being conducted on the hereditary and behavioral factors (i.e. smoking) that contribute to the development of the disease in cancer patients. 30p. Bibliography.

Random House, 1978. Hardcover. Good/good. Unmarked text. Piece missing on back of clipped dust jacket. Previous owner's name on half title page. Well illustrated overview of the development of modern biology and modern medicine based on a 13-part BBC television series. Index. Bibliography. 352p. Jonathan Miller (b. 1934) trained in medicine, specialising in neurology. He is now known as an English theatre and opera director, actor, author, television presenter, humourist, as well as a medical doctor.

Koloritt, 2008. Paperback. Very Good. 9x6x0. Unmarked text. Unmarked white label on front end page. Lavishly illustrated. Printed on glossy stock. A collection of articles from the Norwegian Neuro-Literary Club, a group of medical doctors. The collection examines how neurological diseases influence creative artists and how artists use their experience with diseases of the nervous system in their creative work. The text is in English. 307p. Index. International bibliography

Johnson and Johnson, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Unmarked text. Dust jacket under clear mylar cover. Beautifully illustrated. Measures 11.5 inches square.175p. References. Beginning as a tiny business with 14 employees in 1886, it now ranks as the largest and most diversified company in the medical field. This book is the history of that company. The author, Lawrence G. Foster (1925-2013), started the public relations department at Johnson & Johnson and helped lead the company out of a crisis when seven people died after taking Tylenol, the company's signature pain reliever.

Rutgers Univ Press, 1992. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked text. William Harvey revolutionized medicine and biology with his discovery of the circulation of blood. This work re-creates his life and thoughts in a fictional account. 255p. Translated by Barbara Wright.

Thomas Y. Crowell Co, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good/good. 5x1x8. Unmarked text. Sixth printing. Closed tear on unclipped dust jacket, with no price. Previous owner's initials inside cover. Bibliography. Index. A good overview of the influence of disease on the civilizations, armies, and leaders that dominate history, with a particular emphasis on psychosomatic disease. 248p.

Churchill Livingstone, 1984. Hardcover. Very Good. Unmarked text. Previous owner's name on front end page. Contributors include Barry Cusack, Michael J. Denham, Eleanor D. Schlenker, Peter Welling, and others. Measures 6.75x9.5 inches. 153p. Index.

Shire Egyptology, 1992. Paperback. Good. Unmarked. Label on back cover. 63 illustrations, including maps, reproductions, and photographs. This book offers a concise history of the development and practice of Egyptian medicine and its related subjects. 72p. Index. Glossary of medical terms. Bibliography.

CIBA Pharmaceutical Company, 1992. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked. Commemorative booklet with loose five senses poster printed on heavy stock. Measures 35x12 inches unfolded. Color images on one side (6), on four panels. Photograph of the artist. Netter (1906-1991) was an American surgeon and celebrated medical illustrator who produced nearly 4,000 illustrations for countless publications

AAAS, Icahn School of Medicine, 2021. Paperback (Saddle Stitched). Very Good. Unmarked text. Covers artificial intelligence and learning health systems, biomedical education, microbiology, health equity, geriatrics, and more. Illustrated throughout. 40p. Measures 8.25x10.5 inches.

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Unmarked. Unclipped dust jacket. Introduces survivors of brain injuries as they struggle to map and make sense of the new worlds they inhabit. Index. Notes and Sources. 310p. Measures 5.5x8.5 inches.

Crown, 2010. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Unmarked. Unclipped dust jacket. Section of photographs. 370pp. Notes. Index. Later edition. The story of Henrietta Lacks, the woman who unknowingly "donated" the HeLa cells that became the first "immortal" human cells grown in a culture.

Harper Collins, 2019. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Unmarked text. Unclipped dust jacket. 299p. NPR Best Book of 2019. This eloquent and riveting memoir examines opioid dependence and withdrawal, offering a harrowing personal reckoning and clarion call for change not only for government but medicine itself. It also reveals the lack of crucial resources and structures to handle this insidious nationwide epidemic.

Fireside, 1996. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked. More than 100 full-color images created by magnetic resonance imaging, gamma camera scans, and endoscopic photography are presented here for the lay reader along with text that explains the photographic processes and the images of the human body. 128p. Index. Glossary

Springer, 2008. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked. pp2127-2320. Contributors include Schortgen, Papadomichelakis, Vaschetto, Garnacho-Montero, Shu, Linssen and others.

Springer, 2009. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked. Contributors include Hugh, Osman, Jabot, Hanberger, Jung and others. pp63-186. Tables throughout.

Springer, 2009. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked. Soft corner bend on front cover. Official Journal of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine and The European Society of Paediatric & NeoNatal Intensive Care. Topics include cardiac arretst, hypothermia, acute lung injury, drug reactions, etc. Authors include Funk, Joffe, Calfee, Schwake, Liatsi, etc. pp189-390. Advertisements.

Oxford University Press, 1985. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked. Since the development of techniques for cloning human interferons in bacteria, research in this area has greatly increased. This volume surveys late twentieth century research on interferons and emphasizes its relevance to biology and medicine, thus encouraging laboratory and clinical investigators to see their work in a wider perspective. The contributors, all eminent researchers from Europe and North America, consider a broad range of topics, from the analysis of interferon genes to the effect of interferons on both infectious and malignant diseases. Contributors include R. Dijkmans and A. Billau, M. Riordan and P. Pitha-Rowe, G.M. Scott, F.R. Balkwill and others. References. Index. 148p.