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American Medical Association Family Medical Guide
by American Medical Association

ISBN 0471269115 (0-471-26911-5)
Hardcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc

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When it was first published in 1982, The American Medical Association Family Medical Guide set a new standard for depth, authority, and accessibility. The completely updated and expanded third edition of this landmark guide brings this bestselling medical home reference into the nineties. It is simply the most useful, comprehensive home health reference ever published, brought to you by the nation's most respected medical authority.

This lavishly illustrated volume, prepared by a a team of over forty distinguished medical authorities under the direction of the American Medical Association, incorporates the most significant trend in health care: wellness and preventive medicine. It covers the sweeping revolution in technology and puts more emphasis on the reader as a health-care consumer. It also updates the information on the most prominent health issues of the nineties, including Alzheimer's disease, AIDS, chronic fatigue syndrome, stress, death and dying, drug abuse, and more.

The book is divided into four sections for easy reference. Part I, "Your Healthy body," contains specific tips you can use for preventive self-care and encourages you to adopt a more healthy lifestyle, with advice on diet, exercise, losing weight, reducing stress, and stopping smoking. A full-color atlas of the human body shows you the location and name of almost every organ, nerve, bone, and muscle.

Part II, "Symptoms and Self-Diagnosis," provides the clearest, most reliable aid for recognizing medical problems ever published for the layperson. Over 165 pages of unique diagnostic symptom charts with clear questions and yes/no answers will help you track down what a particular symptom may signify and advise you whether it is something you may safely treat yourself, a condition requiring a doctor's visit, or an emergency requiring immediate medical attention. [via]
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- American Medical Association Family Medical Guide: ISBN 0394510151 (0-394-51015-1)
  Hardcover, Random House Inc
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American Medical Association Family Medical Guide
by Charles B. Clayman, American Medical Association Staff

ISBN 0679412905 (0-679-41290-5)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group

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When it was first published in 1982, The American Medical Association Family Medical Guide set a new standard for depth, authority, and accessibility. The completely updated and expanded third edition of this landmark guide brings this bestselling medical home reference into the nineties. It is simply the most useful, comprehensive home health reference ever published, brought to you by the nation's most respected medical authority.

This lavishly illustrated volume, prepared by a a team of over forty distinguished medical authorities under the direction of the American Medical Association, incorporates the most significant trend in health care: wellness and preventive medicine. It covers the sweeping revolution in technology and puts more emphasis on the reader as a health-care consumer. It also updates the information on the most prominent health issues of the nineties, including Alzheimer's disease, AIDS, chronic fatigue syndrome, stress, death and dying, drug abuse, and more.

The book is divided into four sections for easy reference. Part I, "Your Healthy body," contains specific tips you can use for preventive self-care and encourages you to adopt a more healthy lifestyle, with advice on diet, exercise, losing weight, reducing stress, and stopping smoking. A full-color atlas of the human body shows you the location and name of almost every organ, nerve, bone, and muscle.

Part II, "Symptoms and Self-Diagnosis," provides the clearest, most reliable aid for recognizing medical problems ever published for the layperson. Over 165 pages of unique diagnostic symptom charts with clear questions and yes/no answers will help you track down what a particular symptom may signify and advise you whether it is something you may safely treat yourself, a condition requiring a doctor's visit, or an emergency requiring immediate medical attention.

Consistently voted the book's most popular feature by readers' polls, these charts alone can save you time and money by sparing you needless visits to the doctor. Full-color photographs, used in conjunction with the charts, will help you identify various conditions and decide when to seek medical advice. An all-new diagnostic imaging section introduces full-color images of ultrasound, Doppler, MRI, CT scans, and other technologies that are becoming commonplace in doctors' offices and hospitals.

Part III, "Diseases, Disorders, and Other Problems," provides detailed, accessible, expertly illustrated articles on more than 650 medical problems. Separate sections address the special problems of men, women, couples, infants and children, adolescents, and older people, including a comprehensive section on pregnancy and childbirth.

Part IV of the guide, "Caring for the Sick," covers all the basics of professional medical care, home nursing, and caregiving. You'll learn how to choose a personal physician, how to get the most out of your hospital's services, what your rights as a patient are, and how to cope with a sick child or older person or someone with a terminal illness. You'll also find a glossary of over 300 medical terms and a color-coded section on first aid that includes the most up-to-date CPR positions and other lifesaving information.

The American Medical Association is committed to the principle that, as patients and health consumers, we need to do all we can to work more effectively with our physicians and health care teams. This third edition of the Family Medical Guide -- easy to understand, superbly designed, beautifully illustrated, and brimming with up-to-date information -- will help you and your family stay healthy and help you create an effective partnership with your doctor when you need it. It belongs on every family's reference shelf. [via]
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The American Medical Association Family Medical Guide
by Jeffrey R.M. Kunz, Asher J. Finkel

ISBN 0394555821 (0-394-55582-1)
Hardcover, Random House

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Anatomy of the Human Body
by Henry Gray, Charles Mayo Goss

ISBN 0812103777 (0-8121-0377-7)
Hardcover, Lea & Febiger

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The Grays Anatomy of the Human Body features 1.247 vibrant engravings, many in color, as well as a subject index with 13.000 entries ranging from the Antrum of Highmore to the Zonule of Zinn.
One of the first and still one of the best. An invaluable help for biology,anat. phys. and pre-med. students. [via]
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  Hardcover, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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And the Band Played on
by Randy Shilts

ISBN 0312241356 (0-312-24135-6)
Softcover, St Martins Pr

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In the first major book on AIDS, San Francisco Chronicle reporter Randy Shilts examines the making of an epidemic. Shilts researched and reported the book exhaustively, chronicling almost day-by-day the first five years of AIDS. His work is critical of the medical and scientific communities' initial response and particularly harsh on the Reagan Administration, who he claims cut funding, ignored calls for action and deliberately misled Congress. Shilts doesn't stop there, wondering why more people in the gay community, the mass media and the country at large didn't stand up in anger more quickly. The AIDS pandemic is one of the most striking developments of the late 20th century and this is the definitive story of its beginnings. [via]
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The Andromeda Strain
by Michael Crichton

ISBN 0060541814 (0-06-054181-4)
Softcover, Avon Books

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Some biologists speculate that if we ever make contact with extraterrestrials, those life forms are likely to be--like most life on earth--one-celled or smaller creatures, more comparable to bacteria than little green men. And even though such organisms would not likely be able to harm humans, the possibility exists that first contact might be our last.
That's the scientific supposition that Michael Crichton formulates and follows out to its conclusion in his excellent debut novel, The Andromeda Strain.
A Nobel-Prize-winning bacteriologist, Jeremy Stone, urges the president to approve an extraterrestrial decontamination facility to sterilize returning astronauts, satellites, and spacecraft that might carry an "unknown biologic agent." The government agrees, almost too quickly, to build the top-secret Wildfire Lab in the desert of Nevada. Shortly thereafter, unbeknownst to Stone, the U.S. Army initiates the "Scoop" satellite program, an attempt to actively collect space pathogens for use in biological warfare. When Scoop VII crashes a couple years later in the isolated Arizona town of Piedmont, the Army ends up getting more than it asked for.
The Andromeda Strain follows Stone and rest of the scientific team mobilized to react to the Scoop crash as they scramble to understand and contain a strange and deadly outbreak. Crichton's first book may well be his best; it has an earnestness that is missing from his later, more calculated thrillers. --Paul Hughes [via]
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An Anthropologist on Mars

ISBN 0679767177 (0-679-76717-7)
Softcover, Random House Inc

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An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales
by Oliver W. Sacks

ISBN 0679756973 (0-679-75697-3)
Softcover, Random House Inc

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Detailed and fascinating portraits of seven neurological patients, including a surgeon consumed by the compulsive tics of Tourette's syndrome unless he is operating; an artist who loses all sense of color in a car accident, but finds a new sensibility and creative power in black and white; and an autistic professor who cannot decipher the simplest social exchange between humans, but has built a career out of her intuitive understanding of animal behavior.
"Among doctors who write with acuity and grace, Sacks ( The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat) takes a higher place with each successive book.... enlarges our view of the nature of human experience." --Publisher's Weekly
"... Dr. Sacks's best book to date." --The New York Time Book Review [via]
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Bloodstream
by Tess Gerritsen

ISBN 0671016768 (0-671-01676-8)
Softcover, Pocket Books

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A Case of Need
by Michael Crichton

ISBN 0451210638 (0-451-21063-8)
Softcover, Signet

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A Case of Need
by Jeffrey Hudson

ISBN 1568950527 (1-56895-052-7)
Softcover, Wheeler Pub Inc

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Was it murder? Was it horribly botched surgery - accidental malpractice? Was someone in the great Boston medical centre -violating the Hippocratic oath? No one knows exactly...Only one doctor is willing to push his way through the mysterious maze of hidden medical data and shocking secrets to learn the truth. This explosive medical thriller is vintage Michael Crichton - with the breathtaking blend of riveting suspense and authentic medical detail that has made him one of today's most fascinating writers. [via]
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Coma
by Robin Cook

ISBN 1585472719 (1-58547-271-9)
Hardcover, Center Point Pub

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Reading level: Ages 18 and up Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: NAL Trade; 1ST edition (August 5, 2003) Language: English ISBN-10: 0451211421 ISBN-13: 978-0451211422 Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces ISBN-10: 0451211421 ISBN-13: 978-0451211422 Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces [via]
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Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
by Atul Gawande

ISBN 0805063196 (0-8050-6319-6)
Hardcover, Metropolitan Books

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Gently dismantling the myth of medical infallibility, Dr. Atul Gawande's Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science is essential reading for anyone involved in medicine--on either end of the stethoscope. Medical professionals make mistakes, learn on the job, and improvise much of their technique and self-confidence. Gawande's tales are humane and passionate reminders that doctors are people, too. His prose is thoughtful and deeply engaging, shifting from sometimes painful stories of suffering patients (including his own child) to intriguing suggestions for improving medicine with the same care he expresses in the surgical theater. Some of his ideas will make health care providers nervous or even angry, but his disarming style, confessional tone, and thoughtful arguments should win over most readers. Complications is a book with heart and an excellent bedside manner, celebrating rather than berating doctors for being merely human. --Rob Lightner [via]
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Contagion
by Robin Cook

ISBN 0425155943 (0-425-15594-3)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group

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When not one but three different extremely rare diseases kill several patients at a New York hospital, forensic pathologist Jack Stapleton suspects it's more than just coincidence. He thinks there's a connection between the appearance of the mysterious microbes responsible for the deaths and the HMO that owns the hospital--the same HMO that once destroyed his flourishing medical practice. Is Americare deliberately killing off its sickest patients--those who cost the most money to treat? Or is there an even more sinister motive behind the strange goings-on at Manhattan General, not to mention the attempts on Jack's life? And what is beautiful Terese Hagen, the hard-driving creative director of a Madison Avenue ad agency, doing in the middle of this slightly muddled, but still engrossing, tale of greed, medicine, and mayhem? Like Michael Crichton, whose Andromeda Strain remains the classic in the genre, Cook is sometimes heavy-handed when it comes to character development, and his fulminations about the dangers of managed care often get in the way of the plot. Still, Contagion will make you think twice about taking your next case of flu to the ER instead of your own bed. --Jane Adams [via]
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- Contagion: ISBN 0399141065 (0-399-14106-5)
  Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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The Doctors Book of Home Remedies: Simple, Doctor-Approved Self-Care Solutions for 146 Common Health Conditions
by Prevention Magazine

ISBN 055358555X (0-553-58555-X)
Softcover, Bantam Books

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What do doctors do when they get sick? The editors of Prevention Magazine Health Books asked more than 500 of the nations top specialists to recommend their best doctor-tested and easy-to-follow remedies for 138 illnesses and maladies. This complete, practical guide contains the distilled experience of health professionals who offer more than 2300 accessible healing tips for the most common medical complaints.

In this handy reference you will find curative techniques and symptom-relieving treatments for bladder infections, depression, emphysema, headaches, premenstrual syndrome, toothaches, and much more.

Here are invaluable at-home solutions for annoying afflictions such as canker sores, dandruff, and snoring as well as methods for coping with more serious health problems such as high cholesterol, ulcers, and backaches. The Doctors Book Of Home Remedies is like having a doctor on call 24 hours a day. So treat yourself to this prescription for health and stay well. [via]
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Doctors Book of Home Remedies: Thousands of Tips and Techniques Anyone Can Use to Heal Everyday Health Problems
by Deborah Tkac

ISBN 0878578730 (0-87857-873-0)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr

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The authors have combed the country to find reliable, unique, and sometimes never-before-revealed self-care secrets practiced by physicians and health-care professionals. The result is a one-of-a-kind volume of sure cures and treatments for common conditions--from angina to ulcers, from sore feet to forgetfulness. [via]
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The Doctors' Book of Home Remedies
by Prevention Magazine Editors

ISBN 0553291564 (0-553-29156-4)
Softcover, Bantam Books

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What do doctors do when they get sick? The editors of Prevention Magazine Health Books asked more than 500 of the nations top specialists to recommend their best doctor-tested and easy-to-follow remedies for 138 illnesses and maladies. This complete, practical guide contains the distilled experience of health professionals who offer more than 2300 accessible healing tips for the most common medical complaints. In this handy reference you will find curative techniques and symptom-relieving treatments for bladder infections, depression, emphysema, headaches, premenstrual syndrome, toothaches, and much more. Here are invaluable at-home solutions for annoying afflictions such as canker sores, dandruff, and snoring as well as methods for coping with more serious health problems such as high cholesterol, ulcers, and backaches. The Doctors Book Of Home Remedies is like having a doctor on call 24 hours a day. So treat yourself to this prescription for health and stay well. [via]
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Five Patients
by Michael Crichton

ISBN 061321546X (0-613-21546-X)
Hardcover, Bt Bound

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Gray's Anatomy

ISBN 1572152036 (1-57215-203-6)
Softcover, World Pubns

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The leg bone's connected to the hip bone, and so on. For many of us, anatomy can seem intimidating and unrewarding, but the right teacher can clear such feelings away in a heartbeat. Our fascination with our bodies is a powerful force, and once we start looking, we find that beauty is much more than skin-deep.
It so happens that the right teacher can take the form of a book. Gray's Anatomy is one of those few titles that practically everybody has heard of, and with good reason--it is a scientific and artistic triumph. Not just a dry index of parts and names, Gray's lets the natural beauty and grace of the body's interconnected systems and structures shine forth from the page. Using sumptuous illustrations and clear, matter-of-fact descriptions, Dr. Gray unleashed a classic on the world more than 100 years ago. Its clarity and usefulness keep it in print today. Whether you want to understand yourself or others, knowledge of our physical parts and how they fit together is essential. Gray's Anatomy provides that information in a simple, timeless format that cleanly dissects a body of knowledge grown over centuries. This book will not only fill the needs of people in the medical profession, but will please artists and naturalists as well. --Rob Lightner [via]
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Gray's Anatomy
by Klaus Wolff, Henry Gray, Richard Winkelman

ISBN 0721691285 (0-7216-9128-5)
Hardcover, Elsevier Science Health Science div

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The leg bone's connected to the hip bone, and so on. For many of us, anatomy can seem intimidating and unrewarding, but the right teacher can clear such feelings away in a heartbeat. Our fascination with our bodies is a powerful force, and once we start looking, we find that beauty is much more than skin-deep.
It so happens that the right teacher can take the form of a book. Gray's Anatomy is one of those few titles that practically everybody has heard of, and with good reason--it is a scientific and artistic triumph. Not just a dry index of parts and names, Gray's lets the natural beauty and grace of the body's interconnected systems and structures shine forth from the page. Using sumptuous illustrations and clear, matter-of-fact descriptions, Dr. Gray unleashed a classic on the world more than 100 years ago. Its clarity and usefulness keep it in print today. Whether you want to understand yourself or others, knowledge of our physical parts and how they fit together is essential. Gray's Anatomy provides that information in a simple, timeless format that cleanly dissects a body of knowledge grown over centuries. This book will not only fill the needs of people in the medical profession, but will please artists and naturalists as well. --Rob Lightner [via]
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Gray's Anatomy: A Facsimilie
by Henry Gray, Henry Vandyke Carter

ISBN 1571457275 (1-57145-727-5)
Hardcover, Advantage Pub Group

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Gray's Anatomy: Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical 1901 Edition
by Henry Gray, T. Pickering Pick, Robert Howden

ISBN 0894711350 (0-89471-135-0)
Hardcover, Courage Books

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Well know work in the Medical World, in immaculate conditions - never read (Private Collection LIquidation) [via]
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Gray's Anatomy Descriptive and Surgical
by Henry Gray

ISBN 0914294083 (0-914294-08-3)
Softcover, Running Pr Book Pub

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Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical. A Revised American. From the Fifteenth English Edition. With 780 illustrations, Many of which are New. [via]
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Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Medicine and Surgery
by Gray, Henry, F.R.S., Henry Gray, Peter L. Williams, Lawrence H. Bannister, Mary Dyson, Patricia Collins, Mark W. J. Ferguson, Martin M. Berry, Julian E. Dussek

ISBN 0443045607 (0-443-04560-7)
Hardcover, Elsevier Science Health Science div

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The most trusted name in anatomy! Readers will benefit from 2100 superb, high-quality illustrations, thorough coverage of important topics such as the structure and function of each body system, anatomical aspects of common surgical techniques, cross-sectional imaging, the anatomy encountered during endoscopic surgery, and more. "Stands alone as the greatest single reference in anatomy." (Radiology, review of a previous edition of Gray's Anatomy).

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Gray's Anatomy: The Classic First Edition
by Henry Gray

ISBN 0681004215 (0-681-00421-5)
Softcover, Longmeadow Pr

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Gray's Anatomy is an English-language human anatomy textbook originally written by Henry Gray. Earlier editions were called Anatomy: Descriptive and Surgical, but the book's name is commonly shortened to, and later editions are titled, Gray's Anatomy. The book is widely regarded as an extremely influential work on the subject, and has continued to be revised and republished from its initial publication in 1858 to the present day. [via]
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The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History
by John M. Barry

ISBN 0670894737 (0-670-89473-7)
Hardcover, Viking Pr

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No disease the world has ever known even remotely resembles the great influenza epidemic of 1918. Presumed to have begun when sick farm animals infected soldiers in Kansas, spreading and mutating into a lethal strain as troops carried it to Europe, it exploded across the world with unequaled ferocity and speed. It killed more people in twenty weeks than AIDS has killed in twenty years; it killed more people in a year than the plagues of the Middle Ages killed in a century. Victims bled from the ears and nose, turned blue from lack of oxygen, suffered aches that felt like bones being broken, and died. In the United States, where bodies were stacked without coffins on trucks, nearly seven times as many people died of influenza as in the First World War.
In his powerful new book, award-winning historian John M. Barry unfolds a tale that is magisterial in its breadth and in the depth of its research, and spellbinding as he weaves multiple narrative strands together. In this first great collision between science and epidemic disease, even as society approached collapse, a handful of heroic researchers stepped forward, risking their lives to confront this strange disease. Titans like William Welch at the newly formed Johns Hopkins Medical School and colleagues at Rockefeller University and others from around the country revolutionized American science and public health, and their work in this crisis led to crucial discoveries that we are still using and learning from today.
The Washington Posts Jonathan Yardley said Barrys last book can "change the way we think." The Great Influenza may also change the way we see the world. [via]
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The Hot Zone
by Richard Preston

ISBN 1568952058 (1-56895-205-8)
Hardcover, Wheeler Pub Inc

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A highly infectious, deadly virus from the central African rain forest suddenly appears in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. There is no cure. In a few days 90 percent of its victims are dead. A secret military SWAT team of soldiers and scientists is mobilized to stop the outbreak of this exotic "hot" virus. The Hot Zone tells this dramatic story, giving a hair-raising account of the appearance of rare and lethal viruses and their "crashes" into the human race. Shocking, frightening, and impossible to ignore, The Hot Zone proves that truth really is scarier than fiction. [via]
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Life Support
by Tess Gerritsen

ISBN 0671553046 (0-671-55304-6)
Softcover, Pocket Books

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Tess Gerritsen joined the front ranks of thriller writers with her "New York Times" bestseller, "Harvest." Now she weaves utter medical authenticity into another novel of gripping suspense, as a dedicated woman doctor probes too deeply into the cause of a lethal, mystifying outbreak.
The overnight ER rotation at Springer Hospital suits Dr. Toby Harper just fine -- until its calm is shattered by a man Toby admits one quiet night. Delirious and in critical condition from a possible viral infection of the brain, he barely responds to treatment...and then he disappears without a trace. But before Toby can find her missing patient, a second case occurs, revealing a chilling twist: evidence of an infection that can only be spread through direct tissue exchange. Soon Toby's on a trail that winds from a pregnant sixteen-year-old prostitute to an unexpected tragedy in her own home. Only then does she discover the unthinkable: an evil, deadly design to the frightening epidemic. [via]
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
by Oliver Sacks

ISBN 1555042651 (1-55504-265-1)
Softcover, Chivers North Amer

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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: And Other Clinical Tales
by Oliver Sacks

ISBN 0684853949 (0-684-85394-9)
Softcover, Touchstone Books

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A major bestseller and already acclaimed as a science classic, this collection of 20 true tales of individuals stricken with astonishing neurological disorders has sold over 70,000 copies. (Pscyhology) [via]
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The Merck Manual of Medical Information
by Mark H. Beers

ISBN 0911910352 (0-911910-35-2)
Hardcover, Merck & Company, Incorporated

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For the past twenty years the publishers of THE MERCK MANUAL, one of the most widely used sources of medical information in the world, realised that more and more copies of the guide were being purchased by people who were not healthcare professionals, despite the fact that it had never been advertised and was not written for public use. Recognising the public's increasing need for access to the same medical information doctors have, Merck responded with the HOME EDITION. This contained virtually all the information in the physician's version, but in easy-to-understand, everyday language, with a reader-friendly format. Since its publication three years ago the HOME EDITION has gone on to sell more than 2 million copies worldwide. Now Merck have updated the edition to cater for the changing medical environment. The new edition contains 35 new chapters on subjects ranging from Gene Therapy and the warning signs of cancer to biological warfare and terrorism and with 64 new illustrations and colour plates along with new tables on emerging drugs, THE MERCK MANUAL is the only home reference guide all health conscious readers will need. [via]
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The Merck Manual of Medical Information
by Robert Berkow, Robert Porter, Andrew J. Fletcher, Thomas V. Jones, Michael Berkwits, Justin L. Kaplan

ISBN 0743477340 (0-7434-7734-0)
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The Merck Manual of Medical Information : Home Edition
by Robert Berkow, Mark H. Beers, Andrew J. Fletcher

ISBN 0911910875 (0-911910-87-5)
Softcover, Merck & Company, Incorporated

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Need to find the definition of a medical term and comprehend it? Need fast information about your child's illness? Need help defining that redness in your eye? Or maybe you need a reality check on the progress of your pregnancy. For the first time, Merck--the leader in medical research since 1899--has opened its treasure chest of medical knowledge to the general public.
The team of nearly 200 experts, consultants, and authors has assembled a body of information so vast that listing select items fails to do it justice. The Merck Manual provides reams of useful medical information, ranging from fundamentals such as anatomy to crisp, easily understood descriptions of complicated diseases. Clear drawings of basic anatomical details and helpful sidebars that define terms and proffer advice are invaluable features, as is the up-to-date counsel on choosing the right form of exercise.
The Merck Manual's 30-page section on drugs is itself an excellent resource. Here you'll find descriptions of the biological impact of high-powered pharmaceuticals, plus a table of drugs that put the elderly at risk. Its five appendixes on such topics as legal issues and commonly used medical terms segue handily into a guide of institutions that offer information and counseling for a multitude of medical conditions. This exhaustive volume clarifies both the workings of the human body and the geography of its demise, not to mention Western medicine's solutions to its failures. If knowledge is power, buy this book to arm yourself with a world of information. [via]
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The Merck Manual of Medical Information: Home Edition
by Merck & Co, Robert Berkow, Mark H. Beers

ISBN 0671027263 (0-671-02726-3)
Softcover, Pocket Books

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September 2000 1st printing trade paperback as shown. Tight spine, clear crisp pages, no writing, no spine creases, light edgewear, smokefree. [via]
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My Sister's Keeper: A Novel
by Jodi Picoult

ISBN 0743454537 (0-7434-5453-7)
Softcover, Pocket Books

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"New York Times" bestselling author Jodi Picoult is widely acclaimed for her keen insights into the hearts and minds of real people. Now she tells the emotionally riveting story of a family torn apart by conflicting needs and a passionate love that triumphs over human weakness.
Anna is not sick, but she might as well be. By age thirteen, she has undergone countless surgeries, transfusions, and shots so that her older sister, Kate, can somehow fight the leukemia that has plagued her since childhood. The product of preimplantation genetic diagnosis, Anna was conceived as a bone marrow match for Kate -- a life and a role that she has never challenged...until now. Like most teenagers, Anna is beginning to question who she truly is. But unlike most teenagers, she has always been defined in terms of her sister -- and so Anna makes a decision that for most would be unthinkable, a decision that will tear her family apart and have perhaps fatal consequences for the sister she loves.
"My Sister's Keeper" examines what it means to be a good parent, a good sister, a good person. Is it morally correct to do whatever it takes to save a child's life, even if that means infringing upon the rights of another? Is it worth trying to discover who you really are, if that quest makes you like yourself less? Should you follow your own heart, or let others lead you? Once again, in "My Sister's Keeper, " Jodi Picoult tackles a controversial real-life subject with grace, wisdom, and sensitivity. [via]
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The Pill Book
by Harold M. Silverman

ISBN 0553588923 (0-553-58892-3)
Softcover, Bantam Books

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For more than two decades, millions of consumers have trusted The Pill Book to provide official FDA-approved drug information plus guidelines from leading pharmacists. Each drug is profiled in a concise readable, and easy-to-understand entry, making The Pill Book the perfect reference when you have questions about the medications your doctor prescribes.

The most up-to-date information about the more than 1,800
most commonly prescribed drugs in the United States:

" Generic and brand-name listings that can help you save money
" What the drug is for, and how it works
" Usual dosages, and what to do if a dose is skipped
" Side effects and possible adverse reactions,
highlighted for quick reference
" Interactions with other drugs and food
" Overdose and addiction potential
" Alcohol-free and sugar-free medications
" The most popular self-injected medications and their safe handling
" Information for seniors, pregnant and breast-feeding
women, children, and others with special needs
" Cautions and warnings, and when to call your doctor
" 32 pages of actual-size color photographs of prescription pills [via]
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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors and the Collision of Two Cultures
by Anne Fadiman

ISBN 0374525641 (0-374-52564-1)
Softcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux

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Lia Lee was born in 1981 to a family of recent Hmong immigrants, and soon developed symptoms of epilepsy. By 1988 she was living at home but was brain dead after a tragic cycle of misunderstanding, overmedication, and culture clash: "What the doctors viewed as clinical efficiency the Hmong viewed as frosty arrogance." The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down is a tragedy of Shakespearean dimensions, written with the deepest of human feeling. Sherwin Nuland said of the account, "There are no villains in Fadiman's tale, just as there are no heroes. People are presented as she saw them, in their humility and their frailty--and their nobility." [via]
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
by Mary Roach

ISBN 0393324826 (0-393-32482-6)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc

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"One of the funniest and most unusual books of the year....Gross, educational, and unexpectedly sidesplitting."Entertainment Weekly
Stiff is an oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem. For two thousand years, cadaverssome willingly, some unwittinglyhave been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. They've tested France's first guillotines, ridden the NASA Space Shuttle, been crucified in a Parisian laboratory to test the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, and helped solve the mystery of TWA Flight 800. For every new surgical procedure, from heart transplants to gender reassignment surgery, cadavers have been there alongside surgeons, making history in their quiet way.

In this fascinating, ennobling account, Mary Roach visits the good deeds of cadavers over the centuriesfrom the anatomy labs and human-sourced pharmacies of medieval and nineteenth-century Europe to a human decay research facility in Tennessee, to a plastic surgery practice lab, to a Scandinavian funeral directors' conference on human composting. In her droll, inimitable voice, Roach tells the engrossing story of our bodies when we are no longer with them. [via]
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Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary
by Clayton L. Thomas

ISBN 0803601948 (0-8036-0194-8)
Hardcover, F A Davis Co

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...color images have been prudently added to this edition.. .each illustration--from precise anatomical renderings and color plates to slides and radiologic images--has been carefully selected by a team of Taber's consultants. [via]
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Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary
by Clarence Wilbur Taber, Clayton E. Thomas

ISBN 080368312X (0-8036-8312-X)
Hardcover, F A Davis Co

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The most comprehensive resource for nursing and allied health professionals, Taber's contains 56,486 entries (over 2,600 new terms) and more than 200 two-color clinically precise illustrations. Easy to carry, this cutting-edge volume offers appendices which contain the information of a 25-volume series. Provides numerous updates and the Taber's Feature Finder, which shows readers how to identify and utilize the information. [via]
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Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary: Deluxe Thumb-Indexed Version
by Clayton L. Thomas, Donald Venes, Clarence Wilbur Taber

ISBN 0803606559 (0-8036-0655-9)
Hardcover, F A Davis Co

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Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary: Deluxe Thumb-Indexed Version
by Donald Venes

ISBN 0803612095 (0-8036-1209-5)
Hardcover, F A Davis Co

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Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary/Deluxe Indexed
by Clayton Thomas

ISBN 0803600046 (0-8036-0004-6)
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Take Care of Yourself: The Complete Illustrated Guide to Medical Self-Care
by Donald M. Vickery, James F. Fries

ISBN 0738203068 (0-7382-0306-8)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group

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"In our quest for a symptom-free existence, we make millions of unnecessary visits to doctors--as many as 70% of all visits are for new problems," write the authors, both physicians. "For every type of problem, there are some instances in which you should decide to see the doctor and some in which you should not." How do you decide? That's where Take Care of Yourself comes in.
Here's how it works. When you have a new medical problem, first read the emergency signs in the "Emergencies" chapter to see if you need to get medical attention pronto. If not (and most medical situations are not emergencies), look up your main complaint or symptom. There you find a decision flow chart that asks you yes/no questions, and your answers direct you to a probable cause and either medical care or home treatment. If home treatment is appropriate, you get an explanation of what to do, what not to do, and when to see your doctor if the problem doesn't go away. If a doctor's visit is recommended, you learn what to expect when you get there. There's not much detail on any one topic: one and one-half to two pages on each of more than 175 health problems (large and small), including charts and illustrations. But it's a handy guide and a good first step when it's essential to know what to do quickly, and for that reason several major HMOs distribute it to their members.
Because good health habits help you avoid medical problems, you get a brief guide to getting started with exercise, good nutrition, smoking cessation, alcohol moderation, weight control, avoiding injury, and professional prevention (checkups, screening, early treatment, etc.). It's also an interesting to read in a Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook kind of way--who knows when you might need to know how to pull out a tick, or release trapped blood under a nail using a heated paper clip and pliers? --Joan Price [via]
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Take Care of Yourself: The Complete Illustrated Guide to Medical Self-Care
by James F. Fries

ISBN 0738209775 (0-7382-0977-5)
Softcover, Da Capo Pr

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Vintage Sacks
by Oliver W. Sacks

ISBN 1400033977 (1-4000-3397-7)
Softcover, Random House Inc

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Vintage Readers are a perfect introduction to some of the great modern writers presented in attractive, accessible paperback editions.

It is Dr. Sackss gift that he has found a way to enlarge our experience and understanding of what the human is. The Wall Street Journal

Dubbed the poet laureate of medicine by The New York Times, Oliver Sacks is a practicing neurologist and a mesmerizing storyteller. His empathetic accounts of his patientss livesand wrily observed narratives of his ownconvey both the extreme borderlands of human experience and the miracles of ordinary seeing, speaking, hearing, thinking, and feeling.

Vintage Sacks includes the introduction and case study Rose R. from Awakenings (the book that inspired the Oscar-nominated movie), as well as A Deaf World from Seeing Voices; The Visions of Hildegard from Migraine; excerpts from Island Hopping and Pingelap from The Island of the Colorblind; A Surgeons Life from An Anthropologist on Mars; and two chapters from Sackss acclaimed memoir Uncle Tungsten. [via]
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Why Do Men Have Nipples?: Hundreds Of Questions You'd Only Ask A Doctor After Your Third Martini
by Mark Leyner, Billy Goldberg

ISBN 1400082315 (1-4000-8231-5)
Softcover, Random House Inc

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Is There a Doctor in the House?Say you're at a party. You've had a martini or three, and you mingle through the crowd, wondering how long you need to stay before going out for pizza. Suddenly you're introduced to someone new, Dr. Nice Tomeetya. You forget the pizza. Now is the perfect time to bring up all those strange questions you'd like to ask during an office visit with your own doctor but haven't had the guts (or more likely the time) to do so. You're filled with liquid courage . . . now is your chance! If you've ever wanted to ask a doctor . . .?How do people in wheelchairs have sex??Why do I get a killer headache when I suck down my milkshake too fast??Can I lose my contact lens inside my head forever??Why does asparagus make my pee smell??Why do old people grow hair on their ears??Is the old adage "beer before liquor, never sicker, liquor before beer . . ." really true? . . . then Why Do Men Have Nipples? is the book for you.Compiled by Billy Goldberg, an emergency medicine physician, and Mark Leyner, bestselling author and well-known satirist, Why Do Men Have Nipples? offers real factual and really funny answers to some of the big questions about the oddities of our bodies. [via]
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You: The Owner's Manual An Insiders Guide to the Body that Will Make You Healthier and Younger
by Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet Oz

ISBN 0060765321 (0-06-076532-1)
Softcover, Collins

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Between your full-length mirror and high-school biology class, you probably think you know a lot about the human body. While it's true that we live in an age when we're as obsessed with our bodies as we are with celebrity hairstyles, the reality is that most of us know very little about what chugs, churns, and thumps throughout this miraculous, scientific, and artistic system of anatomy. Yes, you've owned your skin-covered shell for decades, but you probably know more about your cell-phone plan than you do about your own body. When it comes to your longevity and quality of life, understanding your internal systems gives you the power, authority, and ability to live a healthier, younger, and better life. You: The Owner's Manual challenges your preconceived notions about how the human body works and ages, then takes you on a tour through all of the highways, back roads, and landmarks inside of you. After taking a quiz that tests your body of knowledge, you'll learn about all of your blood-pumping, food-digesting, and keys-remembering systems and organs. Just as important, you'll get the facts and advice you need to keep your body running long and strong. You'll find out how diseases start and how they affect your body -- as well as advice on how to prevent and beat conditions that threaten your quality of life. Complete with exercise tips, nutritional guidelines, simple lifestyle changes, and alternative approaches, You: The Owner's Manual gives you an easy, comprehensive, and life-changing how-to plan for fending off the gremlins of aging. To top it off, you'll also get the great-tasting and calorie-saving Owner's Manual Diet -- a thirty-recipe eating plan that's designed with only one goal in mind: to help you live a younger life. Welcome to your body. Why don't you come on in and take a look around? [via]
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