Published January, 2014
By Jonathan Pereira
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Jonathan Pereira (1804-53) died before completing a further revision of his rigorous encyclopaedia of medicinal substances. A pioneering text in pharmacology, interspersed with instructive woodcuts, it is reissued here in the updated and expanded fourth edition completed by expert colleagues and published in three parts between 1854 and 1857.

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Published January, 2014
By Brendan G. Magauran Jr, Joseph H. Kahn and Jonathan S. Olshaker
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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The elderly are frequent visitors to emergency departments, where they require specific evaluation and management taking into account their unique pathophysiology. This comprehensive textbook provides guidelines for community and academic emergency medicine practitioners striving to improve delivery of care to this growing, vulnerable population.

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Published January, 2014
By C. Fred Alford
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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C. Fred Alford argues that the traumatized are generally capable of representing their experience. Using evidence from the testimonies of Holocaust survivors, as well as the victims of 'ordinary' trauma, he shows that forgiveness is generally a way of avoiding the hurt and pain of coming to terms with trauma.

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Published January, 2014
By Benn McGrady
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This book examines the extent to which the law of the World Trade Organization restricts domestic implementation of taxes, restrictions on marketing, product regulation and labeling measures for public health purposes. The relationship between international health instruments and the WTO Agreement is examined, as are the WTO covered agreements themselves.

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Published December, 2013
By Clive Gamble
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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How and when did we become the only human species to settle the whole Earth? How did our brains become so large? This book sets out to answer these fundamental questions, digging deep into the archives of archaeology, fossil ancestors and human genetics.

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Published December, 2013
By Clive Gamble
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How and when did we become the only human species to settle the whole Earth? How did our brains become so large? This book sets out to answer these fundamental questions, digging deep into the archives of archaeology, fossil ancestors and human genetics.

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Published December, 2013
By Edward P. Gelmann, Charles L. Sawyers, Frank J. Rauscher III, Frank J. Rauscher and Edward P. Gelman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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The genomic era has greatly facilitated the understanding of the molecular changes that underlie malignant transformation. This timely foundation for understanding the origins of molecular oncology reviews available technologies for cancer analysis, summaries of key oncogenic pathways for a wide range of human malignancies, and pharmacologic therapies in development.

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Published December, 2013
By Robert Higgo, Rob Poole and Catherine A. Robinson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Poverty is not inevitable, even in a difficult economic climate, and there is strong scientific evidence that poverty is a cause of mental illness. This book brings together a body of knowledge from biomedical and social science literature, providing an evidence-based resource for mental health professionals, social scientists and their students.

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Published December, 2013
By W. H. S. Jones
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Originally published in 1924, this book presents the history of the Hippocratic oath from its earliest formulations through its interpretation and representation by later religious and medical traditions. Jones traces the changing terminology found in various manuscripts from the Greek, Roman and Arabic traditions and gives an assessment in a concluding essay.

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Published December, 2013
By J. A. Dell
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Originally published in 1912, as part of the Cambridge Nature Study Series, this book was written to provide children with an accessible guide to the workings of the senses. The text was created with pupils of about 12 to 15 years of age in mind.

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