Published February, 2008
By James R. Pomerantz
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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A presentation of four key areas in neuroscience: sensory processes, perception and attention, memory and language, by leading researchers in these fields. This volume provides a sample of the discoveries that emerged from the 'Decade of the Brain'.

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Published February, 2008
By Steve Sussman and Susan L. Ames
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Integrates several perspectives about the causes and cures of drug problems providing a better understanding of the parameters of drug abuse. They examine neuro-biological, socio-environmental and physical environmental influences making this an inter-disciplinary text ideal for both researchers and practitoners involved in the examination of drug abuse.

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Published February, 2008
By Regina C. Casper
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Series: Psychiatry and Medicine
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Offers an overview of the complex interplay between hormonal activation and individual and environmental influences in health and disease in women. The book provides useful information and background material important for treating psychological and physical problems in women.

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Published February, 2008
By Valerie Isham and Graham Medley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Contains a breadth of different quantitative approaches to understanding the patterns of infectious diseases in populations, and the design of control strategies to lessen their effect. Describes research on diseases such as measles, AIDS and tropical parasitic infections. A vital resource for any involved in this hugely important area.

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Published January, 2008
By Peter A. Singer, A. M. Viens and Peter Singer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This comprehensive resource is designed as a succinct yet authoritative text and reference for clinicians, bioethicists, and advanced students seeking a better understanding of ethics problems in the clinical setting.

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Published January, 2008
By Chloe E. Bird, Patricia Perri Rieker and Patricia P. Rieker
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Gender and Health is the first book to examine how men's and women's lives and their physiology contribute to differences in their health. In a thoughtful synthesis of diverse literatures, the authors demonstrate that modern societies' health problems ultimately involve a combination of policies, personal behavior, and choice.

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Published January, 2008
By Chloe E. Bird, Patricia Perri Rieker and Patricia P. Rieker
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Gender and Health is the first book to examine how men's and women's lives and their physiology contribute to differences in their health. In a thoughtful synthesis of diverse literatures, the authors demonstrate that modern societies' health problems ultimately involve a combination of policies, personal behavior, and choice.

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Published January, 2008
By Peter Tyrer, Kenneth R. Silk and Peter J. Tyrer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This is a book of psychiatry at its most practical level. It aims to answer the sorts of questions psychiatrists ask on a daily basis about treatment options, the selection of a treatment for a particular patient, its expected effectiveness and what to do if it doesn't work.

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Published January, 2008
By Alex F. Roche
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Growth, Maturation and Body Composition documents one of the most remarkable and significant studies in the field of human biology. The Fels Longitudinal Study is the longest, largest and most productive serial study of human growth, maturation and body composition.

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Published January, 2008
By Robin Gill
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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How can Christian ethics contribute significantly to health care ethics in today's Western, pluralistic society? Gill explores the healing stories in the Synoptic Gospels, identifying four core virtues present within them - compassion, care, faith and humility - that might bring greater depth to a purely secular interpretation of health care ethics.

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