Published August, 2008
By Louise Langmead and Peter Irving
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: The Facts
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This patient-centred guide covers all aspects of IBD including common symptoms, tests used to make a diagnosis, treatment and overall management of the condition. Providing up-to-date factual information, it is easy to read and allows quick access to key facts and helpful advice.

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Published July, 2008
By William Bynum and William F. Bynum
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: Very Short Introductions
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This Very Short Introduction explores the history of Western medicine, examining the key turning points, discoveries, and controversies in its rich history from classical times to the present.

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Published July, 2008
By Laurence Brockliss, Michael Moss and John Cardwell
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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The death of Admiral Nelson on the Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 is the basis of a well-known story. This book focuses on William Beatty, the surgeon who attended Nelson in his last hours and was later to publicize the deathbed scene. It traces his life and career as a leading naval surgeon during the Napoleonic Wars and afterwards.

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Published July, 2008
By Jock McCulloch and Geoffrey Tweedale
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Until the mid-1960s, asbestos had a reputation as a lifesaver. In 1960, it became known that exposure to asbestos can cause mesothelioma, a virulent and lethal cancer. Yet the bulk of the world's asbestos was mined after 1960. This is the first global history of how the asbestos industry defended the product throughout the 20th century.

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Published July, 2008
By Virginia Smith
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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A pioneering history of personal hygiene and body-care, from the earliest times to the present day.

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Published July, 2008
By Eric Stice and Carolyn Black Becker
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Published July, 2008
By Daniel Freeman, Richard Bentall, Philippa Garety and Philippa A. Garety
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Delusions of persecution are common in conditions such as schizophrenia, but they also affect 10-20% of the general population. In this landmark book, the three major authorities in the field bring together the current knowledge about the assessment, understanding, and treatment of persecutory delusions.

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Published July, 2008
By Charles Burnett
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: Studies in the Arcadian Library
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This book concerns a polyglot medical manuscript, Kitab al-Musta'ini, by Jewish physician, Ibn Baklarish for his Muslim patron, al-Musta'in bi-llah (reg. Saragossa 1085 - 1110). Tables give properties, uses, and names in other languages, of over 700 medicinal substances. Latin and Romance annotations attest to Christian readers.

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Published July, 2008
By James Beattie and Sarah Goodlin
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: Supportive Care Series
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Supportive care is integral to comprehensive heart failure care, and this book provides an evidence-based overview of the aetiology, management and supportive care of patients throughout the course of the disease.

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Published July, 2008
By Joy Higgs, Rola Ajjawi, Lindy McAllister, Franziska Trede and Stephen Loftus
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP Australia and New Zealand)
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Communicating in the Health Sciences introduces students to the nature and importance of communication in the health sciences, with comprehensive coverage of all the written, electronic, visual and interpersonal communication skills essential for professions in the health sciences.

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