into lipid disorders, and the implications of this research for daily clinical practice. The book provides an overview of the latest developments in this complex field by reviewing the most significant papers published in the medical journals on lipid disorders over the eighteen months to December 2006. The Year in Lipid Disorders will be an essential element of the reference library for all cardiovascular physicians.  (less)

mode (ATM) and the practical application of these technologies. The international collection of contributors was culled from exhaustive research of over 100,000 related archival and technical journals.brThis reference will be indispensable to engineering and computer science libraries, research libraries, and telecommunications, networking, and computer companies. It covers a diverse array of topics, including:br* Techniques in emerging database system architecturesbr* Techniques and applications in data miningbr* Object-oriented database systemsbr* Data acquisition on the WWW during heavy client/server traffic periodsbr* Information exploration on the WWWbr* Education and training in multimedia database systemsbr* Data structure techniques in rapid prototyping and manufacturingbr* Wireless ATM in data networks for mobile systemsbr* Applications in corporate financebr* Scientific data visualizationbr* Data compression and information retrievalbr* Techniques in medical systems, intensive care units  (less)

Recommended.-Library Media Connection.Health teachers will be delighted when you show them the four volumes in this set....The vocabulary will work well with sixth grade through high school, and the black-and-white photographs and drawings are especially well done....Highly recommended.-Gale Reference for StudentsAttractive volumes on the human body and how its various systems interact, for good or ill, with the physical environment....these books provide an important perspective for students. Some librarians might prefer to circulate them so that students can spend some time with them.-School Library Journal?This series should be purchased if you need a health reference and are looking for a non-judgmental view of medical problems. Recommended.?-Library Media Connection.?Health teachers will be delighted when you show them the four volumes in this set....The vocabulary will work well with sixth grade through high school, and the black-and-white photographs and drawings are especially well done....Highly recommended.?-Gale Reference for Students?Attractive volumes on the human body and how its various systems interact, for good or ill, with the physical environment....these books provide an important perspective for students. Some librarians might prefer to circulate them so that students can spend some time with them.?-School Library JournalIf someone dropped you on the moon without an astronaut's equipment, what would happen? You'd die, of course. The human body depends on its environment. This engaging four-volume set examines our bodies' inseparable relationship with the environment. Each volume presents the parts of a particular body system and how they work, things that go wrong and ho@j“×=p¤ÿ¾Û€  (less)

the doctor and the patient suffer and when it is a matter of moments, misunderstanding can be tragic. The new ECTACO Medical SpeechGuard helps you to be understood when there is no room for imprecision and guess-work. Not only will this powerful and sophisticated handheld assist you communicating with your patient but it will provide the peace of mind that comes from knowing that you have based your diagnosis on all the available facts. The information in this invaluable handheld is compiled from hundreds of medical reference books. It puts a library of important information in the palm of your hand and is accessible by simply tou...  (less)

A Rosenberg MD, PhD; Ronald A DePinho MD; Robert A Weinberg PhD Acclaimed by the worldwide medical community as /"a staple reference text in the medical oncologist's library/" (JAMA), DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg's Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology is now in its Eighth Edition. This edition is in full color for the first time, has a new editor, Theodore S. Lawrence, MD, PhD, a radiation oncologist, and has two Associate Scientific Advisors, Ronald A. DePinho, MD and Robert A. Weinberg, PhD, with special expertise in molecular biology. More than 40 chapters are entirely new, and more than 70 have been rewritten by new contributing authors. Plus, this edition has an exciting new companion Websi...  (less)

Histologica provides the most authoritative, current histological terminology for histology professionals and students, medical writers and editors, medical researchers, medical libraries, and related companies and professionals. This reference is written by the Federative International Committee on Anatomical Terminology (FICAT), the leading authority for anatomical terminology and the primary reference for such premiere information sources as the National Library of Medicine and Medical Subject Headings (MeSH).The CD-ROM contains all the features of the print reference and enables users to perform quick searches, copy and paste,...  (less)