Search Results: HISTORY OF MEDICINE from PASCALE'S BOOKS

Kluwer Academic Publishing:, 1994. 255 pages. "The contents of the individual chapters reflect the ideas of the contributors, many of whom have spent their careers attempting to resolve the biological functions of ADP-ribosylation." FINE HARDCOVER.. Hard Cover. Fine/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket.. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

P. Blakiston:, 1932. First published in 1904, this book is the Third edition from Aug. 1944, 451 pages. VERY GOOD+ HARDCOVER, Green cloth covers, lettering is rbright on spine. Light wear to covers, else a nice clean and tight copy. Previous owner's name is present.. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket Present.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Haworth Pastoral Press:, 1992. 125 pages. "The understanding of aging in Chinese society is closely tied to understanding of the Chinese family system." FINE HARDCOVER, signed by the authors.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Fine/No Dust Jacket Present.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Dutton:, 1909. 345 pages. Chapters on the chemical compostion of pure air; respiration; air pressure, temperature of the air and health; humidity and thermolysis; humidity and health; air, solar raditation, electricity and radio-activity; impure air; polluted air; dust and germs; ventilation; open windows & draughts, the chest and breathing; artificial atmospheres; climate, gases of the atmosphere and the open-air treatment of consumpution and open air schools. VERY GOOD- HARDCOVER, red cloth covers, lettering is bright on the spine and cover, scarce.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket Present.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Sentry Press:, 1974. 335 pages, illustrated. "This important and serious study, first published in 1897, is a fascinating account of the great alchemical and Early pharmaecutical endeavors from the fabled search to turn lead into gold, to the exotic hunt for the elixir of life." FINE HARDCOVER, GOOD DUST JACKET.. Hard Cover. Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

by The American Foundation, NY: 1937., 1937. 1,435 pages total. "This report presents the result of our recent inquiry among medical men on the organization of medical care in the United States. There are sharp differences of opinion as to how far adequate medical care is now available to various groups of the population. There is a group that believes there are too many physicans and a second group that believes there are too few; and a third group that believes there are too many bad physicans and too few good ones; and a fourth group that believes this whole question is beside the point and that the real need is to insure every physician licensed to practice is a good one, in which case the law of supply and demand will ultimately operate to control numbers satisfactorily. The inquiry sent was in effect as follows: Has your experience led you to believe that a radical reorganization of medical care in this country is indictated? If so, in what direction? If you do not believe that radical… Read More

by the University:, 1903. 119 pages. This softcover covers the Calender year, the Medical faculty, committees, boards, instructors, methods of instruction, examinations, fees, graduate courses and more. GOOD SOFTCOVER, worn spine edge, front cover is half detached, internally fine.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Raven Press:, 1983. 451 pages, illustrated. "This book reflects the current multidisciplinary approach to research in endocrinology and reports on every facet of anterior pituitary gland funcationing. The book is divided into five main sections dealing with anatomical, biochemical, neurosecretory, physiological, and clinical aspects of anterioir pituitary function." FINE HARDCOVER, FINE DUST JACKET.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Pergamon Press:, 1967. First published in 1966, this is the second printing from 1967, 118 pages. "The author presents a critical review of the work and theory on the orientation reaction, which means the reaction of paying attention to novel and important stimuli." FINE HARDCOVER, VERY GOOD DUST JACKET.. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

MIT Press:, 1992. 394 pages with numerous Figures. "Our objective in writing this textbook was to gather into a single volume information on three aspects of earing that are more often dealt with separately than together." FINE HARDCOVER. Hard Cover. Fine/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Academic Press:, 1992. 253 pages. "One of the major effector systems participating in a variety of human diseases appears to be that involving the generation of oxidant free radicals. The information presented in this volume also contains the seeds of potential novel therapeutics that may be applied to oxidant systems." FINE HARDCOVER.. Hard Cover. Fine/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Johns Hopkins University Press:, 1996. First published in 1987, this book is the second edition from 1996, 373 pages, illustrated, with a new Epilogue by Fakir Musafar. "Skin cutting and burning, biting off fingertips, even castration and eye enucleation are acts of self-mutilation generally associated wth mental illness. But according to the author, these horrifying behaviors have important parallels to culturally sanctioned practices such as body piecing, tattooing, branding, and other forms of body modification. " FINE SOFCOVER.. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

THE BOSTON MEDICAL AND SURGICAL JOURNAL, 1834. Volume XI, 26 issues from August 13, 1834 to Feb, 4, 1835, 424 pages. GOOD HARDCOVER, front cover is detached from book but present. The last 7 pages of book are missing the lower corner of pages which affects the last sentences on these pages. Binding is tight. A wealth of information on all kinds of medicine, cases, lectures and reflects medicine in this time period. Not bound in are pages 53- 92.. Hard Cover. Good/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Wiley-Science International:, 1973. 407 pages. " This book traces the fascinating story of man's attempt to control his own brain. The author offers a thorough account of the history of psychosurgical procedures and the underlying rationale, with an objective evaluation of the results. Equally thorough is his study of clinical and social applications, with a unique integration of animal research and human clinical information. He also discusses ethical problems involved in the development of techniques to modify the brain and examines proposed applications of brain control techniques to social problems caused by agressiveness, biomedical experimentation on prisoners, and thephilosophy of manipulating personality and behavior by destroying or stimulating brain tissue." FINE- HARDCOVER, GOOD DUST JACKET. Dust jacket protected with a clear plastic acid-free jacket.. First Printing Stated.. Hard Cover. Fine-/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Churchill Livingstone:, 1997. First published in 1995, this book is the third printing from 1997, 990 pages, illustrated in color and b&w. "The management of brain tumors is the single most important role of the present day neurosurgeon.The chilling diagnosis of a brain tumor quite reasonably strikes fear into patients, their friends and relatives. The consequences of the diagnosis include the implication of an erosion of faculties of the mind combined with physical disability and death. In the past the mystique of brain tumors has, at times, inadvertently restricted the full understanding of these tumors. This book aims to provide a complete coverage of brain tumors, including thier biological basis, diagnosis and managment techniques." FINE HARDCOVER.. Hard Cover. Fine/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket.. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Pennsylvania Hospital:, 1986. 98 pages. "The beginning of what would later be the Cardiology Department of the Pennsylvania Hospital was in 1920 with the opening of a "Heart Station." FINE HARDCOVER, inscribed by the author.. By the Author.. Hard Cover. Fine/No Dust Jacket Present.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine:, 1993. 1,468 pages total in this two, illlustrated in b&w. " The research achievements made at Johns Hopkins over the past century. They played a vital role in bringing experimental medical science from Germany to the United States. They recogized the need for research laboratories and strove to provide career opportunities for talented young people. They were crucial in the evolution of the clinical scientist, who stands interposed between the basic scientist and the practicing physician." FINE HARDCOVERS, FINE DUST JACKETS.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Times Books:, 1998. 337 pages, illustrated in b&w. "Here are just a few of neuropsychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen's surprising-and effective- "brain prescriptions" that can help heal your brain and change your life." FINE- SOFTCOVER. Softcover. Fine-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine:, 1986. 363 pages, illustrated. "The story of medicine in Portsmouth, N.H. since its days as a British colonial village, mirrors the tale played out in many other American communities. It has been influenced not only by continually evolving changes in medical practices and techniques, but even more by the same social and economic forces that have shaped contemporary thinking about all aspects of health care in this country- especially how to pay for it." FINE HARDCOVER, FINE DUST JACKET.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Academic Press:, 1996. 323 pages. "The chaperonins may have additional functions, such as the protection of messenger RNA against degradation and obscure surface roles in some bacterical and animal cells. The chaperonin story is just beginning." FINE HARDCOVER.. Hard Cover. Fine/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.