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Man-made Medicine

Author : Kary L. Moss
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780822318163
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (181 download)

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Download or read book Man-made Medicine written by Kary L. Moss and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If not for the reproductive functions of women, would there be anything called women's health care? A review of medical literature, practice, and policy in this country would suggest that the answer is no. Offering a startling view of the current state of health care for women in the United States and laying the foundation for a new, widely defined women's medicine, Man-Made Medicine makes an urgent statement about gender bias in the medical establishment and its pernicious effects on the well-being of women and the care they receive. These essays by physicians, lawyers, activists, and scholars present a rare interdisciplinary approach to a complex set of issues. Gender stereotyping and bias in the collection, analysis, and reporting of scientific data and in the ways health-related news is covered by the media are examined. The exclusion of women from the health care policy-making process and the effect such exclusion has on the determination of priorities among potential areas of research are also explored. With discussions of the plight of specific populations of women whose health care needs are not being sufficiently met--for example, immigrants, prisoners, the mentally ill, or women with HIV/AIDS, disabilities, or reproductive health problems--this book considers matters of race and class within the parameters of gender as it builds a fundamental challenge to the existing health care system. A range of current reform proposals are also evaluated in terms of their potential impact on women. Suggesting no less than a radical rethinking of women's medicine, Man-Made Medicine gives essential direction to the discussions that will shape the future of health care in this country. It will be of great interest to a wide audience, including health care advocates, policymakers, scholars, and readers generally concerned with women's health issues. Contributors. Ellen Barry, Laurie Beck, Joan Bertin, Janet Calvo, Wendy Chavkin, Kay Dickersin, Abigail English, Elizabeth Fee, Carol Gill, Nancy Krieger, Joyce McConnell, Judy Norsigian, Ann Scales, Susan Stefan, Lauren Schnaper, Catherine Teare

Man, Medicine, and the State

Author : Wolfgang Uwe Eckart
Publisher : Franz Steiner Verlag
ISBN 13 : 9783515087940
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (879 download)

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Book Synopsis Man, Medicine, and the State by : Wolfgang Uwe Eckart

Download or read book Man, Medicine, and the State written by Wolfgang Uwe Eckart and published by Franz Steiner Verlag. This book was released on 2006 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology unites articles about different aspects of scientific human experiments in the course of World War I to the 1960s. The majority of them deals with the development of medicine and life sciences as well as the national research promotion under the Nazi regime and during World War II. Studies on human experiments of French, Japanese, and US-American research enlarge the perspective on a problem of obviously international range. These empirical studies are supplemented by articles on the legal evaluation of this behaviour of scientists, as well as on the resulting movement to formulate binding transnational ethical codes on behalf of human experiments.

Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

Author : Steen Andreassen
Publisher : IOS Press
ISBN 13 : 9789051991413
Total Pages : 522 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (914 download)

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Download or read book Artificial Intelligence in Medicine written by Steen Andreassen and published by IOS Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The knowledge-based management of medical acts in NUCLEUS -- Knowledge Acquisition, Representation & Learning -- Knowledge Representation and Modelling in HYBRIKON -- Knowledge Organisation in Medical KBS Construetion -- A Framework for Modular Knowledge Bases in the Domain of Hypertension Diseases -- KAVAS-2: Knowledge Acquisition, Visualisation and Assessment System -- KAVAS's Framework for quality assessment of medical knowledge -- KAVAS's Conditioning of the Induction Algorithm -- Clinical decision-support in the field of TETANUS serology using an associative storage model implemented in LISP -- Model based learning support to knowledge acquisition: A clinical case study -- MODELS FOR MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION AND MEDICAL REASONING IN A C.A.I SYSTEM -- Case Based Reasoning in Clinical Evaluation -- Object-oriented mentality: the most suited paradigm for medical knowledge-based systems -- Applications Based on Neural Nets -- Classification of protein patterns using neural networks: pixel based versus feature based approach -- Evaluation of an epiderniological data set as an example of the application of neural networks to the analysis of large medical data sets -- A Neural Network Modular System for Object Classification in Brain MR Images -- A Neural Network Identifies Faces with Morphological Syndromes -- Grading of Gliomas in Stereotactic Biopsies with Neural Networks -- Self Organizing Maps for the Evaluation of High Resolution ECG -- AUTHOR INDEX

Chinese Medicine Men

Author : Sherman Cochran
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674021614
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Chinese Medicine Men written by Sherman Cochran and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2006-05-30 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cochran reconsiders the nature and role of consumer culture in the spread of globalization and illuminates enduring features of the Chinese experience of consumer culture. The history of Chinese medicine men in pre-socialist China, he suggests, has relevance for the 21st century because they achieved goals that resonate with their successors today.

Primitive Man as Philosopher

Author : Paul Radin
Publisher : New York Review of Books
ISBN 13 : 1590178009
Total Pages : 469 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Primitive Man as Philosopher written by Paul Radin and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2017-02-21 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthropology is a science whose most significant discoveries have come when it has taken its bearings from literature, and what makes Paul Radin’s Primitive Man as Philosopher a seminal piece of anthropological inquiry is that it is also a book of enduring wonder. Writing in the 1920s, when anthropology was still young, Radin set out to show that “primitive” cultures are as intellectually sophisticated and venturesome as any of their “civilized” counterparts. The basic questions about the structure of the natural world, the nature of right and wrong, and the meaning of life and death, as well as basic methods of considering the truth or falsehood of the answers those questions give rise to, are, Radin argues, recognizably consistent across the whole range of human societies. He rejects both the romantic myth of the noble savage and the rationalist dismissal of the primitive mind as essentially undeveloped, averring that the anthropologist and the anthropologist’s subject meet on the same philosophical ground, and only when that is acknowledged can anthropology begin in earnest. The argument is clearly and forcibly made in pages that also contain an extraordinary collection of poems, proverbs, myths, and tales from a host of different cultures, making Primitive Man as Philosopher not only a lasting contribution to the discipline of anthropology but a unique, rich, and fascinating anthology, one that both illuminates and enlarges our imagination of the human.

Medical Uses of Marijuana

Author : Joseph W. Jacob
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1426946317
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (269 download)

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Download or read book Medical Uses of Marijuana written by Joseph W. Jacob and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2009-11-03 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout history, more than 150 successful medical uses of marijuana plants have been identified, effectively tested, publicly used, and reliably trusted. In Medical Uses of Marijuana, author Joseph W. Jacob provides an extensive chronological history of marijuana and its medical uses throughout the world in the last 10,000 years. Thoroughly researched and documented, Medical Uses of Marijuana discusses: The many and varied health benefits of marijuana use More than 150 destructive medical harms of drinking alcohol Discriminatory government laws allowing public ingestion of alcohol, while prohibiting the use of marijuana The process by which marijuana use became illegal due to taxation laws During the last 10,000 years, people from countries throughout the worldincluding China, India, Arabia, Africa, Russia, and Japanhave employed the use of marijuana to treat a variety of ailments. Initially intended to be used for the medical benefits of everyone, natural marijuana plants have successfully treated and healed many ailments. Medical Uses of Marijuana seeks to provide the truth about the loss of the legal use of this beneficial plant.

Concepts and Practice of Humanitarian Medicine

Author : S. William A. Gunn
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387722645
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (877 download)

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Download or read book Concepts and Practice of Humanitarian Medicine written by S. William A. Gunn and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-10-23 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book seeks to define the field of humanitarian medicine. It gathers new and previously-published articles and speeches that set out the principles of humanitarian medicine, starting with the idea of health as a human right, and examining topics such as quality of life, torture, and nuclear conflict. The book takes a historical view and its contributors include Nobel laureates Kofi Annan and Joseph Rotblat.

Quantitative Research in Human Biology and Medicine

Author : Sigismund Peller
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN 13 : 1483281086
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (832 download)

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Book Synopsis Quantitative Research in Human Biology and Medicine by : Sigismund Peller

Download or read book Quantitative Research in Human Biology and Medicine written by Sigismund Peller and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quantitative Research in Human Biology and Medicine reflects the author's past activities and experiences in the field of medical statistics. The book presents statistical material from a variety of medical fields. The text contains chapters that deal with different aspects of vital statistics. It provides statistical surveys of perinatal mortality rate; epidemiology of various diseases, like cancer, tuberculosis, malaria, diphtheria, and scarlatina; and discussions of various aspects of human biology such as growth and development, genetics, and nutrition. The inheritance of mental qualities; the law governing multiple births; and historical demography are covered as well. Medical statisticians and physicians will find the book interesting.

The Origins of Human Diet and Medicine

Author : Timothy Johns
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 9780816516872
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (168 download)

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Download or read book The Origins of Human Diet and Medicine written by Timothy Johns and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People have always been attracted to foods rich in calories, fat, and protein; yet the biblical admonition that meat be eaten "with bitter herbs" suggests that unpalatable plants play an important role in our diet. So-called primitive peoples show a surprisingly sophisticated understanding of how their bodies interact with plant chemicals, which may allow us to rediscover the origins of diet by retracing the paths of biology and culture. The domestication of the potato serves as the focus of Timothy Johns's interdisciplinary study, which forges a bold synthesis of ethnobotany and chemical ecology. The Aymara of highland Bolivia have long used varieties of potato containing potentially toxic levels of glycoalkaloids, and Johns proposes that such plants can be eaten without harm owing to human genetic modification and cultural manipulation. Drawing on additional fieldwork in Africa, he considers the evolution of the human use of plants, the ways in which humans obtain foods from among the myriad poisonous and unpalatable plants in the environment, and the consequences of this history for understanding the basis of the human diet. A natural corollary to his investigation is the origin of medicine, since the properties of plants that make them unpalatable and toxic are the same properties that make them useful pharmacologically. As our species has adapted to the use of plants, plants have become an essential part of our internal ecology. Recovering the ancient wisdom regarding our interaction with the environment preserves a fundamental part of our human heritage.

Drugs: A Very Short Introduction

Author : Les Iversen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191062960
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Drugs: A Very Short Introduction written by Les Iversen and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-06-16 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The twentieth century saw a remarkable upsurge of research on drugs, with major advances in the treatment of bacterial and viral infections, heart disease, stomach ulcers, cancer, and mental illnesses. These, along with the introduction of the oral contraceptive, have altered all of our lives. There has also been an increase in the recreational use and abuse of drugs in the Western world. This Very Short Introduction, in its second edition, gives a non-technical account of how drugs work in the body. Reviewing both legal (alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine) and illegal drugs, Les Iversen discusses why some are addictive, and whether drug laws need reform. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Bioactive Compounds from Multifarious Natural Foods for Human Health

Author : Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000410110
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Bioactive Compounds from Multifarious Natural Foods for Human Health written by Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Divided into two sections, the volume first examines health claims of food-based bioactive compounds, which are extra-nutritional constituents that typically occur in small quantities in foods. This section lays out the concepts of extraction of food-based bioactive molecules, along with both conventional and modernized extraction techniques. The book goes to present new research on health claims of bioactive compounds from medicinal plants, their importance, and health perspectives. Both sections cover the various pharmacological and therapeutic aspects of bioactive compounds, along with their methods of extraction, their phytochemistry, their pharmacological and biological activities, their medicinal properties, and their applications for disease management and prevention. This volume sheds new light on the potential of natural and plant-based foods for human health from different technological aspects, contributing to the ocean of knowledge on food science and technology.

Handbook of Analytic Philosophy of Medicine

Author : Kazem Sadegh-Zadeh
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9401795797
Total Pages : 1224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (17 download)

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Book Synopsis Handbook of Analytic Philosophy of Medicine by : Kazem Sadegh-Zadeh

Download or read book Handbook of Analytic Philosophy of Medicine written by Kazem Sadegh-Zadeh and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-04-06 with total page 1224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medical practice is practiced morality, and clinical research belongs to normative ethics. The present book elucidates and advances this thesis by: 1. analyzing the structure of medical language, knowledge, and theories; 2. inquiring into the foundations of the clinical encounter; 3. introducing the logic and methodology of clinical decision-making, including artificial intelligence in medicine; 4. suggesting comprehensive theories of organism, life, and psyche; of health, illness, and disease; of etiology, diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, and therapy; and 5. investigating the moral and metaphysical issues central to medical practice and research. Many systems of (classical, modal, non-classical, probability, and fuzzy) logic are introduced and applied. Fuzzy medical deontics, fuzzy medical ontology, fuzzy medical concept formation, fuzzy medical decision-making and biomedicine and many other techniques of fuzzification in medicine are introduced for the first time.

Drugs

Author : Andrew D. Chapman
Publisher : The Autodidact’s Toolkit
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Drugs written by Andrew D. Chapman and published by The Autodidact’s Toolkit. This book was released on 2023-12-13 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within these pages lies a profound exploration of one of humanity’s most compelling and complex subjects: Drugs. From ancient healing practices to the cutting-edge laboratories of today, from the heights of spiritual transcendence to the depths of addiction, Drugs offers a comprehensive examination of the substances that have both fascinated and troubled mankind. Discover the multifaceted relationships that humans have formed with drugs throughout history. Delve into the depths of the human psyche, explore the societal impacts, and confront the ethical and legal mazes that surround drug use. This book navigates through the various dimensions of narcotics, stimulants, depressants, hallucinogens, and more, revealing the intricate interplay between culture, psychology, physiology, and law. Drugs does not advocate for a particular stance but rather presents a tapestry of perspectives, inviting readers to reflect on the profound questions and challenges that these substances pose in our personal lives and societies. With meticulous research and engaging narrative, it confronts the stigma, unravels the controversies, and shines a light on the potential futures shaped by policy and innovation. This is not just a book about drugs—it is a discourse on humanity’s quest for meaning, solace, and understanding in the face of life’s greatest mysteries.

Toxicological Aspects of Medical Device Implants

Author : Prakash Srinivasan Timiri Shanmugam
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128209208
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (282 download)

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Download or read book Toxicological Aspects of Medical Device Implants written by Prakash Srinivasan Timiri Shanmugam and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2020-06-10 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Toxicological Aspects of Medical Device Implants provides comprehensive information on the use of medical implant and devices and the balance between the application of the devices in relation to any potential adverse effects. In order to ensure the safety and effectiveness of medical devices, many international policies, regulations, and standards have been established, and the book also discusses medical devices within this regulatory framework. The book covers a broad range of disease topics and disease-specific implants and an interdisciplinary team of experts brings a wealth of information on implants used in various disease models and associated risk factors. Toxicological Aspects of Medical Device Implants is a comprehensive resource for toxicologists, biomedical engineers, immunologists, medical staff, regulators, and manufacturers working in the field who need to be aware of the potential toxicity and device management of such a wide variety of implants and devices and their health risks. Discusses the adverse toxicological effects of medical devices Covers a broad range of disease topics and disease specific implants Offers contributions from experts from across several disciplines

Medicine in China

Author : Paul U. Unschuld
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520062160
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (621 download)

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Download or read book Medicine in China written by Paul U. Unschuld and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1985 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first comprehensive and analytical study of therapeutic concepts and practices in China, Paul Unschuld traces the history of documented health care from its earliest extant records to present developments.

Dictionary of Disaster Medicine and Humanitarian Relief

Author : S. William A. Gunn
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461444446
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (614 download)

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Download or read book Dictionary of Disaster Medicine and Humanitarian Relief written by S. William A. Gunn and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-09-14 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2nd edition of the Dictionary of Disaster Medicine and Humanitarian Relief is an essential and practical reference for all those who work in humanitarian relief. This new, expanded edition presents more than 3000 definitions and acronyms covering the entire multidisciplinary scope of disaster medicine and humanitarian relief, as well as new fields such as climate change and bioterrorism. As natural disasters, humanitarian emergencies, and infectious disease epidemics increase in frequency and seriousness, this book is an important reference to assist international relief workers communicate with each other and with the media. The author has served as both the director of Emergency Humanitarian Operations of the World Health Organization, as well as the WHO’s chief of scientific terminology. As the Director-General Emeritus of the World Health Organization says in the Foreword, “This new expanded edition comes as a timely essential aid against the growing threats of inhuman violence and destructive disasters.”

Traditional Herbal Therapy for the Human Immune System

Author : Azamal Husen
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000461017
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Traditional Herbal Therapy for the Human Immune System written by Azamal Husen and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-10-27 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on indigenous and scientific knowledge of medicinal plants, Traditional Herbal Therapy for the Human Immune System presents the protective and therapeutic potential of plant-based drinks, supplements, nutraceuticals, synergy food, superfoods, and other products. Medicinal plants and their products can affect the immune system and act as immunomodulators. Medicinal plants are popularly used in folk medicine to accelerate the human immune defence and improve body reactions against infectious or exogenous injuries, as well as to suppress the abnormal immune response occurring in immune disorders. This book explains how medicinal plants can act as a source of vitamins and improve body functions such as enhanced oxygen circulation, maintained blood pressure and improved mood. It also outlines how specific properties of certain plants can help boost the immune system of humans with cancer, HIV, and COVID-19. Key features: Provides specific information on how to accelerate and or fortify the human immune system by using medicinal plants. Presents scientific understanding of herbs, shrubs, climbers and trees and their potential uses in conventional and herbal medicine systems. Discusses the specific role of herbal plants that act as antiviral and antibacterial agents and offer boosted immunity for cancer, H1N1 virus, relieving swine flu, HIV and COVID-19 patients. Part of the Exploring Medicinal Plants series, this book is useful for researchers and students, as well as policy makers and people working in industry, who have an interest in plant-derived medications.