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The Elusive Magic Bullet

Author : J. Mann
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Elusive Magic Bullet written by J. Mann and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1999 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his exciting new book, John Mann, author of the highly successful Murder, Magic, and Medicine, reveals the history of the drugs that are so commonplace today in the treatment of disease. While we can now treat so many of these illnesses, the side-effects caused by many of these treatmentscan be severe, and even more worrying - the bacteria are now becoming more resistant to the drugs (the so-called 'superbugs'). Scientists are also faced with a massive challenge in developing drugs that can effectively treat HIV, ebola, and many forms of cancer, but without the terribleside-effects of such treatments as chemotherapy or AZT - this is the quest for the 'magic bullet.' The book starts with a history of drug development, introducing us to some of the fascinating characters whose work so influenced the search for these drugs. Leading up to the present day, and theexciting advances being made within molecular biology, the book provides a lively, and fascinating introduction for non-scientists to one of the most exciting fields of activity within modern medicine.

Magic Bullets, Lost Horizons

Author : Sebastian G. B. Amyes
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 142002468X
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Magic Bullets, Lost Horizons written by Sebastian G. B. Amyes and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2001-09-13 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Life Saving Drugs

Author : J. Mann
Publisher : Royal Society of Chemistry
ISBN 13 : 9780854046348
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (463 download)

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Download or read book Life Saving Drugs written by J. Mann and published by Royal Society of Chemistry. This book was released on 2004 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1900 only a handful of drugs (morphine, quinine, aspirin, etc) had genuine efficacy but had little value for bacterial or viral infections or cancer. These conditions were usually untreatable. Now there are literally thousands of drugs which offer cures or greatly extended life-spans for those with life-threatening conditions.

The Lock and Key of Medicine

Author : Lara V. Marks
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300213522
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book The Lock and Key of Medicine written by Lara V. Marks and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2015-06-28 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first to tell the extraordinary yet unheralded history of monoclonal antibodies. Often referred to as Mabs, they are unfamiliar to most nonscientists, yet these microscopic protein molecules are everywhere, quietly shaping our lives and healthcare. Discovered in the mid-1970s in the laboratory where Watson and Crick had earlier unveiled the structure of DNA, Mabs have radically changed understandings of the pathways of disease. They have enabled faster, cheaper, and more accurate clinical diagnostic testing on a vast scale. And they have played a fundamental role in pharmaceutical innovation, leading to such developments as recombinant interferon and insulin, and personalized drug therapies such as Herceptin. Today Mabs constitute six of the world’s top ten blockbuster drugs and make up a third of new introduced treatments. Lara V. Marks recounts the risks and opposition that a daring handful of individuals faced while discovering and developing Mabs, and she addresses the related scientific, medical, technological, business, and social challenges that arose. She offers a saga of entrepreneurs whose persistence and creativity ultimately changed the healthcare landscape and brought untold relief to millions of patients. Even so, as Marks shows, controversies over Mabs remain, and she examines current debates over the costs and effectiveness of these innovative drugs.

Exploring the Universe

Author : P. Day
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0198500858
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book Exploring the Universe written by P. Day and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1997 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much of our present knowledge of the universe has come from observations made over the centuries with ever more powerful telescopes, operating from isolated mountain tops. But the Hubble Space Telescope, the first to be launched into space, is revolutionizing our ability to picture and understand the universe. In Exploring the Universe, astronomer Alexander Boksenberg shows how a star is born and how the magnificent pictures taken by the Hubble Space Telescope will enable us to explore the universe in ever more depth. This selection of essays from experts in their fields - exploring subjects from magic bullets derived from traditional folk medicines, to the role science can play in understanding the work of Mondrian and other artists - taken from the Royal Institution's Evening Discourses provides an authoritative and accessible summary of current thinking in many areas of science and technology.

Current Trends in Microbial Biotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture

Author : Ajar Nath Yadav
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811569495
Total Pages : 578 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (115 download)

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Download or read book Current Trends in Microbial Biotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture written by Ajar Nath Yadav and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Microbial biotechnology is an emerging field with applications in a broad range of sectors involving food security, human nutrition, plant protection and overall basic research in the agricultural sciences. The environment has been sustaining the burden of mankind from time immemorial, and our indiscriminate use of its resources has led to the degradation of the climate, loss of soil fertility, and the need for sustainable strategies. The major focus in the coming decades will be on achieving a green and clean environment by utilizing soil and plant-associated beneficial microbial communities. Plant-microbe interactions include the association of microbes with plant systems: epiphytic, endophytic and rhizospheric. The microbes associated with plant ecosystems play an important role in plant growth, development, and soil health. Moreover, soil and plant microbiomes help to promote plant growth, either directly or indirectly by means of plant growth-promoting mechanisms, e.g. the release of plant growth regulators; solubilization of phosphorus, potassium and zinc; biological nitrogen fixation; or by producing siderophores, ammonia, HCN and other secondary metabolites. These beneficial microbial communities represent a novel and promising solution for agro-environmental sustainability by providing biofertilizers, bioprotectants, and biostimulants, in addition to mitigating various types of abiotic stress in plants. This book focuses on plant-microbe interactions; the biodiversity of soil and plant microbiomes; and their role in plant growth and soil health. Accordingly, it will be immensely useful to readers working in the biological sciences, especially microbiologists, biochemists and microbial biotechnologists.

The DOs

Author : Norman Gevitz
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801878336
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (783 download)

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Download or read book The DOs written by Norman Gevitz and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2004-04-13 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Osopathic medicine currently serves the health needs of more than 30 million Americans. In this book the author chronicles the history of this once-controversial medical movement from its origins in the nineteenth century to the present, describing the philosophy and practice of osteopathy as well as its impact on medical care.

Sustainable Fisheries Management

Author : E. Eric Knudsen
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0429526369
Total Pages : 722 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (295 download)

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Download or read book Sustainable Fisheries Management written by E. Eric Knudsen and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-02-10 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What has happened to the salmon resource in the Pacific Northwest? Who is responsible and what can be done to reverse the decline in salmon populations? The responsibly falls on everyone involved - fishermen, resource managers and concerned citizens alike - to take the steps necessary to ensure that salmon populations make a full recovery. T

What's Wrong with Fat?

Author : Abigail Saguy
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199857083
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book What's Wrong with Fat? written by Abigail Saguy and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-01-31 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What's Wrong with Fat? examines the social implications of understanding fatness as a medical health risk, disease, and epidemic. Examining the ways in which debates over fatness have developed, Abigail Saguy argues that the obesity crisis literally makes us fat, intensifies negative body image, and justifies weight-based discrimination.

Intimate and Unashamed

Author : Scott Farhart
Publisher : Charisma Media
ISBN 13 : 0884199444
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (841 download)

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Download or read book Intimate and Unashamed written by Scott Farhart and published by Charisma Media. This book was released on 2003 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Scott Farhart, a Christian gynecologist, addresses a wide range of topics for men, women and couples.

Saving Our Students, Saving Our Schools

Author : Robert D. Barr
Publisher : Corwin Press
ISBN 13 : 1452297916
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)

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Download or read book Saving Our Students, Saving Our Schools written by Robert D. Barr and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2007-10-08 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This field-tested resource outlines effective approaches for improving student learning, proficiency, and achievement at all levels through learning-focused priorities, results-driven practices, and high academic expectations.

Strategic Communication Theory and Practice

Author : Carl H. Botan
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119424887
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (194 download)

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Download or read book Strategic Communication Theory and Practice written by Carl H. Botan and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-10-13 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to strategic communication that can be applied across a range of subfields at all three levels—grand strategic, strategic, and tactical communication Communication is a core function of every human organization so when you work with communication you are working with the very core of the organization. Written for students, academics, and professionals, Strategic Communication Theory and Practice: The Cocreational Model argues for a single unified field of strategic communication based in the three large core subfields of public relations, marketing communication, and health communication, as well as strategic communicators working in many other subfields such as political communication, issues management, crisis communication, risk communication, environmental and science communication, social movements, counter terrorism communication, public diplomacy, public safety and disaster management, and others. Strategic Communication Theory and Practice is built around a cocreational model that shifts the focus from organizational needs and the messages crafted to achieve them, to a publics-centered view placing publics and their ability to cocreate new meanings squarely in the center of strategic communication theory and practice. The author—a noted expert in the field—outlines the theories, campaign strategies, common issues, and cutting edge challenges facing strategic communication, including the role of social media, ethics, and intercultural strategic communication. As the author explains, the term "strategic communication" properly refers only to the planned campaigns that grow out of research and understanding what publics think and want. This vital resource answers the questions of whether, and how, strategic-level skills can be used across fields, as it: Explores the role of theory and the cocreational meta-theory in strategic communication Outlines ethical practices and problems in the field Includes information on basic campaign strategies Offers the most recent information on risk communication, preparedness and terrorism communication, and employment in strategic communication Redefines major concepts, such as publics, from a cocreational perspective

The Encyclopedia of Middle Grades Education

Author : Steven B. Mertens
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1607524910
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Middle Grades Education written by Steven B. Mertens and published by IAP. This book was released on 2005-10-01 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of Middle Grades Education provides a comprehensive overview of the field. This publication includes seven anchor essays (5000 words) that cover the following topics: the history of the middle school movement; academically excellent curriculum, instruction, and assessment; developmental responsiveness in relation to young adolescents; social equity in middle grades schools; leadership in middle level schools; teacher and administrator preparation and professional development; and future directions in relation to the movement, practices, and policy. Leading scholars in the field of middle grades education were invited to author these essays. In addition to the seven anchor essays, the encyclopedia contains alphabetically organized entries (short entries approximately 500 words; long entries approximately 2000 words) that address important concepts, ideas, terms, people, organizations, and seminal publications related to middle grades education. Contributors to the encyclopedia have provided sufficient information so that the reader can place the idea, concept, person, etc. into its proper context in the history of the middle school movement. Entries are meant to be introductory; after an overview of the essentials of the topic the reader is guided to more extensive sources for further investigation. Where appropriate, the reader is also directed to electronic sources such as websites where additional information can be retrieved.

Directory of Programs for Students at Risk

Author : Thomas Williams
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317920333
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book Directory of Programs for Students at Risk written by Thomas Williams and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-22 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book summarizes over 40 programs which enhance the success of students at risk. The emphases of these programs include individual students' learning skills, whole-school improvement, professional development, and parent and family improvement. Names and addresses of key people at each site are also included.

Pharmaceutical Aspects of Cancer Chemotherapy

Author : A. T. Florence
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN 13 : 1483141144
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (831 download)

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Download or read book Pharmaceutical Aspects of Cancer Chemotherapy written by A. T. Florence and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pharmaceutical Aspects of Cancer Chemotherapy tackles the concerns in drug formulation and delivery in chemotherapy. The book is comprised of six chapters that cover the physicochemical properties, handling, and administration of chemotherapy drugs. The text first covers the absorption and distribution of anticancer drugs, and then proceeds to covering cytotoxic drug delivery. Next, the book tackles drug interactions with cytotoxic agents. Chapter 4 talks about handling cytotoxic drugs, while Chapter 5 deals with the stability of solutions of anticancer drugs. The last chapter discusses the development and production of cytotoxic drug formulation. The book will be of great use to researchers and practitioners dealing with the research and treatment of cancer.

Conservation Social Science

Author : Daniel C. Miller
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444337572
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (443 download)

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Download or read book Conservation Social Science written by Daniel C. Miller and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2023-03-27 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conservation Social Science Groundbreaking book that examines the essential contribution of the social sciences to understanding and conserving biodiversity across the globe Authored by leading scholars at the nexus of social science and biodiversity conservation, Conservation Social Science addresses the growing realization that biodiversity conservation is, at heart, a social phenomenon. Threats to biological diversity are influenced by a wide range of political, economic and cultural factors. The conservation of biodiversity is conceived and carried out by people. Biodiversity conservation is a manifestation of human beliefs and values. Choices about which species and habitats to conserve, how to prioritize efforts, and how to conserve them are inherently social − with consequences not just for wildlife but also human lives and livelihoods. Key topics covered in this thought-provoking text include: An introduction to key social science disciplines and how each field specifically relates to biodiversity conservation How to make social sciences an integral part of conservation strategies and initiatives How social science theories and analytic approaches can explain and help predict patterns of human behavior How biodiversity conservation as a ubiquitous societal phenomenon can provide insights into human society in general Conservation Social Science is an essential, one-of-a-kind survey of novel approaches to explaining and fostering more effective, just, and enduring conservation of biodiversity. It is academically rigorous and comprehensive in scope, yet sufficiently nontechnical and concise to be accessible to a global audience of students, faculty, and environmental professionals and policymakers.

Parental Involvement and Academic Success

Author : William Jeynes
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113691286X
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (369 download)

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Download or read book Parental Involvement and Academic Success written by William Jeynes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-09-13 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing an objective assessment of the influence of parental involvement and what aspects of parental participation can best maximize the educational outcomes of students, this volume is structured to guide readers to a thorough understanding of the history, practice, theories, and impact of parental involvement. Cutting-edge research and meta-analyses offer vital insight into how different types of students benefit from parental engagement and what types of parental involvement help the most. Unique among works on the topic, Parental Involvement and Academic Success: uses meta-analysis to enable readers to understand what the overall body of research on a given topic indicates examines research results in terms of their practical implications focuses significantly on the influence of parental involvement on minority students’ academic success Important reading for anyone involved in home-school relations/parental involvement in education, this book is highly relevant for courses devoted to or which include treatment of the topic.