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„Kaasakiskuv. Doidge’i raamat on tähelepanuväärne ja lootust sisendav lugu inimaju lõpmatust kohanemisvõimest.”Oliver Sacks„Avastus, et meie mõtted suudavad muuta meie aju struktuuri ja talitlust – ja seda isegi vanas eas – on närviteaduse viimase nelja sajandi tähtsaim läbimurre. Menukite autor, psühhiaater ja psühhoanalüütik MD Norman Doidge tutvustab meile selles murrangulises teoses geniaalsete teadlaste uuringuid aju neuroplastilisusest ning kirjeldab hämmastavaid lugusid inimestest, kes on...

236 pages, 666 images, 21 contributors In cases of sexual assault, it is important that investigators and care providers be able to respond quickly and appropriately in examining survivors, not only to ensure their health and safety but also to preserve any physical evidence left by the perpetrator. In such cases, a convenient visual reference can provide valuable support to investigators in making a timely and accurate assessment. With a convenient visual reference at the ready, sexual...

232 pages, 555 images, 25 contributors While examining suspected sexual assault survivors, it is important that investigators be able to accurately assess not only for those findings indicative of assault but also for normal or otherwise nonassaultive findings. The difference between normal and assaultive findings may be subtle, and assessing for normal findings in cases of suspected sexual violence may be challenging. That being the case, sexual assault investigators of every variety can...

Profiles in Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology is a collection of short biographies of scientists and physicians who have played (or still play) a significant role in improving diagnosis and therapy of heart rhythm disturbances including electrophysiology and pacing. Altogether, approximately 250 remarkable individuals are described. Not only is the book filled with biographies of past pioneers of rhythmology, some of whom lived long ago, but it also includes many contemporary rhythmologists....

Increasing numbers of parents grapple with children who are acting out without obvious reason. Revved up and irritable, many of these children are diagnosed with ADHD, bipolar illness, autism, or other disorders but don’t respond well to treatment. They are then medicated, often with poor results and unwanted side effects. Based on emerging scientific research and extensive clinical experience, integrative child psychiatrist Dr. Victoria Dunckley has pioneered a four-week program to treat the...

775 pages, 1735 images, 21 contributors Sexual Assault Victimization Across the Life Span: A Color Atlas contains more than 1700 photographs taken in forensic examinations conducted by teams of medical practitioners and investigative personnel. This comprehensive photographic reference offers authentic clinical examples of physical findings in cases of sexual assault across the life span. For ease of access, this atlas is divided into 7 sections representing victims at every stage of life....

Over 30 million Americans with diabetes and growing Over 100 million Americans with pre-diabetes, at risk for diabetes in the future Transforms conventional diabetes care to a patient-center model Lays out a simple, data-driven approach for individuals with diabetes to achieve excellent blood sugar control Presents case-studies that reinforce common scenarios experiences by many patients with diabetes Paves the road for patients and healthcare providers to collaborate in achieving goals of...

The Mandala of Being shows us why and how we habitually obstruct our innate potential for what Richard Moss calls radical aliveness, a life of authenticity, overflowing energy, and joy. In these pages, Richard Moss gives us an effective practice that is readily incorporated into day-to-day life. It illustrates that there are in fact only four places our minds ever go when we leave the Now – the past, the future, judgments of ourselves, and judgments of others. It allows us to trace precisely...

After forty-five years, Gus Kappler has published his recollection and analysis of the experience as a trauma surgeon at the 85th Evacuation Hospital, Phu Bai, Vietnam ’70-’71. Welcome Home From Vietnam, Finally is a truthful accounting of war’s devastating effects on body, mind, and soul. All lives enmeshed within the Vietnam War, as any other combat zone, have been to some extent scarred irreparably.<br /><br />Is the Hippocratic Oath rewritten in a combat zone when abiding by the...

Renowned cardiologist William Davis explains how eliminating wheat from our diets can prevent fat storage, shrink unsightly bulges and reverse myriad health problems.Every day we eat food products made of wheat. As a result millions of people experience some form of adverse health effect, ranging from minor rashes and high blood sugar to the unattractive stomach bulges that preventative cardiologist William Davis calls ‘wheat bellies’. According to Davis, that fat has nothing to do with...