Emergent technologies, especially in the realm of medicine, require new ethical examinations to determine their moral implications. Too often, the march of technological progress well outpaces these examinations, leaving doctors, researchers, and the general public without proper guidance regarding the morality of novel procedures. When this occurs, it is the duty of bioethicists to evaluate these emergent technologies and procedures to determine what is morally permissible.

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In this book, Meredith Reifschneider synthesizes archaeological research on healthcare and medicine to show how practices in the United States have evolved since the nineteenth century, demonstrating that historical archaeology can provide important insights into healthcare and modes of self-care in the past.

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Patty's Industrial Hygiene has had a reputation for the past 70 years of providing up to date information for the experienced as well as novice industrial hygienist.
The field of IH continues to evolve with personnel working for multinational firms, small consulting firms, or self-employed. Currently, industrial hygienists not only have to worry about occupational health and safety concerns of global workforce which is more diverse, they often provide environmental health information for large companies, as well as large and small government agencies.

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The new critical edition of Maimonides' Commentary on Hippocrates' Aphorisms by Gerrit Bos is the first with an English translation based on the Arabic text. It also contains three medieval Hebrew translations.

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This book is about the history of emerging new therapies and preventions for a host of human diseases via biotechnology; the science that drives it and the people and companies who transformed that science into the biotechnologies we benefit from.

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From the ancient worlds of Hippocrates and Avicenna to the early 20th century hospitals of Paul Ehrlich and Lillian Wald to the modern-day laboratories of François Barré-Sinoussi and Barry Marshall, Germ Theory brings to life the inspiring stories of medical pioneers whose work helped change the very fabric of our understanding of how we think about and treat infectious diseases.

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For years, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was the medically approved way to alleviate menopausal symptoms (ranging from hot flushes to brain fog) and reduce the risk of heart disease, Alzheimer's, and osteoporosis. But when a large study by the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) announced, with national fanfare, that women taking HRT had an increased risk of breast cancer, women were scared off, and the treatment was abandoned. Now, Dr. Bluming, a medical oncologist, and Dr. Tavris, a social psychologist, reveal the true story of the WHI's efforts to distort their data to exaggerate unsupported claims of estrogen's harms.

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Comprehensive approach to physical fitness appraisal and exercise prescription. It provides information on the best practices for fitness and health professionals who are evaluating client fitness and providing guidelines for exercise and activity. Both field and laboratory assessment techniques are covered. Testing protocols for different populations including norms for children and adults are included. Readers will learn the proper way to test cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular fitness, body composition, flexibility, and balance.

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Nutrition for Exercise Science, second edition, presents the ever-evolving science of nutrition in an accessible format to enable a high level of understanding of how to best apply the science to athletes in different sports, genders, ages, and environments. The second edition integrates the current science/nutrition guidelines with the ultimate goal of enabling a high level of performance through optimized training and recovery, while reducing health and injury risks.

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Updated edition of one of the most highly respected resources on juvenile diabetes, from the Diabetes Team at the world-renowned Hospital for Sick Children.

Uploaded March 2025