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Maurice Hilleman's mother died a day after he was born and his twin sister stillborn. As an adult, he said that he felt he had escaped an appointment with death. He made it his life's work to see that others could do the same. Born into the life of a Montana chicken farmer, Hilleman ran off to the University of Chicago to become a microbiologist, and eventually joined Merck, the pharmaceutical company, to pursue his goal of eliminating childhood disease. Chief among his accomplishments are nine vaccines that practically every child gets, rendering formerly dread diseases—including often devastating ones such as mumps and rubella—practically toothless and nearly forgotten; his measles vaccine alone saves several million lives every year.
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Environmental Health: Third Edition by: Dade W. Moeller 17 used from $49.50 21 Thirdparty New from $50.00 Edition: 3 Media: Hardcover EAN: 9780674014947 ISBN: 0674014944 Number Of Pages: 624 Publication Date: 2004-12-30 Publisher: Harvard University Press
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Environmental Health has established itself as the most succinct and comprehensive textbook on the subject. This extensively revised and rewritten third edition continues this tradition by incorporating new developments and by adding timely coverage of topics such as environmental economics and terrorism.
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Product Description: From the experts at Johns Hopkins University, who bring you the best-selling Harriet Lane Handbook, this easy-to-use pocket guide to antimicrobial therapy expands on the indispensable Harriet Lane formulary to help you effectively treat a broad spectrum of pediatric infections. A complete listing of all antibioticsand non-antibiotic treatmentsand indications for use, as well as detailed discussions on antibiotic resistance, postexposure prophylaxis, and a large section that details adverse effects allows you to quickly and accurately chose the right medication for anything you encounter. For decades, health care professionals have relied on The Harriet Lane Handbook to pave the way to safe and efficacious therapy, and now that road just became wider.
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Product Description: In the early 1980s, two junior doctors from Oxford noted down all the medical information they found valuable to keep. As medical students they learned most not from organised lecturers but from clinical sessions - on the ward and in clinic. Useful notes were written on scraps of paper, and it was from this that the original Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine was born. No other book has entered the hearts, minds and pockets of so many doctors and medical students the world over. Now in its 7th edition, the main features and essence of the original edition remain unchanged. Developed over 21 years, the Handbook encompasses the experience, knowledge and wisdom of more than 10 different authors. With its characteristic combination of incisive guidance, wit, a lucid style, and memorable epigrams, it continues to be the leading pocket reference of clinical medicine. The 7th edition is fully equipped for the modern doctor with a brand new design with integrated full-colour pictures on common problems such as rashes, scars and jaundice. There is a new chapter on radiology, new information on consent and how to handle common calls, and greater coverage of medications and doses, clinical skills and surgery. There are also numerous other updates and improvements throughout, many suggested by extensive market research and reader's feedback. Three new junior co-authors have been brought on board to ensure that the content reflects what readers really need. All in all, the latest Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine is just what the doctor ordered.
