books about: epidemiology     books:       Medical Detectives20 reviews Berton Roueche Times Books, 1980 Deadly fogs, horrible diseases, and brilliant medical detectives Berton Roueché wrote for the "New Yorker" magazine for almost half a century, and was winner of the 1950 Albert Lasker Medical Journalism Award. His many volumes on physicians and medical detectives, including this book, were collected from his articles in the "New Yorker." "The Medical Detectives" volume II is great bedtime reading, because the good guys, i.e. physicians and epidemiologists ...             A Brief History of Disease, Science and Medicine11 reviews Michael Kennedy Asklepiad Press, 2004 I'm the author I got a chuckle from a recent review by Seven Octaves. It was similar to a review in the Bulletin of the History of Medicine. Everyone wishes I had added a few hundred pages on their favorite subject. The book was written for medical students and nurses and pre-med students. I have been surprised at the acceptance by non-medical people. The idea was to provide what every young medical student or ...             Essentials of Writing Biomedical Research Papers8 reviews Mimi Zeiger McGraw-Hill Professional, 1999 Very good book, examples used bit too technical Very good book for beginners and experienced researchers! I haven't come across any other book that actually describes how you should write a biomedical paper. The only critique is that the examples used are too technical for non-biomedical researchers, this makes it hard to understand the examples. But even if you do not have a biomedical background you will learn a lot from this book.             Blue Death, The14 reviews HarperCollins e-books, 2007 Needs more on the role of population in water problems Robert Morris' book is great for anyone who is interested in issues of drinking water supply and safety. For that reason I give it five stars. I was puzzled by a major omission. Morris mentions repeatedly that population growth is straining the water supply. Why is there no follow-up on this? In the book's conclusion, Morris makes seven proposals to guard against present and future ...             Concepts of Epidemiology: A integrated introduction to the ideas, theories, principles and methods of ...8 reviews Raj Bhopal Oxford University Press, USA, 2002 A highly recommended text In his preface, Professor Raj Bhopal indicates that the purpose of his book is `to explain and illustrate the key concepts which underpin the science of epidemiology and its applications to research, policy making, health service planning and health promotion'. This he achieves in a remarkably clear and comprehensive fashion. The book is extremely well structured with the first-half ...             China Syndrome: The True Story of the 21st Century's First Great Epidemic15 reviews Karl Taro Greenfeld HarperCollins, 2006 Terrifying Karl Taro Greenfeld (KTG) in his book follows the SARS virus from its early beginnings in Guangdong Province (China) in late 2002 right to its end during 2003. He starts off with the rumours flying around Guangdong in late 2002 and then follows the virus around to wherever it goes. He also covers the science effort to identify it and the efforts to contain it. KTG calls SARS the first pandemic ...             Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis: Modeling Change and Event Occurrence10 reviews Judith D. Singer, John B. Willett Oxfo University Press, USA, 2003 The Clearest and Most Useful Book on HLM for Longitudinal Studies This is simply the best book for those analyzing longitudinal data (data measured at more than one time point). Singer's coverage of Hierarchical Linear MOdeling (HLM) is clear, well-written (sprinkled with humor, it's like a lecture by the most popular prof. at your school), and geared towards researchers who need their programs to run, not just learn the mathematical underpinnings. Singer and ...             The Autoimmune Epidemic: Bodies Gone Haywire in a World Out of Balance--and the Cutting-Edge Science that ...16 reviews Simon & Schuster, 2008 a must read in today's world I am a 35 yr old woman who has multiple sclerosis. My father and my mother's sister have lupus. My father's brother also has ms... and the story goes on. I know in my heart that the environment we have created definitely affects us. This book was suggested to me by a librarian who has rheumatoid arthritis and we got talking. I feel as if this book backs up everything I have been thinking, but ...             Dr. Mary's Monkey: How the Unsolved Murder of a Doctor, a Secret Laboratory in New Orleans and Cancer-Causing ...24 reviews Edward T. Haslam Trine Day, 2007 Dr. Mary's Monkey Edward T. Haslam An incredible journey.Absolutely Brilliant writing! A book that should be in everyone's home. The millions of children innoculated with the polio vaccine,that were contaminated with monkey virus'. This led to a possible development of soft tissus in later life,(and possibly AIDS). Even worse after the discovery,was the cover-up by the Government.You can NOT put this book down.The documentation ...             The Invisible People: How the U.S. Has Slept Through the Global AIDS Pandemic, the Greatest Humanitarian ...8 reviews Greg Behrman Free Press, 2004 Urgent news on AIDS consequences but who hears? Here's a pop quiz. What is AIDS? Some replies - An illness. Treatable. Starts with HIV. Used to be a terrifying death sentence, but now it's under control. All true. But in this book, author Greg Behrman has some different responses to the same question: "What is AIDS?" Here are his answers: a cause of global terrorism; a time bomb; an unanswered moral challenge. These are all shocking ...             Immunization Theory Vs. Reality: Expose on Vaccinations7 reviews Neil Z. Miller New Atlantean Press, 1995 Exposing the Dark Side of Mandatory Vaccination This book was well worth a second read. I first read it in 1996. As a member of the generation that was allowed to get the measles and chicken pox, this book made sense to me. As the parent of a child brain-damaged from pertussis vaccine toxins, I welcomed this well researched work. I wish I had read it when I was pregnant with Bill. I read so much on nutrition and breast-feeding. I did not ...             Clinical Epidemiology5 reviews Robert H. Fletcher Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 1997 A excelent book to the beginner Clinical Epidemiology has been considered the new 'Basic Science' to medical students. This book offers a excelent approach to main problems found by beginners in this vast field of knowledge like how to deal with Statistics and with the huge number of papers published. With a easy language this book is good option to get started in this branch of Medicine now called the 'Science of the Art'.             The Canadian Oxford Dictionary: Thumb-indexed (Dictionary)5 reviews Oxford University Press, USA, 1999 The Cadillac Of Canadian Dictionaries The Canadian Oxford Dictionary was written by five Canadian lexicographers and originally published in June 1998. Wordsmiths regard this work as the Cadillac of Canadian dictionaries and the foremost authority on current Canadian English. It encompasses 130,000 entries, including 2,000 Canadian words, 500 Canadian regionalisms, 1,200 Canadian place names, 800 Canadian biographies and 300 ...             Clinical Trials: A Methodologic Perspective Second Edition(Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics)5 reviews Steven Piantadosi Wiley-Interscience, 2005 presents clinical trials issues and methodology clearly This book is very unique. Basic statistical concepts are clearly presented but only those concepts that are important in clinical trials. The author presents all the issues with clinical trials including ethical issues with some historical perspective. Principles of randomization and statistical design are clearly presented. It offers discussion of Bayesian techniques and meta-analyses, ...             The Complete Idiot's Guide to Dangerous Diseases & Epidemics5 reviews David Perlin, Ann Cohen, ... Alpha, 2002 A good reference I hope I never need the information in this book, but it is a good reference to have on hand. Everything from childhood diseases to food poisoning to anthrax is covered, in a way that is easy to understand. A useful resource for "regular people".             Pets at Risk: From Allergies to Cancer, Remedies for an Unsuspected Epidemic7 reviews Alfred J. Plechner NewSage Press, 2003 finally, a concrete diagnosis, and a happy dog I read this book when my dog was so sick wth chronic ear infections (that were not responding to the typical prescription drugs) that she had to have 2 benadryl every 4 hours--and this is when she was already on a hypoallergenic diet. Three vets said she had food allergies (she did appear to react worse to some foods, and did somewhat better on duck and potato). Two vets said to try an ...             Professional Guide to Diseases6 reviews Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001 Professional Guide to Diseases This is an excellent book, pure and simple. It covers a wide variety of diseases, and explains each one well without going into excess and causing "information overload" (as some other medical reference books tend to do). Its format is clear and easily readable. It offers sound clinical and laboratory findings, making it a great resource material for students (such as myself). What impresses me ...             Handbook of Parametric and Nonparametric Statistical Procedures, Second Edition7 reviews David Sheskin Chapman & Hall/CRC, 2000 Comprehensive, valuable reference This is an excellent, exceptionally comprehensive, and well-structured reference on a wide range of inferential tests and measures of association, which is ideal for the applied scientist. After a few useful introductory chapters that provide definitions and outline the main concepts involved in inferential statistics, the various tests are covered chapter by chapter. Each chapter contains ...             Statistics in Medicine8 reviews R. H. Riffenburgh Academic Press, 1999 different approach to teaching biostatistics in health sciences This very recent book is already getting rave reviews from health professionals particularly in the US Navy where Dr. Riffenburgh is known. I recently met Dr. Riffenburgh at an ASA chapter meeting in San Diego and again at the Joint Statistical Meetings in Indianapolis this past August. The Foreword by Vice Admiral Richard Nelson sets the stage for the book and praises Dr. Riffenburgh. I am a ...             Encyclopedia of Epidemiologic Methods (Wiley Reference Series in Biostatistics)5 reviews Wiley, 2000 compilation of authoritative articles For a biostatistician at a pharmaceutical company who needs to combine clinical trial data with information in the literature from case-control and other non-randomized data, understanding of the latest epidemiologic methods is essential. In this reference source Mitch Gail and Jacques Benichou provide all the important abbreviations and acronyms and 201 articles listed alphabetical by title ...              search for books assassination, autoimmune, biomedical, biostatistics, cancer-causing, catastrophe, cutting-edge, detectives, dictionary, encyclopedia, epidemiologic, epidemiology, essentials, humanitarian, immunization, introduction, laboratory, longitudinal, methodologic, nonparametric, occurrence, parametric, perspective, probability, procedures, professional, statistical, thumb-indexed, unsuspected, vaccinations books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen DVD: See How Great They Sound!: The Classics DVD Sampler 2004-2005 we recommend Dr. Mary's Monkey Edward T. Haslam home  impressum - about us