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This text is written for acupuncturists and practitioners in the fields of alternative medicine searching for effective ways of connecting better with their patients in all their diversity, and the skills necessary to guide patients through emotional, psychological, and spiritual difficulties as part of the healing process.

A surgical atlas that demonstrates the general basics of surgical operations. It includes 150 of the most frequent operations covering the areas of skin and soft tissues, neck, thoracic wall and cavity, abdominal cavity, retroperitoneum, proctology, external genital organs, hernias, paediatric surgery, vessels, amputations, and traumatology.

The European legislative framework for herbal medicines has advanced considerably with the implementation of Directive 2004/24/EC. This title offers a source of scientific information on herbal medicines to regulators, manufacturers, academics, researchers, health professionals and numerous others.

Designed to take a physician with no acupuncture experience through the history and science of acupuncture, and lead him through the anatomy, physiology, pathology, and treatments possible in this new discipline.

Presents a systematic approach to using mammographic features to distinguish breast cancer subtypes originating within the terminal ductual lobular unit (TDLU). This title contains more than 800 images that demonstrate pathological findings and provide a visual reference for interpreting mammograms in the clinical setting.

A practical how-to guide that provides detailed information on obtaining high-quality radiographic images for optimal evaluation and interpretation of normal, abnormal, and pathological anatomic findings. It shows positioning techniques for all standard examinations in conventional radiology, CT and MRI.

Explores casting-type calcifications, and their significance in diagnosing breast cancer. This title provides pathologic specimens to help the reader understand why the mammograms look the way they do. It includes a selection of full color pathologic images in 3-D, allowing one to visualize the breast substructures in their spatial context.

This volume presents a new perspective of basic neuroscientific investigations for the operative treatment of CNS tumours. The "Microneurosurgery" series draws on experience gained from the microsurgical treatment of CNS tumours in 3500 patients who have been operated on during the last 25 years.

For patients of epilepsy and their relatives, this is a treasure trove of easily understood information - approximately 1000 terms and defined and described in a brief and accessible style.

The second volume of the three-volume Color Atlas of Microneurosurgery series, covering the whole range of cerebrovascular lesions.

Covering the main subspecialties in radiology, this book covers topics such as: definitions, epidemiology, etiology, and imaging signs; typical presentation, treatment options, course and prognosis; differential diagnosis, tips and pitfalls, and key references.

A handy guide to managing problems in the everyday setting, this book describes systematic approaches to the ultrasound examination of specific organs and organ systems, postoperative ultrasound, with emphasis on scanning protocols, normal findings, and possible abnormal findings and their significance.

Covering the main subspecialties in radiology, this book covers topics such as: definitions, epidemiology, etiology, and imaging signs; typical presentation, treatment options, course and prognosis; differential diagnosis, tips and pitfalls, and key references.

With obesity and diabetes mellitus assuming alarming epidemic proportions nutrition has turned into the spotlight more than ever before. For all health care professionals engaged in nutritional research and dietary counselling the Pocket Atlas of Nutrition is an indispensable guide to all aspects of nutrition.

The first volume of this updated and revised edition deals with the surgical resection of intracranial tumours. Individual chapters focus on specific intracranial regions, and provide neuroanatomic descriptions of all the major neurosurgical approaches in detail.

This is a student-oriented textbook with side-by-side text and illustrations that provide easy correlation of visual and written information. It features over 800 atlas-style illustrations, including diagrams and light and electron micrographs and a glossary of terminology.

An Evidence-Based Approach to Vitamins and Minerals: Health Benefits and Intake Recommendations is a trusted resource for the health professional who needs to interpret the explosion of studies on the role of micronutrients in health and disease and who is concerned about the proliferation of dietary supplements now available to the consumer.

Following an introductory part and a section on laboratory methods in immunology, the bulk of the book concentrates on the manifestations of immunological diseases in the human body, providing comprehensive capsule descriptions of all common immune diseases.

This text provides a guide to learning how normal findings appear in radiographs, and features checklists in each section to offer the reader a systematic way to approach the images.

Online access to narrated intraoperative videos and animations included!In the last quarter century, no one has played a stronger role in hand and wrist fracture management, especially using AO principles, than Jesse Jupiter. This long awaited book is the culmination of his work, along with other pioneers in the field, and presents all key developments in biomechanics, design, materials, and state-of-the-art AO techniques.Organized in a case-based format, the book focuses on fractures of the hand, scaphoid, and distal radius (including soft-tissue injuries). For each case, you''ll review patient history, planning, approach, reduction, fixation, and rehabilitation, along with hundreds of full-color illustrations, intraoperative pictures, and x-rays. Online access to videos demonstrating step-by-step intraoperative procedures is included with the book. Along with detailed surgical techniques, you''ll also find a wealth of guidelines on indications, choice of surgical approach, preoperative planning, and postoperative management. This is a book no orthopedic surgeon should be without.