"Kiba is a genre of 'traditional' music in South Africa. This book is about its performance and social meaning. Women migrants from the country's Northern Province have developed the genre, formerly an exclusively male one, in vibrant and stimulating ways. Through an exploration…
Since 1948, people suffering from mental health issues, mental health professionals, and committed volunteers have gathered at Fountain House in New York City to find relief from stigmatisation and social alienation. Its 'working community' approach has earned the organisation v…
Until recently, systemic therapy has been identified with family therapy. This no longer applies; the systemic approach and its techniques can now be used - with profit - in therapy with individuals. This book introduces and describes the first adaptation of the systemic model t…
"Offers a comprehensive, clinically oriented reference for treating canine and feline seizure patients"--
A dialogue between contemporary, Western moral philosophy and the tradition of Legal/Moral Descourse (Halakha).
This volume "explores the considerable efforts that have been directed towards the development of G Protein-Coupled Receptors (GPCR) screening assays in order to disclose GPCR acting compounds, elucidate signaling mechanisms or evaluate compound s efficacy. New discoveries in th…
Written in an accessible style and consistent format, the book covers both the fundamentals and advances in the pharmacology of cardiovascular drugs, as well as their integrated applications in the management of individual cardiovascular diseases. Integrates fundamentals and rec…
A comprehensive account of cancer immunity and immunotherapy, examining recent results, current areas of interest and the specific issues that are affecting the research and development of vaccines. It provides insight into how these problems may be overcome as viewed by leaders…
This work presents a practical, comprehensive guide to aspects of renal transplantation. Every phase of donor and recipient care, from assessment to the transplant operation to post-transplant management, is included with chapters covering essential background information and up…
Drug discovery -- Drug development -- Regulations and pharmacovigilance -- Evidence-based drug utilization -- Drug-receptor interactions -- Signal transduction -- Cell cycle pharmacology antiproliferation and apoptosis -- Pharmacodynamics -- Pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics…
by Waldman, Scott A., Terzic, Andre
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Everything you need to know about all of today's drugs in a coherent, easy-to-use format - from the underlying science through innovation, translation, regulation, and clinical implementation. This multimedia resource fills a critical need for a more clinically focused, user-fri…
"In this book, Dr. John M. Janzen describes patterns of healing among the BaKongo of Lower Zaire in Africa, who, like many peoples elsewhere, utilize cosmopolitan medicine alongside traditional healing practices. What criteria, he asks, determine the choice of the alternative th…
