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1996435 pages including index. Provides pharmacologists with an understanding of how events at the cellular level impact on the cardivascular system as a whole. Gives an overview of the major technical and theoretical approaches to the study of the cardiovascular system and highlights recent advances in knowledge. An invaluable source of background information and practical advice for both students and researchers. Moderate quantity of green high-lighting in first half of book. Very light wear to book. Moderate wear to dust jacket. Book
1991136 pages including bibliography. By taking over medicine and agriculture, molecular biology has beome the business of society: genetic engineering is changing our food and our environment; fertilization and reproduction are being manipulated; there is the danger that the tracking down of hereditary diseases might lead to systematic labeling of populations. There is a need for us to grasp the import of this major development so we can derive the best from it, failing which we shall very soon have to suffer its worst consequences. Summarizes the history of molecular biology, provides a picture of the biotechnological revolution and a statement of the political, juridical and moral issues that go hand in hand with the emergence of civilization. Book
1980Over 200 pages. We depend upon physicians to keep us healthy, however they are trained in the treatment of disease. No one can take care of us as well as we can ourselves. Hear is the lastest knowledge in nutrition to help you avoid the degenerative diseases that plague Western countries. Heart disease, cancer, diabetes, hypertension and obesity can be prevented, even controlled by diet. Unmarked copy with average wear. Book
2000121 pages including index. Teaches you all about heart-healthy herbs - what they are, how they work, ad how you can prepare your own daily herbal supplements to strengthen the entire cardiovascular system. Author has been a clinical phytotherapist for almost 25 years. As new but for one page corner which was folded. Book
197328 pages. Features: Significant orchid diseases in Hawaii; Patrick Kawamoto's Orchid Nursery in Manoa Valley; A Doctor Looks at Orchids; and more. Lovely copy. Light wear. Unmarked. Book
1929163 pages including index. Includes black and white illustrations. Chapters include: air, ventilation, heating, lighting, humidity; Water; Disposal of Refuse; Infection and Infectious Diseases; Insects and Parasites; Food; Infants; Personal Hygiene. Issued under the auspices of the Press Committee of the Middlesex Hospital. Prior owner's name and information upon front endpaper. Her name also written upon several additional pages and upon top and fore-edges. Olive-coloured boards well-worn. Spine leaning to right. Book
1996364 pages including index. Addresses the first eight years of your child's life. "Gives comprehensive, in-depth advice to parents in areas they are deeply concerned about. Bravo!" - T. Berry Brazelton, M.D. Excellent unmarked copy with minimal wear. Book
1885233 pages. "An English treatise dealing rather fully with the subject of Neuralgia." - from Preface. Occasional markings to contents. Hinges and binding intact. Above average wear to boards and spine. Library markings consist only of shadow of former spine label and prior owner's rubber stamp upon front endpaper. Book
1975815 pages. A very comprehensive reference with sections devoted to: Forestry Ownership and Disposal; Forest Management; Forest Recreation Management; Forest Range Management; Watershed Management; Wildlife Management; Forest Ecology; Tree Identification; Silvical Characteristics; Silvicultural Practice; Forest Genetics; Forest Tree Diseases; Forest Insects; Protection Against Fire; Basic Statistical Measurements; Forest Sampling; Scaling and Grading; Volume Tables; Forest Photogrammetry; Data Processing; Engineering; Logging; Wood Technology; Lumber and Lumber Seasoning; Veneer and Plywood; Other Wood Manufacture; wood Preservation; Publications; Bushcraft and Survival; B.C. Forest Resources; The Profession of Forestry; Conversion Factors. Covers well worn. Contents in good condition. Prior owner's name upon front flyleaf. Book
1998161 pages. Michael inspired thousands in Canada and the United States through his motivational speaking and CD, Make a Difference. Average wear. Some dog ears and coffee staining. Book
1994293 pages including index. A self-help book that will help you find fast relief from a wide range of GI disorders. Book
1961140 pages. A well-illustrated reference book re: palm trees. Topics include: hardiness, planting, moving large palms, pruning, propagation, diseases, recognition, nomenclature, hardy fan palms, hardy feather palms, less hardy palms, tropical palms, palm-like plants, extra palm list, palms in the landscape, bibliography. Above average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Book
199492 pages. Explains, clearly and simply, what COPD is, how to control its symptoms and what treatments are available. Offers positive and practical advice on living and coping with this chronic illness. Some markings to contents. Moderate wear. Binding solid. Book
1981122 pages including index, bibliography and glossary. Discusses the mechanisms of heart sounds, murmurs, and cardiac impulses. Emphasizes the methods of eliciting physical signs by auscultation and palpation. Clearly describes and illustrates the data that can be obtained by modern phonocardiographic technics. Covers show wear and some creasing but contents are clean and unmarked. Binding sound. Good working copy. Book
1982209 pages including index. Essential reading if you or any member of your family has ever had a thyroid problem. Authors bring strong research and clinical backgrounds to this valuable book for both general readers and thyroid patients. Well-used former library copy with usual markings. Book
1988266 pages including index. The first source to offer a foundation and reference for the sound application of respiratory care in the home. Written for respiratory therapists, students of respiratory therapy, nurses, home care personnel, discharge planners, social workers, as well as physicians, this useful text focuses on the medical and technical rationale behind the selection of respiratory therapy and ancillary equipment and its safe, effective use by patients and caregivers. Prior owner's inkstamp upon each endpaper else contents clean and umarked. Moderate wear to blue boards. Partial lean to spine. Book
1998157 pages including extensive. Clear attractive colour photography throughout. Designed to help the reader with both field and laboratory identification of common poplar diseases in British Columbia, and to provide regionally specific disease impact and distribution information, where it is known. Includes host-fungus index for Populus in British Columbia. Lightest wear. Clean, bright and unmarked. Excellent copy. Book
1995237 pages. 50 success stories from people who are fighting allergies, cardiovascular disease, depression, yeast infections, MS, AIDS, chronic fatique syndrome, lupus, cancer, arthritis, diabetes, and more. Clean, bright and unmarked. Excellent copy. Book
1991134 pages including glossary and index. "...a good introduction for concerned and curious readers and should stimulate readers' understanding and appreciation of thyroid disease." - Science, Books and Films. Well-used. Usual library markings. Binding intact. Ex-Library
1986315 pages including glossary and index. A book about redesigning your life... about how to live better, not just differently. Clean, bright and unmarked but for prior owner's inkstamp upon title page. Very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
2002316 pages including index and bibliography. Paints a disturbing picture of the dangers we know - and those that may lie just beyond the horizon. "...Skillfully captures the frontline experience in the battle between humans and deadly, ever-changing microbes. This book is hard to put down." - Michael Osterholm, Ph.D. Clean, bright and unmarked. Only defect is minor scuffing to top edge of back panel of dust jacket. Lovely copy. Book
1987264 pages including glossary. Describes the immune system and shows how it can be used both for and against the body. Discusses: the role of stress; transplants and transfusions; system overwork; allergies; vaccines; system failure; and more. Explores current research. Tight and square. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
1988370 pages including index, 210 attractive colour photographs, plus numerous line drawings. "This singular volume by one of the world's foremost horticulturists describes not only the 200 plus species but also many of the cultivars in the main hybridizing lines which have led to today's marvelous array of forms. In addition to thorough descriptions of the species and their principal cultivars the author provides extensive information on: the history of introduction into culture; the history of breeding and hybridizing; planting and cultivation; The uses of irises in the landscape; companion plants; pests and diseases; exhibiting, judging and growing show flowers." - from dust jacket. Volume 2 of The Gardener's Handbook. Circa 1987. Usual library markings. Front endpaper removed. Above-average wear. Still a worthy reference copy. Book
1987598 pages including index. Black and white photographic plates. "This book was conceived with the intent of including all of the applications of sonography to the field of obstetrics and gynecology, in one volume. The first two chapters, however, deal with basic physics and ultrasound instrumentation. Echograms of fetal organs are then shown to illustrate the resolution of modern sonar equipment." - from Preface to First Edition. Clean and bright. Light wear. Prior owner's name upon front endpaper and bottom of text else unmarked. Nice solid copy. Book
1994Discusses: physical skills, weight, height, your child's progress, playing and learning, sleeping, nutrition, teething timetable, pacifiers, your baby's teeth, selecting a doctor, childhood illnesses, immunization, calling for help, safety, infant emergency, first aid kit, repeating the past, relationships, sex, preserving memories, exercise, child care, career considerations. Light wear. Nice attractive copy. Book