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2/26/2012

Handbook of Microbiological Quality Control in Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices (Pharmaceutical Science Series) Review

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(More customer reviews)Handbook of methods for microbiological quality control in pharmaceutical and medical devices

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Microbiologists working in both the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, face considerable challenges in keeping abreast of the myriad microbiological references available to them, and the continuously evolving regulatory requirements. The Handbook of Microbiological Quality Control provides a unique distillation of such material, by providing a wealth of microbiological information not only on the practical issues facing the company microbiologist today, but also the underlying principles of microbiological quality assurance. All the chapters have been written by leading experts in this field. The Handbook of Microbiological Quality Control provides guidance on safe microbiological practices, including laboratory design and sampling techniques. The design storage, use and quality control of microbiological culture is considered in depth. Principles of enumeration and identification of micro-organisms, using both traditional and rapid methods as well as the pharmacopoeial methods for the detection of specified organisms, are elaborated in detail. Guidance is given on laboratory methods supporting the sterility assurance system: sterility testing, bioburden testing, the use of biological indicators and environmental monitoring methods, as well as methods for detecting and quantifying endotoxins. Pharmacopoeial methods for microbiological assay and preservative efficacy testing are reviewed. Problems for those involved in disinfection and cleansing techniques and microbiological audit are discussed from a practical viewpoint. Finally, a number of pertinent case studies and worked examples illustrate problems highlighted in the text. The Handbook of Microbiological Quality Control is the essential reference source for the professional microbiologist.

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The Golden Wand of Medicine: A History of the Caduceus Symbol in Medicine (Contributions in Medical Studies) Review

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(More customer reviews)Two serpents twined about a staff, the Caduceus, is now very widely accepted as the symbol of medicine. Dr Friedlander traced the provenance and evolution of the symbol back through the ancient mythologies in which it was born, disentangling its usage and the line of its development from that of the similar, single serpent wound on the Staff of Aesculapius. It emerges as more than a little astonishing, at least to me, that the two symbols retained through more than two millennia of common usage their distinct and different identities. The Caduceus had nothing to do with health, healing or medical arts in all that time, while the Staff of Aesculapius clearly did. Then in the first quarter of our own century the United States Army, resolute in error as armies tend to be, adopted the Caduceus as the insignia of its newly created medical arm. The power of the military's influence displaced the Aesculapian Staff from its mythic place altogether, and substituted the Caduceus to be the new symbol of medicine. This was a bit of a perversion: through centuries it had been the sign of a sly trickster and messenger. Trust the military to mess things up. Myths encapsulate our values, pervade our language and enrich its meaning. I suppose it's too much to hope we might treat them with respect for their origins. But this fascinating, short book, meticulously documented, may at least set us straight on where the Caduceus came from, before we forget the ancient god of healing and his one-serpent staff. In our age graphical symmetry ranks well above fidelity to tradition, and extinguished gods are pretty much all the same.

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The Caduceus, two entwined snakes set upon a rod, was the ancient symbol of Hermes, the Greek god of merchants. Today, it is a common and popular symbol of the medical and allied professions. This book traces the use of the caduceus symbol and answers the question of how it came to be the symbol of medicine. The work begins with a discussion of the symbol's origin as the magic wand of Hermes/Mercury, the Greco-Roman messenger of the gods, and the later identification of Hermes with the Egyptian god Thoth, whose characteristics included wisdom and eloquence. In the 16th and 17th centuries, Friedlander says, the caduceus was associated with wise and eloquent individuals, including some physicians. However, in the early 19th century it was adopted by a medical publisher as a sign, not that he published medical books, but that he was a commercial deliverer of information. Friedlander goes on to indicate that in 1902 the sign was adopted by the U.S. Army as the insignia of its Medical Department. The sign became widely recognized after the exposure it had during World War I. It became frequently used and, once popular, bred popularity. This book will be of interest to those in medical fields, medical historians, and those interested in symbology and iconology.

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2/25/2012

Hospital Preparation for Bioterror: A Medical and Biomedical Systems Approach (Biomedical Engineering) Review

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(More customer reviews)This book is simply one of the finest, thorough, and comprehensive collections to date for Hospital Preparedness for Bio-terrorism. A multitude of issues are discussed related to bio terrorism and how hospitals and disaster relief agencies SHOULD prepare.
I am extremely glad that this information is available in one book to get agencies and hospitals started along the thought process, however, I shudder to think that anyone with influence in this area has NOT read this book.
If you are in any way involved in Hospital preparation for Bio Terror be you an administrator or otherwise, buy this book, read it and get it into other's hands!

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Hospital Preparation for Bioterror provides an extremely timely guide to improving the readiness of hospitals or healthcare organizations to manage mass casualties as a result of bioterrorism, biological warfare, and natural disasters. Contributions from leading law enforcement agencies, hospital administrators, clinical engineers, surgeons and terror-prevention professionals provide the most comprehensive, well-rounded source for this valuable information. Chapters on logistics and protecting the infrastructure help personnel distinguish the specific risks and vulnerabilities of each unique institution and assists in identifying specific solutions for disaster and bioterrorism preparedness. ÂPrinciples and techniques discussed are applicable to all disasters, both large and small, not just bioterrorismÂTechnical aspects such as hospital power and telecommunications are covered, in addition to patient care, response to mass casualties, large-scale drills, and surge capacity.ÂOrganized along functional lines, patient flow, medical specialty, and infrastructureÂA complimentary website with supplementary materials, check-lists, and references enhances the text and provides additional resources for preparedness.

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Curriculum Development for Medical Education: A Six-Step Approach Review

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(More customer reviews)Six step approach systematically guides the process of problem identification,needs assessment, writing goals and objectives, educational strategies, implementation process, and getting worthwhile evaluation and feedback. Based upon Johns Hopkins Internal Medicine model but substantial utility for all medical disciplines. I will use it in redesigning curriculum at my institution. Highly recommended!
Paul Evans DO, Associate Dean for Curricular Affairs, Oklahoma State University COM

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Ludwik Hirszfeld: The Story of One Life (Rochester Studies in Medical History) Review

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(More customer reviews)Where we come from and what drives us is a question that is asked often, but Hirszfeld did much to turn it into a science, among other things in his life "The Story of One Life: Ludwik Hirszfeld" is a republishing of the famed geneticist's autobiography with added content from editors Marta A. Balinska & William H. Schneider. A holocaust survivor and great contributor to the study of human genetics, this story blends history with science, following his life as a war physician in World War I to his utter disgust with the events of World War II. Brilliantly translated by Balinska, "The Story of One Life" is a thoughtful and highly historical read that belongs in any biography collection.

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Ludwik Hirszfeld (1884-1954), one of the most prominent serologists of the twentieth century, established the nomenclature and the inheritance of blood groups, and opened the field of human population genetics. He also carried out ground-breaking research in the genetics of disease and immunology. Following World War II, he founded Poland's first Institute of Immunology in Wroclaw, which now bears his name. His autobiographical memoir, The Story of One Life, first published in Poland in 1946, immediately became a bestseller and has been reedited several times since. It is an outstanding account of a Holocaust survivor and a writer capable of depicting the uniqueness and the tragedy of countless individuals caught up in the nightmare of 1939-45. He recollects his time as a physician in the Serbian army in 1915 and his satisfaction as one of the scientific elite who rebuilt Poland after the Treaty of Versailles; in so doing the contrast between the world before and the world after World War II could not be starker. Hirszfeld escaped from the Warsaw ghetto in 1943; he hid the manuscript for this book, and retrieved it only after the war. Drawing on interviews with Hirszfeld's former students and family, as well as unpublished documents, this translation is annotated and has an introduction written by two scholars with unique qualifications to understand both the immediate setting in which Hirszfeld lived his life, and the broader implications of his work to the history of medicine.

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2/24/2012

Quality and Safety in Radiotherapy (Imaging in Medical Diagnosis and Therapy) Review

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(More customer reviews)"the contents and layout are excellent" -Professor Eric E. Klein, Washington University School of Medicine
See also: Adaptive Radiation Therapy (Imaging in Medical Diagnosis and Therapy)

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Cancer in Dogs & Cats: Medical & Surgical Management Review

Cancer in Dogs and Cats: Medical and Surgical Management

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(More customer reviews)I highly recommend this book for all veterinary students due to its thoroughness and most of all because it is current (or as current as one can be in the field of oncology). It reads well and provides a great number of well thought out illustrations and pictures.Plus, it highlights the major systems and neoplasms there of and covers most of the protocols for each cancer.

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