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Adolescence: Opportunities and Challenges Series: Rochester Symposium on Developmental Psychology Consideration of the problems facing young people today. Anglo-Norman Medicine [I Volume 1 First published edition of two Anglo-Norman medical treatises translated from Latin, revealing the state of medical knowledge in the 13c. Anglo-Norman Medicine Translation with original Latin text of medieval medical treatises, extending current knowledge of medieval medical science and learning. Archives of the Scientific Revolution The seventeenth century in Western Europe remains the key time and place for the development of modern science; the basic theme of this book is what the nature of seventeenth-century archives can tell us about this development, through a series of case studies (Boyle, Galileo, Huygens, Newton included). Basic and Applied High Pressure Biology Papers on high pressure biology, now making important advances in biological and medical industries, including food. Being There Being There is a collection of photographic portraits of, and interviews with, NYU medical students who volunteered in the New York City Medical Examiner's morgue following 9/11. Dr. Barry Goldstein, who was the Master Scholars Artist-in-Residence during the 2001-2002 academic year, took the photos and conducted the interviews. The volume includes a foreword by Charles Hirsch M.D., the Chief Medical Examiner of the City of New York, who ran the massive effort to identify remains. The Black Death 1346-1353: The Complete History New research, drawing on records from across Europe, throws light on the nature of the disease, its origin, spread, mortality, and its impact on history. The Bovine Scourge Investigation of the complex issues surrounding the links between bovine tuberculosis and infected meat - with a contemporary resonance in the BSE scare. Captain of Death - paperback A comprehensive examination of TB. CHOICE Outstanding Academic Book Award 1998. Captain of Death A comprehensive examination of the history of TB. Cariology for the Nineties Conference overview of current research into the etiology, pathogenesis and prevention of dental caries. An Annotated Catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of American Popular Medicine and Health Reform An Annotated Catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of American Popular Medicine and Health Reform This book constitutes Volume II of a two-volume annotated catalogue (M-Z) on the Edward C. Atwater Collection of American Popular Medicine and Health Reform. An Annotated Catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of American Popular Medicine and Health Reform The final volume in a comprehensive catalog of rare books dealing with "popular medicine" in early America. A Catalog of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of American Popular Medicine and Health Reform Changing Careers A Ten Year Demonstration of a Developmental Life-Span Approach The history of a ten-year project on adult career counselling. Charity and the London Hospitals, 1850-1898 Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series A study of the development of the hospital as a economic, medical and voluntary institution in the second half of the nineteenth century. Charles Nicolle, Pasteur's Imperial Missionary Series: Rochester Studies in Medical History Kim Pelis uses a wide range of French and Tunisian archival materials and a close reading of Nobel Prize-winning bacteriologist Charles Nicolle's scientific papers and philosophical treatises to explore the relationship of science and medicine to society and culture in the first third of the twentieth century. Country Remedies Collection and analysis of plant remedies for a variety of ailments. Developmental Approaches to Prevention and Intervention Series: Rochester Symposium on Developmental Psychology Essays facilitating a primary goal of Developmental Psychopathology--the interplay between research and practice. Developmental Perspectives on Depression Series: Rochester Symposium on Developmental Psychology The Diary of Thomas Giordani Wright, Newcastle Doctor, 1826-1829 Series: Publications of the Surtees Society The diary of an able young doctor working in an extensive colliery practice in Newcastle in the 1820s; with detail on coal-mining, medical facilities, social life, societies, libraries and transport. Disorders and Dysfunctions of the Self Series: Rochester Symposium on Developmental Psychology Comparative studies of normal self-development and atypical psychopathological populations contribute to an understanding of normal development of the Self. Emotion, Cognition, and Representation Series: Rochester Symposium on Developmental Psychology Exploration of issues relating to emotional development in children and its influence on behaviour, both normal and abnormal. Establishing the New Science For anyone interested in the scientific revolution these essays are compulsory reading. HISTORY A fresh view of the formative years of the Royal Society. Flamsteed's Stars Papers examining different aspects of John Flamsteed's career as the first `astronomer royal'. Food Poisoning, Policy and Politics Study of the 1963/4 typhoid outbreak, highlighting issues and debates which are strikingly relevant today. Genetic Regulation of Placental Development and Immunology Series: Trophoblast Research Edited papers presented at the 13th Rochester Trophoblast Conference on the Placenta. Gentlemen, Scientists and Doctors Series: History of the University of Cambridge The development of the Cambridge medical school, set in the context of the history of medicine, science, and education. Graptolites Series: Fossils Illustrated `Gratefull to Providence': The Diary and Accounts of Matthew Flinders, Surgeon, Apothecary and Man-Midwife, 1775-1802 Series: Publications of the Lincoln Record Society Diaries and account books provide rich evidence for daily life at the time - and the early years of Matthew Flinders, credited with naming Australia. Handbook of Self-Determination Research Papers addressing the role which human motivation plays in a wide range of specialties including clinical psychology, internal medicine, sports psychology, social psychology, and educational psychology. Handbook of Self-Determination Research - paperback Papers addressing the role which human motivation plays in a wide range of specialties including clinical psychology, internal medicine, sports psychology, social psychology, and educational psychology. Health and Healing from the Medieval Garden Fresh examinations of the role of medicinal plants in medieval thought and practice and how they contributed to broader ideas concerning the body, religion and identity. Health and Wealth Series: Rochester Studies in Medical History Essays seeking to bring an historical perspective to bear on today's national and international policy concerns and to present original historical research that challenges conventional assumptions and viewpoints. Health and Zionism Series: Rochester Studies in Medical History An exploration of the major conflicts and historic events that shaped the current Israeli health care system. Health Care Reform An examination of the moral principles and institutional arrangements that will be needed to drive any new health care reform inititive. HIV, Perinatal Infections and Therapy Series: Trophoblast Research Papers on the role of the placenta in HIV and other perinatal infections. High Pressure Biology and Medicine An extensive collection of edited papers concerning basic and applied high-pressure biology. History and the Disciplines A collection of essays from some of the world's leading intellectual historians, representing an international spectrum of research into the history of philosophy, intellect, science and music. A History of Western Astrology A History of Western Astrology - paperback How We Hear Music - paperback Covers much of the acoustics a student needs, without mathematics or scientific background. John W. Thompson Series: Rochester Studies in Medical History The Journals of Captain James Cook on his Voyages of Discovery The classic edition of Cook's journals, containing the accounts of his three great voyages of discovery in the Endeavour and the Resolution, 1768 to 1780. Leper Knights - paperback Series: Studies in the History of Medieval Religion An illustrated history of the English branch of the Order of St Lazarus, founded to care for lepers and send leper knights to the Crusades. Leper Knights Order St Lazarus - out of print Leprosy in Medieval England A major reassessment, based on hitherto unpublished manuscript material, of a disease whose history has attracted more myths and misunderstandings than any other. Literature and Science Series: Essays and Studies Essays exploring the complex relationship between literature and science. Maps of Medieval Thought - paperback Mappa mundi texts and images present a panorama of the medieval world-view, c.1300; the Hereford map studied in close detail. Marriage of Convenience Series: Rochester Studies in Medical History Offers a nuanced analysis of the interaction between the Rockefeller Foundation's International Health Division and Mexico's Departamento de Salubridad Pública as they jointly promoted public health through campaigns against yellow fever and hookworm disease, organized cooperative rural health units, and educated public health professionals in North American universities and Mexican training stations. The Maternal Fetal Interface Series: Trophoblast Research Volume 12 of the world-renowned Trophoblast Research series, devoted to placental science. The Mechanization of the Heart: Series: Rochester Studies in Medical History In Mechanization of the Heart: Harvey and Descartes Thomas Fuchs discusses the similarities and differences of the views of the two seventeenth-century scholars William Harvey and Rene Descartes on the beart and circulation of the blood; Fuch traces the reception of the two views in the medical literature of the time and the influence both views had. Medical Charities, Medical Politics Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series An examination of Ireland's advanced mid nineteenth-century health policy, focusing on the Medical Charities Act of 1851 and the Irish Poor Law Commission. Medical Education at St Bartholomew's Hospital, 1123-1995 Traces the evolution of medical education at Barts from its foundation in 1123 to the college's merger with The London Hospital and Queen Mary & Westfield College in 1995. Medicine's Moving Pictures Series: Rochester Studies in Medical History Original essays by leading media scholars and historians of medicine that explore the rich history of health-related films. Medicine's Moving Pictures - paperback Series: Rochester Studies in Medical History Original essays by leading media scholars and historians of medicine that explore the rich history of health-related films. The Medieval Leper and his Northern Heirs - paperback The medieval leper is a pathetic figure; records of the remarkable survival of a leper colony in Scandinavia until the early years of the 20th century provides a window onto the reality of this tragic disease. The Medieval Surgery - paperback The complete illustrations, with commentary, from the 13th-century Anglo-Norman translations of Roger of Parma's Surgery(c.1180), the first original treatise on surgery to be written in the medieval West. Mental Health Care in Modern England This history of one particular place for 'madness' covers changing approaches to insanity and treatments over two centuries. The Middle English Physiologus Series: Early English Text Society Original Series Models and Integrations Series: Rochester Symposium on Developmental Psychology Molecular Biology and Cell Regulation of the Placenta Series: Trophoblast Research The Occult Laboratory Magic, science and second sight in 17c Scottish Higlands, with new edition of Kirk's Secret Commonwealth. Partnerships in Healthcare - out of print Patterns of Philanthropy Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series A study of the debate over the control of civi charities during the era of municipal reform. Philosophy Religion Science - out of print Pioneers in Medicine and Their Impact on Tuberculosis Pioneers in Medicine and Their Impact on Tuberculosis tells the stories of six individuals (Laennec, Koch, Biggs, von Pirquet, Frost, and Waksman), each of whom made significant contributions to their own respective medical fields, as well as to the overall battle to conquer tuberculosis. The Placenta from Implantation to Trophoblastic Disease: Series: Trophoblast Research Placental Molecules in Hemodynamics, Transport and Cellular Regulation Series: Trophoblast Research Placental Signals Autocrine and Paracine Control of Pregnancy Series: Trophoblast Research Papers focus on regulative signaling to, from and within the placenta. Plant Names of Medieval England ` Compiled with great care, cautious in its claims and rich with suggestions for further scholarship; will be of great value to lexicographers and all students of medieval medicine and botany.' PAULINE THOMPSON, NOTES AND QUERIES Polio The story of polio in the words of its victims, doctors, and research scientists concerned with the means of eradicating it. Polio - paperback The Politics of Vaccination Series: Rochester Studies in Medical History A detailed examination of the political forces and events that shaped smallpox vaccination policy in England, Wales, Ireland, and Scotland during the nineteenth century. Popular Medicine in 13th-Century England Post-War Mothers Women's experience of childbirth in the mid-twentieth century, revealed in their own words. Presidential Disability Public Health and the Risk Factor Series: Rochester Studies in Medical History A look at how the concept of "risk factor" has influenced public health and preventive medicine, with an emphasis upon the study of heart disease. Public Health and the Risk Factor - paperback Series: Rochester Studies in Medical History A look at how the concept of "risk factor" has influenced public health and preventive medicine, with an emphasis upon the study of heart disease. Publishing and Medicine in Early Modern England An investigation of the role which the English book trade played in an important transitional period in early modern medicine. Religion and Medicine in the Middle Ages Series: York Studies in Medieval Theology Medicine and religion were intertwined in the middle ages; here are studies of specific instances. Research Reports of the Link Energy Fellows Highly topical papers from young scholars specialising in energy research -mastery of air and sea, the development of energy resources and conservation. Research Link Energy 8 - out of print Robert Boyle (1627-91): Scrupulosity and Science A re-evaluation of Boyle in the light of new evidence of his tortured religious life and his difficult relations with his contemporaries. Robert Hooke Rockefeller Money, the Laboratory and Medicine in Edinburgh 1919-1930: Series: Rochester Studies in Medical History This book examines the Rockefeller Foundation's attempts to introduce the laboratory sciences, particularly biochemistry, into the Edinburgh medical world of the 1920s. The Royal Doctors, 1485-1714: Drawing upon a myriad of primary and secondary historical sources, The Royal Doctors: Medical Personnel at the Tudor and Stuart Courts investigates the influential individuals who attended England's most important patients during a pivotal epoch in the evolution of the state and the medical profession. Science and the Shape of Orthodoxy Studies of specific figures - including John Evelyn, Christopher Wren, John Flamsteed -illuminate intellectual change in 17c. Science and Social Status - out of print A Scientist's Tools for Business Volume providing an invaluable link between basic scientific principles and their application in the business world. Shaping the College Experience Outside the Classroom Study of the employment programs devised for students in America. Shifting Boundaries of Public Health Series: Rochester Studies in Medical History New perspectives on the history of twentieth century public health in Europe. Sir Jonas Moore A life of Moore, 17th-century mathematician and scientist involved in the draining of the fens, the building of the mole at Tangier, and the foundation of the Royal Observatory. Strongly Coupled Plasma Physics Teaching and Learning in Nineteenth-Century Cambridge Series: History of the University of Cambridge College-university relationships, the role of examinations, the politics of curriculum: papers amplify the picture of developments in Cambridge during the century. Transforming Ideas: A series of essays celebrating the University of Rochester's sesquicentennial, highlighting its significant contributions in disciplines from medicine to art history, chemistry to business, political science to music. Trilobites Series: Fossils Illustrated Understanding Purpose Series: North American Kant Society Studies in Philosophy A collection of essays investigating key historical and scientific questions relating to the concept of natural purpose in Kant's philosophy of biology. The Value of Health - paperback Series: Rochester Studies in Medical History A multilayered analytical study that situates the Pan American Health Organization in a complex and shifting historical context and examines the internal dynamics of the organization in a probing critical fashion. Venereal Disease, Hospitals and the Urban Poor Series: Rochester Studies in Medical History A re-examination of the role of charity and treating venereal disease in public hospitals in early-modern London. Wade Hampton Frost, Pioneer Epidemiologist 1880-1938 A biography of a seminal figure in the fight against tuberculosis and other public health diseases. William Stukeley Stukeley's antiquarian researches, particularly into the great stone circles of Stonehenge and Avebury, were the first to reveal their great antiquity. Friend of Newton, his life embodies the classic Enlightenment confrontation between science and religion. The Workers' Health Fund in Eretz Israel Series: Rochester Studies in Medical History The first study to research the history of the health funds established by Jewish laborers in Israel. The Writings of John Evelyn First modern collection of Evelyn's works; includes Sylva and Kalendarium Hortense. |
