Editorial Review

To reap the holistic benefits of any mind-body exercise, students must relax and stay focused throughout their class. That's tough to do when the instructor seems to be--or actually is--speaking a foreign language, or when the physical movements seem equally foreign to the body. In Read more

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MindBody Fitness for Dummies
This book wins the"fitness relevance" award for being virtually the first to apolitically and respectfully describe the major mindful exercise modalities that exist in the West today - in one concise volume. There are hundreds of yoga, tai chi, Pilates, martial arts and derivative publications today each extolling the papal and fitness-related virtues of their own species of mind-body exercise. Therese has put together a utilitarian compendium of the classical and contemporary forms, yes in somewhat abstract form, but always with skillful instruction and quite meaningful resources. This is a wonderfully organized reference for those desiring a wide-angle and descriptive view of the major players in mind-body exercise modalities. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - General    2. Consumer Health    3. Exercise    4. Hatha Yoga    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health/Fitness    7. Holism    8. Mind and body    9. Physical fitness    10. Yoga    11. Fitness & diet    12. Health & Fitness / Exercise   

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Excellent Foundation for Paramedicine!
An Excellent set that finally manages to cover all the topics needed for a firm foundation in Paramedicine. Explainations and visuals are insync with each other, alot of other Paramedic books out there are quite confusing. Topics covered are relative to the field and explained as straight forward as medicine can get. Paramedic books are often overwelling in presentation or they lack general knowledge and information needed. It was a organized wonderfully and easy to find selective topic. Great for old and new EMS personel. Many Paramedic courses have adopted this5 volume set as their main text. Brady has provided an excellent informational and educational set of text books. My Basic book was not as easy as these are to take in. Brady created 5 great volumes; Introduction to adavance prehospital care, Patient assesment, Medical Emergencies, Trauma Emergencies and Special Considerations / Operations. They had an excellent staff to compose such high quality textbooks. You can't go wrong with this set of books!

The Best
The books follow the 1998 DOT down to the last word. The material is layed out great. The cardiology chapter is good but most of us in class had to purchase other books to understand EKG's and the ACLS algo's are out of date. You cant go wrong in the purchase of this set. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Emergency Medical Services    2. Medical / Nursing    3. Accident & emergency medicine   

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The next best thing to Molnar' s text itself
I just used this book to study for and pass the pediatric rehab boards. It is an outstanding summary of Molnar's Pediatric Rehab text since the Cuccurrulo pediatric chapter summary is written by Molnar's co-author Alexander. The peds rehab chapter is required reading for my rehab residents on their pediatric rehab clerkship. It is nice to finally have some well-organized comprehensive review books out there.

Well Worth Every Penny for PM&R Board Review!
I did not take the written exam in the typical manner secondary to childbearing and scheduling delays.Needless to say, my clinical exposure to many of the tested areas was limited since completion of residency.Consequently, I found it necessary to review and study prior to the exam.I found this book helpful in structuring my study time.It's subject contect was also complete.If there was an area in which the review book did not make since to me, I merely supplemented with standard tests.Otherwise, the review book was a sufficient resource for preparation.I would highly recommend it as I believe that I partly owe my passing score to the authors!

Good for boards only
I found this book helpful studying for boards.It is a very large field to cover and the author stresses board relevant material with an "open book" icon next to them.
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Subjects:  1. Examination Questions    2. Examinations, questions, etc    3. Medical / Nursing    4. Medical rehabilitation    5. Medicine, Physical    6. Physical Medicine    7. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation    8. Professional - General    9. Study Aids    10. Test Prep    11. Test Preparation & Review    12. Tests    13. Physiotherapy    14. Rehabilitation   

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Great introduction to body MRI
Siegelman's Body MRI book is one of the best MRI introduction out there. Great for the radiology resident who need a general MRI book that will cover a lot of ground on a lot of topic while staying thin and affordable. From there you will be able to build further with more advanced texts and published articles. Also, there are a lot of images and they are of good quality. You won't be asking yourselves "Am I seeing what is described in the caption?". Important facts are well organized in tables for a quick review of a chapter. I beleive this book is a must have; have fun.

Body MRI ---Recomended
It is an excellent book for residents. It has the information needed for for all the subjects including Breast MRI. The author makes an effort to explain WHY thinks looks the way they do rather than listing imaging characteristics. This book is very well written and the information in it is very recent (2005 edition). I highly recomended. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Body cavities    2. Diagnosis    3. Imaging    4. Magnetic Resonance Imaging    5. Medical    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Radiology    8. Medical / Radiology & Nuclear Medicine    9. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR / MRI)   

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Book was easy to read
I didn't read the whole book for I didn't need to, yet the chapters I did read, they were very easy to read. Some textbooks are hard to read. I would recommend this book to other people.

Excelente livro-texto para estudantes e profissionais
Gostaria de recomendar este livro a todos que se interessem por Psicologia e Sa�de. Leitura f�cil e agrad�vel, tornando-se excelente para utiliza��o em programas de extens�o em Psicologia da Sa� ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - General    2. Applied Psychology    3. Health behavior    4. Medicine and psychology    5. Psychology    6. Psychotherapy - General    7. Sick    8. Family & Health    9. Psychology & Psychiatry / Clinical Psychology   

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Very Disappointed
I was particularly interested in one of the two enclosed disks - 1 CD - same title as the book, and 1 DVD - Primal 3D Anatomy. The disks are highlighted on the cover, and described in intriguing detail on the back cover. BUT WAIT - inside the front cover, the last paragraph on another "highlight" it says "The second CD contains a 45-day free trial". The same note appeared on the disk but it was covered by the Notice to consumer. My conclusion was this misleading presentation WAS INTENTIONAL! Can't return it now because the disk seals are broken. The management at Lippincott Williams & Wilkins should be sent up the river in chains.

Can't beat Moore's Anatomy
Ok, I am just starting medical school.So far I am 120 pages into this book.I like it very much - it is very readable book and has made many concepts clear to me.Some q-banks reference this book (Appleton & Lange Anatomy for one).One very successful USMLE tester(268/99)credits reading the blue boxes in Moore before the exam with being the most high yield Anatomy study for the Step 1 exam. Beating HY Anatomy and BRS Anatomy.I have both HY Anatomy and BRS Anatomy - however, reading this book gives the more exam important concepts and mechanisms the USMLE Step 1 test is changing towards.

Surprisingly disappointing
Although the text did have many strong points such as clinical discussions as well as good anatomical descriptions, my anatomy class and I discovered many mistakes and misprints, especially within the charts and tables, which occured throughout the text, often conflicting with other texts as well as just being incorrect altogether.I would recommend another text for studying accurate descriptions and details concerning musculature, such as their origin and insertion as well as innervation and action. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Anatomy    2. Human Anatomy    3. Life Sciences - Anatomy & Physiology    4. Life Sciences - Human Anatomy & Physiology    5. Medical    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Clinical & Internal Medicine   

Subjects:  1. Clinical Chemistry    2. Diagnosis    3. Diagnostic Imaging    4. Genetics    5. Medical    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Medical / Allied Health Services / Medical Technology    8. Medicine: General Issues   

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Great introduction to Applied Kinesiology
Robert Frost's AK manual is lean and to the point. It gives the history of AK, how AK is used in Europe and the USA, theory into the mechanisms of the reflexes used in AK, basic therapeutic procedures with explainations, and clear diagrams of the basic muscle tests and the appropriate reflexes.A perfect complement to the 100 hour course.I recommend this book to any student or practioner in health care who is looking to expand their skill set. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Physical Therapy    2. Alternative Therapies    3. Diagnosis    4. Diseases    5. Handbooks, manuals, etc    6. Health & Fitness    7. Health/Fitness    8. Human mechanics    9. Kinesiology    10. Massage & Reflexotherapy    11. Medical / Nursing    12. Musculoskeletal system    13. Patients    14. Physiology    15. Rehabilitation    16. Biomechanics, human kinetics    17. Popular medicine    18. Reflexology    19. Health & Healing   

Subjects:  1. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Ass    2. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association    3. Business / Economics / Finance    4. Corporate & Business History - General    5. Health Insurance    6. History    7. History Of Specific Companies    8. Insurance - Health    9. Insurance companies    10. Insurance, Health    11. Medical    12. Public Health    13. United States    14. Emergency services    15. Public health & preventive medicine    16. Social history    17. Social welfare & social services    18. USA   

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Excellent for the professional involved in aug. com.
Thanks for this superior book on augmentative communication.As a speech pathologist in the public schools, I found this book extremely helpful when relating information to other professionals with limited aug. com.experience.This book is a must for the SLP in charge of educating otherprofessionals in aug. com. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Audiology & Speech Pathology    2. Communication devices for peop    3. Communication devices for people with disabilities    4. Communicative disorders    5. Education    6. Medical    7. Medical / Nursing    8. Neuropsychology    9. Patients    10. Rehabilitation    11. Special Education - Communicative Disorders    12. Speech And Communication Disorders    13. Medical / Audiology & Speech Pathology    14. Speech & language disorders & therapy   

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Prevent Backaches!
Gelb writes very clearly, with good illustrations describing F. M. Alexander's technique for good body use. Many actors, singers, and dancers use this technique, and many people who suffer from joint andmuscle disabilities can benefit from this book. Gelb's personal experiences help the reader to understand how to benefit from the techniques and exercises he describes.

The clearest book on AT out there
If you are studying the Alexander Technique - whether just beginning or a more advanced student - this book is a Must!Easy to read and digest, it should be on every teacher's list.However, it is important to note that the Alexander Technique can not be learned by reading books alone.Reading this book is not a way to learn the technique.But it is a terrific supplement to private individual lessons with a good teacher!

Clear, Informative, Inspiring
I started practicing the Alexander Technique over the last couple months.My teacher "assigned" me this book to read, as part of our work together.It's an outstanding book.It's very clear and easy to read.Gelb offers many anecdotal stories and quotes and other stuff like that to make it more enjoyable and inspiring.He tells the fascinating story of how Dr. Alexander developed the technique.Then he proceeds to give a clear and practical explanation of all the different aspects of the technique.I learned a lot! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. (Frederick Matthias),    2. 1869-1955    3. Alexander technique    4. Alexander, F. Matthias    5. Allied Health Services - Physical Therapy    6. Diet / Health / Fitness    7. General    8. Health - General    9. Health/Fitness    10. Popular medicine   

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Emergency Medical Services    2. Anatomy    3. Critical Care    4. Human Anatomy    5. Human Physiology    6. Life Sciences - Human Anatomy & Physiology    7. Medical / Nursing    8. Physiology    9. Science    10. Science/Mathematics    11. Medical / Allied Health Services / Emergency Medical Services    12. Medicine: General Issues   

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Great information...
This book has great information about all types of minerals and vitamins.I had a hard time putting the book down.I learned so much more about the minerals and vitamins and what doses you should be using.Now I know how much my body needs of certain vitamins.

Careful - this book isn't as neutral as the author claims it to be
If you read this book you will be given lots of evidence and independent studies on the various benefits of vitamins and minerals.But while this book claims to be neutral and balanced on the good and bad of each vitamin, the author does leave out a variety of studies that have cast doubt on the benefits of "mega-doses" of various vitamins and minerals.
Looking for a great book with gobs of information?
Looking for a great book with gobs of information? Look no further! This book explains what each supplement is used for and the doses to take for specific diseases or just for optimal health. Perhaps the best thing about this book is that it lists information about adverse results if too much of a supplement is taken. I refer to this book time and time again. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - General    2. Diet / Health / Fitness    3. General    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health/Fitness    6. Minerals in the body    7. Vitamins    8. Diets & dieting    9. Health & Fitness / General   

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Amazing!
Neal Flomenbaum is the most amazing editor in the world, he contributes alot to this book and he's the best dad. Hi daddy, A must for anyone serious about clinical toxicolocy
Goldfranks Toxicologic Emergencies provides a rich source of very concisetoxicology information on wide variety of topics immensely important toanyone who is interested in clinical toxicology.This texts socraticapproach is well received in an in depth but easy to digest form.Itprovides up to date information on the latest trends in the management ofpoisoned patients.If you are serious about toxicology, this book is amust! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Emergency Medical Services    2. Case Report    3. Case studies    4. Emergencies    5. Emergency Medicine    6. Examination Questions    7. Medical    8. Medical / Nursing    9. Toxicological emergencies    10. Toxicology    11. Accident & emergency medicine    12. Medical / Emergency Medicine    13. Medical toxicology   

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Yoga for Health Knees: What You Need to Know for Pain Prevention and Rehabilitation
Excellent Book.Well illustrated and easy to follow.Well designed for people with joint problems, who want to strenghthen their bodies through yoga.

Yoga for Healthy Knees
If you have any problem with your knee, this is the right choice of book to read.
What a steal!
Knees bees. Whatever. Just got this book a week ago, so as far as helping knees per se, don't know, but most impressed with it. These few yoga exercises limbers up the entire hip, leg area. It identifies which side is tighter. She even rightly points out to go barefoot often to strengthen feet that have been too conditioned to shoes.
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Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Physical Therapy    2. Consumer Health    3. Hatha Yoga    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health/Fitness    6. Musculoskeletal Diseases    7. Pain Management    8. Physiology    9. Yoga    10. Health & Fitness / Yoga    11. Popular medicine    12. Yoga for exercise   

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Great Pharm book
I love this book!It is a great compliment to the text that I am using for my Paramedic class.It was a required text for class, but I really like the book.It is easy to read and the information is not only interesting but easy to understand.
Excellent Reference
This book was required for my pharmacology class for paramedicine.It's an excellent text book, but watch for several misprints on drug dosages, (ex: milligrams instead of micrograms on drips).It made me pretty confused when the book indicated my calculations were incorrect when I knew I had the correct dose.I brought it to the attention of my teacher (retired medic) and he confirmed the misprints.Besides that, and excellent text.

Prehospital Emergency Pharmacology review
An absolute for the serious paramedic and students alike.This book provides detailed information on pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics, with the paramedic in mind.The book utilizies a systematic approach starting with the fundamentals and advances to more complex pharmacological topics.Recently revised, Prehospital Emergency Pharmacology, includes new emergency drug updates, AHA algorithms, home meds and more.To be an outstanding prehospital practicioner, an intimate knowledge of pharmacology is a necessity.To maintain that knowledge base, Dr. Bledsoe's book is a must. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Emergency Medical Services    2. Chemotherapy    3. Drug Therapy    4. Drugs    5. Emergency Medicine    6. Emergency Treatment    7. Medical    8. Medical / Nursing    9. Medical emergencies    10. Pharmacology    11. Public Health    12. Accident & emergency medicine    13. Medical / Allied Health Services / Emergency Medical Services   

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Well written.
This book was required reading for one of my AuD classes. It is very well written and an excellent review guide for anyone involved in the diagnosis of vestibular disorders. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Audiology & Speech Pathology    2. Electronystagmography    3. Equilibrium (Physiology)    4. Health/Fitness    5. Medical    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Ophthalmology    8. Otolaryngology    9. Otorhinolaryngology    10. Physiology    11. Testing    12. Vestibular Diseases    13. Vestibular function tests    14. Audiology & otology    15. Medical / Audiology & Speech Pathology   

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Occupational Therapy    2. Child development    3. Clumsiness in children    4. Medical    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Motor ability in children    7. Occupational therapy for child    8. Pediatrics    9. Psychology    10. Diseases & disorders    11. Medical / Allied Health Services / Occupational Therapy    12. Specific disorders & therapies   

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Good Introductory Text for General Education
Q> How do you get non-majors interested in biology? Read more

Subjects:  1. Human Anatomy    2. Human Physiology    3. Life Sciences - Human Anatomy & Physiology    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Pathology    6. Pathophysiology    7. Physiology    8. Physiology, Pathological    9. Science    10. Science/Mathematics    11. Anatomy    12. Human biology    13. Science / Biology   

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Learning American Sign Language: Beginning & Intermediate : Levels I & II
This book is even better than the original...A must-have for any ASL student!

A Must Have For Serious ASL Students!
I'll admit that when I purchased this book, I was doing it more for an addition to my library than for actual use. Being a Deaf American Sign Language teacher, I'd often used several other basic ASL books and thought them sufficient, to a point. However, when I got my hands on this book, I was thrilled with the extra mile the writers and illustrators went when producing it. Lots of Vocab...too bad most of it is localized
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Subjects:  1. American Sign Language    2. Audiology & Speech Pathology    3. Deaf    4. Language    5. Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy    6. Means of communication    7. Sign Language    8. Sign Language For The Deaf    9. Special Education - General    10. United States    11. Sign languages, Braille & other linguistic communication