Books from Humana Press

  • Physician's Guide: Understanding and Working With Integrated Case Managers
    Physician's Guide: Understanding and Working With Integrated Case Managers
    By Roger G. Kathol, Katherine Hobbs Knutson, Peter J. Dehnel

    Jones DR, Macias C, Barreira PJ, Fisher WH, Hargreaves WA, Harding CM. Prevalence, severity, and co-occurrence of chronic physical health problems of persons with serious mental illness. Psychiatr Serv. 2004;55(11):1250–7.

  • Molecular Basis of Lymphokine Action
    Molecular Basis of Lymphokine Action
    By David R. Webb, Carl W. Pierce, Stanley Cohen

    The theme chosen for the meeting was 'The Molecular Basis of Lymphokine Action," which reflected the opinion of the organizers as to how far the field had moved since the first Lymphokine Workshop only eleven years ago.

  • Dietary Fiber in Health and Disease
    Dietary Fiber in Health and Disease
    By Mark L. Dreher

    Gibson GR, McCartney AL, Rastall RA. Prebiotics, and resistance to gastrointestinal infections. Br J Nutr. 2005;93:S31–4. Shan MM, Gentile M, Yeiser JR, et al. Mucus enhances gut homeostasis and oral tolerance ... Tucker LA, Thomas KS.

  • Microbial Genomes
    Microbial Genomes
    By Karen E. Nelson, Claire M. Fraser, Timothy Read

    This collection of diverse articles by the pioneers of modern genomics takes stock of the current state of the field and elucidates the contribution that sequencing genomes has made to our understanding of microbial metabolism and evolution ...

  • Handbook of Cerebrovascular Disease and Neurointerventional Technique
    Handbook of Cerebrovascular Disease and Neurointerventional Technique
    By Mark R. Harrigan, John P. Deveikis

    Mark R. Harrigan, John P. Deveikis. 241. 242. 243. 244. 245. 246. 247. 248. 249. ... Desmond PM, Lovell AC, Rawlinson AA, et al. The value of apparent diffusion ... Thijs VN, Somford DM, Bammer R, Robberecht W, Moseley ME, Albers GW.

  • Regulation of Gene Expression
    Regulation of Gene Expression
    By Gary H. Perdew, Jack P. Vanden Heuvel, Jeffrey M. Peters

    This volume provides a clear, concise overview of the protocols and techniques used to examine chemically or disease-mediated alterations in gene expression in mammalian systems.

  • Forensic Pathology of Trauma
    Forensic Pathology of Trauma
    By Michael J. Shkrum, David A. Ramsay

    The practice of forensic pathology includes the collection and analysis of evidence in relation to a corpse in order to establish the cause of death.

  • Addiction Recovery Management: Theory, Research and Practice
    Addiction Recovery Management: Theory, Research and Practice
    By John F. Kelly, William L. White

    Addiction Recovery Management: Theory, Research, and Practice is the first book on the recovery management approach to addiction treatment and post-treatment support services.

  • Which Babies Shall Live?: Humanistic Dimensions of the Care of Imperiled Newborns
    Which Babies Shall Live?: Humanistic Dimensions of the Care of Imperiled Newborns
    By Arthur L. Caplan, Thomas H. Murray

    This book is a first effort to place the hotly contested Baby Doe debate into a broader cultural context.

  • The Biology of Neuropeptide Y and Related Peptides
    The Biology of Neuropeptide Y and Related Peptides
    By Claes Wahlestedt, William Colmers

    Leading experts critically summarize the state of knowledge concerning the molecular, anatomical, physiological, and behavioral aspects of NPY and its congeners.

  • Radiology: The Oral Boards Primer
    Radiology: The Oral Boards Primer
    By Douglas P. Beall, Amit Mehta

    Since the majority of cases contain prototypical representations of pathology, the book also serves as an excellent reference source for many years after the reader has taken and passed the oral board examination.

  • Sample Preparation Techniques for Soil, Plant, and Animal Samples
    Sample Preparation Techniques for Soil, Plant, and Animal Samples
    By Miodrag Micic

    This book is the first comprehensive piece of literature dealing with applications of bead beating technology and other types of mechanical homogenization sample preparation.

  • Molecular Methods in Developmental Biology: Xenopus and Zebrafish
    Molecular Methods in Developmental Biology: Xenopus and Zebrafish
    By Matt Guille

    Such studies are a large, and it seems ever-expanding, part of most life-science groups. It is at newcomers to this field that this book is primarily aimed.

  • Developmental Biology Protocols: Volume I
    By Rocky S. Tuan, Cecilia W. Lo

    In part, this is so because the subject matter deals with the innately fascinating biological events—changes in form, structure, and function of the organism.

  • The Handbook of Contraception: A Guide for Practical Management
    The Handbook of Contraception: A Guide for Practical Management
    By Daniel R. Mishell, Jr., Donna Shoupe

    The Handbook of Contraception, Second Edition, is an incomparable reference for obstetricians, gynecologists, and primary care physicians. This book presents an up-to-date and comprehensive review of female contraception.

  • Pulmonary Complications of Non-Pulmonary Pediatric Disorders
    Pulmonary Complications of Non-Pulmonary Pediatric Disorders
    By Anastassios C. Koumbourlis, Mary A. Nevin

    This book presents a systematic approach to the potential pulmonary complications of various systemic non-pulmonary pediatric disorders.

  • Host-Fungus Interactions: Methods and Protocols
    Host-Fungus Interactions: Methods and Protocols
    By Donna M. MacCallum, Alexandra C. Brand

    Host-Fungus Interactions: Methods and Protocols is designed for research scientists who are involved in this work and interested in undertaking new or comparative studies of interactions between the mammalian host and clinically important ...

  • Fungal Secondary Metabolism: Methods and Protocols
    Fungal Secondary Metabolism: Methods and Protocols
    By Geoffrey Turner, Nancy P. Keller

    Practical and hands-on, Fungal Secondary Metabolism: Methods and Protocols encourages new investigators to enter the field and expands upon the expertise and range of skills of those already researching fungal natural products.

  • Gastrointestinal Physiology and Diseases: Methods and Protocols
    Gastrointestinal Physiology and Diseases: Methods and Protocols
    By Andrei I. Ivanov

    This volume provides a comprehensive collection of classical and cutting edge protocols and techniques to examine the normal development and physiological functions of the gastrointestinal system and to model the most common digestive ...

  • Renal Cell Carcinoma: Molecular Biology, Immunology, and Clinical Management
    Renal Cell Carcinoma: Molecular Biology, Immunology, and Clinical Management
    By Andrew C. Novick, Ronald M. Bukowski

    More than 1200 individuals die from renal cell carcinoma on an annual basis in the US. Over the past ten years a significant amount of the new information concerning the...