Toxicology category: 209 books
ContamiNation
My Quest to Survive in a Toxic World
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
An investigation into the dangers of the chemicals present in our daily lives, along with practical advice for reducing these toxins in our bodies and homes, from acclaimed journalist McKay Jenkins.
A few years ago, journalism professor McKay Jenkins went in for a routine medical exam. What...
India's Open-Economy Policy
Globalism, Rivalry, Continuity
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2008
This book is the first major exploration of Indian political economy using a constructivist approach. Arguing that India’s open-economy policy was made, justified, and continued on the basis of the idea of openness more than its tangible effect, the book explains what sustained the idea of openness,...
by Richard K. Robinson
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 1999
The Encyclopedia of Food Microbiology, Three-Volume Set is the largest comprehensive reference source of current knowledge available in the field of food microbiology. Consisting of nearly 400 articles, in three volumes, written by the world's leading scientists, the Encyclopedia presents a highly...
Genetic Heavy Metal Toxicity
Explaining Sids, Autism, Tourette's, Alzheimer's and Other Epidemics
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2008
Something is dreadfully wrong. Of those who survive life in the womb, one out of two go on to have a serious defect, disease, or neurological disorder. Half the population! About 1 out of 500 babies dies of "SIDS," while about 1 out of 150 develops autism. Many more have varying degrees...
Toxic Bodies
Hormone Disruptors and the Legacy of DES
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2010
In 1941 the Food and Drug Administration approved the use of diethylstilbestrol (DES), the first synthetic chemical to be marketed as an estrogen and one of the first to be identified as a hormone disruptor—a chemical that mimics hormones. Although researchers knew that DES caused cancer and disrupted...
Herbal Supplements
Efficacy, Toxicity, Interactions with Western Drugs, and Effects on Clinical Laboratory Tests
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2011
This book focuses on efficacy, toxicity, drug interactions, and abnormal clinical laboratory tests resulting from the use of herbal remedies. Although a few herbal remedies are safe and have efficacy (for example saw palmetto), many herbal remedies are toxic. This book guides in the interpretation...
by John Parascandola
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2012
For centuries, arsenic's image as a poison has been inextricably tied to images of foul play. In King of Poisons, John Parascandola examines the surprising history of this deadly element. From Gustave Flaubert to Dorothy Sayers, arsenic has long held a place in the literary realm as an instrument of...
by Douglas Rollins, Donald Blumenthal
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2016
A new companion study guide to the most respected text in pharmacy education
Goodman & Gilman’s Workbook for Pharmacologic Therapeutics delivers concise, high-yield summaries of the world-renowned coverage of the actions and uses of therapeutic agents in relation to physiology and pathophysiology...
by Marshal Shlafer
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2013
PreTest is the closest you can get to seeing the test before you take it!
500 USMLE-type questions and answers!
Great for course review and the USMLE Step 1, Pharmacology PreTest asks the right questions so you’ll know the right answers. You’ll find 500 clinical-vignette style questions...
by Jessica Gleason
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2010
MAXIMUM RETENTION--MINIMAL TIME
"This is an excellent review of pharmacology for the student who is looking to identify his/her strengths and weaknesses prior to the exam." -- Alexis Dallara, Fourth Year Medical Student, SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
"The beauty of this...
by Dr. Thomas W. Hale, PhD, Dr. Hilary E. Rowe
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2016
Now in its 17th Edition, Medications and Mothers’ Milk, is the worldwide best selling drug reference on the use of medications in breastfeeding mothers. This book provides you with the most current, complete, and easy-to-read information on thousands of medications in breastfeeding mothers.
This...
Lead
Chemistry, Analytical Aspects, Environmental Impact and Health Effects
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2011
Lead covers the salient aspects of the chemistry of lead, its environmental impact, and its effects on health.
The technical, economic and social importance of Lead, at the present time, is beyond all doubt. However, over the last few decades little attention has been given to its behaviour...
Histopathology of Preclinical Toxicity Studies
Interpretation and Relevance in Drug Safety Evaluation
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2011
The new 4th edition of Histopathology of Preclinical Toxicity Studies is now completely in full color and continues to describe the pathology found in drug safety studies in laboratory animals with an evidence-based discussion of the relevance of these findings to the clinical investigation of new...
by Marc Williams, Ph.D., FAAAAI
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2015
Wildlife Toxicity Assessments for Chemicals of Military Concern is a compendium of chemical-specific toxicity information with discussions on the rationale and development of Wildlife Toxicity Reference Values (TRVs) intended for use on terrestrial wildlife for risk assessment applications. Substances...