Medicine & Disease
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Dementia is Different: Not just another ordinary illness [Paperback]
Ludomyr Mykyta (Author)
£30.00ISBN: 9781925801248
Published by : Australian Scholarly Publishing
Not yet published - available for pre-order
People suffering from dementia need continued high-quality health care from diagnosis until the end of life. Stable relationships and wellness are the prerequisites for quality of life. In countries like Australia, this is the era of chronic illne... .... Learn More -
Manufactured Bodies: The Impact of Industrialisation on London Health [Paperback]
Gaynor Western (Author); Jelena Bekvalac (Author)
Regular Price: £19.99
Special Price: £15.99
ISBN: 9781789253221
Published by : Oxbow Books
Not yet published - available for pre-order
Industrialisation is a notoriously complex issue in terms of the hazards and benefits it has brought to human beings in our endeavours to improve our lives. This is never more evident than in the field of health and medicine, where there are many ... .... Learn More -
Bugs and Bullets: The True Story of an American Doctoron the Eastern Front during World War I [Paperback]
Joseph Breckinridge-Bayne (Author); Ernest Latham (Editor)
£24.99ISBN: 9781592110186
Published by : Center for Romanian Studies
Romania entered World War I in the summer of 1916 woefully unprepared to sustain a war on its own. The country faced near collapse as its Allies did not follow through on their promises and the Central Powers advanced into the kingdom. An unexpect... .... Learn More -
Bovril,Whisky and Gravediggers: The Spanish Flue Pandemic comes to the West Midlands (1918-1920) [Paperback]
Maggie Andrews (Author); Emma Edwards (Author)
£15.00ISBN: 9781905036646
Published by : West Midlands History
Spanish Flu' killed more than 50million people and afffected millions more across the globe between 1918 and 1920. Soldiers, POWs and workers in war-industries all fell victim to this pandemic which brought fear and death to villages, towns and ci... .... Learn More -
Bugs and Bullets: The True Story of an American Doctor on the Eastern Front during World War I [Hardback]
Joseph Breckinridge-Bayne (Author); Ernest Latham (Editor)
£39.99ISBN: 9781592110155
Published by : Center for Romanian Studies
Romania entered World War I in the summer of 1916 woefully unprepared to sustain a war on its own. The country faced near collapse as its Allies did not follow through on their promises and the Central Powers advanced into the kingdom. An unexpect... .... Learn More -
The Cambridge Companion to Hippocrates [Paperback]
Peter E. Pormann (Editor)
Regular Price: £26.99
Special Price: £18.00
ISBN: 9781107695849
Published by : Cambridge University Press
Series: Cambridge Companions to Philosophy
Hippocrates is a towering figure in Greek medicine. Dubbed the 'father of medicine', he has inspired generations of physicians over millennia in both the East and West. Despite this, little is known about him, and scholars have long debated his re... .... Learn More -
Oxford Handbook of Science and Medicine in the Classical World [Hardback]
Paul Keyser (Editor); John Scarborough (Editor)
Regular Price: £115.00
Special Price: £65.00
ISBN: 9780199734146
Published by : Oxford University Press
Series: Oxford Handbooks
With a focus on science in the ancient societies of Greece and Rome, including glimpses into Egypt, Mesopotamia, India and China, The Oxford Handbook of Science and Medicine in the Classical World offers an in depth synthesis of science and medici... .... Learn More -
Poison, Medicine, and Disease in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe [Hardback]
Frederick W. Gibbs (Author)
Regular Price: £115.00
Special Price: £75.00
ISBN: 9781472420398
Published by : Routledge
Series: Medicine in the Medieval Mediterranean
This book explores how late medieval and early modern physicians (c. 1250-1600) teased out the complex relationships between poison, medicine, and disease. It argues how such discussions must revise the standard history of toxicology, which does n... .... Learn More -
Human Remains in Archaeology: A Handbook [Paperback]
Charlotte A. Roberts (Author)
£25.00ISBN: 9781909990036
Published by : Council for British Archaeology
Series: CBA Practical Handbook
Volume: 19
This revised and updated 2nd edition of Professor Charlotte Robert's best-selling Practical Handbook provides the very latest guidance on all aspects of the recovery, handling and study of human remains. Professon Roberts is one of the UK's leadin... .... Learn More -
A Guide to Cyanobacteria: Identification and Impact [Paperback]
Mark A. Nienaber (Author); Miriam Steinitz-Kannan (Author)
£16.50ISBN: 9780813175591
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Blue-green algae (also known as cyanobacteria) and the toxins they can produce pose serious economic, environmental, and public health problems worldwide. Much of the scientific and public interest in these microorganisms arises from their tendenc... .... Learn More
