Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences

Breakthrough!: How the 10 Greatest Discoveries in Medicine Saved Millions and Changed Our View of the World

By Jon Queijo

10 world-changing revolutions in medicine, and the remarkable discoveries and human stories behind them

Published: 14/05/2010

Format: Cloth Books

ISBN: 9780137137480

RRP: $24.95

Making Babies: Personal IVF Stories

By Theresa Miller

Around 15 per cent of couples in various Western countries suffer from infertility. Every year thousands try IVF and other assisted-reproduction techniques, but only about a third go home with a baby in their arms. IVF now accounts for 3 per cent of all births in Australia, and the numbers are similar in other developed countries.

Making Babies tells the stories behind the statistics, inside the world...

Published: 03/09/2007

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9781921215469

RRP: $29.95

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Thyroid Disease

By Alan Christianson & Hy Bender

Controlling health when metabolism is out-of-control.

The thyroid is the body's energy center, working to set the metabolism. It can be underactive or work too fast. It is susceptible to cancer and other health issues, more often in women than men. And its symptoms are varying and hard to identify. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Thyroid Disease sifts through the vast amount of conflicting advice to...

Published: 08/03/2011

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9781615640546

RRP: $24.95

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Anatomy Illustrated

By Mark F Seifert

Thousands of students enter pre-med programs or medical school each year (70 thousand alone take the MCAT test), and one of the first classes required of them is a tough introductory anatomy course. In addition, knowledge of human anatomy is required of 'allied health workers' - those in the healthcare industry whose training does not include full medical school, but whose numbers are estimated at...

Published: 01/08/2008

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9781592577606

RRP: $29.95