Somatics: Reawakening The Mind's Control Of Movement, Flexibility, And Health
Added by: alexa19 | Karma: 4030.50 | Non-Fiction, Medicine | 2 August 2010
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Somatics: Reawakening The Mind's Control Of Movement, Flexibility, And Health
The groundbreaking program for healthy aging through movement and flexibility. In the revolutionary Somatics, Thomas Hanna demonstrates that so many problems we accept as inevitable over time--chronic stiffness, bad back, chronic pain, fatigue, and even high blood ure--need never occur if we maintain conscious control of nerve and muscle, a state which Hanna calls sensory-motor awareness.
The scope of the book is impressive - exploring medicine from the Dark Ages to the present day ! A lively introduction to Scotland's medical history in its context. Including developments in medicine, surgery, and alternative medicine in relation to the changing economic and social background, the author offers a new synthesis of medicine and society in Scotland.
Added by: vildkatt | Karma: 128.88 | Science literature, Medicine | 2 August 2010
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Essentials of stem cell biology
This book is an excellent place to start if you're interested in stem cells. It covers just about all areas of research and is authoritatively authored by serveral experts in the field. The only caveat is that the field is changing so rapidly that some of the information in the book is a bit outdated (and of course, that's true of just about science text). However, you can quickly supplement the information in this book by getting more current research papers off the internet.
With ten million persons afflicted each year, no one is entirely immune to cancer and its devastating effects on individuals and families. But recent advances in the development of cancer vaccines—either as therapeutic agents or as preventative measures—are hopeful indicators of progress in this field.
