Winner of first prize in the Basis of Medicine Category of the BMA Medical Book Competition 2001'

The One Essential Comprehensive Volume on Quality of Life Research. Quality of life studies are now an essential part of the evaluation of any treatment. Written by two authors who are well respected within this field, this book is the first volume to lay down guidelines on assessing, analysing and interpreting quality of life data.

Quality of Life: Assessment, Analysis and Interpretation

• Covers development of questionnaires through to analysis of studies
• Includes practical examples
• Fills a need in a rapidly growing area of interest
• Has a clear structure and consistent approach to the material covered

This book is aimed at everyone involved in quality of life and is applicable to medical and non-medical, statistical and non-statistical readers. It is of particular relevance for clinical and biomedical researchers within both the pharmaceutical industry and practitioners in the fields of cancer and other chronic diseases.

Academic Scientists at Work guides the scientist on the journey from the end of a postdoctoral career to the point of promotion to Associate Professor.
Also offered are template worksheets and point-by-point instructions on how to complete them, with downloadable blank worksheet versions contained in the accompanying CD-ROM. Included are six database program files that can be used to help the reader organize his/her laboratory specific reagents.

Experienced scientists and medical researchers know how important it is to engage with research literature in an active, critical and analytical way. However in most universities little time is devoted to teaching the relevant skills. Readers who accept scientific papers uncritically may misunderstand results, misinterpret the experimental significance of techniques, over or underestimate the importance of findings and waste time and resources on flawed or unnecessary experiments.

This easy-to-follow program of vitamins and amino acids requires no drugs or therapy and will increase stamina and improve moods--forever. Learn how the right vitamins and foods can boost mental health, how to determine mood level, how improved mental habits can end depression, and more. Includes new update on stress prevention and the tryptophan controversy.

Completely updated and revised, this edition of Migraine in Women explores the links between migraine and hormonal changes and the effective management in various stages of life. The book outlines the effects of menstruation, pregnancy, contraception, the menopause and HRT on migraine, reviews the mechanisms involved, and provides practical advice on treatment. The author defines the types of migraines, who gets them, and their clinical diagnosis. She discusses acute and prophylactic treatment and supplies an overview for managing migraines. The book includes the International Headache Society diagnostic criteria.