Month: January 2014

Editors: Jonathan S. Comer and Philip C. Kendall Publisher: Oxford University Press – 459 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani Professors of psychology write that the material for this book has been contributed by some of the top researchers – a list of Who’s Who in the field. For example, Steven D. Hollan, a psychology professor at Vanderbilt University, asserts: “Comer and Kendall have assembled some of the leading experts on research design and methodology and provided a thoughtful and practical compendium of the latest strategies for conducting clinical research.” Others have lavish praise for the editors of this...

Editors: Amy R. Wolfson, and Hawley E. Montgomery-Downs Publisher:Oxford University Press – 632 pages Book Review by: Sonu Chandiram This book relates to you the dimensions of the important roles sleep plays in child development/ Ensuring that children – ranging from babies to teenagers – get the right quality and quantity of has been a problem for parents for centuries. Since the twentieth century however, many books have been written suggesting recommendations to overcome this challenge. Pediatricians and child psychologists have also been dispensing advice involving behavior and educational approaches based on their limited knowledge and experience on what...

Editors: Keith J. Ruskin, Stanley H. Rosenbaum, and Ira J. Rampil Publisher: Oxford University Press – 370 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani The editors point out at the outset of this book that recent discoveries and advances in neuroscience have enabled neurologists and neurosurgeons to better treat patients who have suffered from a stroke (commonly described as “heart attack in the brain”), a hemorrhage (internal bleeding) and trauma (e.g. a blow to the brain in an accident) Strokes are not uncommon these days. The main types – ischemic or blockage of blood flow in the vessels due to...

Editors: Philip B. Clement, MD, and Robert H. Young, MD, FRCPath Publisher: Elsevier Saunders – 568 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani There are certain terms that are used frequently in this textbook, and although medical students and practitioners may not only be familiar with them, but may also have seen various, and even numerous versions of them, we provide brief definitions and descriptions below, obtained from several online medical lexicons. We do this so the reader can get a clearer understanding of the contents found in this book Some of these terms are: carcinoma, hyperplasia, lesion, neoplasm, pathology,...

Editors: Peter J. Morris, MD and Stuart J. Knechtle, MD Publisher: Elsevier Saunders – 758 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani In the Preface to the first edition of this book published in 1978, its two editors wrote that the first experimental kidney transplants in animals were reported in Vienna by Dr. Emerich Ullman in 1902. This was followed in 1905 by Dr. Alexis Carrel in the United States. But the problem of rejection was not discussed by either doctor. Today, kidney transplants have become quite successful and about 30,000 such procedures have been performed, making them relatively common....