Month: February 2014

Editors: Thomas D. Kenny and Philip L. Beales Publisher: Oxford University Press Book Review by: Nano Khilnani This book shows us that it is important for physicians in general and these specialists in particular in the following fields -: cardiology, diabetes, nephrology, and ophthalmology – to learn about ciliopathies Ciliopathies should also be of concern to obstetricians as they have been found to cause abnormalities and load to deaths in babies. For example, in an article entitled Gene Causing Fetal Abnormalities Exposed in the June 1, 2010 issue of The Health Age, Professor Colin A. Johnson of the University...

Authors: Andrew Sobel and Jerold Panas Publisher: Wiley Business – 193 pages Book Review by: Sonu Chandiram This handy book should be within easy reach of anyone as a constant companion and reference source for the “26 irrefutable laws for building extraordinary relationships” that are revealed and discussed in it by Andrew Sobel, a widely-published author, and Jerold Panas, a long-established fundraiser Besides the benefits you can derive from reading this important book on relationships, the authors have developed a Power Relationships Planning Guide as a free e-book. This is a comprehensive resource with dozens of worksheets and checklists...

Editors: Davide Martino, MD, PhD and James F. Leckman, MD Publisher: Oxford University Press – 692 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani Tourette syndrome, an early-onset disorder named after George Gilles d la Tourette (1857-1904) is a neuropsychiatric one that starts in childhood, with multiple ‘tics’ that are physical (motor) and at least one tic that is vocal. It is estimated that between 0.4 and 3.8 percent of children between the ages of 5 and 18 have Tourette syndrome. The tics come and go, and can be suppressed, but only temporarily. They recur repeatedly. There is no effective treatment...

Author: Elaine N. Marieb, RN, PhD Publisher: Pearson (www.Pearsonhighered.com) – 632 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani The 11th edition of this popular text on human anatomy and physiology for you the instructor or nursing student (or student in allied professions) contains new features and enhancements in every one of its 16 chapters. So even if you are thoroughly familiar with the material in this book, there is a lot that is new, to learn. This book, as other Pearson texts like Human Anatomy & Physiology by Elaine Marieb and Katja Hoehn; and Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology by...