Month: October 2014

Author: Mareike Kleine Publisher: Cornell University Press – 214 pages Book Review by: Paiso Jamakar Most observers of the European Union (EU) assume that this organization functions successfully for all members and their needs – economic, political and others – by adhering strictly to its formal rules that: Require strict obligations to be met, and Delegate substantial power to supranational actors such as the European Commission But Mareike Kleine tells, and shows us, that this legalistic view is misleading. She asserts that more often than not, governments that belong to the EU and the bureaucrats informally depart from the...

Editors: Stephen J. Synder, MD, Ronald P. Karzel, MD, Mark H. Getelman, MD, Joseph P. Burns, MD, Michael S. Bahk, MD, and David M. Auerbach, MD. With a contribution from Marc Mirisch. PT. Publisher: Wolters Kluwer | Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins – 405 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani Arthroscopy of the shoulder, a minimally-invasive technique of discovering, observing, and fixing a prevailing problem inside this part of the human anatomy, has become increasingly popular, just as other forms of noninvasive or minimally invasive surgeries. This field of surgery has seen much expansion and marked improvement. In this instance,...

Editor: Marvin L. Corman, MD. Associate Editors: Roberto C.M. Bergamaschi, MD, R. John Nicholls, MD, and Victor W. Fazio, MD Publisher: Wolters Kluwer | Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins – 1564 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani This is a comprehensive book on the various surgical procedures (including up-to-date techniques) involving the colon, rectum, and anus. It also covers the anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology relating to these and other portions of the gastrointestinal tract. It deals with the diagnosis, detection, treatment, and prognosis of diseases, conditions, and disorders of organs and other anatomical areas that are within the usual purview...

Editors: Charles M. Court-Brown, MD, James D. Heckman, MD, Margaret M. McQueen, MD, William M. Ricci, MD, and Paul Tornetta III, MD. Associate Editor: Michael D. McKee, MD Publisher: Wolters Kluwer | Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins – 2769 pages, plus 30-page Index Book Review by: Nano Khilnani Orthopedic trauma is a discipline that has been growing in the last few decades, and many advances have occurred, the editors point out. Information, knowledge and insight about those developments have been incorporated into this eighth edition. The first edition of this book was published about four decades ago, in 1975. At...

Editors: Thomas M. Coffman, MD, Ronald J. Falk, MD, Bruce A. Molitoris, MD, Eric G. Nielson, MD, and Robert W. chrier, MD. Publisher: Wolters Kluwer | Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins – 2603 pages plus 151-page index Book Review by: Nano Khilnani This is probably the most comprehensive work available on the diseases of the kidney. It is also an authoritative book, with the collective knowledge and insight of renowned international experts assembled within its pages. Yet it is concise and tightly organized, considering that medical information usually tends to be encyclopedic in nature, especially when looking at its many...