Month: November 2015

Editor: Andriani Daskalaki Publisher: Medical Information Science Reference – an Imprint of IGI Global – 598 pages Book Review by: Hiro Motiram Regenerative medicine is a relatively newer specialty among researchers, but quite exciting for them (especially in recent years) and very beneficial for mankind. Numerous new discoveries in tissue and organ rejuvenation have helped slow down the aging process and enabled people to enjoy more vigorous lives (it has been said that it’s not just the years in your life but the life in your years that is important). But the most rewarding outcome of such research is...

Editors: Brendan Lee, MD, and Fernando Scaglia, MD Publisher: Oxford University Press – 366 pages Book Review by: Hiro Motiram I believe most people do not know that arthritis, brain damage, cardiovascular disease, deformities (of body parts and organs), diabetes, liver failure, mental retardation, spleen enlargement, and many other conditions can be caused by metabolic disorders. What we’ve named here are some of the more severe consequences of metabolic disorders. Even coma and death can, and have resulted from severe metabolic imbalances in our bodies. What exactly is metabolism? There are many definitions of this term. One of the...

  Editors: Mark R. Wick, MD; Virginia A. LiVolsi, MD; John D. Pfeifer, MD, Edward B. Stelow, MD, and Paul E. Wakely, Jr., MD Publisher: Cambridge University Press – 3,383 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani The term ‘pathology’ brings to mind the practice of examining tissue, bone, fluids and other components of the human body to determine the cause of death of the expired person. That is what autopsy pathologists typically do, Dr. Mack Wick points out in the first chapter. He writes that surgical pathologists on the other hand look at specimens to examine conditions and diseases,...

Author: Hale Bradt, PhD Publisher: Cambridge University Press – 433 pages Book Review by: Venkat Subramaniam Many members of the general public are not only interested in, but are fascinated by astronomy. Ask them and they will tell you that they love to see photos of the planets, stars and galaxies in large, colorful astronomy books. I know that as kid, I was bewildered at seeing those pictures, and I still am, when seeing them on the Internet these days. This book is certainly accessible (readable and understandable) enough to be appreciated by the public, but it is has...

Editors: Michael I. Norton, Derek D. Rucker, and Cait Lamberton Publisher: Cambridge University Press – 767 pages Book Review by: Laxmi Chaandi What, where, when, how and most importantly, why consumers buy certain products is extremely valuable to the makers and marketers of those products. Data on consumer behavior is worth a lot of money to manufacturers, marketing firms, and advertising agencies. The intelligence gathered on consumer behavior by research organizations translates into billions of dollars of sales and profits for the companies that seek and use this data. This book is based on consumer behavior research studies by...