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Women's lives : 50 years of medical progress
Catherine Weil-Olivier

The second part of the XXth century in France, following the end of the Second World War, belongs to women: the right to vote, finally obtained in 1945, represented the first loosening of the social s...

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Rheumatological pain in daily practice
Françoise Laroche, Gérard Mick

Rheumatologic pain is one of the top five reasons for patients seeing their GP. It was therefore essential that the "Pain in Daily Practice" collection sum up our current understanding of joint pai...

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Cancer : towards new practices
Marilyne Sasportes et François Sigaux

One of the aims of the "Plan Cancer" initiated in France in 2003 was to ensure equal opportunities as regards prevention and, where necessary, treatment of cancer. Sadly however, this is not the case...

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Cancer : towards new practices
Marilyne Sasportes et François Sigaux

One of the aims of the "Plan Cancer" initiated in France in 2003 was to ensure equal opportunities as regards prevention and, where necessary, treatment of cancer. Sadly however, this is not the case...

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The Forensic Psychiatric Assessment
Jean-Louis Senon, Jean-Charles Pascal, Gérard Rossinelli

- What role does forensic psychiatric assessment play in criminal proceedings and what is at stake? - Impact, problems and controversy surrounding clinical assessment at the various stages in legal p...

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History of targeted therapies in oncology
Axel KAHN et Sylvie GISSELBRECHT

Be precise, effective and specific and destroy the target without collateral damage: this is how the aims of the targeted cancer therapies discussed in this series could be summarised. This first vol...

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Biology and pathology of the heart and vessels
Patrick Lacolley, Dominique Babuty, Chantal Boulanger, Bijan Ghaleh, Gervaise Loirand, Florence Pinet, Janelise Samuel

Book written in french This completely modified version presents the major physiological, cellular and molecular themes in the field of cardiovascular health. The book was co-ordinated by the GGRC (...

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From First Unprovoked Seizure to Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy
Philippe Ryvlin, Ettore Beghi, Peter Camfield, Dale Hesdorffer

This new edition of the book series dedicated to “Progress in Epileptic Disorders” is the result of a recently held unique gathering of international experts that debated on the prognostic and the...

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Alzheimer's disease - Facing up to the diagnosis - Guide 5
Jacques Selmès, Christian Dérouesné

A book written in French A diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease means having to face up to all the difficult and painful situations that arise as the illness progresses. With Alzheimer's, there is the p...

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Cancer surgery: concepts and techniques
Coordonné par Serge Évrard, François Guillemin et Jacques Dauplat

A book written in French Under the aegis of the Cancer Plan, cancer surgery is turning into a global discipline in France, aiming to offer holistic management of the patient and all aspects of the di...

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EUROCANCER 2007
Michel Boiron, Michel MARTY

For the 12th year running, John Libbey Editions has compiled summarised versions of the many lectures given during the 20th Eurocancer Congress held in 2007. For the last 20 years, Eurocancer has ide...

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EUROCANCER 2005
M. BOIRON, M. MARTY

Depuis 18 ans Eurocancer analyse et expose les acquis les plus récents en matière de recherche fondamentale et de transfert, de prise en charge diagnostique et thérapeutique mais aussi en matière ...

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Cities and networks in Europe. A critical approach of polycentrism
Nadine Cattan

The aim of this book is to look at the dominant representations that at present underpin the issues of territorial organisation and planning in Europe. Cities and networks are often envisaged as inevi...

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Progress in Epileptic Spasms and West syndrome
Franco Guzetta, Bernardo Dalla Bernadina, Renzo Guerrini

Since its first description (1841) the identity of West syndrome was deeply investigated and is now recognized as an epileptic syndrome in infancy (ILAE Task Force, 1989). West syndrome has become a ...

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Bone Cancers
Coordonné par P. Anract

A book written in French Primitive malignant bone tumours occur much less frequently than metastases in the bone so they are less well understood and are sometimes not given appropriate treatment. T...

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Benign Focal Epilepsies in infancy, childhood and adolescence
N. Fejerman, RH. Caraballo

It is well known that the incidence of epilepsies is higher in this age period than in any other time in the life span. The frequent occurrence of seizures refractory to antiepileptic drug treatments ...

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Movement disorders in children: a clinical update with video recordings
N. Nardocci, E. Fernandes-Alvarez

Movement disorders in children: an update with video recordings covers a wide range of disease conditions that are characterized by involuntary movements possibly associated with signs of more diffuse...

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Quality of Life and Migraine
Michel Lanteri-Minet

A book written in French DESCRIPTION Planning a book on the "impact of migraine" could appear surprising since the disorder is considered to be so benign by many that some would even deny that it ...

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Psycho-oncology
Sylvie Dolbeault, Sarah Dauchy, Anne Brédart, Silla M. Consoli

A book written in French DESCRIPTION: Psycho-oncology is a discipline located at the crossroads of oncology, health psychology and consultative psychiatry. In this book, the authors present ...

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Parkinson's disease from day to day
Anne-Marie Bonnet et Thierry Hergueta

You have Parkinson's disease or someone close to you does. This disease changes many aspects of life, including physical and psychological condition, social relationships, … Understanding what the ...

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Cardiovascular prevention
Pierre Ambrosi

Cardiovascular disease prevention and treatment strategies have changed greatly over the last decade. Simply standardising cardiovascular risk factors is no longer sufficient: how medicinal products a...

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A history of the study of epilepsy in French-speaking countries
Anne Beaumanoir, Joseph Roger

A book written in French A. Comte said "One can only understand a science if one is familiar with its history". And the history of the study of epilepsy is a special one because there is no other con...

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Obesity in children
Coordonné par Patrick TOUNIAN

A book written in French This book stands out from other works on the subject of childhood obesity because of the undeniable expertise of the authors. All the most commonly encountered situations ar...

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An ABC of paediatric endocrinology tests
Cécile Thomas-Teinturier

Vast strides forward have been made in the field of endocrinology in recent years, particularly with regard to paediatric testing. Huge advances have been made in terms of hormone assays, pituitary im...

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Insulin analogs
Bernard Vialettes et Denis Raccah

A book written in French In the last decade, the field of insulin treatment for diabetics has been enriched by the development of insulin analogs, engineered by the pharmaceutical industry to make it...

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Anticoagulants in everyday medical practice
Hervé Decousus, Patrick Mismetti

IMPORTANT: An update on treating thrombosis For half a century, non-fragmented heparin and anti-vitamins K were the only types of thrombosis treatment available. Next came the era of low-molecular-we...

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EEG – From technical to clinical aspects
H. Vespignani

The EEG (electroencephalograph) involves recording cerebral bioelectrical activity using electrodes placed on the scalp. Despite the growth of morphological brain exploration techniques, the EEG is s...

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Alzheimer's Disease Activities Notebook 1
Jacques Selmès

A selection of activities to do at home to make the most of memory and orientation for people suffering from Alzheimer's disease. These 40 exercises can help them to: – stimulate their memories ...

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Alzheimer's disease: Activities and social life
Jacques Selmès, Christian Derouesné

La réduction des activités est une constante de la maladie d’Alzheimer, comme les pertes de mémoire et les modifications du comportement et de l’humeur. Tout aidant aura à les affronter. Ce G...

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Rare diseases of the blood vessels
J. Emmerich, J.-J. Mourad, J. Perdu, J.-L. Rény

This vital work of reference in the field of rare diseases of the blood vessels is the result of cooperation by a team of 38 hospital doctors. For the first time, it covers all the rare pathologies in...

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The terrorist threat NUCLEAR, RADIOLOGICAL, BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL - A medical approach
M.C. de Revel, M.C.S. Gourmelon, P.C. Vidal, P.C.S. Renaudeau

The end of the Cold War promised a distancing of nuclear, radiological, biological and chemical threats and made it possible to alter the order of priorities in policies for preventing major risks. S...

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Atlas of Health in France Volume 2 Diseases and behaviours
Gérard SALEM, Stéphane RICAN, Marie-Laure KURZINGER. Carthographie: Charlotte ROUDIER-DAVAL. Préface: David KHAYAT

At a time of major debates on what direction our health system should be taking, several indicators look encouraging, particularly life expectancy. Nonetheless, the prevailing view seems to be one of ...

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Understanding addictions and treating drug addiction
Pierre Polomeni, Didier Bry, Isabelle Célérier

• What is drug addiction? • What are the different ways of using and specific risks related to: cannabis, alcohol, heroin, cocaine, amphetamines, ecstasy and psychotropic drugs? • What substit...

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Understanding schizophrenia
Pierre-Michel Llorca

• What is schizophrenia? • What illnesses are associated with schizophrenia while it is developing? • What is the best prognosis for schizophrenia? • What legal frameworks exist for psychia...

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Cognitive Dysfunction in Children With temporal Lobe Epilepsy
A. Arzimanoglou, A. Aldenkamp, H. Cross, M. Lassonde, N. Moshé, B. Schmitz

Book review: This is the first volume of a new John Libbey indexed series Progress in Epileptic Disorders edited by the journal Epileptic Disorders. It is the fruit of an international workshop on th...

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Alzheimer's disease - A guide for carers - Guide 4
Jacques Selmès, Christian Derouesné

When someone close to you suffers from Alzheimer's disease, your life and your relations with the person are bound to be affected. The changes will become more profound as the illness progresses. In ...

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The use of vaccination against human papillomavirus in France
Ouvrage collectif

With about 3,400 new cases every year, human papillomavirus (HPV) infections are regarded as sexually transmitted diseases. A distinction is drawn between "low-risk" HPVs, so called because they ar...

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Cognitive disorders in bipolarity
C.S. Peretti, F. Ferreri

Bipolar disorder is still poorly understood by physicians even though it has severe psychological, social and relational repercussions for patients. Impaired cognitive function due to the disease or i...

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Viral hepatitis B and C
Christian Trépo, Philippe Merle, Fabien Zoulim

Two billion people in the world are infected by Hepatitis B virus and it is estimated that more than 350 million are suffering from chronic viral hepatitis. This is a global problem which hits develop...

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Seasonal affective disorder
Emmanuel Haffen

Since the 1950's, the idea of biological rhythms has found many medical applications, especially in the discipline of psychiatry. All physiological and psychological functions vary in a more or less p...

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Observance Clinic The case of diabetes
Gérard Reach

The aim of this book is to carry out a clinical study of non-observance, taking diabetes as an example. It sets out to understand why people fail to take prescribed drugs and to comply with their doc...

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Epilepsy: Medical and Social Progress
Jacqueline BEAUSSART, Pierre GENTON

- An overview of how epilepsy is treated on a medical and social level. ...

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Adrenal Cancer
X. Bertagna

Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma is classically associated with a dismal prognosis. Yet its clinical presentation is changing (more and more classified as “incidentaloma”). New insights have emerged o...

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Myelodysplastic syndromes
Pierre Fenaux, François Dreyfus

Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of bone marrow diseases in which excessively large numbers of original haematopoeitic cells die before maturity. The causes are usually unknown. This happens thro...

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Drug allergies: immuno-biological tests
Laurence Guilloux, Jacques Bienvenu, Dominique Kaiserlian, Jean-François Nicolas

Seminars in clinical immunology and allergy studies are organised every year as part of continuing medical training at the Hospices Civils de Lyon. ...

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Insects and health
Jean-Louis Brunet

Insects represent a world unto themselves which we fear because we do not know how to communicate with them. They seem such tiny, elusive creatures, flying or crawling around us, obeying laws that we...

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Atlas of Electroencephalography Volume 2: The Epilepsies, EEG and Epileptic Syndromes
Arielle Crespel, Philippe Gélisse, Michelle Bureau, Pierre Genton

This second volume of the Atlas of Electroencephalography is devoted to the vast subject of epilepsies, covering them according to modern classification criteria: focal epilepsies, generalised epileps...

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Atlas of electroencephalography Volume 2 : The Epilepsies, EEG and Epileptic Syndromes
Arielle Crespel, Philippe Gélisse, Michelle Bureau, Pierre Genton

This second volume of the Atlas of Electroencephalography is devoted to the vast subject of epilepsies, covering them according to modern classification criteria: focal epilepsies, generalised epileps...

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ASH - Actualités - Compte rendu du congrès 2005
Coordonné par Olivier Fitoussi

Compte rendu du congrès d’hématologie ayant eu lieu à Atlanta en décembre 2005. Editorial Syndromes myéloprolifératifs La découverte dela mutation JAK2 révolutionne la classification des ...

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Anti-thrombosis therapies
Coordonné par Martine Aiach et Marie-Claude Guillin

A book written in French. A revolution has taken place in the treatment of thrombosis in the past 20 years. The various molecules used, and combinations of those molecules in some instances, especial...

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Understanding Epilepsy
Charlotte Dravet

This book is aimed at anyone who wishes to acquire a better understanding of epilepsy, especially sufferers and their families. It sets out to make the complex mechanisms of the disease, its causes, v...

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Atlas of electroencephalography - Volume 1: Awake and sleep EEG. Activation procedures and Artifacts
A. Crespel, P. Gélisse

The aim of the extensively illustrated atlas is to better the knowledge of visual analysis of EEGs for neurologists, neuropediatricians, and other specialists who use electroencephalography, as ...

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Neurocutaneous syndromes in children
Paolo CURATOLO, Daria RIVA

Neurocutaneous syndromes unify a group of rare neurological disorders in which the initial identification depends on simple visual diagnosis. They include a large group of neurological disorders (neur...

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Neurodevelopmental disorders: cognitive-behavioural phenotypes
D. RIVA, U. BELLUGI, M. DENCKLA

In recent years our approach to neurodevelopmental disorders has undergone extraordinary change. This has resulted from tremendous progress in various different disciplines including developmental neu...

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Update Gastroenterology 2005, Gastrointestinal Oncology and Innovative Aspects in Gastroenterology
R.Arnold, P.Malfertheiner, D.J.Gouma

A BOOK WRITTEN IN ENGLISH Gastrointestinal oncology is an expanding field which constitutes an important medical, scientific, sociopolitical and ethical challenge. Our knowledge of the biology, diag...

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Caring for patients suffering from COPD
Thomas SIMILOWSKI, Nicolas ROCHE

If nobody smoked, there would be no chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or very little. Unlike cardiovascular disease where numerous factors are involved, COPD is so closely linked with smo...

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Research on early developmental care for pre-term neonates
Jacques Sizun, Joy V. Browne

Increase in survival for very low birth weight infants has been observed, due to various improvements in perinatal care. However neurodevelopmental outcome remains a major issue. The effect of early e...

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Journey into the Heart of Bipolarity
Sous la direction de Philippe Nuss, avec la collaboration de Marie Sellier et Jean-Paul Bath

This is both a book on art and a psychiatric manual – and at the same time it is neither. It takes a radically different approach by setting out to describe subjective viewpoints: those of works of ...

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Severe asthma
Guy DUTAU, Alain DIDIER

Asthma is the most common chronic illness. It affects people of all ages and all population categories in industrialised countries. In the past 20 years, much progress has been made in perfecting new...

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Journey into the Heart of Bipolarity
Edited by Philippe Nuss with Marie Sellier and Jean-Paul Bath

This is both a book on art and a psychiatric manual – and at the same time it is neither. It takes a radically different approach by setting out to describe subjective viewpoints: those of works of ...

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Autistic spectrum disorders
D. Riva, I. Rapin