Author: Kevin L. Williams
Publisher: Informa HealthCare
Keywords: drugs, pharmaceutical, sciences, third, depyrogenation, pyrogens, lal, testing, endotoxins
Number of Pages: 440
Published: 2007-02-23
List price: $249.95
ISBN-10: 0849393728
ISBN-13: 9780849393723

This source expertly examines the discovery, biological structure, control, and continued clarification of endotoxin from a parenteral manufacturing perspective, with in-depth discussion of state-of-the-art technologies involving Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) such as assay development, automation, depyrogenation. Completely revised and expanded, this Third Edition contains the knowledge necessary to apply endotoxin testing in the increasingly complex pharmaceutical environment, featuring sections detailing the latest information regarding clinical advances, regulation standards, and validati

Author: Barbara C. Fisher
Publisher: Informa HealthCare
Keywords: mechanisms, second, coping, practical, deficit, disorder, attention
Number of Pages: 408
Published: 2006-12-04
List price: $129.95
ISBN-10: 0849330998
ISBN-13: 9780849330995

Completely revised and updated, this Second Edition spans every issue related to ADD care and treatment. New chapters focus on emerging issues, the overlap of sleep disorders, how sleep disorders mimic ADD/ADHD and/or increase the symptoms, ADHD and sleep apnea, ADHD and restless legs or periodic limb movements in sleep, sleep in children, adolescents and adults, the aged population, ADD and women, novel treatment approaches, including a new cognitive training program, methods to diagnosis ADD/ADHD and separate it from other overlapping disorders, and mis-diagnosis.

Authors:Frank Kotsonis, Maureen Mackey,
Publisher: Informa HealthCare
Keywords: toxicology, series, organ, target, nutritional
Number of Pages: 472
Published: 2001-11-22
List price: $159.95
ISBN-10: 0415248655
ISBN-13: 9780415248655

Nutritional Toxicology, 2nd Edition discusses the role of nutrients in protecting the body against toxicants. It explores the overall importance of the metabolism of xenobiotics, and antioxidant nutrients in their increasingly important role in protecting against oxidative damage generated by free radicals. The book also discusses components of the diet that can influence metabolism of drugs, how alcohol comsumption affects nutritional status, and conversely, how nutritional status affects alcohol metabolism. The affects of age on the body’s ability to metabolize drugs and toxicants are

Authors:Hui Kimko, Stephen B. Duffull,
Publisher: Informa HealthCare
Keywords: drugs, perspective, pharmaceutical, sciences, vol, modeling, pharmacodynamic, designing, clinical, trials, pharmacokinetic, simulation
Number of Pages: 424
Published: 2002-12-12
List price: $229.95
ISBN-10: 0824708628
ISBN-13: 9780824708627

Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical, Raritan, NJ. Reference examines the background, construction, evaluation, and execution of simulation models for optimizing the design of clinical trials. Offers a range of applications for sampling strategies, selecting dosage, and predicting drug efficacy.

Author: Anna Ivanenko
Publisher: Informa HealthCare
Keywords: sleep, disorders, adolescents, children, psychiatric
Number of Pages: 432
Published: 2008-05-19
List price: $199.95
ISBN-10: 1420048074
ISBN-13: 9781420048070

The first book to offer an in-depth study of the relationship between sleep disorders and common psychiatric disorders in children, this new edition to Informa’s Sleep Disorders series covers: sleep and attention deficit/hyperactivity, autism, and anxiety/depression sleep disorders and obesity (including diabetes and metabolic syndrome), a subject that recently has become very prevalent in independent research studies current pharmacotherapies for pediatric insomnia, with an overview of pediatric psychopharmacology cross-cultural issues in sleep practice

Authors:I. Pramilla Senanayake, Malcolm Potts,
Publisher: Informa HealthCare
Keywords: medicine, series, visual, encyclopedia, contraception, second, atlas
Number of Pages: 120
Published: 2008-04-14
List price: $149.95
ISBN-10: 1842143050
ISBN-13: 9781842143056

This revised and updated atlas provides a comprehensive guide to modern contraceptive practice, and is filled with full-color photographs, illustrations, and line drawings that guide the reader through the various contraceptive options available and provide valuable educational resources that cover the following topics: family planning and practice methods in-depth contraceptive analysis contraceptive counseling reproductive health issues preventative medicines With over 150 illustrations and a concise description of family planning for today’s world, Atlas of Contraception, provide

Author: Fima Lifshitz
Publisher: Informa HealthCare
Keywords: mellitus, insulin, resistance, hypoglycemia, diabetes, obesity, endocrinology, fifth, volume, one, pediatric
Number of Pages: 536
Published: 2006-12-26
List price: $229.95
ISBN-10: 0849340683
ISBN-13: 9780849340680

Celebrating more than twenty years as the single best source in the field, this Fifth Edition has now expanded into two cornerstone volumes with 53 fully inclusive chapters and 73 renowned contributors that comprehensively address every topic and trend relevant to the identification, diagnosis, and management of endocrine and endocrine-related disorders in children. Substantially revised and expanded, the two comprehensive volumes authoritatively cover the latest advances in research and clinical care relevant to the identification, diagnosis, and management of the diseases affecting children