Intensive and Critical Care Medicine: Reflections, Recommendations and Perspectives
Brain Repair (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology)
* Publisher: Springer
* Number Of Pages: 252
* Publication Date: 2005-10-03
* ISBN / ASIN: 0306478595
Book Description:
Brain Repair, addresses all relevant issues underlying the mechanisms of brain damage, brain plasticity and post-traumatic reorganisation after CNS lesions. This book is divided the three major sections that follow; cellular and molecular basis of brain repair, plasticity and reorganisation of neural networks, and experimental therapy strategies.
Brain Repair is written by high profile, international experts who describe in detail the newest results from basic research and highlight new model systems, techniques and therapy approaches. Based on a careful analysis of the cellular and molecular reaction patterns of the CNS to lesions, the contributions cover possibilities for endogenous reorganisation and repair as well as exciting new therapies emerging from basic research, some of which have already been introduced into the clinics. Thus, this book is unique in bridging the gap between basic and clinical research. It will be a valuable tool for all students, researchers and clinicians interested in understanding the brain's capacity to cope with lesions and interested in learning about emerging new therapy concepts.
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How to Choose a Lawyer for Your Medical Malpractice Case
How to Choose a Lawyer for Your Medical Malpractice Case
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If you have been injured or made ill due to the negligent conduct of a doctor or hospital, you may be eligible for significant compensation. But just as there are all kinds of doctors - good and bad - there are also all kinds of lawyers. Your selection of a lawyer for your medical malpractice case is paramount. A competent attorney is even more vital in medical malpractice cases than in other personal injury matters. Here is a guide from an experienced attorney on how to choose a lawyer for your medical malpractice case.
First of all, you should realize that medical malpractice is a very specific area of personal injury law, and that not every competent personal injury lawyer is competent to handle a medical malpractice case. You need a lawyer specifically experienced in medical malpractice cases. One who has experience not only in handling medical malpractice claims, but experience in litigating medical malpractice cases and bringing them to trial.
You must choose a medical malpractice lawyer who knows his medicine. While it is not entirely essential that your medical malpractice lawyer possess a degree in medicine, it certainly helps. And there are a great number of practicing lawyers who are also medical doctors. Look for an attorney who boasts an MD as well as a JD. If you connect with a medical malpractice lawyer who is not an MD, make sure he knows his medicine. Show him your medical records before entering into a retainer agreement, and make sure he can speak knowledgeably about your underlying condition, about your injury or illness, and about what the doctor or hospital did or neglected to do.
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How to Select a Mesothelioma Attorney
How to Select a Mesothelioma Attorney
Selecting a Mesothelioma Attorney: Consumer Tips
These pages provide consumer tips for how to deal with the financial aspects of selecting a mesothelioma attorney. They do not provide any information regarding the medical aspects of this serious disease.
Since so much is at stake, selecting the right mesothelioma lawyer is very important. According the Wall Street Journal, lawyers say a typical mesothelioma award in a mesothelioma settlement is $1 million, and attorneys get 40% of this amount. If the case actually goes to trial, the average award was $6 million in 2001, which was triple the amount awarded just two years earlier.
So, mesothelioma attorneys are very eager to find mesothelioma patients. And it's vital that patients select the mesothelioma attorneys that are best for them.
A Brief Background on Your Legal Rights Regarding Mesothelioma
Companies that manufacture products that contain asbestos have known for over 60 years that asbestos can cause serious diseases.
Unfortunately, because many of these companies wanted to increase their profits, they kept this information quiet, thereby seriously endangering their workers.
There are now laws that help protect the workers who have been harmed by their exposure to these asbestos-related products.
However, since representing mesothelioma can be so profitable to attorneys, it is important that people who have mesothelioma be especially careful selecting attorneys who are really qualified to represent them. Therefore, we have created a list of...
Important Questions to Ask When Selecting a Mesothelioma Attorney
Question #1 to Ask When Selecting a Mesothelioma Attorney:
What is your personal experience in representing mesothelioma patients? Your goal is to find out how many cases the attorney has actually handled.
You also want to know: how many of these were settled, and how many of these went to trial? What were the results of each case?
You should ask the same questions about his or her law firm. You're goal is to find out about the firm -- is this an area the firm specializes in?
Question #2 to Ask When Selecting a Mesothelioma Attorney:
Next, you want to ask if the lawyer intends to actually handle your case him or herself. Many attorneys simply refer these cases to another law firm and receive part of the fee in exchange. This may not be in your best interest.
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Current Surgical Therapy
Current Surgical Therapy
Author: John L. Cameron
Book Details
pages: 1344 pages
Publisher: Mosby, 8 edition (May 6, 2004)
ISBN: 0323025196
Format: HTML with active Links and Table of Contents
Size: 72.2 MB rar
Summary:
The 8th Edition of this much-lauded reference of general and vascular surgery presents all-new coverage of contemporary management. 300 contributorsselected not only for their prominence in the field, but also for their active involvement in patient careoffer practice-proven approaches that reflect all of the scientific and technical advances of the last three years. Brief, focused chapters make this an ideal tool for board examinations and recertification as well as preparation before surgery. For faster reference, chapters follow a consistent format. 1,075 illustrations and diagrams make every nuance of technique easy to follow. Diagnosis and pathophysiology are discussed only to the extent that they affect treatment choices, enabling the text to focus on the hands-on, how-tos surgeons need.
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Your Guide to Healthy Sleep
Your Guide to Healthy Sleep
Book Publisher: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (01 November, 2005)
ISBN: 1933236051
Book author: National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
Amazon Rating: 5.0
Book Description:
As seen on national television. This booklet provides the latest science-based information on healthy sleep and sleep disorders. Learn about . . . Common sleep myths and practical tips for getting adequate sleep: - Coping with jet lag and nighttime shift work - Avoiding dangerous drowsy driving This booklet also gives information on sleep disorders, such as insomnia, sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome, narcolepsy, and some parasomnias.
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Cliffsnotes Understanding Life Insurance
Cliffs Notes | ISBN 0764585150 | 1999-09 | 120 pages | PDF | 1 Mb
There are many subtleties to investing in life insurance and learning how to use it as a tool for your financial security. But who is going to explain them all to you? This guide shows you the steps to take to choose the correct policy for yourself, your family -- and your future.
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Risks in the Making: Travels in Life Insurance and Genetics
Ine Van Hoyweghen, "Risks in the Making: Travels in Life Insurance and Genetics"
Amsterdam University Press (April 25, 2007) | ISBN: 9053569278 | 256 pages | PDF | 1,2 Mb
About the Author
Ine van Hoyweghen is a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Maastricht.
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Private Medical Insurance in the United Kingdom
Private Medical Insurance in the United Kingdom
By Thomas Foubister, Sarah Thomson, Elias Mossialos and Alistair McGuire
2006, xix + 103 pages
ISBN 92 890 2288 4
Free of charge
In comparative studies of health care, the United Kingdom’s health care system continues to be categorized as public (in terms of both financing and provision). Nevertheless, over 11% of the United Kingdom population has private medical insurance, which is an important contributor to the country’s health economy (the market being worth almost £3 billion a year). This study provides an introductory overview of an often-ignored and significantly under-researched area.
The study is structured according to the three key dimensions of the market for private medical insurance: the product, demand and supply. It also includes a short appendix on the market for health cash plans – an alternative form of private cover for medical expenses with relatively broad take-up. The introduction provides a classification of forms of voluntary health insurance and places private medical insurance within the wider United Kingdom health care system.
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Bone Marrow Transplantation
Bone Marrow Transplantation
Author:Richard K. Burt ,H. Joachim Deeg ,Scott Thomas Lothian ,George W. Santos
Publisher:Landes Bioscience
Pages:608
Size:2,165 MB
Format: pdf
This handbook is a therapeutic manual designed as a quick, practical guide and reference for house officers, fellows, pharmacists and nurses on the bone marrow transplant unit. Indications, complications, drug doses and approaches to clinical management problems are emphasized. Diseases requiring bone marrow transplants are reviewed along with patient evaluation, marrow processing, engraftment relapse and general patient care.
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Malignant Mesothelioma: Advances in Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Translational Therapies
Malignant Mesothelioma: Advances in Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Translational Therapies
* Publisher: Springer
* Number Of Pages: 854
* Publication Date: 2005-06-14
* Sales Rank: 760764
* ISBN / ASIN: 0387229493
* EAN: 9780387229492
* Binding: Hardcover
* Manufacturer: Springer
Malignant mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer, in which the cancer cells are found in the sac lining the chest (pleura) or abdomen (peritoneum). This lethal disease is associated with asbestos and has vast economic and legal implications. As the disease takes approximately twenty years to manifest itself in humans, a wave of diagnoses is expected in the near future. In the United States alone, an estimated 3,500 - 4,000 patients are diagnosed with mesothelioma annually, and it is estimated that over the next 35 years, more than 250,000 people in Western Europe will be diagnosed with the disease. Malignant Mesothelioma, edited by internationally recognized experts in the field, is a comprehensive text that relates science, pathology, clinical aspects and therapy for mesothelioma under one cover. The book integrates the newest research and advances in its discussions of the disease, covering such topics as carcinogenesis, epidemiology, benchwork, endoscopy, multimodality approaches and treatment. It includes discussions on novel approaches to mesothelioma, such as gene therapy, vaccination strategies and immunotherapy, as well as discussions on the legal and economic aspects of the disease. Over 200 illustrations round out the text. An invaluable reference for the medical oncologist, thoracic surgeon, radiation oncologist, pulmonologist, and benchworker interested in the disease.
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