Notions of magic and healing have been changing over past years and are now understood as reflecting local ideas of power and agency, as well as structures of self, subjectivity and affect.
Since the publication of the first edition of this book in 2010, an explosion of spectacular discoveries in the field of regeneration has compelled the current revisit of the field of Regenerative Nephrology.
From the gene that causes people to age prematurely to the "e;bitter gene"e; that may spawn broccoli haters, this book explores a few of the more exotic locales on the human genome, highlighting some of the tragic and bizarre ways our bodies go wrong when genes fall prey to mutation and the curious ways in which genes have evolved for our survival.
The question of recourse to self-medication arises at the intersection of two partly antagonistic discourses: that of the public authorities, who advocate the practice primarily for economic reasons, and that of health professionals, who condemn it for fear that it may pose a danger to health and dispossess the profession of expertise.
Originally published in 1972, Homo Sapiens examines how humans emerged from among the millions of other species and achieved our unique position within the animal kingdom.
Polar Human Biology documents the proceedings of the SCAR/IUPS/IUBS Symposium on Human Biology and Medicine in the Antarctic held at the Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge, England on September 19-21, 1972.
Radiological Anatomy focuses on the increasing applications of radiology in the field of medicine, particularly its use in the illumination of different body parts.
In the 1960s, the governments of Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia launched agricultural settlement programs in each country's vast Amazonian frontier lowlands.
Kim Sterelny here builds on his original account of the evolutionary development and interaction of human culture and cooperation, which he first presented in The Evolved Apprentice (2012).
Most of us think about our circulatory system only when something goes wrong, but the amazing story of how it goes right--"e;magnificently right,"e; as author Steven Vogel puts it--is equally worthy of our attention.
There is a growing interest in studies that document the relationship between science and medicine - as ideas, practices, technologies and outcomes - across cultural, national, geographic terrain.
This book provides a timely, critical, and thought-provoking analysis of the implications of the disruption of COVID-19 to the foreign aid and development system, and the extent to which the system is retaining a level of relevance, legitimacy, or coherence.
First published in 1992, Quality and Regulation in Health Care employs socio-legal ideas concerning regulation to examine the methods used to influence the quality of health care in the US, UK, and Western Europe.
Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea and Hong Kong SAR are among the very lowest-fertility countries in the whole world, and even China has reached fertility levels lower than those in many European countries.
Originally published in 1933 Functional Affinities of Man, Monkeys and Apes gives a taxonomic and phylogenetic survey and the findings of diverse experimental investigations of lemurs, monkeys, and apes.
With An Emphasis On How Important Light Is To Our Earth, This Title Explains How Light Effects Photosynthesis, How Light Travels, The Different Properties Of Light And How Both Animals And People Depend On It.
This collection brings together three generations of medical anthropologists working at European universities to reflect on past, current and future directions of the field.
Book Features:* Ages 4-7, PreK-Grade 2, Guided Reading Level B, Lexile 120L* 16 pages, 8 inches x 8 inches* Vibrant, full-color photographs* Includes a photo glossary, high-frequency vocabulary list, and review activity* Reading/teaching tips includedReady For Science: In Animals Need Food, preschoolers through second graders discover and explore the eating habits of some of their favorite animals!
Exam board: International BaccalaureateLevel: IB DiplomaSubject: PhysicsFirst teaching: September 2021First exams: Summer 2023Aim for the best Internal Assessment grade with this year-round companion, full of advice and guidance from an experienced IB Diploma Physics teacher.
Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea and Hong Kong SAR are among the very lowest-fertility countries in the whole world, and even China has reached fertility levels lower than those in many European countries.
Blood Vessels and Lymphatics on Organ Systems provides an introduction to the general and the specific characteristics of blood vessels and lymphatics in organ systems.
