Get The Doctor From His Cell

Author : Robert K Summers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780578487380
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Get The Doctor From His Cell written by Robert K Summers and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-27 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Samuel A. Mudd was convicted with seven others in the 1865 Abraham Lincoln assassination trial, and sentenced to life imprisonment at the Fort Jefferson military prison in the Dry Tortugas islands near Florida. He suffered through three and a half years before being pardoned for heroic work during a yellow fever epidemic at the fort.

Author : Rebecca Skloot
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307589382
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks written by Rebecca Skloot and published by Crown. This book was released on 2010-02-02 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The story of modern medicine and bioethics—and, indeed, race relations—is refracted beautifully, and movingly.”—Entertainment Weekly NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM HBO® STARRING OPRAH WINFREY AND ROSE BYRNE • ONE OF THE “MOST INFLUENTIAL” (CNN), “DEFINING” (LITHUB), AND “BEST” (THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER) BOOKS OF THE DECADE • ONE OF ESSENCE’S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK BOOKS OF THE PAST 50 YEARS • WINNER OF THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE HEARTLAND PRIZE FOR NONFICTION NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • Entertainment Weekly • O: The Oprah Magazine • NPR • Financial Times • New York • Independent (U.K.) • Times (U.K.) • Publishers Weekly • Library Journal • Kirkus Reviews • Booklist • Globe and Mail Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells—taken without her knowledge—became one of the most important tools in medicine: The first “immortal” human cells grown in culture, which are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine; uncovered secrets of cancer, viruses, and the atom bomb’s effects; helped lead to important advances like in vitro fertilization, cloning, and gene mapping; and have been bought and sold by the billions. Yet Henrietta Lacks remains virtually unknown, buried in an unmarked grave. Henrietta’s family did not learn of her “immortality” until more than twenty years after her death, when scientists investigating HeLa began using her husband and children in research without informed consent. And though the cells had launched a multimillion-dollar industry that sells human biological materials, her family never saw any of the profits. As Rebecca Skloot so brilliantly shows, the story of the Lacks family—past and present—is inextricably connected to the dark history of experimentation on African Americans, the birth of bioethics, and the legal battles over whether we control the stuff we are made of. Over the decade it took to uncover this story, Rebecca became enmeshed in the lives of the Lacks family—especially Henrietta’s daughter Deborah. Deborah was consumed with questions: Had scientists cloned her mother? Had they killed her to harvest her cells? And if her mother was so important to medicine, why couldn’t her children afford health insurance? Intimate in feeling, astonishing in scope, and impossible to put down, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks captures the beauty and drama of scientific discovery, as well as its human consequences.

Author : Werner H. Kirsten
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642874029
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Malignant Transformation by Viruses written by Werner H. Kirsten and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The position of "Cancer Teaching Coordinator" at The University of Chicago has been a consistently rewarding one because of the enthusiasm and support of the faculty and the students. This volume is the result of the second of two recent intensive teach ing sessions which have been planned and implemented by the group which forms the Cancer Coordinator's Advisory Committee. The first of these teaching sessions was held in early March of 1964 and was entitled "LEUKEMIA, A Current and Forward Look. " It attracted overflow attendance from the students and staff of this medical institution augmented by members of the other medical centers in Chicago. It was a stimulating and instructive colloquium, and the only regret we heard expressed afterward was that we had not arranged for publication of the many excellent presentations. One of the events commemorating the seventy-fifth anniversary of the founding of The University of Chicago was this symposium on malignant transformations. This time the Committee advised us to plan on speedy publication, and, logically, it chose Dr. Werner Kirsten, a member of our faculty and an active and effective investigator in this general field of endeavor, to serve as editor of the volume. Again, two of the same ingredients for effective instruction were blended: an excellent group of scientists presenting their latest work and a fine, attentive audience of students and staff.

Author : New York (State). Legislature. Senate
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 870 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Documents of the Senate of the State of New York written by New York (State). Legislature. Senate and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 870 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Phillip K. Peterson
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press+ORM
ISBN 13 : 1421410702
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Get Inside Your Doctor's Head written by Phillip K. Peterson and published by Johns Hopkins University Press+ORM. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise and accessible guide to modern healthcare explains the 10 rules of medical decision-making—and when to break them. With so many medical tests and treatments to consider and so much information out there—some of it contradictory—it can be difficult to know what’s right for you. In Get Inside Your Doctor’s Head, Dr. Phillip K. Peterson explains the Ten Rules of Internal Medicine. Using real case examples, Peterson shows how following these commonsense rules will help you make better decisions about your medical care. Get Inside Your Doctor’s Head provides advice about when to seek treatment, when to get another opinion, and when to let time take its course. Using the Ten Rules can help you communicate more effectively with doctors and help you weigh their recommendations. As with all rules, there are occasional exceptions—and when evidence suggests that you are an exception, the relevant rule should be broken. Follow the Ten Rules to make decisions in the increasingly complicated medical world when you need guidance about health matters for yourself and your loved ones.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 806 pages
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Download or read book Research Report written by and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 806 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : W. Leavitt
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1468412973
Total Pages : 248 pages
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Download or read book Cell and Molecular Biology of the Uterus written by W. Leavitt and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The papers in this volume were presented at the Symposium on Cell Biology of the Uterus held December 12, 1986, on the NIH campus, Bethesda, MD. This was the first of a series of meetings that will be held in con junction with the annual meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology. The uterus is now recognized as an extremely complex organ whose nor mal function is orchestrated by a delicate procession of cellular and molecular events that investigators are beginning to unravel for the first time. Powerful new analytical methods and the tools of molecular biology are now providing exciting breakthroughs in our basic understanding of uterine structure and function. Thus, the program of this meeting was or ganized to cover recent developments in uterine cell biology including the mechanism of hormone action, control of gene expression by nuclear acceptor sites and nuclear receptors, role of growth factors, endometrial cell kine tics during the menstrual cycle, regulation of specific protein synthesis and secretion, decidual cell function, and the role of early pregnancy pro teins. The material presented in this volume is concerned not only with how hormones and growth factors prepare the endometrium for implantation of the blastocyst, but it also details the recent characterization and identification of specific marker proteins secreted in response to hormone action and early pregnancy.

Author : Anice Kruger
Publisher : Christian Art Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1432109286
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pippie (eBook) written by Anice Kruger and published by Christian Art Publishers. This book was released on 2013-08-23 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New Year’s Eve celebration with the family resulted in a terrible nightmare when a bottle of firelighter gel exploded in a father’s hands, enveloping his little girl. With third-degree burns across 80% of her body, doctors gave Pippie Kruger (21⁄2 years old) a 10% chance of survival. PIPPIE presents the heartrending tale of a mother and her family’s courage on the road to recovery. The book shares experiences that have never been made public before: - Dad Erwin opens up and talks candidly about how the tragedy has impacted him and their marriage - Pippie’s grandparents share their feelings - Mom Anice relates her experience of Pippie’s ground-breaking surgery using cloned skin – a first in Africa! - Gripping accounts from doctors and specialists who helped treat Pippie - 16 pages of touching photos, some the world has never seen before. PIPPIE tells the story of a little girl’s fighting spirit, a mother’s struggle with God and her determination to never give up, making it an inspiring story about extraordinary perseverance, passionate hope and unwavering faith in God.

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Total Pages : 882 pages
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Download or read book The Electrical Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 882 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Rick Allen
Publisher : First Edition Design Pub.
ISBN 13 : 1622877810
Total Pages : 110 pages
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Download or read book Proctology Treasure written by Rick Allen and published by First Edition Design Pub.. This book was released on 2014-12-04 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Simon Glover is thrown into the public eye when he wins the National Lottery. In a cruel twist of fate, though, he is shortly thereafter diagnosed with terminal cancer. Having no living relatives, he decides to have a treasure hunt and bequeath his money to the patient from his proctology practice that is able to decipher his clues and find the treasure. Villainous forces, however, are at work, as they frequently are when tens of millions of dollars are involved. It seems everyone wants to get their hands on the booty. Dr. Glover's clues lead us on a humorous adventure through Arizona and Hawaii, in search of Proctology Treasure. Keywords: Humor, Mystery, Treasure Hunt, Arizona, Hawaii, Fiction, Funny, Comedy, Adventure