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As a resource for librarians and other buyers of high-level books, SciTech Book News, published quarterly, cites about 2000 new books from several hundred publishers in each issue, offering concise reviews and annotations and thorough bibliographic information. The bibliography itself is arranged by subject, but this page and the other publisher pages present the material arranged by publisher.

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Titles appearing in SciTech Book News — June 2007

Arrangement is by title.

Menopause.

Ed. by Rebekah Wang-Cheng et al. (Women's health series)

978-1-930513-83-9

The landmark Women's Health Initiative (WHI) prompted many women to seek alternatives to standard hormone replacement therapy. Wang-Cheng and two female colleagues at the Medical College of Wisconsin, which was one of the WHI study sites, briefly review the unexpected outcomes of this large-scale controlled clinical trial for the prevention of conditions for which postmenopausal women are at higher risk. In 13 practitioner- oriented chapters, contributors address options for treating hot flashes, other quality of life issues, and disease prevention. The text includes resources for patients and health screening and immunizations guidelines. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

On being a doctor 3.

Ed. by Christine Laine and Michael A. LaCombe. (On being a doctor series)

978-1-930513-88-4

This continuation of a popular series features stories, essays, and poems that appeared from 1999 to 2006 in Annals of Internal Medicine, of which Dr. Laine (Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia) is an editor. She and Dr. LaCombe (Medicine Made Clear: House Calls from a Maine Country Doctor) introduce physicians' writings on the frustrations and rewards of becoming a doctor, treating patients, and sometimes being a patient themselves. Like Dr. Jerome Groopman's recent bestseller, How Doctors Think, this book shows the human side of medicine. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Post-mortem; solving history's great medical mysteries.

Mackowiak, Philip A.

978-1-930513-89-1

Drawing from an ongoing series of conferences designed to teach clinical problem-solving skills, Mackowiack (U. of Maryland School of Medicine), offers "case histories" of the health problems of a dozen long-dead famous figures diagnosed from modern medical perspectives. Illustrations depict "patients" including the odd-looking Pharaoh Akhenaten, Christopher Columbus as a possible sufferer of reactive arthritis, Mozart who met an early death from a still-debated cause, and Booker T. Washington, whose severe hypertension raises issues about race as a risk actor. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Pulmonary disorders of the elderly; diagnosis, prevention, and treatment.

Ed. by Thomas L. Petty and James S. Seebass.

978-1-930513-84-6

Pulmonary problems increase with age, so as the population ages, such problems will become increasingly common. Teachers and practitioners experienced in pulmonary and cardiac disorders describe both established therapies and new approaches to help health care providers diagnose, treat, ad prevent respiratory disorders in elderly patients. Among their topics are the aging lung, hospital-acquired pneumonia, congestive heart failure, home treatment, and end-of-life matters. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)