Published January, 2012
By Abdulaziz Sachedina and Abdulaziz Abdulhussein Sachedina
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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In this pioneering work, Abdulaziz Sachedina - a scholar with life-long academic training in Islamic law - relates classic Muslim religious values to the new ethical challenges that arise from medical research and practice.

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Published January, 2012
By Harvey Max Chochinov and William Breitbart
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Written by internationally known psychiatry and palliative care experts, the Handbook of Psychiatry in Palliative Medicine addresses the psychological and spiritual challenges faced by patients and their families. This edition is an essential reference for all providers of palliative care.

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Published January, 2012
By Simona Ghetti and Patricia J. Bauer
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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The ability to remember unique, personal events is at the core of what we consider to be "memory." Contributors to this volume use state-of-the-art theories and methods to address questions of how the vivid experience of reinstatement of our past emerges, and how recollection contributes to our life histories.

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Published January, 2012
By Phil Jevon
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: The Facts
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'Angina and Heart Attack: The Facts' helps patients and their families to understand what angina is, the causes, risk factors, symptoms, treatment and how to manage and live with it.

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Published January, 2012
By Peter Gluckman and Mark Hanson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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'Why are we losing the war against obesity and chronic disease?' This is the simple question Peter Gluckman and Mark Hanson ask, exploring the dominant myth that the exploding epidemic of obesity, heart disease, and diabetes can be tackled by focusing on adult life styles.

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Published January, 2012
By Sarah T. Pendlebury, Peter M. Rothwell, Ursula G. Schulz and Aneil Malhotra
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: Oxford Case Histories
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Covering many of the aspects of TIA and stroke outlined in the training curriculum for this sub-specialty including differential diagnosis, management, and secondary prevention, Oxford Case Histories in TIA and Stroke features 51 well-structured, peer-reviewed cases from the Oxford Hospitals giving detailed coverage of the specialty, including diagnostic and management dilemmas.

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Published January, 2012
By Jon F. Harrison, H. Arthur Woods and Stephen P. Roberts
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: Ecological and Environmental Physiology Series
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Insects are the most ecologically important multicellular heterotrophs in terrestrial systems. This book presents a current and comprehensive overview of how the key physiological traits of insects respond to environmental variation.

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Published January, 2012
By Sam H. Ahmedzai, David R. Baldwin, David C. Currow and David Currow
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: Supportive Care Series
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The second edition of this popular title in the Supportive Care series focuses on the aetiology, diagnosis and management of respiratory diseases, emphasising symptoms, quality of life and psychosocial support. The underlying theme of the book is the application of modern research-based knowledge, in a humane way, for those with advancing disease.

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Published January, 2012
By William Hirstein
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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In this important and controversial new book, William Hirstein argues that it is possible for one person to directly experience the conscious states of another, by way of what he calls mindmelding. Drawing on a range of research from neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy, he presents a highly original new account of consciousness.

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Published January, 2012
By Jonathan B. Edelmann
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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A unique response to the challenging questions raised in the science and religion dialogue by drawing on Hindu theology. Edelmann replies to the sciences through close reading of an important Hindu text, the Bhagavata Purana, as well engaging with Hindu philosophical disciplines such as Samkhya-Yoga.

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