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  • The Drug Makers: A Story from Inside the Pharmaceutical Business

    by David M. Shlaes ...
    Daniel Simon leaves his job as a professor at a Midwestern medical school to work in the pharmaceutical industry because he wants to make a greater and more direct impact in his field. But he soon finds that in his new role, he must contend with petty crooks, fraudsters, and brilliant but money-hungry researchers. There’s also the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which seeks to put a regulatory ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Antibiotics

    The Perfect Storm

    by David M. Shlaes ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Antibiotics are truly miracle drugs. As a class, they are one of the only ones that actually cure disease as opposed to most drugs that only help relieve symptoms or control disease. Since bacteria that cause serious disease in humans are becoming more and more resistant to the antibiotics we have today, and because they will ultimately become resistant to any antibiotic that we use for treatment ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Antimicrobial Resistance in the 21st Century

    Edited by I. W. Fong, David Shlaes, Karl Drlica ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    Antimicrobial resistance is now a general problem. Many of us have elderly relatives who died from a drug-resistant infection, and some of us have suffered from a resistant urinary infection that likely came from intestinal bacteria following antibiotic consumption. Antimicrobial Resistance in the 21st Century provides a broad introduction to the subject in which the situation with problematic ... Read more

    $218.99 CAD

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  • Blue Biotechnology

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    Edited by Werner E. G. Müller, Xiaohong Wang, Heinz C. Schröder ...
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  • Therapeutic Vaccination Strategies

    Edited by P. Walden, W. Sterry, H. Hennekes ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    The induction of immune responses against tumor cells by vaccination is rapidly evolving as a therapeutic modality with new potentials for the treatment of cancer. It is based on the fact that our immune system can identify tumor cells and, once activated, is capable of developing specific immunity against the neoplastic cells. Numerous observations and intense research clearly document the major ... Read more

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  • Long Circulating Liposomes: Old Drugs, New Therapeutics

    Edited by Martin C. Woodle, Gerrit Storm ...
    Series series Biotechnology Intelligence Unit
    This book provides an up-to-date evaluation of clinical aspects of newly available "long-circulating liposome" formulations. Based on results from numerous clinical studies, the book describes the fundamentals of this new technology, discusses how it may influence the pharmacology of existing well-known agents reformulated in this manner, and elaborates on future expectations. It provides the ... Read more

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  • Angiogenesis Modulations in Health and Disease

    Practical Applications of Pro- and Anti-angiogenesis Targets

    Edited by Paul J. Davis, Shaker A. Mousa ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book is a major update of novel targets in angiogenesis modulation, including pro- and anti-angiogenesis. There is in-depth coverage of preclinical and clinical methods and models, investigational status, and clinical applications. The impact of nanotechnology in advancing the applications of pro-and anti-angiogenesis strategies is also highlighted, along with stem cell and biotechnologies in ... Read more

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  • Mesenchymal Stromal Cells

    Translational Pathways to Clinical Adoption

    Edited by Hematti Peiman, Sowmya Viswanathan ...
    Mesenchymal Stromal Cells: Translational Pathways to Clinical Adoption provides the latest information on the necessary steps for successful production of stem cells for a clinical trial. Written by professionals with hands-on experience in bringing MSC therapies to the clinic, and building on the biology and mechanisms of action, this unique book covers the development and production of clinical ... Read more

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  • Antibiotics – Are They Curing Us or Killing Us?

    The Catastrophic Impact of the Over-prescription of Antibiotics on Our Health

    by John McKenna ...
    Antibiotics: Are they curing us or killing us? 'Without urgent, co-ordinated action by many stakeholders, the world is headed for a post-antibiotic era, in which common infections and minor injuries which have been treatable for decades can once again kill.' Dr Keiji Fukuda, World Health Organization For anyone reeling from this recent, shocking statement from WHO, Dr John McKenna is here to help. ... Read more

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  • Biopharmaceutical Drug Design and Development

    Edited by Susanna Wu-Pong ...
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    New discoveries in biology are occurring at an incredible rate, and with these discoveries arise nearly unimaginable opportunities in every area of human existence. Imagine the excitement surround ing the "penicillin project" and the subsequent rapid development of anti-infective agents that took place in the 1940s and 1950s. Fast for ward to the world today and our ability to treat life ... Read more

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