Getting published is crucial for professional success in biomedicine. This book provides fresh practical tips which can be applied immediately. It answer the quesitons writers actually ask. It includes essential topics such as how biomedical publishing works; how to write scientific papers abstracts review articles and book chapters; how to write clearly concisely and correctly; up-to-date advice on hardware and software for writers; resources on the internet; and overcoming writer's block.

Product Description: A unique blend of consciousness theory, satire and contemporary science fiction, The Undernet is a fast-paced thriller set in the cultural wasteland of modern Los Angeles. Decadent Uncle Ray dies of an apparent heart attack, just minutes before Arthur French walks in the door from Tucson, Arizona to start his new career as an artist...read more

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Attempts to resolve the conflict between the evidence-based decision-making with the view of clinicians that it is difficult to apply the results of randomised clinical trials and systematic reviews to decisions about patients in clinical practice. This book reviews the clinical perspective, the statistical and methodological issues, and more.

Collects the best science fiction stories written in 2006 by some of the genre's greatest authors, including Joe Haldeman, Alastair Reynolds, and Michael Swanwick. Original.

Product Description: Vintage Papers from The Lancet provides a fascinating and unique collection of articles taken from 1823 until the present day. Carefully selected to ensure the articles represent the full spectrum of interest of The Lancet, this unique collection will fascinate and entertain readers of all backgrounds and disciplines...read more

An editor at The Lancet discusses the implications of the MMR vaccine affair, discussing the details of the scandal surrounding the retraction of a report that challenged the safety of the drug while covering the major implications of this case.

Product Description: The settling of British America was a unique event in modern history. For the first time, an entire continent was available to those from many cultures and religions who wished for new opportunities free from the feudal remnants and rigid class distinctions of Europe that still existed in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries...read more

Product Description: This volume is a collection of essays on different subjects written by the author. The initial section of three essays includes writings on global warming, the understanding of the scientific method and what pseudoscience is, and a discussion of hydrogen as a potential power source...read more

Finally, he considers how a damaging episode such as this might be prevented in the future - a message that politicians, public health officials, scientists, and the media need to engage with if we are to protect the health of those unable to speak for themselves - our children.

A series of compelling essays urges all players in the medical profession to return compassion to their professions and integrate human concerns into medical research, in a collection that discusses such isses as the Human Genome Project, HIV/AIDS, and the debate over euthanasia.