Sharon Anderson explores Mitral Valve Prolapse, a syndrome that has puzzled many for decades, and sheds light on a disease that affects so many and is addressed too little. The symptoms of the disease are not dissimilar from those of other ailments: palpitations, fainting, fatigue, shortness of breath, migraine headaches, chest pain, episodes of extremely rapid or irregular heartbeat, dizziness and lightheadedness. This makes diagnosing this disease more challenging, but Anderson explains why this disease should not go unnoticed. In her comprehensive study, she reveals the facts about this disease in hopes to help others prevent the complications associated with it.

Product Description: Researchers and policy makers have typically approached the family as a closed unit, and assumed that this unit can be understood effectively outside of the context in which it appears. In contrast, the anthology Family Perspectives: Past, Present, and Future, offers a sociological approach to the examination of the family unit...read more

A team of parenting experts answer parents' questions about whether or not a child's behavior or development is normal and when to seek professional attention, explaining how to identify problems and their severity and offering guidelines for the best ways to seek professional opinions, when to call in a specialist, and how to deal effectively with minor issues. Original.

Product Description: The first in the Oxford Monographs on Clinical Nephrology series, this book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date synthesis of the last 1ecade's research into an exciting and rapidly evolving area of nephrology. It covers natural history, therapeutic interventions and prevention,and is written by a team of international experts...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: "Masterpieces you can read over and over" is how the Washington Post reviewed MacQuarrie's engaging, timeless stories of the misadventures of the Old Duck Hunters Association. Here are 53 classic hunting and fishing stories, some from sporting magazines of the 1930s and 1940s, including unpublished works from the author's literary estate...read more

Presents a wide range of recipes for game such as trout, perch, rabbits, ducks, deer, and boar and offers tips on preparing game for cooking

Product Description: Brings together techniques for the design and analysis of comparative studies. Methods include multivariate matching, standardization and stratification, analysis of covariance, logit analysis, and log linear analysis. Quantitatively assesses techniques' effectiveness in reducing bias...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)