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Adelantos en Entrenamiento Funcional
by Michael BoyleEn los siete años desde la publicación de su primer libro, Entrenamiento Funcional para Deportes, una nueva comprensión acerca de la anatomía funcional creó un cambio en el entrenamiento de fuerza. Con este nuevo material, el entrenador Mike Boyle presenta la evolución continuada del entrenamiento funcional como es visto por un líder en el cambio de la resistencia y el acondicionamiento. Mike Boyle es un pionero en el campo de la fuerza y el acondicionamiento. A pesar de que ha estado en esto por más de veinticinco años, él nunca ha tenido miedo de considerar nuevas ideas o de cambiar su proceso de pensamiento en lo respectivo al entrenamiento. Simplemente, Avances en Entrenamiento Funcional debería ser un libro básico en la biblioteca de cada entrenador e instructor---Mike Robertson, Robertson Training Systems.
Adelgaza sin hambre y con humor con mis recetas proteicas
by Carmen AlboTras el éxito de ¡Yo sí conseguí adelgazar! Con mis recetas proteicas, vuelve Carmen Albo con nuevas creaciones gastronómicas que te ayudarán a seguir tu dieta proteica de forma fácil y sin caer en el aburrimiento. Tras mi anterior libro de recetas proteicas para adelgazar, te propongo 80 nuevas recetas fáciles para ayudarte a adelgazar de forma rápida, eficaz, sin morir de aburrimiento y, por supuesto, ¡sin pasar nada de hambre! En consonancia con los tiempos que corren, he incluido recetas muy económicas con ingredientes que se pueden encontrar en cualquier supermercado, sin que por ello estas nuevas recetas dejen de ser sanas ni, por supuesto, sabrosas. Las recetas incluyen variaciones de ingredientes, trucos económicos o consejos para aprovechar sobrantes de comida que te ayudarán a seguir la dieta sin que la cesta de la compra se convierta en tu peor pesadilla. Y, naturalmente, todos los plantos están aderezados con ese optimismo y buen humor que es imprescindible para «guisarse la vida» cuando nos encontramos a dieta. Carmen Albo
Adelgazar: Recetario para Perder Peso Deliciosas Recetas para Perder Peso
by Monica Sarro Bill ThawneEn este libro encontrarás recetas deliciosas, saludables y fáciles de seguir para desayuno, comida y cena, aperitivos, guarniciones, ensaladas y postres. Las recetas están hechas en su mayoría con ingredientes bajos en carbohidratos, grasas saludables, fibras y proteínas magras que nutrirán tu cuerpo y te harán sentir lleno por más tiempo. Una manera rápida, fácil y sustentable de perder peso y no volver a subir. La mayoría de las personas luchan por perder peso. La razón principal es que no tienen un plan. Este libro está lleno no solo de recetas probadas para perder peso sino ¡también te ayudará a mejorar tu metabolismo, obtener energía e incrementar tu salud! No existe una dieta súper secreta para ayudarte a quemar todos los kilos en una semana, pero si sigues las recetas en este libro, y agregas ejercicio a tu rutina diaria, ¡te sorprenderás al ver cómo se van los kilos! Si estás listo para ver cómo se derriten los kilos, ¡haz clic en el botón COMPRAR AHORA y empieza a cumplir tus metas de pérdida de peso desde hoy!
Adeno-Associated Virus: Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology #807)
by Richard O. Snyder Philippe MoullierToday, progress in rAAV-mediated gene transfer is so robust that long-term, efficient, and regulatable transgene expression is reproducibly achieved in large animal models. The complexity of gene transfer agents in the context of their clinical use requires investigators from a wide variety of backgrounds to have an understanding -- or at least an appreciation of -- the regulatory environment and constraints that affect vector design, manufacturing, pre-clinical testing, and clinical use, with an emphasis on patient protection. In Adeno-Associated Virus: Methods and Protocols, experts from the United States and Europe have contributed current knowledge of this multi-dimensional field relating to the biology of AAV, rAAV vector design, vector manufacturing and product testing, performance of rAAV vectors in major organs, rAAV-related immunological issues, design of animal and clinical studies, and clinical experience. Written in the successful Methods in Molecular BiologyTM series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible protocols, and notes on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and accessible, Adeno-Associated Virus: Methods and Protocols provides a complete and comprehensive understanding of this multi-disciplinary and rapidly progressing field.
Adenosine: A Key Link between Metabolism and Brain Activity
by Susan Masino Detlev BoisonHomeostasis of key metabolites and metabolic health affects all bodily systems. Not surprisingly, altered metabolic function is associated with a wide spectrum of dysfunctions in the central nervous system - including developmental disorders, acute nervous system injury, and neurodegenerative disorders. Accordingly, metabolism-based therapies offer significant promise as new category of treatment options designed to limit, delay or reverse the disease process by reconstructing homeostatic functions. Increasingly it is appreciated that restoring metabolic health could promote normal nervous system activity, and improve behavior and cognition. Adenosine: A Key Link Between Metabolism and Central Nervous System Activity focusses on diverse aspects of adenosine, an evolutionarily conserved homeostatic bioenergetic regulator in the central nervous system. Because of its interrelationship with ATP (adenosine triphosphate), adenosine is integral to cell metabolism. At the same time, adenosine influences neuronal activity directly via receptors, and is involved in biochemical processes related to gene expression. Thus, adenosine is uniquely placed as a reciprocal and rapid link between changes in metabolism and changes in neuronal activity, and, on a longer time scale, to changes in gene expression and long term changes in cell function. Leaders in the field feature basic research on adenosine at the cellular level in the central nervous system, and relate these findings to its recognized potential in diverse acute and chronic disorders. This comprehensive overview of adenosine also highlights emerging adenosine-based treatments and associated opportunities for central nervous system disorders.
Adherence to Pediatric Medical Regimens (Issues in Clinical Child Psychology)
by Michael A. RapoffIt used to be called noncompliance, and the patients themselves referred to as difficult. But regardless of the terminology, children's reluctance or failure to commit to prescribed regimens reduces the effectiveness of treatment, often leading to additional care, higher costs, and serious, even deadly, complications. Reflecting a single, authoritative voice, the Second Edition of Adherence to Pediatric Medical Regimens analyzes in comprehensive clinical detail the factors that affect children's and teens' commitment to treatment - from developmental issues to the influence of parents, peers, and others in their orbit - and offers empirically sound guidelines for encouraging adherence. It cautions against viewing young clients as miniature grownups or scaling down adult data, advocating instead for a more nuanced understanding of the population and a collaborative relationship between practitioner and client. Critical areas of interest to clinicians and researchers in pediatrics are brought into clear focus as the book: Provides an overview of adherence rates to chronic and acute disease regimens and examines common adherence problems in children and adolescents. Details consequences of nonadherence and correlates of adherence. Critiques major adherence theories and their clinical implications. Discusses the range of adherence assessment measures. Reviews educational, behavioral and other strategies for improving adherence. Offers ways to translate research into pediatric medical adherence. This updated edition of Adherence to Pediatric Medical Regimens is an essential reference for anyone concerned with improving health outcomes in young people, especially clinicians, researchers, and graduate students in psychiatry as well as pediatric, clinical child, and health psychology.
Adipose Tissue Biology
by Michael E. SymondsThis book is designed to provide a comprehensive insight into current perspectives and challenges in adipose tissue biology. In Adipose Tissue Biology, scientists and clinicians discuss adipocyte precursors, differentiation and growth, brown and white adipose tissue, gender, inflammation, dietary and genetic determinants of fat mass, together with evolutionary and developmental aspects of adiposity.
Adiós a la migraña: Porque debemos tratarla, aunque no tenga cura
by Dr. Jesús Porta-EtessamEntiende tu dolor de cabeza y descubre cómo tratarlo de la mano de uno de los neurólogos más reconocidos de nuestro país. Históricamente, la medicina ha centrado sus esfuerzos en patologías graves y potencialmente mortales. Sin embargo, hay enfermedades en apariencia inofensivas que igualmente pueden minar la vida de quien las padece. Este es el caso de las cefaleas, uno de los trastornos más habituales del sistema nervioso. De hecho, se estima que cerca de la mitad de la población mundial sufre o ha sufrido dolor de cabeza en algún momento de su vida. Hay más de ciento cincuenta tipos de cefaleas, con distintas causas, formas e intensidades, y algunos de ellos, como la migraña, pueden llegar a ser del todo incapacitantes en el día a día de una persona. Por ello, es importante conocerlos, identificarlos y darles la importancia que merecen.El doctor Jesús Porta-Etessam, especialista en neurología y patologías asociadas al sistema nervioso, nos acerca las claves para enfrentarnos a ellos y mejorar nuestra calidad de vida. Y nos ayuda, al fin, a arrojar algo de luz sobre un tema que afecta a tanta gente y sobre el que aún planean tantas incógnitas. Los primeros lectores comentan:«Cinco millones de personas padecen migrañas en nuestro país, el 12% de la población. Está considerada la enfermedad neurológica más frecuente y una de las más incapacitantes, sin embargo, las personas que la padecen han de enfrentarse no solo a los fuertes dolores de cabeza sino a la limitación que esto supone en su vida cotidiana y a la incomprensión social. El nuevo libro del doctor Jesús Porta, Adiós a la migraña, explica de una manera clara y con un lenguaje cercano en qué consiste esta enfermedad para que la sociedad entienda realmente el sufrimiento de las personas que la padecen y contribuyamos entre todos a un mundo más justo».Mara Torres (SER) «Un libro esencial para comprender una enfermedad que nos puede acompañar casi toda la vida y que afecta a más del 10% de la población. Un libro que habla de futuro y de nuevos tratamientos llenos de esperanza. En definitiva, se trata de mejorar la calidad de vida de los pacientes».Manolo HH (RNE)«Convivir con la migraña es un sinvivir, un malvivir... un sobrevivir. Nadie dijo que fuera fácil, pero tampoco imposible. El avance de la ciencia en su conocimiento es como el rayo que no cesa, donde nosotros, los pacientes -de padecer, pero también de no impacientarnos-, depositamos cada día la esperanza de dar con fármacos que consigan disminuir la intensidad y la periodicidad de nuestras incapacitantes crisis de dolor, ese lamentable epicentro de nuestras vidas. Después de más de treinta años rezando por vivir menos pero mejor, he visto la luz gracias a la perseverante búsqueda de un tratamiento 'ad hoc'. El camino ha sido largo y extenuante, pero nada ha merecido más la pena: por fin puedo decir que el cambio a mejor no es ya sólo una opción, sino una realidad».Raquel Martínez (Informativos RTVE)
Adiós a las alergias (Colección Vital): el plan definitivo para recuperar tu salud
by Leo Galland Jonathan GallandLa solución definitiva para curar las alergias desde la raíz. Leo y Jonathan Galland nos enseñan en este bestseller internacional a restaurar nuestro sistema inmune a través de la nutrición y el estilo de vida para revertir las alergias por completo y no sólo cubrir sus síntomas. Actualmente, millones de personas alrededor del mundo padecen alguna enfermedad alérgica. Este libro revolucionario revela que esta epidemia es sólo la punta del iceberg de un fenómeno médico sin precedentes. El alza en los casos de sobrepeso, fatiga, neblina mental, depresión, problemas de articulaciones, migrañas, TDAH y trastornos digestivos en la población mundial tiene como causa verdadera alergias ocultas, que a su vez son provocadas por un desbalance en el sistema inmune. Leo y Jonathan Galland, pioneros en el campo de la medicina funcional y defensores incansables del medio ambiente, advierten en este libro de las peligrosas consecuencias de nuestros hábitos modernos -una dieta rica en alimentos procesados, la falta de ejercicio y el uso excesivo de antibióticos-, así como del deterioro ecológico del planeta, la contaminación y la toxicidad ambiental. Adiós a las alergias nos enseña a restaurar nuestro sistema inmune con un plan de alimentación que inicia con tres días de desintoxicación intensa y culmina con la dieta del equilibrio inmunológico -fácil de implementar hasta en las agendas más apretadas-, este libro te dirá cómo eliminar las alergias para siempre.
Adjust: Applying Psychology to Life
by Wayne Weiten Dana S. Dunn Elizabeth Yost HammerCreated through a 'student-tested, faculty-approved' review process, ADJUST is an engaging and accessible solution to accommodate the diverse lifestyles of today's learners. ADJUST employs balanced psychological research coverage, engaging applications, and current examples to help readers understand themselves and the world.
Administering Medications: Pharmacology for Healthcare Professionals, Eighth edition.
by Donna F. GauwitzAdministering Medications: Pharmacology for Healthcare Professionals is designed to teach the safe administration of medications to healthcare students. The organization of the chapters primarily by body systems allow students and instructors to build a knowledge base that starts with the fundamentals of medication administration and progresses through the drugs frequently used to treat most commonly found disease of the associated body system. The text's many features help break down the various aspects of drug administration, allowing the student to gain a full understanding of when and how to administer medications.
Administrative Data and Child Welfare Research: Using Linked Data to Improve Child Welfare Research, Policy, and Practice
by Terry V. Shaw, Bethany R. Lee and Jill L. FarrellEvery day, social service agencies collect millions of pieces of data about the children and families they serve. Agencies depend on this data to inform decision-making by personnel throughout the organization and to provide meaningful research and evaluation on program effectiveness and outcomes. As capacity for collecting and utilizing data has increased so has the recognition that this data can and should be used more broadly. Further, it should include not just single-system data, but data across different human service agencies. Administrative/big data systems can be powerful tools in increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of public child welfare services. Understanding, harnessing, and using big data holds tremendous promise in creating transformative change in the social services. Data analytics and data mining can lead to a better understanding of what services work for specific populations (targeting and predictive modelling), provide a more nuanced understanding of service outcomes for the workforce and major stakeholders (transparency), and facilitate collaboration across existing service delivery silos to reduce duplication of services and enhance consumer access to services (efficiency). This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Public Child Welfare.
Admirable Evasions
by Theodore DalrympleIn Admirable Evasions, Theodore Dalrymple explains why human self-understanding has not been bettered by the false promises of the different schools of psychological thought. Most psychological explanations of human behavior are not only ludicrously inadequate oversimplifications, argues Dalrymple, they are socially harmful in that they allow those who believe in them to evade personal responsibility for their actions and to put the blame on a multitude of scapegoats: on their childhood, their genes, their neurochemistry, even on evolutionary pressures.Dalrymple reveals how the fashionable schools of psychoanalysis, behaviorism, modern neuroscience, and evolutionary psychology all prevent the kind of honest self-examination that is necessary to the formation of human character. Instead, they promote self-obsession without self-examination, and the gross overuse of medicines that affect the mind.Admirable Evasions also considers metaphysical objections to the assumptions of psychology, and suggests that literature is a far more illuminating window into the human condition than psychology could ever hope to be.
Adolescent Health Services: Missing Opportunities
by National Research Council Institute of Medicine of the National AcademiesAdolescence is a time of major transition, however, health care services in the United States today are not designed to help young people develop healthy routines, behaviors, and relationships that they can carry into their adult lives. While most adolescents at this stage of life are thriving, many of them have difficulty gaining access to necessary services; other engage in risky behaviors that can jeopardize their health during these formative years and also contribute to poor health outcomes in adulthood. Missed opportunities for disease prevention and health promotion are two major problematic features of our nation's health services system for adolescents. Recognizing that health care providers play an important role in fostering healthy behaviors among adolescents, Adolescent Health Services examines the health status of adolescents and reviews the separate and uncoordinated programs and services delivered in multiple public and private health care settings. The book provides guidance to administrators in public and private health care agencies, health care workers, guidance counselors, parents, school administrators, and policy makers on investing in, strengthening, and improving an integrated health system for adolescents.
Adolescent Health: The Role of Individual Differences (Adolescence and Society)
by Patrick HeavenAdolescence is one of the most turbulent yet exciting phases in life. Increased autonomy brings with it new health risks ranging from drugs and sexually transmitted disease, to eating disorders and suicidal depression. Even though todays teenagers are more concerned with and educated about their health than any previous generation, they still engage in risky behaviour. Adolescent Health explores how individual differences contribute to health and illness across a wide range of cultures and socio-economic backgrounds. Patrick Heaven blends the latest research findings from a range of sources with practical suggestions on how to improve health care services for adolescents. Adolescent Health will prove valuable to professionals working with young people, social science students and parents.
Adolescent Risk And Vulnerability: Concepts And Measurement
by Institute of Medicine National Research CouncilAdolescents obviously do not always act in ways that serve their own best interests, even as defined by them. Sometimes their perception of their own risks, even of survival to adulthood, is larger than the reality; in other cases, they underestimate the risks of particular actions or behaviors. It is possible, indeed likely, that some adolescents engage in risky behaviors because of a perception of invulnerability—the current conventional wisdom of adults' views of adolescent behavior. Others, however, take risks because they feel vulnerable to a point approaching hopelessness. In either case, these perceptions can prompt adolescents to make poor decisions that can put them at risk and leave them vulnerable to physical or psychological harm that may have a negative impact on their long-term health and viability. A small planning group was formed to develop a workshop on reconceptualizing adolescent risk and vulnerability. With funding from Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Workshop on Adolescent Risk and Vulnerability: Setting Priorities took place on March 13, 2001, in Washington, DC. The workshop's goal was to put into perspective the total burden of vulnerability that adolescents face, taking advantage of the growing societal concern for adolescents, the need to set priorities for meeting adolescents' needs, and the opportunity to apply decision-making perspectives to this critical area. This report summarizes the workshop.
Adolescent Substance Abuse: Decades Of Research
by Ozietta TaylorMany contemporary adolescents believe that medication received from a physician office or hospital is not addicting; yet, many are becoming addicted to substances that are found in their home medicine cabinets. Research indicates that some adolescents are at risk of developing a substance use disorder. Therefore, this book alerts the reader to the hazards of adolescent substance abuse-its trends and treatment
Adolescent Substance Abuse: Evidence-Based Approaches to Prevention and Treatment (Issues in Children's and Families' Lives #9)
by Michelle Staton-Tindall Thomas P. Gullotta Carl LeukefeldSubstance abuse is, and has always been, an indisputable fact of life. People - especially young people - abuse various legal and illegal substances for any number of reasons: to intensify feelings, to achieve deeper consciousness, to escape reality, to self-medicate. And as substance-abusing teenagers mature, they pose particular challenges to the professionals charged with keeping them clean and sober and helping them maintain recovery into adulthood. Adolescent Substance Abuse: Evidence-Based Approaches to Prevention and Treatment offers clear, interdisciplinary guidance that grounds readers in the many contexts - developmental, genetic, social, and familial among them - crucial to creating effective interventions and prevention methods. Its contributors examine current findings regarding popularly used therapies, including psychopharmacology, residential treatment, school- and community-based programs, group homes, and specific forms of individual, family, and group therapy. Accessible to a wide professional audience, this volume: (1) Presents evidence-based support for the treatment decision-making process by identifying interventions that work, might work, and don't work. (2) Identifies individual traits associated with susceptibility to substance abuse and addiction in youth. (3) Provides a biogenetic model of the effects of drugs on the brain (and refines the concept of gateway drugs). (4) Evaluates the effectiveness of prevention programs in school and community settings. (5) Adds historical, spiritual, and legal perspectives on substance use and misuse. (6) Includes the bonus resource, the Community Prevention Handbook on Adolescent Substance Abuse and Treatment. This volume is an all-in-one reference for counseling professionals and clinicians working with youth and families as well as program developers in state and local agencies and graduate students in counseling and prevention.
Adolescents, Music and Music Therapy
by Katrina McferranWhen guided effectively, the relationship between adolescents and music can offer powerful opportunities for expression and release. This book provides music therapists with the complete 'how to' of working with teenage clients. Helpful and accessible, the book explains the methodology used in music therapy, a topic that has been considered only briefly until now. The author presents an empowering approach to practice, discussing how the therapist can be placed in a collaborative relationship with the individual or with the group. A range of strategies is explored, including song sharing, improvisation, song writing and various multi-media approaches. Some of the key challenges faced by music therapists working with adolescent clients are addressed, including the constantly changing repertoire and evolving musical tastes, and the author offers practical solutions for overcoming these. Contemporary models of Community Music Therapy are outlined in the second half of the book, and case vignettes illustrate how each of the methods can be applied in practice, and the outcomes that may be expected. The first of its kind, this comprehensive book is a must for all music therapists working with adolescent clients.
Adrenal Fatigue Diet & Action Plan: A 5-Week Meal Plan and 50+ Recipes to Fight Fatigue
by Jennifer Maeng5 Weeks to a better, healthier you—a practical meal plan for managing adrenal fatigueWhen you're suffering the effects of adrenal fatigue, the way you eat can change the way you feel. Filled with handy advice and delicious recipes, the Adrenal Fatigue Diet & Action Plan delivers easy ways to improve your health and find relief.This practical action plan provides a complete overview of adrenal fatigue, including what it is, potential symptoms, and other healthcare management strategies. Start your new diet off with a weeklong primer that helps you mentally prepare before diving into a 5-week meal plan, complete with tips for dealing with dietary restrictions, handling flare-ups, and navigating eating out.The Adrenal Fatigue Diet & Action Plan includes:5-week plan—Transition your diet with a fully loaded plan that helps you with mental preparation, shopping, food prep, cooking, and more.50+ recipes—Get a variety of tasty, easy recipes designed to reset your energy and keep you satiated at every meal.Highly customizable—Recipes detail what symptoms they help with, as well as important dietary information and substitution options.Get the delicious, day-by-day guidance you need to find relief from the symptoms of adrenal fatigue.
Adrenal Fatigue For Dummies
by Wendy Jo Peterson Richard SnyderThe easy way to take charge of your adrenal health Despite their small size, the adrenal glands play an important role in the body, producing numerous hormones that impact our development and growth, affect our ability to deal with stress, and help to regulate kidney function. In Adrenal Fatigue For Dummies, you'll find clear self-evaluations and treatment guidelines that will empower you to take charge of your adrenal health through nutrition, vitamins, herbs, bioidentical adrenal hormone supplementation, and self-care practices.Adrenal fatigue is in essence a "tired out" adrenal gland that is not able to support the body the way that it should. The effects can be far-reaching and affect the quality of one's daily life. It can affect the immune system, cause inflammation, decrease sex drive, and inhibit the ability to get up in the morning. But now there's hope!The 4-1-1 on the structure and function of the adrenal glandLinking inflammation and adrenal fatigueConnecting food allergy and adrenal issuesHow to test for adrenal fatigueInformation on eating patterns for all-day energy and improved concentrationDealing with other medical conditions and adrenal fatigueRelaxation tips to reduce stressAdrenal Fatigue For Dummies helps those suffering from this debilitating illness reclaim their lives by addressing the delicate balance among the adrenal glands--which can make the day-to-day difference between feeling awful and feeling good.
Adrenal Transformation Protocol: A 4-Week Plan to Release Stress Symptoms and Go from Surviving to Thriving
by Izabella WentzA recovery plan to heal and reverse adrenal dysfunction, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hashimoto&’s Protocol. What were you doing in your life before you got sick? This is a common question Dr. Izabella Wentz asks her functional medicine clients when trying to get to the root cause of symptoms ranging from low energy, to dependency on caffeine, to sleeplessness and poor memory. More often than not, she finds these individuals developed their symptoms after a period of acute or chronic stress: starting a new business, having a baby, living though a global pandemic—these can all destroy our once-resilient stress response. Since her own diagnosis of Hashimoto&’s thyroiditis at the age of twenty-seven and subsequent bestselling books, Dr. Wentz has become known for her passion to translate emerging research in order to help patients eliminate symptoms conventional medicine has failed to address or even acknowledge. With Adrenal Transformation Protocol, Dr. Wentz tackles adrenal dysfunction, or the body&’s inability to produce essential hormones when it mismanages stress. While adrenal dysfunction produces a constellation of ailments, the good news is that turning these around does not have to be complicated. When we start supporting the adrenals—making a few small dietary and lifestyle changes and taking the right supplements—we can produce profound improvements within weeks or even days. With a simple 4-week program to help identify your adrenal triggers, balance your stress response, and gradually build up your resilience to prevent excess stress from overwhelming your adrenals in the future, The Adrenal Transformation Protocol will set you up with a strong foundation to return to and stay in homeostasis through turbulence.
Adrenocortical Carcinoma: Basic Science and Clinical Concepts
by Gary D. Hammer Tobias ElseWe anticipate the book to be a definitive text on the subject that explores all aspects of the study of adrenal cancer and the treatment of patients with the disease. Chapters will cover epidemiology, pathogenesis, genetics, cancer stem cells, historic and emerging therapies, mouse models of adrenal cancer, new developments in tumor profiling, worldwide collaborative groups and tumor registries together with resources for the practitioner and community of adrenal cancer scientists. We do not wish this book to compete with the other larger books in the Endocrine and Endocrine Surgery literature. In addition, it is not expected to cover benign adrenal diseases that have been covered in detail in other venues. We envision this book to be a very specialized and exhaustive text on basic, translational and clinical aspects of adrenal cancer.
Adrift: Fieldnotes from Almost-Motherhood
by Miranda Ward'What would it mean to name this place I'm in, to map it? To say: this is the landscape. It looks like this, smells like this, at night these are the sounds that carry on the wind. Almost-motherhood . . .'When Miranda Ward and her husband decided to have a baby, they were young and optimistic. But five years, three miscarriages and one ectopic pregnancy later, she is still dealing with the ongoing aftermath of that decision, and the shadow it's cast over her relationship to her partner, her body and her future. In this searing, lyrical and radically honest memoir, Ward charts her journey through the uncertain landscape of almost-motherhood, asking questions of geography on the most intimate scale. How can we learn to be at home in our own bodies, even when we feel adrift from them? What language do we have for the spaces in between, the periods of wanting and waiting? And how do we maintain hope as we navigate towards an unknown future?