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Ratgeber Schulter
by Joachim GrifkaDieser Ratgeber hilft allen Menschen, die unter Schulterproblemen leiden. Hier erfahren sie mehr über ihre Krankheit, verstehen damit die Zusammenhänge besser und können empfohlene Behandlungen nachvollziehen. Darüber hinaus lernen Betroffene, was sie selbst gegen die Beschwerden tun können, denn gerade bei Schultererkrankungen kann und sollte der Patient vieles selbst tun, um die Belastbarkeit zu verbessern und Beschwerden entgegenzuwirken. Ein Video-gestütztes Trainingsprogramm dient als Information und Schulung; die enthaltenen Videos zeigen Übungen und geben Tipps für richtige Verhaltensmaßnahmen und ein gezieltes Training. Patienten sprechen immer wieder Fragen und Probleme an - auch darauf geht dieser Ratgeber gezielt ein. Mittels der Prinzipien der Schulterschule ist es heute möglich, mit Verhaltensmaßnahmen und gezielten Übungen eine Vielzahl von Beschwerden ohne Operation erfolgreich zu behandeln. Alle Übungen können Sie ohne spezielle Geräte einfach und sicher zuHause durchführen. Der Autor und seine Arbeitsgruppe sind mit dem höchst dotierten Preis für Prävention in Deutschland ausgezeichnet worden. Empfohlen vom Berufsverband für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, vom VDB-Physiotherapieverband – Berufs- und Wirtschaftsverband der Selbständigen in der Physiotherapie und dem Deutschen Verband für Physiotherapie (ZVK) e.V.
Ratgeber Skin Picking: Hilfe bei Dermatillomanie
by Linda M. Mehrmann Alexander L. GerlachPathologisches Hautzupfen und Hautquetschen – in der Fachsprache Dermatillomanie, auch Skin Picking genannt – ist eine Erkrankung, bei der Betroffene wiederholt ihre eigene Haut bearbeiten, knibbeln, quetschen. Sie folgen dabei einem starken inneren Drang, dem sie nur schwer Widerstand entgegensetzen können, und leiden sehr unter den Folgen, etwa Schuld- und Schamgefühle, Wunden- und Narbenbildung. Dieser Ratgeber richtet sich an Betroffene, deren Angehörige und alle, die beispielsweise als Psychotherapeut oder Hautarzt Berührungspunkte mit Skin Picking haben. Sie finden hierin alle wichtigen Informationen zu Skin Picking sowie eine Anleitung zur Selbsthilfe mit vielen praktischen Tipps und Übungen. Aus dem Inhalt: Informationen rund um Skin Picking – Strategien gegen das Knibbeln: Knibbelstopp – Rückfallprophylaxe. Die Autoren:Linda M. Mehrmann und Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Alexander L. Gerlach sind Psychologische Psychotherapeuten (Verhaltenstherapie) und helfen seit vielen Jahren Skin-Picking-Patienten.
Ratgeber Stoma: Leben und Lebensgestaltung mit künstlichem Darmausgang
by Kia HomayounfarWenn aufgrund einer Darmerkrankung ein künstlicher Darmausgang angelegt werden muss, stellen sich viele Fragen:Warum ist ein Stoma erforderlich, und wie funktioniert es?Wie gehe ich mit dem Stoma im Alltag um, und wie muss es gepflegt werden?Welche Probleme können im Zusammenhang mit dem Stoma auftreten?An wen kann ich mich wenden, wenn ich Unterstützung benötige?Und letztlich: kann das Stoma auch wieder beseitigt werden?Alle diese Fragen sind detailliert und gut verständlich von Fachleuten aus den verschiedenen Berufsgruppen, die in die Betreuung von Patientinnen und Patienten mit Stoma eingebunden sind, beantwortet.
Ratgeber Wachkoma: für Angehörige und Betreuende
by Jürgen DrebesDieses Buch richtet sich an Angehörige und Betreuende von Menschen im Wachkoma und geht neben den pflegerischen Aspekten auch auf die sozialen und menschlichen Bedürfnisse der Beteiligten in dieser herausfordernden Lebenssituation ein.Eine genaue Zahl, wie viele Menschen im Wachkoma zu Hause versorgt werden gibt es nicht. Allerdings erleiden jedes Jahr schätzungsweise bis zu 10.000 Menschen neu eine Hirnschädigung und viele werden im Zustand Wachkoma nach Hause entlassen. Wie bereitet man sich als Angehörige darauf vor? Was genau kommt auf einen zu und wo kriegt man Hilfe?Der erfahrene Autor unterstützt mit kompetenten Wissen und geht dabei feinfühlig auf die wichtigen Aspekte und Bedürfnisse der Betroffenen ein. Eingestreute Zitate von Angehörigen spiegeln die Fragen und Ängste, auf welche der Autor mit Informationen, Aufklärung und Erfahrung eingeht.Wissenschaftlich fundiert und nah am Menschen.
Ratgeber Zahngesundheit: Wie Sie Ihre Zähne lange gesund erhalten
by Alexander GlückDer Ratgeber versetzt Sie in die Lage, Ihre persönliche Vorsorge in Sachen Zahngesundheit zu verbessern und Ihre optimale Zahnpflege zu finden. Er erklärt den gesunden und den kranken Zahn und beschreibt die Prophylaxe- und Behandlungsmethoden des Zahnarztes, ohne ihn ersetzen zu wollen. Der Autor macht mit den wichtigsten Vorgängen im und am Zahn vertraut und führt in die häufigsten Erkrankungen und ihre Behandlung ein, er erklärt die Möglichkeiten heutiger Mundhygiene und Zahnpflege und unterstützt Sie bei der Orientierung über die passende Behandlungsform. Im Zentrum steht der aufgeklärte Patient, denn er ist es, der über Wohl und Wehe seiner Zähne entscheidet – durch seine Ernährungs- und Lebensweise, aber auch bei der Frage, welche Behandlung der Zahnarzt durchführen soll.
Rational Basis for Clinical Translation in Stroke Therapy (Frontiers in Neurotherapeutics Series)
by Giuseppe Micieli Diana AmanteaStroke remains one of the major causes of death and long-term disability worldwide. Currently, the only approved therapy for the acute treatment of this disease is thrombolysis, a strategy that can only be applied to a small percentage of patients due to its narrow therapeutic window. Unfortunately, during the last years numerous promising drugs th
Rational Drug Design: Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology #1824)
by Tahsin F. Kellici Thomas MavromoustakosThis volume covers several aspects of rational drug design, such as synthesis of novel bioactive drugs; development and application of new methodologies; computational methods valuable for the establishment of new approaches in drug discovery; and the effects of physical-chemical and ADMET properties of the designed potential drugs. Chapters guide readers through amyloid deposits, Saturation Transfer Difference (STD) NMR, methods on bioguided design, the importance of lipophilicity in drug design, ADMET, FRET, structural biology, and homology modeling. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.Authoritative and cutting-edge, Rational Drug Design: Methods and Protocols aims to ensure successful results in the further study of this vital field.
Rational Drug Design
by Yi ZhengOver the past three decades there have been new developments in therapeutic drug design. In Rational Drug Design: Methods and Protocols, expert researchers in the field detail many of the methodologies used to study rational drug design. These include methods such as virtual screening of chemical hits, rational lead discovery by high throughput screening, combinatorial and fragment based lead generation, peptide based drug discovery, and animal models of lead validation. Written in the highly 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 laboratory protocols, and key tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and practical, Rational Drug Design: Methods and Protocols seeks to aid scientists in the further study of rational drug design and future drug discovery.
Rational Therapeutics for Infants and Children: Workshop Summary
by Roundtable On Research Development Of Drugs Biologics Medical DevicesThe National Academies Press (NAP)--publisher for the National Academies--publishes more than 200 books a year offering the most authoritative views, definitive information, and groundbreaking recommendations on a wide range of topics in science, engineering, and health. Our books are unique in that they are authored by the nation's leading experts in every scientific field.
Rational Use of Intravenous Fluids in Critically Ill Patients
by Manu L. N. G. Malbrain Adrian Wong Prashant Nasa Supradip GhoshThis open access book, published by Springer under the Open Access CC BY 4.0 Licence in collaboration with the International Fluid Academy (IFA, www.fluidacademy.org), explores rationalized intravenous fluid therapy for critically ill patients. Despite being commonly prescribed in inpatient settings, intravenous fluids are often administered without evidence-based guidelines, neglecting essential considerations such as the fact they are drugs, that need proper dosing, duration, indications, contraindications, side effects, and de-escalation. This book fills this knowledge gap. Each chapter starts with a clinical vignette and a related question, followed by a concise summary abstract, key learning points, main text, and a conclusion that addresses the clinical question and provides relevant take-home messages. Additionally, every chapter includes an IFA commentary referencing the latest literature and evidence. The book begins with an introductory chapter that provides definitions and terminology, followed by four sections. The first section covers the fundamentals of intravenous fluid therapy, including fluid compartments in sick patients, fluid bolus dynamics, heart-lung interactions, fluid challenge, fluid responsiveness, arterial blood gas analysis based on traditional and Stewart concepts, and electrolyte physiology relevant to clinical issues. The second section discusses commercially available intravenous fluids, while the third section focuses on fluid therapy in specific clinical situations. The final section introduces the concepts of fluid stewardship and appropriate fluid prescription. Aligned with the International Fluid Academy's mission to enhance education and promote research on fluid management and monitoring, ultimately improving patient survival rates, this book contributes significantly to establishing fluid stewardship at the bedside. It provides valuable support for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals across various clinical disciplines working in emergency rooms, operating rooms, or intensive care units, aiding their everyday clinical practice.
Rationalizing Acute Care Services
by Pauline MistryRationalization is concerned with making the most effective use of the resources available. In many places where this process is taking place it is plagued with public opposition and misunderstanding. Hitherto rationalization in the acute care sector has primarily been concerned with closing sites closing beds moving beds between services and moving beds from one site to another. This book discusses the need for rationalization in the context of health service reforms and future strategy. It considers recent changes in the health service the case for rationalization health care needs the role of public relations the future of the acute care hospital site and facilities appraisal and the costs of rationalization. The text is essential reading for managers and clinicians involved in acute care services non-executive members of boards and trusts and students of health services management.
The Rationing: A Novel
by Charles Wheelan"Part present-day political satire, part Robin Cook thriller, and part pure entertainment." —Lee Woodruff, New York Times best-selling coauthor of In an InstantAmerica is in trouble—at the mercy of a puzzling pathogen. That ordinarily wouldn’t lead to catastrophe, thanks to modern medicine, but there’s just one problem: the government supply of Dormigen, the silver bullet of pharmaceuticals, has been depleted just as demand begins to spike. Originally published before the COVID-19 pandemic, The Rationing is set in the near future, and centers around a White House struggling to quell the crisis—and control the narrative. Working together, just barely, are a savvy but preoccupied president; a Speaker more interested in jockeying for position—and a potential presidential bid—than attending to the minutiae of disease control; a patriotic majority leader unable to differentiate a virus from a bacterium; a strategist with brilliant analytical abilities but abominable people skills; and, improbably, our narrator, a low-level scientist with the National Institutes of Health who happens to be the world’s leading expert in lurking viruses.Little goes according to plan during the three weeks necessary to replenish the stocks of Dormigen. Some Americans will get the life-saving drug and others will not, and nations with their own supply soon offer aid—but for a price. China senses blood and a geopolitical victory, presenting a laundry list of demands that ranges from complete domination of the South China Sea to additional parking spaces at the UN, while India claims it can save the day for the U.S.Political backstabbing, rank hypocrisy, and dastardly deception reign in this delightfully entertaining debut that presciently anticipated the COVID-19 crisis.
Rationing in health care: The theory and practice of priority setting
by Iestyn Williams Suzanne RobinsonThe challenges faced by those rationing scarce health care resources have intensified following the economic downturn. This book tackles this challenge by exploring the latest thinking and practice on priority setting methods. In an accessible style the book brings together theories, practice and evidence from a wide range of disciplines and provides practical, evidence-based prescriptions for decision makers. It will be of interest to all health care managers and students of health care policy and management.
Rationing Is Not a Four-Letter Word: Setting Limits on Healthcare (Basic Bioethics)
by Philip M. RosoffA provocative argument that the best way to deliver high-quality healthcare to Americans is to institute a comprehensive and fair system of rationing.Most people would agree that the healthcare system in the United States is a mess. Healthcare accounts for a larger percentage of gross domestic product in the United States than in any other industrialized nation, but health outcomes do not reflect this enormous investment. In this book, Philip Rosoff offers a provocative proposal for providing quality healthcare to all Americans and controlling the out-of-control costs that threaten the economy. He argues that rationing—often associated in the public's mind with such negatives as unplugging ventilators, death panels, and socialized medicine—is not a dirty word. A comprehensive, centralized, and fair system of rationing is the best way to distribute the benefits of modern medicine equitably while achieving significant cost savings.Rosoff points out that certain forms of rationing already exist when resources are scarce and demand high: the organ transplant system, for example, and the distribution of drugs during a shortage. He argues that if we incorporate certain key features from these systems, healthcare rationing would be fair—and acceptable politically. Rosoff considers such topics as fairness, decisions about which benefits should be subject to rationing, and whether to compensate those who are denied scarce resources. Finally, he offers a detailed discussion of what an effective and equitable healthcare rationing system would look like.
Rationing Is Not a Four-Letter Word
by Philip M. RosoffMost people would agree that the healthcare system in the United States is a mess. Healthcare accounts for a larger percentage of gross domestic product in the United States than in any other industrialized nation, but health outcomes do not reflect this enormous investment. In this book, Philip Rosoff offers a provocative proposal for providing quality healthcare to all Americans and controlling the out-of-control costs that threaten the economy. He argues that rationing -- often associated in the public's mind with such negatives as unplugging ventilators, death panels, and socialized medicine -- is not a dirty word. A comprehensive, centralized, and fair system of rationing is the best way to distribute the benefits of modern medicine equitably while achieving significant cost savings.Rosoff points out that certain forms of rationing already exist when resources are scarce and demand high: the organ transplant system, for example, and the distribution of drugs during a shortage. He argues that if we incorporate certain key features from these systems, healthcare rationing would be fair -- and acceptable politically. Rosoff considers such topics as fairness, decisions about which benefits should be subject to rationing, and whether to compensate those who are denied scarce resources. Finally, he offers a detailed discussion of what an effective and equitable healthcare rationing system would look like.
Rationing Medical Care on the Basis of Age: The Moral Dimensions
by Eric Matthews Elizabeth Russell"Rationing Medical Care on the Basis of Age" explores this highly topical issue and presents a critical argument on the nature of the possible crisis. Its in-depth philosophical analysis of the main ethical positions adopts an interdisciplinary and international approach. This book is important reading for healthcare policy makers and shapers and healthcare managers. Academics in ethics, philosophy, economics, and all healthcare disciplines will find it useful, as will public health specialists, health economists, and social scientists with an interest in health and medicine. The authors of this book have opened up significant new perspectives on many important issues which in practice confront politicians, managers, professionals, patients and the public today. They have done this moreover in a way that is highly accessible to a non-specialist readership.
Rats, Lice and History: A Chronicle Of Disease, Plagues, And Pestilence
by Gerald N. Grob Hans ZinsserWhen Rats, Lice and History appeared in 1935, Hans Zinsser was a highly regarded Harvard biologist who had never written about historical events. Although he had published under a pseudonym, virtually all of his previous writings had dealt with infections and immunity and had appeared either in medical and scientific journals or in book format. Today he is best remembered as the author of Rats, Lice, and History, which gone through multiple editions and remains a masterpiece of science writing for a general readership.To Zinsser, scientific research was high adventure and the investigation of infectious disease, a field of battle. Yet at the same time he maintained a love of literature and philosophy. His goal in Rats, Lice and History was to bring science, philosophy, and literature together to establish the importance of disease, and especially epidemic infectious disease, as a major force in human affairs. Zinsser cast his work as the biography of a disease. In his view, infectious disease simply represented an attempt of a living organism to survive. From a human perspective, an invading pathogen was abnormal; from the perspective of the pathogen it was perfectly normal.This book is devoted to a discussion of the biology of typhus and history of typhus fever in human affairs. Zinsser begins by pointing out that the louse was the constant companion of human beings. Under certain conditions–to wash or to change clothing–lice proliferated. The typhus pathogen was transmitted by rat fleas to human beings, who then transmitted it to other humans and in some strains from human to human.Rats, Lice and History is a tour de force. It combines Zinsser's expertise in biology with his broad knowledge of the humanities
Raus aus der Adipositas: Warum Diäten dick machen und die Operation ein guter Weg ist
by Rüdiger HorstmannAdipositas oder Fettleibigkeit ist eine extreme Form des Übergewichts mit einem hohen Risiko für Folgeerkrankungen. Der unterhaltsam und leicht verständlich geschriebene Ratgeber zeigt mögliche Auswege aus dieser Krankheit und will somit zu einer Verbesserung der Lebensqualität von Adipösen beitragen. Der Autor, ein erfahrener Chirurg, war Leiter des Adipositas-Centrums Münster und erklärt einfühlsam die Hintergründe des Krankheitsbilds und die Grenzen der nicht-operativen Behandlungsmöglichkeiten. Im Mittelpunkt einer erfolgreichen Therapie steht ein ganzheitliches Konzept, in dem die Adipositas-Chirurgie wie ein Mosaikstein in ein komplexes Behandlungsregime eingebettet ist.Es gibt eben doch Lösungen jenseits von Frühlingsdiät und Jojo-Falle! Nicht durch eine neue Diät als letztem Schrei oder andere Zaubertricks, sondern mittels professioneller Diagnostik, Beratung und einer operativen Maßnahme können Übergewichtige wieder zu einem leichteren Leben zurückkehren. Durch umfangreiche Informationen will der Autor seinen Leser*innen die Angst vor einer Operation nehmen und Selbsthilfegruppen bei ihrer Aufklärungsarbeit unterstützen. Denn: Für die meisten Betroffenen ist die Operation nach aktuellsten wissenschaftliche Erkenntnissen keine „Ultima Ratio“, sondern der einzig erfolgversprechende Weg.Das Buch ermutigt Betroffene, Verantwortung für ihre Situation zu übernehmen, indem sie Unterstützung bekommen und selbst aktiv werden. Es ist aber auch für all jene geschrieben, die verstehen wollen, warum sich in unserer Gesellschaft die Adipositas immer weiter verbreitet und warum Diäten in der Behandlung ungeeignet sind.
Raus aus der Pflegefalle: Aktiv sein - Pflegebedürftigkeit verhindern
by Barbara Fisa Norbert Bachl Alexander BiachEin Großteil der chronischen Erkrankungen und deren Risikofaktoren kann durch persönliches Verhalten, also durch den Lebensstil vermieden bzw. verhindert und insbesondere deren Progredienz minimiert werden. Aus unzähligen weltweit durchgeführten epidemiologischen Studien ist erwiesen, dass regelmäßige körperliche Aktivität, eine entsprechende Ernährung sowie soziale Eingebundenheit und damit Lebenszufriedenheit Schlüsselfaktoren für Lebensqualität und Langlebigkeit sind. Das Buch geht diesem Phänomen auf den Grund und zeigt auf, welche gesundheitspolitischen Maßnahmen sich im Kampf gegen eine Pflegebedürftigkeit im Alter bewähren. Denn durch gesundheitsfördernde, präventive und rehabilitative Maßnahmen kann die Selbständigkeit von älteren Menschen erhalten, gefördert oder sogar wiedergewonnen werden. Wesentliche Forderungen sind dabei eine strukturell, personell, finanziell und ausbildungstechnische Pflegereform und der flächendeckende Einsatz von anderen innovativen Werkzeugen, wie etwa Pflegekompetenzzentren und der Best Agers Bonus-Pass.
Rau's Respiratory Care Pharmacology (Evolve)
by Douglas S. Gardenhire EdD RRT-NPS FAARCYou can breathe a little easier knowing there’s a proven way to master respiratory pharmacology! For more than 30 years, Rau’s Respiratory Care Pharmacology has been the preeminent text on the subject. With easy-to-grasp terminology, relatable explanations, and reader-friendly writing, it simplifies the process of learning pharmacology material like never before. Rau’s is organized into three logical sections, covering the basics of respiratory care, frequently used drugs, and critical care medications. New to the 11th edition are recently approved FDA drugs, information on drug approvals, COVID-19 coverage, and new and updated Clinical Connection boxes that focus on important clinical questions, assisting you in connecting the information in the text to the clinical setting and addressing how Respiratory Therapists can help educate patients.
Rauschdrogen
by Thomas GeschwindeDas Werk bietet grundlegende Informationen zu den Wirkungsweisen verschiedener Drogen. Die ausführliche Darstellung in Form eines Nachschlagewerks ermöglicht den Vergleich der jeweiligen Wirkungen. Neben "klassischen" Drogen wie Kokain werden in der Neuauflage auch vollsynthetische, ursprünglich für medizinische Therapien entwickelte Substanzen ausführlich behandelt. Ferner werden pflanzliche Stoffe, die über Online-Shops erhältlich sind, und "Lifestyle-Medikamente", die u. a. zur kognitiven Leistungssteigerung eingenommen werden, berücksichtigt.
Rauschdrogen: Marktformen Und Wirkungsweisen
by Thomas GeschwindeDas Werk bietet grundlegende Informationen zu den Wirkungsweisen verschiedener Drogen. Die ausführliche Darstellung in Form eines Nachschlagewerks ermöglicht den Vergleich der jeweiligen Wirkungen. Neben „klassischen“ Drogen wie Kokain werden in der Neuauflage auch vollsynthetische, ursprünglich für medizinische Therapien entwickelte Substanzen ausführlich behandelt. Ferner werden pflanzliche Stoffe, die über Online-Shops erhältlich sind, und „Lifestyle-Medikamente“, die u. a. zur kognitiven Leistungssteigerung eingenommen werden, berücksichtigt.
Raw Chi
by Rehmannia Dean Thomas Janabai Owens-AmsdenRaw Chi discusses a breakthrough in health understanding, showing readers how to bridge the gap between the raw foods diet and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Offering an overview of the nature of foods and herbs used in TCM (ginseng, aged citrus peel, cinnamon twig, licorice root, and many others) in addition to sections dedicated to men's and women's health, author Rehmannia Dean Thomas educates readers on how to use centuries-old Chinese herbal formulas to balance a raw food diet. TCM practitioners have typically discouraged maintaining diets high in raw foods, citing that they are yin in their energetic nature and can dampen the digestive fire, often resulting in fatigue, excess weight, or bloating, among other symptoms. Thomas observed that herbal formulas in the TCM material medica have been designed over many centuries to warm the middle Jiao area--the area from the diaphragm to the navel--and assist the digestive fire (similar to metabolism), thus helping to render raw foods into energy without accumulating moisture retention. The author shoes how an educated and responsible combination of raw food and Chinese herbal teas, tailored to one's individual needs, can help raw foodists, and others, attain daily and long-term health. Thomas describes chi in Western terms, helping readers to understand the meaning of this energy, how it is acquired and used for metabolism and health, and as an overall driver of evolution. He continues by describing the yin and yang of chi and how the foods we eat affect us all, and specifically as men and women--offering three herbal recipes each for men and women separately, and two tea recipes for both men and women. The text includes an appendix with instructions on different methods for herb preparation and sources for high-quality herbs.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Raw Data
by Pernille RørthChloe and Karen are ambitious and independent-minded young scientists, both trying to make their mark in the competitive world of biomedical science. They work in Tom Palmer's lab at a top-tier research institute in the US. Life in the lab is full of excitement and passion, but also frustrations, jealousy and the fear of being scooped. When honesty and scientific integrity are questioned in the context of a paper accepted at a prestigious journal, all are deeply affected and everyone must decide what actions to take to save their careers. The primary intent of this novel is to draw the reader into the lives of scientists and show what makes people of this profession - or vocation - "tick". Full of smart, driven, enthusiastic, and yet fallible, individuals, the story portrays the fascinating world of top-level science. It illuminates motivations behind disastrous events that can emerge when ambitions clash with the way science is supposed to work. The novel is complemented by an extensive interview with the author on defining features of contemporary bio-medical research: the challenges of turning discovery into publications ("publish or perish"), peer review, women in science and, of course, scientific misconduct. The latter has garnered growing attention lately, including high-profile stories in the popular press, and is a source of concerns for scientists, funders and publishers alike. About the author: Pernille Rørth holds a PhD in cell biology and genetics. She has led research labs at top institutions in the US, in Europe and in Asia, including the Carnegie Institution for Science (Dept. Embryology) and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL). With 25 years as an active scientist, she is senior author of numerous research articles, including some in the most prestigious journals in biology. She also served as Executive Editor (Editor-in-Chief) of The EMBO Journal for 5 years. This is her first novel. She now lives in Copenhagen with her husband, also a scientist.
Raw Material: Producing Pathology in Victorian Culture
by Erin O'ConnorRaw Material analyzes how Victorians used the pathology of disease to express deep-seated anxieties about a rapidly industrializing England's relationship to the material world. Drawing on medicine, literature, political economy, sociology, anthropology, and popular advertising, Erin O'Connor explores "the industrial logic of disease," the dynamic that coupled pathology and production in Victorian thinking about cultural processes in general, and about disease in particular. O'Connor focuses on how four particularly troubling physical conditions were represented in a variety of literature. She begins by exploring how Asiatic cholera, which reached epidemic proportions on four separate occasions between 1832 and 1865, was thought to represent the dangers of cultural contamination and dissolution. The next two chapters concentrate on the problems breast cancer and amputation posed for understanding gender. After discussing how breast cancer was believed to be caused by the female body's intolerance to urban life, O'Connor turns to men's bodies, examining how new prosthetic technology allowed dismembered soldiers and industrial workers to reconstruct themselves as productive members of society. The final chapter explores how freak shows displayed gross deformity as the stuff of a new and improved individuality. Complicating an understanding of the Victorian body as both a stable and stabilizing structure, she elaborates how Victorians used disease as a messy, often strategically unintelligible way of articulating the uncertainties of chaotic change. Over the course of the century, O'Connor shows, the disfiguring process of disease became a way of symbolically transfiguring the self. While cholera, cancer, limb loss, and deformity incapacitated and even killed people, their dramatic symptoms provided opportunities for imaginatively adapting to a world where it was increasingly difficult to determine not only what it meant to be human but also what it meant to be alive. Raw Material will interest an audience of students and scholars of Victorian literature, cultural history, and the history of medicine.