Drugs for the Treatment of Respiratory Diseases

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Millions of people are affected by these diseases, and the re-emergence of tuberculosis and increase in asthma in certain populations underline the importance of finding effective treatments. The demographice make this a critical time to identify novel strategies to prevent and treat these increasingly common diseases. The volume surveys and evaluates the drug treatments available for the main categories of lung diseases, including asthma, tuberculosis, smoking disorders, lung cancer, and respiratory infections.

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Respiratory diseases affect millions of people each year and represent a major health burden around the world. This timely reference surveys and evaluates the drug treatments available for the main categories of lung diseases including asthma, tuberculosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, and respiratory infections. The recent re-emergence of tuberculosis and the increase in asthma in certain populations underlines the importance of finding effective new treatments for these diseases. This publication, a comprehensive reference, is one of the first to survey current and novel drug treatments for this group of diseases. It is certain to establish itself as an essential source of reference for respiratory physicians, clinicians and clinical pharmacologists.

American Lung Association 7 Steps to a Smoke-Free Life

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I was able to quit! This was my Bible during the Storm.

American Lung Association 7 Steps to a Smoke-Free Life
Edwin B. Fisher
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One thousand Americans die each day from the effects of smoking. There are 45 to 50 million nicotine addicts in the United States alone, and most would like to quit. If you are one of them, this book is your guide. Based on the American Lung Association's Freedom from Smoking program, it acknowledges that each smoker is different and requires different strategies. You identify the places, times, moods, and conditions that trigger your need to smoke. Then you learn many techniques that you can choose from and adapt to fit your personal needs, lifestyle, and smoking habit. 7 Steps to a Smoke-Free Life leads you through this process: 1. Understand Your Habit and Addiction.
2. Build Your Motivation to Quit.
3. Develop Your Quitting Plan.
4. Prepare for Your Quit Day.
5. Quit.
6. Fighting Temptations--the First Two Weeks.
7. Staying Focused--the First Six Months.

The book is organized interactively, presenting information that will help you understand your habit and break it, worksheets, and checklists that you fill out to personalize your plan, and frequent "quick quit tips" of suggestions and motivation. Even if you've tried unsuccessfully to quit before, this book will prove full of useful tips to help you become an ex-smoker. --Joan Price

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A proven plan for kicking the habit from the nation's leading lung organization

"If you are one of the millions of smokers who needs help in becoming a nonsmoker, the American Lung Association 7 Steps to a Smoke-Free Life can be a real life-saver." âfrom the Foreword by C. Everett Koop.

The American Lung Association's award-winning Freedom From Smoking(r) program has helped hundreds of thousands of smokers quit. Now it can help you.

Without lectures, without gimmicksâand without compromiseâthis straightforward, sympathetic book carefully guides you through the seven steps that will lead to a longer, healthier life. You'll begin by going directly to the source of your addiction: identifying what triggers your own smoking habit. Armed with that knowledge, you'll prepare for quitting day and finally, firmly set yourself on the road to a life free of cigarettes forever.

With great Quick Quit Tips throughout, 7 Steps to a Smoke-Free Life provides the guidance and support you need to cope with cravings, manage stress, keep off extra weight, avoid setbacks, and, above all, stick with it. Let the nation's leading authorities help you kick the habit comfortably, safelyâand permanently.

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Pleased, but could use some more motivation........2007-02-01

I liked the book, but found some of it boring.

Even you can quit too!!!.......2002-08-27

This book helped me realize that I too can quit, and for good!!! It carefully explains statistics, effects and mortality rates, be it gender or age. Each step is very clear and very easy to follow. The Pack Track, notes and defense mechanisms that are given to you in this book will help anyone kick the butts for good!!! Very easy reading and easy on the eyes. Step by step until you are smoke free is the success that comes with this book. Mr. Fisher and Mr. Koop did an outstanding job on this book. The alternatives and attitude changing methods toward smoking are simply superb. Realizations are met on all sides of quitting in this book. From the ones who have quit numerous times to the struggle of relaspes. This book has it all covered. Hypnosis, gum, patches, fading, or whatever method exists, is clearly explained and can be tailored to suit anyone's need on any level!!!

Stay Smoke Free!!!.......2001-09-07

I found this book to be full of helpful ideas to keep you or a loved one off tabacco. It takes you through pre-quiting with great ideas to help you prepare, all the way through to staying smoke free forever. I have been very greatful for this book and recommend it to everyone!

It has been now 9 years!.......2001-01-21

I got a note from an amazon customer, congratulating me on my quitting. For all the ones that will be cosidering this book now and feel it is impossible to quit, I strongly reccomend it and its methodology. I myself, after seeing my father quit smoking when he had his third heart surgery and my mother after her eye surgeries, thought I would not be able to do it. However, today is June 6 2007 and since Dec 20 1998 I have been smoke free. Should you know someone who needs help to quit smoking, I am willing to be part of the network support.

I was able to quit! This was my Bible during the Storm........1999-02-05

Very simple and easy to read guide. Up to date with lots of reccomendations that help. I was a pack and a half a day smoker. I smoked for 17 years. Feel free to contact me should you need support to help you quit. I am buying copies for my friends.

Pharmacotherapy in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)

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Pharmacotherapy in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)

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ASIN: 0824740297

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Placing specialists at the cutting-edge of therapeutic and biotechnological research, this reference reviews the extensive array of pharmaceutical options available for the management of patients with COPD. The book considers disease severity, dosing regimens, administration methods, and monitoring procedures, as well as medication-related side-effects for improved lung function, reduction of disease symptoms, and enhanced quality of life. Contributions from world-renowned authorities reflect recent practices, controversies, and procedures in the control of COPD symptoms and detail the development and efficacy of therapies such as anticholinergics, beta adrenergics, and corticosteroids.

Inhalation Delivery of Therapeutic Peptides and Proteins (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)

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Inhalation Delivery of Therapeutic Peptides and Proteins (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)

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ASIN: 0824797809

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This exhaustive reference-the first book of its kind to describe in detail the functionality of the human respiratory tract and its impact on both local and systemic delivery of biotherapeutic and macromolecular drug systems-offers comprehensive analyses of peptide and protein drug delivery through the lung. Summarizes over 130 patents granted worldwide on alternative systems for pulmonary delivery of therapeutic drugs-especially peptides and proteins! Examining macromolecular drug delivery as an efficient, patient-friendly, and cost-effective method of treatment, Inhalation Delivery of Therapeutic Peptides and Proteins discusses · airway physiology and biomechanics · the pharmaceutical concerns associated with the respiratory tract as a viable port of drug entry to the body · key peptide drugs under development and in use to treat local lung disease, including cyclosporines, interferons, antitrypsins, protease inhibitors, and deoxyribonucleases · the systemic delivery of peptide and protein drugs using fine-particle technology · gene therapy employing gene delivery through the airways · new developments in pulmonary delivery technologies emphasizing inhaled peptide and protein drugs · guidelines for the successful introduction of peptide inhalation aerosol products into the marketplace · and much more!

Pharmacology of the Respiratory Tract (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)

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Chung
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Emphasizing state-of-the-art pharmacological approaches to controlling pathophysiological processes in the airway, this comprehensive reference provides clinicians and scientists with a review of the normal and abnormal physiological, biochemical, and molecular aspects of the respiratory tract. The

2003 Essential Medical Guide to SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) and Atypical Pneumonia, Influenza (Flu), Antiviral Drugs, Respiratory and Lung ... Physicians, and Patients (Two CD-ROM Set)

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2003 Essential Medical Guide to SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) and Atypical Pneumonia, Influenza (Flu), Antiviral Drugs, Respiratory and Lung ... Physicians, and Patients (Two CD-ROM Set)
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ASIN: 1592482163

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This up-to-date and comprehensive set of two CD-ROMs provides a superb collection of official Federal government documents on the newest emerging threat to world health, SARS, known as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. SARS, first discovered in early 2003 and frequently presenting as atypical pneumonia, has been described in the Washington Post as "the first life-threatening new disease in emerge in decades that can be spread from one person to another by casual contact." SARS is believed to be caused by a new type of coronavirus. It poses unique and potentially serious problems for the citizens of all nations.

Every aspect of SARS is thoroughly covered, along with related diseases and public health threats - including influenza and influenza drugs and vaccines, antiviral drugs including ribavirin (used by some physicians in Hong Kong to treat SARS patients), respiratory and lung diseases, and infection control procedures including quarantine, disinfection, hand hygiene, and respirator mask fitting. Other topics covered:

* Pleconaril For Treatment Of Common Cold - FDA Antiviral Drugs Advisory Committee Meeting 2002

* FDA Antiviral Drug Advisory Meetings (transcripts from 1996 to 2002)

As a bonus, we've included full copies of the latest issues of the CDC peer-reviewed journal, EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES, from January 2001 through MAY 2003. Also in this collection of CDC documents: the famous "Pinkbook" - EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PREVENTION OF VACCINE-PREVENTABLE DISEASES - including influenza - and CDC material regarding the careful use of antibiotics to prevent the continued development of dangerous antimicrobial resistance.

Material from every relevant federal agency is included:

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Health and Human Services (HHS) National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) Congressional (House and Senate) Testimony

In addition to the text, we've included the computer video files (in Real Media format) of two outstanding CDC public health training conferences - "Preventing the Spread of AIDS" and "Increasing Clinician Preparedness for SARS." These superb television presentations are perfect for learning the latest on SARS. The two discs contain over one gigabyte of material.

There is no other reference that is as fast, convenient, and portable - everything you need to know, from the federal sources you trust. By using weblinks built into the documents reproduced on the CD-ROM, you can quickly and easily check for the latest clinical updates directly from the government.

In all, the disc has over 39,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Apple Macintosh systems. Reader software is included on the CD.

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This up-to-date and comprehensive set of two CD-ROMs provides a superb collection of official Federal government documents on the newest emerging threat to world health, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. SARS, first discovered in early 2003 and frequently presenting as atypical pneumonia, has been described in the Washington Post as "the first life-threatening new disease in emerge in decades that can be spread from one person to another by casual contact." SARS is believed to be caused by a new type of coronavirus. It poses unique and potentially serious problems for the citizens of all nations.

Other topics covered:

* Pleconaril For Treatment Of Common Cold - FDA Antiviral Drugs Advisory Committee Meeting 2002

* FDA Antiviral Drug Advisory Meetings (transcripts from 1996 to 2002)

Material from every relevant federal agency is included:

In all, the disc has over 39,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Apple Macintosh systems. Reader software is included on the CD.

Our CD-ROMs are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work, utilizing the benefits of the Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of pages that can be rapidly reviewed or printed without untold hours of tedious searching and downloading. Vast archives of important public domain government information that might otherwise remain inaccessible are available for instant review no matter where you are. (Information on this CD-ROM set is not a substitute for professional medical advice; of course, readers are urged to consult with a professional health care provider for any suspected illness.) This book-on-a-disc set makes a great reference work and educational tool for medical professionals, physicians, and patients and their families.

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6 Volumes Complete Home Medical Library including Index, First Aid, Nose, Throat, Lungs, Skin Diseases, Pure Water Supply, Sexual Hygiene, Poisons, Care of Infants, Pregnancy, care of Food, Gout, Rowing , Exercises, Dieting, Doses of Drugs, Camp Cookery
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Abnormal functional development of the heart, lungs, and kidneys: Approaches to functional teratology : proceedings of a conference held in Asheville, ... in clinical and biological research)

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Air Pollutants and the Respiratory Tract, Second Edition (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)

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Emphasizing the impact of air toxins and contaminants on human health, this Second Edition examines the latest research from the epidemiology to the cellular mechanisms underlying cardiopulmonary responses to air pollution. This guide offers chapters that address the basic biology, techniques, and clinical practices used to monitor and assess acute and chronic pollutant responses; the effects of specific air toxins and contaminants on various populations chronically exposed to these compounds; and the complex issues associated with translating science to public health policy.

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Improves one's mind.......2004-08-26

"Kissing your hand may make you feel very good but a diamond bracelet lasts forever." So says Lorelei Lee in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes." With the emergence of Lorelei, Anita Loos invented the chick-lit genre as we know it, with witty looks at love, jewelry, and gold-digging in the sparkling 1920s.

"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" is the diary of Lorelei Lee, a pretty young flapper originally from Little Rock. Since she has managed to get engaged to a married man, and might be hit with a scandal, Lorelei goes overseas. She cuts a gold-digging swathe through Europe, dazzling wealthy men, seeing the "Eyefull" Tower, and recording thoughts both witty and vapid.

Loos followed up her hit novel with "But Gentlemen Prefer Brunettes." The sequel is the story of Lorelei's travelling buddy Dorothy, as told by Lorelei. Dorothy has led a more colorful life -- she started off in the circus before heading to NYC. There, she became a Ziegfield Follies Girl, and then a "companion" to wealthy men.

Anita Loos's "Gentlemen" books first started when Loos encountered a starlet who had men tripping over themselves to help her with her things. Loos was as pretty, as young, and much smarter, but nobody helped her. What was different? Loos was a brunette, and the starlet was a blonde. You do the math.

Loos had a fun, deft sense of humor. She skewered flappers and/or gold-diggers, wealthy men, and the social mores of the 1920s. She also deliberately litters her books with misspellings and run-on sentences, adding to the feeling of overal ditziness. At the same time, her books are such good light fun that they can be read without taking note of the satire.

"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes" gives a wink-nudge look at the flapper era, while giving us the origins of the present-day lite chick-lit genre. Fun, fluffy and amusing.

Utterly entertaining.......2004-06-22

This is a great little book (actually, two books in one). I laughed put loud throughout it and hoped that it would never end. "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" is rightly considered a classic, its sharp and bitingly witty insight is something one never seems to see in a book today (indeed, humour in a book today seems to be rare - sometimes it seems that all new fiction books are depressing and morbid; and if you feel this way too then you should read Loos' clever and refreshing novels). This is a classuc that you will want to read over and over.

Wry, funny and timeless.......2003-09-12

If you appreciate wry humor and satire, wonderfully written, this is the book for you. A quick read that never disappoints. Every gentleman should read this by the time he turns 25.

What a star.......2002-07-03

Which came first, Damon Runyon or Anita Loos? Whatever, this is a brilliant book that gets funnier as Loos hits her stride. By the time she gets to Dorothy's adventures she's well away. It's not just the language and the gags but the concrete observation - Dorothy isn't just discovered sitting in the doorway of Pearl Lo Vino's tent, she's found sitting there watching Pearl crochet a boudoir cap. Writers, take note!

Classic humor!.......2001-06-13

I adored this book! I purchased it because I'd seen both of the movies, but the book is so much wittier! I'd recommend it to anyone with an extremely sophisticated sense of humor, otherwise it would be hard to understand - not for lightweights!

But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes: The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady

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But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes: The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady
Anita Loos
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Anita Loos first published the diaries of Lorelei Lee in the flapper days of 1925. Just a little girl from Little Rock, the gold-digging blonde took the world by storm in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, retiring her diary after meeting a traveling American millionaire - but not for long, because, as she tells us in But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes, "it is bright ideas that keep the home fires burning, and prevent a divorce from taking all of the bloom off Romance."

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But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes: The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and but Gentlemen Marry Brunettes: The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and but Gentlemen Marry Brunettes: The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady
Anita; Loos, Anita but Gentlemen Marry Brunettes Loos
Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
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