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The Feeling of What Happens

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT

The scientist who linked emotion and reason in the bestselling Descartes' Error takes the next step into the creation of consciousness.

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Rescue 471: A Paramedic's Stories

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT

In taut, thrilling prose, a seasoned paramedic captures the rarely seen real world of emergency medicine--from a four-month-old baby who has stopped breathing to a 60-year-old woman with a strange abdominal mass that threatens to explode.

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The Promise of Sleep: A Pioneer in Sleep Medicine Explores the Vital Connection Between Health, Happiness, and a Good Night's Sleep

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT

This groundbreaking book, a national bestseller in hardcover, explains what happens when we sleep, when we don't, and how we can reclaim the most powerful--and underrated--health miracle of all. Online feature.

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Powerful Medicines: The Benefits, Risks, and Costs of Prescription Drugs

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT

Avorn reminds us that every pill we take represents a delicate compromise between the promise of healing, the risk of side effects, and an increasingly daunting price. The stakes on each front grow higher every year.

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Analysis of Triplet Repeat Disorders

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT

The clinical picture of diseases caused by trinucleotide repeats, such as fragile X syndrome, myotonic dystrophy, Huntington's disease, and forms of spinocerebella ataxia. An authoritative review volume.

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