Featured Resource – Endocrinology: Basic and Clinical Principles

For this new edition of Conn & Melmed’s Endocrinology: Basic and Clinical Principles, a panel of distinguished scientists and clinicians has completely rewritten every chapter to reflect the latest advances in our understanding of the endocrine system. Maintaining the original goal of the first edition to integrate the basic science of endocrinology with its physiological and clinical principles, the authors have succinctly summarized in 450 pages the latest findings on hormone secretion and hormone action, as well as all of the most recent insights into the physiology and pathophysiology of hormonal disorders. Coverage extends across the entire spectrum of endocrinology-from mammalian cells, plants, and insects to animal models and human diseases-with much increased coverage of diabetes and metabolism. Highlights include cutting-edge discussions of appetite disorders, obesity, reproductive failure, control of thyroid function, hormone action in humans and the lower species, and the mechanisms subserving hormone secretion. Concise yet comprehensive, Endocrinology: Basic and Clinical Principles, Second Edition offers students, clinicians, and scientists access to the entire spectrum of endocrinological knowledge, authoritatively illuminating the basic scientific principles underlying every aspect of hormone secretion and action, and leading the reader towards a full understanding of the pathogenesis and management of human endocrine disease.

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Library Opening Hours During August 2011

The Main, Law, Medical & Science Libraries will close on:

• August 1 Emancipation Day
• August 6 Independence Day

From August 2 – 28 the Main, Law, Medical & Science Libraries will open:

• Mon – Fri 8.30 am-10.00 pm
• Saturday: 8.30 am-4.00 pm.
• Sunday: closed

When the Libraries are closed the Overnight Reading Room, Main Librarywill open:

• 10:15 pm – 6:00 am Monday – Friday
• 4:15pm on Saturday to 6:00am Monday

Normal opening hours will resume on Monday August 29, 2011.

Top 10 causes of death

Click here to view the WHO’s list of the 10 leading causes of death.

World No Tobacco Day – May 31, 2011

WHO produced this video for World No Tobacco Day 2011, the theme of which is a public health treaty, the “WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control”. The tobacco epidemic kills nearly 6 million people each year, of whom more than 5 million are users and ex‑users of tobacco and more than 600 000 are nonsmokers exposed to second-hand smoke. The WHO FCTC is the world’s answer to the tobacco epidemic. Adopted by the World Health Assembly in May 2003 and entered into force less than two years later, it now has more than 170 Parties, making it one of the most rapidly embraced treaties in the history of the United Nations. World No Tobacco Day 2011 highlights the critical importance of ensuring full implementation of the WHO FCTC. Let’s use it!

Migration and Health: A Framework for 21st Century Policy-Making

Zimmerman C, Kiss L, Hossain M (2011) Migration and Health: A Framework for 21st Century Policy-Making. PLoS Med 8(5): e1001034. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001034

Published: May 24, 2011

Summary Points

• Migration is a global phenomenon that influences the health of individuals and populations.
• Policy-making on migration and health is conducted within sector silos that frequently have different goals. Population mobility is wholly compatible with health-promoting strategies for migrants if decision-makers coordinate across borders and policy sectors.
• Policies to protect migrant and public health will be most effective if they address the multiple phases of the migratory process, including pre-departure, travel, destination, interception, and return. Health intervention opportunities exist at each stage.
• This article forms the introduction to a PLoS Medicine series on Migration & Health, laying out a new framework for understanding the migratory process and the five phases of migration, which are discussed in depth in five subsequent articles.

Click here to read full article.

BMJ Clinical Review – Key communication skills and how to acquire them

BMJ 325 : 697 doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7366.697 (Published 28 September 2002)

Summary points

• Doctors with good communication skills identify patients’ problems more accurately

• Their patients adjust better psychologically and are more satisfied with their care

• Doctors with good communication skills have greater job satisfaction and less work stress

• Effective methods of communication skills training are available

• The opportunity to practise key skills and receive constructive feedback of performance is essential

Read the entire article here.

Understanding the Anatomy Behind Clinical Procedures

Professor Kimberly Topp of UCSF’s Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science explores the anatomy behind clinical procedures. This presentation is part of the course, Basic Principles Underlying Modern Medicine, which mirrors the first block of coursework included in the Essential Core of the UCSF Medical School curriculum. Series: UCSF Mini Medical School for the Public [4/2007] [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 12245]