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JAMA. 2006;296(9):1141-1144. doi:10.1001/jama.296.9.1143-b.
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AddictionsGambling as an Addictive Behaviour: Impaired Control, Harm Minimisation, Treatment and Prevention

by Mark Dickerson and John O’Connor (International Research Monographs in the Addictions), 176 pp, with illus, $95, ISBN-13 978-0-521-84701-8, ISBN-10 0-521-84701-X, New York, NY, Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Shattering the Myths and Mysteries of Alcohol: Insights and Answers to Drinking, Smoking and Drug Use
by Raymond V. Haring, 261 pp, with illus, paper, $14.95, ISBN-13 978-0-9643673-1-2, ISBN-10 0-9643673-1-9, Sacramento, Calif, HealthSpan Communications, 1998.
Cardiovascular MedicineCardiovascular Biomarkers: Pathophysiology and Disease Management
edited by David A. Morrow (Contemporary Cardiology), includes eBook/PDA on CD-ROM, 620 pp, with illus, $175, ISBN-13 1-58829-526-2, ISBN-10 1-58829-562-5, Totowa, NJ, Humana Press, 2006.
Crash Course: Cardiovascular System
by Roy D. Russ and Toby Fagan, 180 pp, with illus, $29.95, ISBN-13 978-0-323-04345-8, paper, ISBN-10 0-323-04345-3, Philadelphia, Pa, Mosby Elsevier, 2006.
The Heart: Our Circulatory System
by Seymour Simon, 32 pp, with illus, $16.99, ISBN-13 978-0-06-087720-0, ISBN-10 0-06-087720-0, paper, $6.99, ISBN-13 978-0-06-087721-7, Washington, DC, Smithsonian, New York, NY, Collins, 2006 (for ages 5-9 years).
Environmental HealthHow Everyday Products Make People Sick: Toxins at Home and in the Workplace
by Paul D. Blanc, 351 pp, with illus, $50, ISBN-13 978-0-520-24881-6, ISBN-10 0-520-24881-3, paper, $19.95, ISBN-13 978-0-520-248823, ISBN-10 0-520-24882-1, Berkeley, University of California Press, 2007.
HistoryThe Great Stink of Paris and the Nineteenth-Century Struggle Against Filth and Germs
by David S. Barnes, 314 pp, with illus, $35, ISBN-13 978-0-8018-8349-1, ISBN-10 0-8018-8349-0, Baltimore, Md, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.
Our Shared Legacy: Nursing Education at Johns Hopkins 1889-2006
edited by Mame Warren, 304 pp, with illus, $50, ISBN-13 0-8018-8473-3, ISBN-10 0-8018-8473-X, Baltimore, Md, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.
The Western Medical Tradition: 1800-2000
by W. F. Bynum, Anne Hardy, Stephen Jacyna, Christopher Lawrence, and E. M. (Tilli) Tansey, 614 pp, with illus, paper, $29.99, ISBN-13 978-0-521-47565-5, ISBN-10 0-521-47565-1, New York, NY, Cambridge University Press, 2006.
MiscellaneousHope for Hurting Families: Creating Family Justice Centers Across America
by Casey Gwinn with Gael Strack, 219 pp, with illus, paper, $26.95, ISBN-13 978-1-884244-30-8, ISBN-10 1-884244-30-0, Volcano, Calif, Volcano Press, 2006.
Learning to Smell: Olfactory Perception From Neurobiology to Behavior
by Donald A. Wilson and Richard J. Stevenson, 309 pp, with illus, $80, ISBN-13 978-0-8018-8368-2, ISBN-10 0-8018-8368-7, Baltimore, Md, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.
Narrative Medicine: Honoring the Stories of Illness
by Rita Charon, 266 pp, $39.95, ISBN-13 978-0-19-516675-0, ISBN-10 0-19-516675-2, New York, NY, Oxford University Press, 2006.
Molecular MedicineCell-Cell Interactions: Methods and Protocols
edited by Sean P. Colgan (Methods in Molecular Biology, No. 341), 286 pp, with illus, $99.50, ISBN-13 978-1-58829-523-1, ISBN-10 1-58829-523-0, Totowa, NJ, Humana Press, 2006.
NutritionFood Choice and Obesity in Black America: Creating a New Cultural Diet
by Eric J. Bailey, 170 pp, $39.95, ISBN-13 978-0-86569-330-2, ISBN-10 0-86569-330-7, Westport, Conn, Praeger, 2006.
PainCore Topics in Pain
by Anita Holdcroft and Sian Jaggar, 345 pp, with illus, $70, ISBN-13 978-0-521-85778-9, ISBN-10 0-521-85778-3, New York, NY, Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Pharmacology-TherapeuticsDrug Discovery and Development, vol 1: Drug Discovery
edited by Mukund S. Chorghade, 456 pp, with illus, $99.95, ISBN-13 978-0-471-39848-6, ISBN-10 0-471-39848-9, Hoboken, NJ, Wiley-Interscience, 2006.
Speed, Ecstasy, Ritalin: The Science of Amphetamines
by Leslie Iversen, 222 pp, with illus, $55, ISBN-13 978-0-19-853089-3, ISBN-10 0-19-853089-7, New York, NY, Oxford University Press, 2006.
Primary CareDisorders of the Respiratory Tract: Common Challenges in Primary Care
by Matthew L. Mintz (Current Clinical Practice), 343 pp, with illus, $79.50, ISBN-13 978-1-58829-556-9, ISBN-10 1-58829-556-7, Totowa, NJ, Humana Press, 2006.
PsychiatryAmerican Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders Compendium 2006
edited by John S. McIntyre, Sara C. Charles, and Daniel J. Anzia, et al (American Psychiatric Association Steering Committee on Practice Guidelines), 1600 pp, with illus, $105, ISBN-13 978-0-89042-383-7, ISBN-10 0-89042-383-0, paper, $89, ISBN-13 978-0-89042-385-1, ISBN-10 0-89042-385-7, Arlington, Va, American Psychiatric Association, 2006.
The Psychiatric Interview in Clinical Practice
by Roger A. MacKinnon, Robert Michels, and Peter J. Buckley, 2nd ed, 661 pp, $65, ISBN-13 978-1-58562-090-6, ISBN-10 1-58562-090-4, Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Publishing, 2006.
Psychiatric Interviewing and Assessment
by Rob Poole and Robert Higgo, 228 pp, paper, $55, ISBN-13 978-0-521-67119-4, ISBN-10 0-521-67119-1, New York, NY, Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Public HealthAdvancing Health Literacy: A Framework for Understanding and Action
by Christina Zarcadoolas, Andrew F. Pleasant, and David S. Greer, 368 pp, with illus, paper, $50, ISBN-13 978-0-7879-8433-5, ISBN-10 0-7879-8433-7, San Francisco, Calif, Jossey-Bass/Wiley, 2006.
Air, the Environment and Public Health
by Anthony Kessel, 243 pp, with illus, $90, ISBN-13 978-0-521-83146-8, ISBN-10 0-521-83146-6, New York, NY, Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Are We Ready? Public Health Since 9/11
by David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz (California/Milbank Books on Health and the Public, No. 15), 181 pp, $45, ISBN 0-520-24920-8, paper, $16.95, ISBN 0-520-25038-9, Berkeley, Calif, University of California Press, New York, NY, Milbank Memorial Fund, 2006.
ReferenceDictionary of Health Insurance and Managed Care
edited by David Edward Marcinko and Hope Rachel Hetico, with more than 5000 definitions, 3000 abbreviations, and 2000 resources, paper, 360 pp, $38.95, ISBN-13 978-0-8261-4994-7, ISBN-10 0-8261-4994-4, New York, NY, Springer Publishing Co, 2006.
Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers
by Council of Science Editors, 7th ed, 658 pp, with illus, $59.95, ISBN-13 978-0-9779665-0-9, ISBN-10 0-9779665-0-X, Reston, Va, Council of Science Editors, New York, NY, Rockefeller University Press, 2006.
ReproductionReproductive Rights in a Global Context: South Africa, Uganda, Peru, Denmark, United States, Vietnam, Jordan
by Lara M. Knudsen, 289 pp, with illus, $69.95, ISBN-10 0-8265-1527-4, paper, $29.95, ISBN-13 978-0-8265-1528-5, ISBN-10 0-8265-1528-2, Nashville, Tenn, Vanderbilt University Press, 2006.
ResearchDesigning and Conducting Health Surveys: A Comprehensive Guide
by Lu Ann Aday and Llewellyn J. Cornelius, 3rd ed, 518 pp, with illus, $60, ISBN-13 978-0-7879-7560-9, ISBN-10 0-7879-7560-5, San Francisco, Calif, Jossey-Bass/Wiley, 2006.
SurgeryAchauer and Sood's Burn Surgery: Reconstruction and Rehabilitation
by Rajiv Sood, 423 pp, with illus, $149, ISBN-13 978-1-4160-3777-4, ISBN-10 1-4160-3777-2, Philadelphia, Pa, Saunders Elsevier, 2006.
An Anatomic Approach to Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
edited by Mick J. Perez-Cruet, Larry T. Khoo, and Richard G. Fessler, includes 2 DVDs, 819 pp, with illus, $325, ISBN-13 978-1-57626-173-6, ISBN-10 1-57626-173-5, St Louis, Mo, Quality Medical Publishing, 2006.

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