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JAMA. 2006;296(20):2490-2495. doi:10.1001/jama.296.20.2494.
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AnesthesiologyMayo Clinic Procedural Training Manual: Peripheral Nerve Blockade for Major Lower Extremity Orthopedic Surgery

by Robert E. Lennon and Terese T. Horlocker, one DVD, $99.95, ISBN-13 978-0-8493-9058-6, ISBN-10 0-8493-9058-3, Rochester, Minn, Mayo Clinic Scientific Press, 2006.
CancerCobalt in Hard Metals and Cobalt Sulfate, Gallium Arsenide, Indium Phosphide and Vanadium Pentoxide
(IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans, vol 86, conference, Lyon, France, October 2003), 330 pp, paper, $49.50, ISBN 92-832-1286-X, ISSN 1017-1606, Lyon, France, International Agency for Research on Cancer, 2006.
Highlights in Gastrointestinal Oncology
edited by E. Van Cutsem, A. K. Rustgi, W. Schmiegel, and M. Zeitz (Falk Symposium 149, Berlin, Germany, October 2005), 184 pp, with illus, $189, ISBN-13 978-1-4020-5108-1, ISBN-10 1-4020-5108-5, New York, NY, Springer, 2006.
The M. D. Anderson Surgical Oncology Handbook
by Barry W. Feig, David H. Berger, and George M. Fuhrman, 4th ed, 707 pp, with illus, paper, $49.95, ISBN-13 978-0-7817-5643-3, ISBN-10 0-7817-5643-X, Philadelphia, Pa, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006.
Cardiovascular MedicineCardiovascular Physiology
by Matthew N. Levy and Achilles J. Pappano (Mosby Physiology Monograph Series), 269 pp, with illus, paper, $39.95, ISBN-13 978-0-323-03446-3, ISBN-10 0-323-03446-2, Philadelphia, Pa, Mosby Elsevier, 2007.
Journey Into the Heart: A Tale of Pioneering Doctors and Their Race to Transform Cardiovascular Medicine
by David Monagan with David O. Williams, 372 pp, $27.50, ISBN-13 978-1-592-40265-6, ISBN-10 1-592-40265-8, New York, NY, Gotham Books, 2007 (development of balloon angioplasty).
DermatologyCosmetic and Drug Microbiology
edited by Donald S. Orth, Jon J. Kabara, Stephen P. Denyer, and S. K. Tan (Cosmetic Science and Technology Series, vol 31), 375 pp, with illus, $199.95, ISBN-13 978-0-8493-7266-7, ISBN-10 0-8493-7266-6, New York, NY, Informa Healthcare, 2006.
Mild-to-Moderate Psoriasis
edited by John Y. M. Koo, Mark G. Lebwohl, and Chai Sue Lee, 273 pp, with illus, $149.95, ISBN-13 978-0-8493-3723-9, ISBN-10 0-8493-3723-2, New York, NY, Informa Healthcare, 2006.
Skin: A Natural History
by Nina G. Jablonski, 266 pp, with illus, $24.95, ISBN-13 978-0-520-24281-4, ISBN-10 0-520-24281-5, Berkeley, University of California Press, 2006.
EducationFirst Aid for the USMLE Step 2 CS Clinical Skills: A Student to Student Guide
by Tao Le, Vikas Bhushan, Mae Sheikh-Ali, and Fadi Abu Shahin, 2nd ed, 318 pp, paper, $39.95, ISBN-13 978-0-07-147058-2, ISBN-10 0-07-147058-1, New York, NY, McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing Division, 2007.
Physician Assistant Board Review: Certification and Recertification
by James Van Rhee, includes access to Web site with exam simulator, 434 pp, with illus, paper, $49.95, ISBN-13 978-1-4160-2598-6, ISBN-10 1-4160-2598-7, Philadelphia, Pa, Saunders Elsevier, 2006.
Wischnitzer's Residency Manual: Selecting, Securing, Surviving, Succeeding
by Saul Wischnitzer and Edith Wischnitzer, 372 pp, paper, $29.99, ISBN-13 978-0-521-67516-1, ISBN-10 0-521-67516-2, New York, NY, Cambridge University Press, 2006.
GastroenterologyPediatric Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Management
edited by Robert Wyllie and Jeffrey S. Hyams, 3rd ed, 1312 pp, with illus, $229, ISBN-13 978-0-7216-3924-6, ISBN-10 0-7216-3924-0, Philadelphia, Pa, Saunders Elsevier, http://evolve.elsevier.com/Wyllie/pediatricGI/, 2006.
Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease E-dition: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Management, vols 1 & 2
edited by Mark Feldman, Lawrence S. Friedman, and Lawrence J. Brandt; consulting editor, Marvin H. Sleisenger, 8th ed, 3024 pp, with illus, print edition $279, ISBN-13 978-1-4160-0245-1, ISBN-10 1-4160-0245-6, e-dition $399, ISBN-13 978-1-4160-3245-8, ISBN-10 1-4160-3245-2, Philadelphia, Pa, Saunders Elsevier, 2006.
HistoryPlague, SARS, and the Story of Medicine in Hong Kong
edited by Arthur Starling, Faith C. S. Ho, Lilian Luke, Tso Shiu-chiu, and Edwin C. L. Yu (Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences Society), 368 pp, with illus, $49.50, ISBN-13 978-962-209-805-3, ISBN-10 962-209-805-3, Aberdeen, Hong Kong, Hong Kong University Press, Seattle, University of Washington Press, 2006 (Hong Kong's medical development, 1841 through early 2005).
ImagingBody CT Secrets: Questions You Will Be Asked
by John G. Strang and Vikram Dogra, 405 pp, with illus, paper, $41.95, ISBN-13 978-0-323-03404-3, ISBN-10 0-323-03404-7, Philadelphia, Pa, Mosby Elsevier, 2007.
Infectious DiseaseBattle of the Genomes: The Struggle for Survival in a Microbial World
by H. M. Lachman, 334 pp, paper, $29.95, ISBN-13 978-1-57808-432-6, ISBN-10 1-57808-432-6, Enfield, NH, Science Publishers, 2006.
Infectious Diseases: Emergency Department Diagnosis and Management
by Ellen M. Slaven, Susan C. Stone, and Fred A. Lopez, 470 pp, with illus, paper, $69.95, ISBN-13 978-0-07-143416-4, ISBN-10 0-07-143416-X, New York, NY, McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing Division, 2007.
Reichman and Hershfield's Tuberculosis: A Comprehensive, International Approach, parts A & B
edited by Mario C. Raviglione, 3rd ed (Lung Biology in Health and Disease, vol 219), 1290 pp, with illus, $299.95, ISBN-13 978-0-8493-9271-9, ISBN-10 0-8493-9271-3, New York, NY, Informa Healthcare, 2006.
MiscellaneousAnthrax: Bioterror as Fact and Fantasy
by Philipp Sarasin, translated by Giselle Weiss, 322 pp, $24.95, ISBN-13 978-0-674-02346-8, ISBN-10 0-674-02346-3, Cambridge, Mass, Harvard University Press, 2006.
The Dalai Lama at MIT
edited by Anne Harrington and Arthur Zajonc (conference, Cambridge, Mass, September 2003), 288 pp, with illus, $24.95, ISBN-13 978-067402319-2, ISBN-10 067402319-6, Cambridge, Mass, Harvard University Press, 2003, 2006.
False Alarm: The Truth About the Epidemic of Fear
by Marc Siegel, 246 pp, paper, $14.95, ISBN-13 978-0-470-05384-3, ISBN-10 0-470-05384-4, Hoboken, NJ, John Wiley & Sons, 2005 (hardcover edition reviewed in JAMA November 16, 2005).
Healing at the Borderland of Medicine and Religion
by Michael H. Cohen (Studies in Social Medicine), 229 pp, $34.95, ISBN-13 978-0-8078-3043-7, ISBN-10 0-8078-3043-7, Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina Press, 2006.
Thoracic Aortic Disease
edited by Hervé Rousseau, Jean-Philippe Verhoye, and Jean-François Heautot, 387 pp, with illus, $239, ISBN-13 978-3-540-25734-9, ISBN-10 3-540-25734-9, New York, NY, Springer, 2006.
NeurologyThe Praeger Handbook of Learning and the Brain, vols 1 & 2
edited by Sheryl Feinstein, 554 pp, $200, ISBN-13, ISBN 0-313-33265-7, Westport, Conn, Praeger, 2006.
Nuclear MedicineNuclear Medicine, vols 1 & 2
edited by Robert E. Henkin, Davide Bova, and Gary L. Dillehay, et al, 2nd ed, 1832 pp, with illus, $399, ISBN-13 978-0-323-02898-1, ISBN-10 0-323-02898-5, Philadelphia, Pa, Mosby Elsevier, 2006.
Obstetrics-GynecologyThe Handbook of Contraception: A Guide for Practical Management
edited by Donna Shoupe and Siri L. Kjos (Current Clinical Practice), 297 pp, with illus, $89.50, ISBN-13 978-1-58829-599-6, ISBN-10 1-58829-599-0, Totowa, NJ, Humana Press, 2006.
Hormone Replacement Therapy
by Puthygraman K. Natrajan and R. Don Gambrell, Jr, 169 pp, with illus, paper, $19.95, ISBN-13 978-0-917634-34-5, ISBN-10 0-917634-34-9, Dallas, Tex, EMIS Medical Publishers, 2005.
Multidisciplinary Management of Female Pelvic Floor Disorders
edited by Christopher R. Chapple, Philippe E. Zimmern, Linda Brubaker, Anthony R. B. Smith, and Kari Bø, 369 pp, with illus, $179, ISBN-13 978-0-4430-7272-7, ISBN-10 0-4430-7272-8, Philadelphia, Pa, Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2006.
ReproductionBirth Control and Abortion in Islam
by Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari, 80 pp, paper, $6.95, ISBN-13 978-1-933764-00-9, ISBN-10 1-933764-00-7, Santa Barbara, Calif, White Thread Press, 2006.
The Challenge of Reproductive Medicine at Catholic Universities: Time to Leave the Catacombs
edited by Ivo Brosens, 263 pp, with illus, paper, €39, ISBN-13 978-90-429-1762-0, ISBN-10 90-429-1762-8, Dudley, Mass, Peeters, 2006.
SexualityHooking Up: A Girl's All-Out Guide to Sex and Sexuality
by Amber Madison, 207 pp, with illus, paper, $16, ISBN-13 978-1-59102-470-5, ISBN-10 1-59102-470-6, Amherst, NY, Prometheus Books, 2006.
Sports-ExerciseClinical Sports Medicine
edited by Darren L. Johnson and Scott D. Mair, 764 pp, with illus, $149, ISBN-13 978-0-323-02588-1, ISBN-10 0-323-02588-9, Philadelphia, Pa, Mosby Elsevier, 2006.
StatisticsStatistical Monitoring of Clinical Trials: A Unified Approach
by Michael A. Proschan, K. K. Gordon Lan, and Janet Turk Wittes (Statistics for Biology and Health), 258 pp, with illus, $74.95, ISBN-13 978-0-387-30059-7, ISBN-10 0-387-30059-7, New York, NY, Springer, 2006.
SurgeryAsian Blepharoplasty and the Eyelid Crease
by William Pai-Dei Chen, 2nd ed, includes DVD-ROM, 307 pp, with illus, $179, ISBN-13 978-0-7506-7574-1, ISBN-10 0-7506-7574-8, Philadelphia, Pa, Butterworth-Heinemann Elsevier, 2006.
Case Files: Surgery
by Eugene C. Toy, Terrence H. Liu, and Andre R. Campbell, 2nd ed, 433 pp, with illus, paper, $29.95, ISBN-13 978-0-07-146304-1, ISBN-10 0-07-146304-6, New York, NY, Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill, 2007.
Myocardial Laser Revascularization
edited by Charles R. Bridges, Keith A. Horvath, and Ray Chu-Jeng Chiu, 174 pp, with illus, $95, ISBN-13 978-1-4051-2210-8, ISBN-10 1-4051-2210-2, Malden, Mass, Blackwell Futura, 2006.

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