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How medicines are born : the imperfect science of drugs / by Vozza, Lisa,author.(CARDINAL)894505; D'Incalci, Maurizio,author.(CARDINAL)893893; Gescher, Andreas,translator.(CARDINAL)894506;
Includes bibliographical references and index.To cure, heal or repair -- Hunting for drugs -- Laboratory studies -- First time in humans -- Only probabilities, never certainties -- Approval or rejection -- Vigilance, revisions, new indications -- Predicting the drugs of the future -- Not every pill is a proper drug -- If you want to know more -- Myths to be dispelled -- Did you know that
Subjects: Drug development.; Drugs; Drug development; Pharmaceutical technology.; Medication.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Venom : the secrets of nature's deadliest weapon / by Jenner, Ronald A.,author.(CARDINAL)351303; Undheim, Eivind,author.(CARDINAL)351304;
Includes bibliographical references (page 206) and index.Nature's ultimate weapon -- The deadly diversity of venoms -- Probing the power of venom -- Dissecting the power of venom -- Evolving venoms -- Cultures, cures, quackery and cosmetics -- A microcosm of venom."The story of venom from ancient origins to modern medicinal use.""Venom brings readers face to face with some of the most dangerous creatures on the planet, including jellyfish, snakes, and wasps, as it uncovers the story of venom. The book explores how venom is used for predation, defense, competition, and communication by an incredible diversity of species. It examines the unique methods that these species have evolved to create and deliver their deadly toxins. The book traces venom back to its origin in early jellyfish and sea anemones, and reveals how venoms have evolved dozens of times independently all across the animal kingdom since that time. And finally, it examines the relationships between these dangerous creatures and humans. Humans have not only learned to live with them, but also to benefit from them: scientists increasingly are harnessing the power of venom to create new drugs, treatments, and anti-venoms."
Subjects: Venom; Venom; Venom; Drug development.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Vaccination : examining the facts / by Rosner, Lisa,author.(CARDINAL)373415;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Everyone has opinions about vaccines, but what are the facts? This resource provides clear, unbiased, and up-to-date information on vaccination, which protects the world's populations not only from pandemics like Covid-19 but other dangerous diseases as well"--"This latest addition to the series is the first reference work on vaccines written through the lens of the COVID-19 pandemic. It asks--and answers--questions raised by the pandemic, such as how vaccines work, what causes side effects, and how COVID-19 vaccines were developed so quickly. It also addresses broader questions, such as how to protect vaccine supply chains and how to prevent public health issues from being politicized. In addition to correcting or clarifying well-known misinformation and misunderstandings about vaccines (such as false claims that they have been linked to autism), this book also provides up-to-date research on ways to counter disinformation and decrease vaccine hesitancy." -- Publisher's web site.
Subjects: Reference works.; Vaccination.; Vaccination; Drug development.; Drug development; Vaccines.; Vaccines; Vaccines; Immunization.; COVID-19 (Disease); COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Oval / by Wilk, Elvia,author.(CARDINAL)792175;
"In the near future, Berlin's real estate is being flipped in the name of "sustainability," only to make the city even more unaffordable; artists are employed by corporations as consultants; and the weather is acting strange. In search of affordable housing, young couple Anja and Louis move into a community on an artificial mountain, The Berg--yet another "eco-friendly" initiative run by a corporation called Finster. They're offered a home rent-free in exchange for keeping quiet about the seriously malfunctioning infrastructure of the experimental house. But when Louis returns home from his mother's funeral in America, Anja is convinced he has changed. He seems to be in denial of his grief and newly idealistic, consumed by a secret project at the NGO where he works as an artist-consultant. Anja is horrified when she discovers what Louis has invented: a pill called Oval that temporarily rewires the user's brain to be more generous. Louis is convinced that if he can introduce the drug into the Berlin club scene, he can finally remedy the income disparity that has made Berlin so unlivable. Oval is a fascinating portrait of the unbalanced relationships that shape our world, as well as a prescient warning of what the future may hold"--
Subjects: Science fiction.; Dystopias.; Novels.; Artificial intelligence; Man-woman relationships; Drug development;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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After the fall : a novel / by Gussin, Patricia,author.(CARDINAL)555722;
A tragic accident ends Laura Nelson's career as a surgeon. After accepting a position as Vice President for Research in a large pharmaceutical company, Laura works to finalize the imminent approval of the company's groundbreaking new drug. But Jake Harter, a malicious Food and Drug Administration employee, cannot let that happen. He is obsessed with Adawia Abdul, the beautiful Iraqi scientist who discovered the drug. As soon as the drug is approved, Adawia will collect a substantial bonus and reluctantly return to replace her dying father, the lead scientist in Saddam Hussein's bioweapon program. As Hussein's henchmen apply brutal pressure to assure Dr. Abdul's speedy return to Iraq, Harter uses his influence to stall the drug's approval. If Laura gets in his way, he will eliminate her as he has her predecessor and his own wife.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Pharmaceutical industry; Drug development; Women surgeons; Biological weapons;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Psychedelic outlaws : the movement revolutionizing modern medicine / by Kempner, Joanna,author.(CARDINAL)894221;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Professor of Sociology Dr. Joanna Kemper follows a group of people united only by debilitating cluster headaches, who, after coming together in the early days of the internet, developed their own medicine from home-grown mushrooms, produced near-clinical grade trials and dosing protocols, and managed to get academics at Harvard and Yale to test their work and results. In the process, this extraordinary story reminiscent of John Carreyrou's Bad Blood and Michael Pollan's How to Change Your Mind explores not only the fascinating history and exploding popularity of mushroom science, but also proves that the United States has set up a regulatory and legal system so repressive that our most innovative therapies for pain are being developed underground by sick people forced to break the law just to find relief, and how, in turn, corporate America, and sometimes devious academics, stand to profit from their transgressions"--
Subjects: Mushrooms, Hallucinogenic; Mushrooms, Hallucinogenic; Mushrooms, Hallucinogenic; Drug development.;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 9
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The Long Shot : the inside story of the race to vaccinate Britain / by Bingham, Kate,1965-author.(CARDINAL)892832; Hames, Tim,author.(CARDINAL)883153;
Authors' note -- Prologue -- 1: Taskforce wanted -- 2: An email, a text and a call -- 3: A team at speed -- 4: Working from home -- 5: Setting the strategy -- 6: The Ways of Whitehall -- 7: Oxford's triumph -- 8: Choosing a messenger -- 9: Picking the rest of the portfolio -- 10: Making it here -- 11: The clinical finish -- 12: Preparing for deployment -- 13: Rolling it out -- 14: Government (mis)communications -- 15: Mugged by the media -- 16: Looking back -- 17: The next one. Acknowledgements -- UK Vaccine Taskforce Members 2020 -- Index.How Covid-19 vaccines went from the laboratory to people's arms - the inside story of an extraordinary national campaign against all oddsThe Sunday Times bestseller On 3 April 2020, Kate Bingham was told that the likelihood of any Covid-19 vaccine working was 15% at best. But on 8 December 2020, the first NHS patient received a vaccine. Now nearly every adult in Britain has had a jab, lockdowns have ended and we can finally live with Covid. What lies behind this staggering success story? From a cottage miles away from Westminster, Bingham juggled vaccine suppliers, Whitehall, the media circus - and her daughter's exams. Political manoeuvring, miscommunications and administrative meddling nearly jeopardised the project. But perseverance paid off. Catapulted into a national crisis, Bingham's eclectic team secured the first vaccine doses administered in the West and saved thousands of lives in the UK as new variants struck. This is an unmissable insider view into how the Vaccine Taskforce beat the odds and delivered the scientific miracle we all waited for.
Subjects: Bingham, Kate.; Drug development; Viral vaccines.; COVID-19 vaccines; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-;
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Extraordinary measures [videorecording] / by Anand, Geeta.Cure.; Bauchau, Patrick,actor.; Clennon, David,actor.; Dunn, Andrew(Andrew William),cinematographer.; Ford, Harrison,1942-actor.(CARDINAL)740457; Fraser, Brendan,1968-actor.(CARDINAL)534430; Jacobs, Robert Nelson,screenwriter.(CARDINAL)799640; Russell, Keri,1976-actor.(CARDINAL)535807; Shamberg, Carla Santos,film producer.; Shamberg, Michael,film producer.(CARDINAL)824498; Sher, Stacey,film producer.(CARDINAL)824503; Vaughan, Tom,1969-film director.; Wallace, Dee,1948-actor.; CBS Films,presenter.(CARDINAL)340339; Double Feature Films,production company.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)282399;
Music, Andrea Guerra ; editor, Anne V. Coates ; director of photography, Andrew Dunn.Brendan Fraser, Harrison Ford, David Clennon, Dee Wallace, Keri Russell, Patrick Bauchau.On the fast track and ready to taste the success of corporate America, John Crowley walks away from it all in hopes of finding a cure for two of his fatally ill children. With his wife Aileen by his side, he teams up with brilliant, but unconventional scientist, Dr. Robert Stonehill, and together they form a company to develop a life-saving drug. But just when it appears that a solution may be found, the relationship between the men is tested and the fate of John's children is at stake.MPAA rating: PG; for thematic material, language and a mild suggestive moment; special features not rated.DVD; NTSC; anamorphic wide screen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1 surround; region 1.
Subjects: Biographical films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Film adaptations.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Anand, Geeta; Crowley, John F., 1967-; Drug development;
Available copies: 24 / Total copies: 28
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The pharmaceutical industry / by Carroll, Jamuna.(CARDINAL)468382;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Drug development; Drugs; Pharmaceutical industry; Medication.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Biography of resistance : the epic battle between people and pathogens / by Zaman, Muhammad H.(Muhammad Hamid),author.(CARDINAL)832805;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Superbugs, born of antibiotic resistance, are a growing global health crisis. Award-winning educator and researcher at Boston University Muhammad Zaman, Ph. D. tells the story about how we got here and what we must do to combat this threat that connects us all"--What we're up against -- Fifty million dead -- Time and space -- Friends in far places -- Near the seed vault -- Keys to Karachi -- War and peace -- From the phages of history -- Sulfa and the war -- Mold juice -- Tablets from tears -- The new pandemic -- The man in the blue Mustang -- Honeymoon -- Mating bacteria -- S is for Soviet -- The Navy boys -- From animals to humans -- The Norwegian salmon -- Closer to Sydney than to Perth -- A classless problem -- The stubborn wounds of war -- Counting the dead -- Clues in the sewage -- X is for extensive -- Too much or too little? -- Visa not required -- The dry pipeline -- New ways to do old business -- A three-hundred-year-old idea -- Spoonful of sugar -- Conflict inside the cells -- Security or service? -- One world, one health -- Bankers, doctors, and diplomats.
Subjects: Popular works.; Drug resistance in microorganisms; Antibiotics;
Available copies: 16 / Total copies: 16
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