The previous issues have ben excellent and this is by far the best on the maket now. It is obviously suitable for undergraduate immunology modules but I have also found it to be excellent as a resource for HND/HNC type courses and for the background information for MSc students. The integrated CDROM is excellent although I had a bit of bother getting the movies to work directly (had to go through the book menu, rather than just clicking on a movie). Good quality graphics and slide presentations.
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This book is ideal for medical students who just need the basics about immunology. Its possible to read the entire book from cover to cover and understand most (if not all) of what is written. There are no flashy diagrams or colour pictures, however the text is almost perfect. You will understand how the body fights infection once you have read it.
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Gives a sound and scholarly overview of the immune system in a way that any reasonably intelligent person should be able to understand, yet without cutting corners or dumbing down. The enagaging and often humourous style is never an obstruction and always a help. The structure of the book means you will be able to grasp this tricky but fascinating subject progressively.
Necessarily sees the immune system in isolation, but will enable you to go on to study it in context.
A very good textbook indeed
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I study medicine at Oxford, and this book is basically the bible for the entire year. Use it constantly for every essay and piece of work we're given: It was written in part by a tutor here, and I basically couldn't live without it.
However, be careful: even the most recent edition does have several mistakes (which you'd have to be incredibly anal to pick up on, but they are blatantly wrong). Make sure you use some other sources and your common sense, or else face the terrifying probability of believing that fructose-2,6-bisphosphate is an allosteric activator of fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase. A hideous concept, I know, but you have been warned.
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Simply but effectively argues that governments misinform both on the risks/benfeits of immunisation and the risks of the diseases. Dr Halvorsen does not appear to have an agenda, other than to originally inform himself and ultimately through this book, parents. If only all GP's would do their own research than pushing govt/NHS agenda's (anything to do with income received from hitting targets?).
My unease was confirmed by this book :use of mercury and aluminium; lack of trials both before and after introduction of a vaccine; increased risk arising from use of live vaccines - never mind triple risk of MMR; mild child hood diseases eg mumps being overplayed and no data to properly risk assess your child ie exposure risk, social and nutrional background; ... Read More:
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I have struggled with Candida for years and this book really helped me understand how to make the changes I needed to make. A year on, I feel healthier, happier and slimmer. It really made me realise that I could feel so much better - I just needed to take control!
This is a great text book for biochemistry if you need find and understand the facts fast. It has great diagrams and illustrations that make it easy to visualise the concepts and it is written in a way that makes it easy to understand complex mechanisms.
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...and I am sure that subsequent editions have additional current day information to keep it as such.
New Scientist - `Explains comprehensively, elegantly and simply how certain foods can cause problems for some people and how identifying and eliminating the culprit (s) can transform their lives.........'
`All your questions answered in a balanced and unbiased style.'
`Common foods can cause a wide range of health problems, from migraine and fatigue to diarrhoea and joint pains. This book could help you back to the best of health by taking you, step by step, through the complexities of an elimination diet....
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Food Allergy & Your Child: A Practical Guide for ParentsIt is a well written book with lots of advice from two mothers who have gone through the horrors of having anaphylaxis children.
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This is by far the best immunology textbook. In my experience other immunology authors randomly start talking about something that they don't cover until later on/previously in the book so you literally have to read the whole book just to understand one bit. Goldsby isn't like that at all. You can just read one chapter to understand one aspect making this book really efficient, great when you're a week away from the exam. I'm a biochemistry student and as I've said above I got a first in my second year immunology module because of this book. Buy other books at your peril!
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