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African Exposure

Health Problems and Politics

By: Leonid Heifets

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African Exposure

Health Problems and Politics

By: Leonid Heifets

African Exposure: Health Problems and Politics takes the reader on a journey to the pygmy villages of 1962 and to the Zulu camp of 1995, as well as to the wildlife safari in South Africa and Botswana. The author tells of his experiences practicing medicine in remote areas of the Congo as a member of the Russian medical expedition in 1960 and 1962 and consultant on measures of tuberculosis control as an American expert in 1994 and 1995. Also presented in this book are non-conventional analyses of African socio-economic, political, and public health problems in a historical perspective up to the present time. Critical comments regarding the control of the HIV/AIDS and TB epidemics may be of interest to the general public. Although critical about the leadership in some African countries, the author expresses optimistic views on the future of the continent and its potential role in the world community. Leonid Heifets, MD, PhD, ScD. came to the US in 1978 after his emigration from the Soviet Union, where he was known as an expert in epidemiology and microbiology of infectious diseases. Professor Heifets has worked at National Jewish Health in Denver, Colorado, as director of the Mycobacteriology (TB) Reference Laboratory for the last thirty years. In 2009, the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases presented Professor Heifets with the Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his many contributions to the prevention and control of tuberculosis.

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Tate Publishing

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1615666184

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9781615666188

Drug Susceptibility in the Chemotherapy of Mycobacterial Infections

By: Leonid B. Heifets

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Drug Susceptibility in the Chemotherapy of Mycobacterial Infections

By: Leonid B. Heifets

This book is comprised of reviews on the chemotherapy of mycobacterial infections, as well as descriptions of established methods and new techniques for drug susceptibility testing. Some of the fascinating topics examined include the activity of conventional and experimental antimicrobial agents, the rationale of drug combinations in chemotherapy, pharmacokinetics, and the problems of drug susceptibility of mycobacteria analyzed using standards established in other fields of clinical microbiology. Any physician or researcher involved with the therapy of tuberculosis, leprosy, M. avium in AIDS patients and other mycobacterial infections, and drug susceptibility testing will discover a wealth of information in this comprehensive volume.

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226

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CRC Press

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0849367166

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9780849367168

Murder in the Lab

By: Leonid Heifets

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Murder in the Lab

By: Leonid Heifets

Murder in the Lab by Leonid Heifets Murder in the Lab by Leonid Heifets is a tale of international mystery. Individuals of diverse personalities and backgrounds turn haggard and peeved, owing to the exhausting daily laboratory routine and intrigue. Jealousy, envy, and sexual hookups are not unusual occurrences in this setting. In the span of five months, there have been two deaths. To whom or to what can these deaths be attributed? Could they be the result of infighting among the employees? Are the deaths related to the development of new genetic methods that may transform medicine, with the potential for huge commercial success? The stakes are high-advanced diagnosis and prediction of illnesses before they occur, and above all, life-saving gene therapy. Investigators from the police and FBI must also be on guard for espionage, since the same genetics mastery can be used to develop biological weapons. Two deaths have forced those working in the lab to reexamine their relationships. About the Author Leonid Heifets, M.D., Ph.D., Sc.D., is Professor Emeritus, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, in Denver, Colorado. He is a nationally and internationally recognized expert in tuberculosis. After thirty-three years of service at National Jewish Health, in 2012 he retired from his position professor and director of one of the largest TB reference laboratories. Prior to employment at National Jewish, he worked as a physician, epidemiologist, and microbiologist in Russia. He is a recipient of two Lifetime Achievement Awards--one from National Jewish Health Faculty, and the other from the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases. Dr. Heifets has authored more than 200 scientific publications in the fields of epidemiology and microbiology of infectious diseases, and has recently written three books addressed to the general public.

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Dorrance Publishing

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1480909394

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9781480909397

The Second Coming of the White Plague

By: Leonid Heifets

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The Second Coming of the White Plague

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."..review of the public health and political problems related to tuberculosis, which causes more deaths in the world than AIDS, malaria, and leprosy combined"--back cover.

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Tate Publishing

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1621478750

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African Exposure

Health Problems and Politics

By: Leonid Heifets

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Health Problems and Politics

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African Exposure

African Exposure

Drug Susceptibility in the Chemotherapy of Mycobacterial Infections

Drug Susceptibility in the Chemotherapy of Mycobacterial Infections

Murder in the Lab

Murder in the Lab

The Second Coming of the White Plague

The Second Coming of the White Plague

African Exposure

African Exposure

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