Wiley acquires newsletters from Manisses; Co. joins partnership to launch health site.John Wiley John Wiley may refer to:
The purchased assets include seven newsletters that provide news, analysis, updates, research and information on trends for professionals in the fields of addiction, behavioral healthcare and pharmacology. Titles include "Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly" for addiction professionals, "Mental Health Weekly" for mental health administrators, "Brown University Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology psychopharmacology (sī'kōfär'məkŏl`əjē), in its broadest sense, the study of all pharmacological agents that affect mental and emotional functions. Update," a monthly that covers specific interventions with children and adolescents, "Brown University Geriatric Psychopharmacology Update," a monthly on the use of psychotropic medications in geriatrics geriatrics (jĕrēă`trĭks), the branch of medicine concerned with conditions and diseases of the aged. Many disabilities in old age are caused by or related to the deterioration of the circulatory system (see arteriosclerosis), e.g. , "Brown University Psychopharmacology Update," a monthly that advises mental health professionals on treating behavior disorders, and "Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter," a monthly that covers working with troubled children and adolescents. An annual subscription to either "Mental Health Weekly" or "Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly" costs $687. An annual subscription to any of the five remaining titles costs $190 for individuals and $237 for institutions. Wiley executive vice president Stephen Kippur said the deal "enables Wiley to expand our presence in this important subject area and provide practical, must-have information to behavioral science professionals." Wiley currently publishes a wide range of books and journals in a variety of psychology categories, including addictions, developmental psychology developmental psychology Branch of psychology concerned with changes in cognitive, motivational, psychophysiological, and social functioning that occur throughout the human life span. , social psychology and educational and school psychology. Manisses will continue to produce "Addiction Professional" and "Behavioral Healthcare Tomorrow" magazines, as well as books, white papers, audio conferences and special reports. In related news, Wiley has joined with 22 other STM (Scanning Tunneling Microscope) A microscope that can image down to the atomic level. An STM uses a piezoelectric tube with a tiny sharp tip at the end that is moved within nanometers of the object being sampled. publishers and three voluntary health organizations, including the American Cancer Society American Cancer Society, n.pr established in 1913, this national volunteer-based health organization is committed to the elimination of cancer through prevention and treatment and to diminishing cancer suffering through advocacy, scholarship, research, , the American heart Association American Heart Association (AHA), n.pr a national voluntary health agency that has the goal of increasing public and medical awareness of cardiovascular diseases and stroke, and thereby reducing the number of associated deaths and disabilities. and the American Diabetes Association The American Diabetes Association, or the ADA, is an American health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy. Founded in 1940, the American Diabetes Association conducts programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, reaching hundreds of , to launch 'patientInform," a new site that provides patients, caregivers and the general public access to medical research from the publishers' journals. Access to the information is free. Also, Wiley said that revenue for the year ending April 30, 2005 totaled $974 million, a 5.5% increase over the $923 recorded in 2004. Net income for the period increased 6.4%, going from $85.8 million in 2004 to $91.3 million in 2005. |
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