Diseases and disorders

The applicability of immunotechniques to a wide variety of research problems in many areas of biology and chemistry has expanded dramatically over the last two decades ever since the introduction of monoclonal antibodies and sophisticated immunosorbent techniques.

This volume focuses on contemporary approaches for delivering experimental and therapeutic agents into the brain.

This comprehensive volume provides a platform from which both major and minor infectious diseases related issues are addressed in-depth among this highly susceptible population.

This book primarily covers the general description of foodborne pathogens and their mechanisms of pathogenesis, control and prevention, and detection strategies, with easy-to-comprehend illustrations.

Immunobiology of Transfer Factor compiles research papers presented at the Fourth International Transfer Factor Workshop, held at the Given Institute of Pathobiology in Aspen, Colorado, on October 3-6, 1982.

For many residents of Western nations, COVID-19 was the first time they experienced the effects of an uncontrolled epidemic.

International Review of Experimental Pathology, Volume 33: Progress in Hodgkin's Disease summarizes the progress made in the diagnosis and understanding of the pathogenesis of Hodgkin's disease.

The bone marrow transplant is a complex medical procedure performed by skilled personnel.

Teach your children how to protect themselves for whenever you will be away from them.

Learn about the microscopic germs that make you sick!

Did you know that how you got sick will determine what treatment methods will work for you?

Here's to opening the medicinal world to your children.

What is cancer and why do so many people succumb to it?

What causes chronic and persistent fatigue in so many people?

Do you know what's the best way to explain biology to kids?

This book presents a comprehensive portrait of trust in medicine and oncology.

What is the Big C and why is everyone is afraid of it?

The nervous system is in the highlight in this descriptive educational book.

Let's talk about germs and why things so tiny can bring so much harm to the body.

Get smart about germs to escape them at all possibilities.

Emerging Cancer Therapeutics is a trinary hard cover periodical that is designed to provide an up-to-date evidence-based review of a dedicated emerging cancer therapy topic of interest to clinicians and scientists involved in the care of patients receiving cancer treatment.

Awarded a 2012 American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Award in the Consumer Health CategoryOne Man's Life-Changing Diagnosis provides a comprehensive patient's eye view of the clinical, emotional, relational and spiritual experience of prostate cancer from the time of first symptoms to diagnosis to treatment and to living as survivor with an advanced cancer that can return at any time.

Emerging Cancer Therapeutics is a trinary hard cover periodical that is designed to provide an up-to-date evidence-based review of a dedicated emerging cancer therapy topic of interest to clinicians and scientists involved in the care of patients receiving cancer treatment.

This book provides child care and preschool providers, pediatricians, family practitioners, and public health officials with an up-to-date, easy to read reference on infections and infection control for children in day care and preschool.

With contributions from internationally recognized experts, Lung Cancer details the current management of lung cancer and reviews new therapies in development for lung cancer, with an emphasis on therapeutic exploitation of the heterogeneous nature of lung tumors at the molecular level.

Radiation Oncology provides residents, fellows, and clinicians with a practical, evidence-based guide to the current management of difficult cases in radiation oncology.

No matter where you are in treatment, what side effects you may be experiencing, or your general fitness level, Pilates is a safe and effective way to help you regain flexibility, power, and endurance while relieving treatment side effects such as lymphedema, fatigue, depression, peripheral neuropathy, osteoporosis, and upper extremity impairment.

Society was not prepared in 1981 for the appearance of a new infectious disease, but we have since learned that emerging and reemerging diseases will continue to challenge humanity.

Pocket Guide to Radiation Oncology is an efficient, no-frills guide to the basics of clinical radiation oncology.

Organized by site, this book covers in detail all the sites and cancer types currently treated by radiation oncologists.

Radiation Medicine Rounds is a trinary, hard cover, periodical designed to provide an up-to-date review of a dedicated radiation medicine topic of interest to clinicians andscientists who are involved in the care of patients receiving radiotherapy.

Filled with practical tips, resources and personal stories, an empowering and candid guide to dealing with cancer as a single person/p> Diagnosed with a rare form of ovarian cancer seven years ago, Tracy Maxwell understands the unique swirl of hopes and fears, insecurities and triumphs of a single person with cancer.

The volumes that comprise Chemical Sensitivity are the first major scientific books to be published on chemical sensitivity, a growing world-wide health problem.

This issue of Radiation Medicine Rounds examines the latest advances in the use of radiation medicine in treatment of prostate cancer Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in males and radiation therapy is a major tool in the management of the disease.

Print version of the book includes free access to the app (web, iOS, and Android), which offers interactive Q&A review plus the entire text of the print book!

Acute Leukemia: An Illustrated Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment provides a comprehensive and concise visual reference on acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) seen in children and adults.

In many ways, the field of lung cancer research is leading the way in personalized oncologic care, with numerous new treatment strategies moving from clinical trials to standard clinical practice within the past 10 years; and, there are no indications of bench-to-bedside innovations slowing down.

Allergens in food and their detection, management and elimination constitute a key issue for food manufacturers, especially in terms of safety.

There are many recoverable aspects and indications concerning medicine and healing in the ancient past – from the archaeological evidence of skeletal remains, grave-goods comprising medical and/or surgical equipment and visual representations in tombs and other monuments thorough to epigraphic and literary sources.

This second edition of a bestseller details the manifestations, diagnosis and treatment of immune-related disease in the dog and cat.

In 2013, 200 million people were infected with malaria, resulting in over 584,000 deaths, with the potential to affect over half the world's population.

This book provides a practically directed basis for carrying out immunocytochemical methods with enough theoretical information to allow a newcomer to understand the whys and wherefores of the technique.

In this book, Lee Majewski and Ananda Bhavanani define yoga and yoga therapy as a whole person practice, demonstrating how it can help the individual to heal through their own mechanisms.

This book takes the reader on a journey through past and current research on the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC/HLA).

This book provides a practically directed basis for carrying out immunocytochemical methods with enough theoretical information to allow a newcomer to understand the whys and wherefores of the technique.

The physical effects of a stroke are often the most obvious, and hospitals can offer medication and therapy to help alleviate them.

Thoracic Malignancies:Thoracic Malignancies is the first title in Radiation Medicine Rounds.

Computational pre-screening of antigens is now routinely applied to the discovery of vaccine candidates.

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women in the United States.

Breast Cancer:Over the course of the last decade, the treatment of breast cancer has evolved quite rapidly.