Diseases and disorders

"e;An excellent and concise, yet clear and comprehensive, overview of a common disease.

This classic work of science writing chronicles the search for the origins of cancer-with a new introduction by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author.

The Digestive System in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Second Edition, represents the state-of-the-art in the field of digestive disorders in the most common systemic autoimmune diseases.

Until the advent of the Access open magnet, introduced by Diasonics in 1988, claustrophobia and the loud hammering noise were considered part of the price patients had to pay for the ben- efits of this superb imaging approach.

Core Concepts in Clinical Infectious Diseases (CCCID) provides medical students and researchers, infectious disease fellows, and practicing clinicians with key clinical concepts in the differential diagnosis and workup of infectious diseases.

Living with haemophilia has established itself as the complete guide to haemophilia and related disorders.

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

JIMD Reports publishes case and short research reports in the area of inherited metabolic disorders.

This book provides up-to-date guidance on the use of FDG PET to assess the biological activity and treatment response of a wide range of malignancies, including, for example, lung cancer, breast cancer, head and neck cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, and malignant lymphoma.

No disease can exist by itself but rather each must be viewed as the result of some specific interaction between man and his environment.

Antibodies are indispensable tools for research, diagnosis, and therapy.

Pathology and Pathogenesis of Human Viral Disease is a comprehensive reference that examines virus-induced clinical disease of humans in the context of the responsible virus and its epidemiology.

Due to the topology and structure of the lymph nodes, their role in the pathogenesis and development of diseases is a very special one.

This atlas illustrates the range of breast lesions with detailed correlation of gross and microscopic features.

This entry in the series Pediatric Cancer offers comprehensive information on a variety of cancers, concentrating on brain tumors, the most common solid tumors and the leading cause of cancer-related mortality in children.

This book reviews the important new field of PET/CT-guided biopsy, which is of potential value in optimizing the diagnostic yield of biopsies.

At 57 years old, John Kerastas thought he was the poster child for fifty-year old healthiness: he competed in triathlons, rode in 100 mile biking events and ate a healthy diet chock full of organic vegetables.

This text serves as a practical but comprehensive guide to diagnosing and treating ear, nose, throat, and sinus infections.

This book presents the latest information on the clinical-pathological features of diabetic kidney disease.

The breadth of the pharmaceutical medicine can be daunting, but this book is designed to navigate a path through the speciality.

To profoundly understand biology and harness its intricacies for human benefit and the mitigation of human harm requires cross-disciplinary approaches that incorporate sophisticated computational and mathematical modeling techniques.

Extensive and up-to-date resource on the full range of gynaecological cancers; practically-focused and essential for the MRCOG examination.

This book comprehensively and thoroughly reviews the current literature regarding the impact of health disparities and socioeconomic factors on allergic diseases outcomes: such as food allergies and anaphylaxis.

Men treated for localized prostate cancer have an excellent medical prognosis, but may have difficulty readjusting to life after surgery as a result of treatment related side effects.

Roitt's Essential Immunology - the textbook of choice for students and instructors of immunology worldwide Roitt s Essential Immunology clearly explains the key principles needed by medical and health sciences students, from the basis of immunity to clinical applications.

This book aims to gather the current knowledge regarding different aspects of brain and spinal cord tumors in order to more efficiently help the patients.

The present book covers the basic principles of cardiovascular physiology, pathophysiology and advanced pharmacology with particular emphasis on cellular mechanisms of drug action.

Physicians are increasingly recognizing that helping a cancer patient feel good about themselves and about their appearance can be of vital importance in giving them the emotional support and psychological resilience to survive and recover from the side-effects of disease and its treatment.

Assessment of Immune Status by the Leukocyte Adherence Inhibition Test reviews many aspects of the immune response and cellular requirements in leukocyte adherence inhibition (LAI).

An essential guide to the data, outcome studies and complex decision-making processes involved in blood and marrow stem cell transplantation.

Oncology Boards Flash Review is a question-and-answer book designed to summarize the most important facts one needs to know for the medical oncology boards, including the most up-to-date information on well-established chemotherapy regimens for a variety of malignancies.

Skin Cancer: A Practical Approach presents a comprehensive and up to date overview on skin cancer.

This book is a collection of comprehensive and latest information on all aspects of vaccination in fish and shellfish.

Overdose and poisoning are one of the most frequent acute medical presentations seen in emergency departments, and high dependency and intensive care facilities.

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.

As the demographics of the population shift toward an increasingly aged society, the number of individuals with cancer increases and with it the need to give the most comprehensive possible health care delivery.

This volume, which includes contributions from leading scientists and clinicians in the field, provides definitive, state-of-the-art information on STAT inhibitors in a biological and clinical context.

The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis controls reactions to stress and regulates various body processes such as digestion, the immune system, mood and sexuality, and energy usage.

In the era of cost cutting and lack of adequate health insurance for many patients, clinical skills and time spent with patients are not adequately compensated.

This book provides the latest information on diagnosis and treatment strategies for colorectal T1(SM) carcinoma including endoscopic resection, and pathologic diagnosis and treatment following resection.

In this new edition of a cult classic, an award-winning journalist catalogs the global toll of capitalism on our physical autonomy.

Advances in Immunology, a long-established and highly respected publication, presents current developments as well as comprehensive reviews in immunology.

This book describes various novel biomarkers for the early diagnosis of gastrointestinal (GI) cancers.

For the last half of the 20th century cobalt-60 units were the mainstay of radiation treatments for cancer.

Fragile X syndrome is one of the main causes of child developmental delay and autism spectrum disorders.

This casebook details key information and findings in PET oncology imaging.

The definitive guide to living a longer, fuller life with myelomaThe Myeloma Survival Guide makes sense of the difficult questions myeloma patients face, dealing with every aspect of life after diagnosis, from creating a wellness team to navigating treatment options to building a financial safety net.