Endocrinology

Together, obesity and diabetes form a 21st century epidemic, the treatment of which consumes a substantial fraction of global health costs.

Epidemiology of Diabetes addresses the patterns, risk factors and prevention tactics for the epidemic of diabetes in the US population.

In September of 2007 Gaucher Disease received a commendation in the Haematology category of the 2007 British Medical Association Medical Book Competition!

Combining high-quality ultrasound scans with clear and concise explanatory text, this atlas includes side-by-side depictions of various conditions of the thyroid both with and without indicative marking.

This book provides an overview of developmental anomalies, disorders and intersex conditions.

Although acute inflammation is a healthy physiological response indicative of wound healing, chronic inflammation has been directly implicated in a wide range of degenerative human health disorders encompassing almost all present day non-communicable diseases including autoimmune diseases, obesity, diabetes and atherosclerosis.

The Hypothalamus is an important area of the brain for understanding a variety of neurological disorders.

The discovery of insulin at the University of Toronto in 1921-2 was one of the most dramatic events in the history of the treatment of disease.

It is fourteen years since insulin was last reviewed in The Handbook of Ex- perimental Pharmacology, in volume 32.

Hormonal influences, both natural and iatrogenic, are implicated in the most frequent health issues of women.

Hormones and Epigenetics, Volume 122, the latest release in the Vitamins and Hormones series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting timely, interesting chapters written by an international board of authors.

Vitamin D, a steroid hormone, has mainly been known for its effects on bone and osteoporosis.

A full-color guide to the entire field of clinical endocrinology and its scientific underpinnings - updated with the latest breakthroughs and developmentsA Doody s Core Title for 2021!

Sleep and Neurologic Disease reviews how common neurologic illnesses, such as Parkinson's Disease and Alzheimer's dementia impact sleep.

For many years now I have devoted much of my time to lecturing and writing on the subject of cardiovascular disease (CVD).

In the years since the initial discovery that blood from diabetic patients contains increased amounts of a posttranslationally gluco- sylated form of hemoglobin (hemoglobin Ale)' an impressive number of studies have clarified and expanded the use of glycohemoglobin levels to assess disease status.

Meet Debbie - a young girl with diabetes type 1.

This comprehensive manual covers all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of osteoporosis, offering an upbeat and optimistic assessment of what can be achieved.

La Sociedad Mexicana de Nutrición y Endocrinología ha avalado y editado obras de diferentes integrantes de nuestra Sociedad, que han sido de utilidad a nuestros socios y a personas que han necesitado de su información.

Endocrine glands may be involved in patients with thalassemia major.

 This important title brings together a distinguished panel of thought-leaders, known for their insights into the development and application of minimally-invasive surgical and endovascular techniques, to provide a comprehensive and discerning compendium of our most current knowledge and state-of-the-art procedures in the management of cerebral vascular diseases.

Providing the latest evidence-based information on etiology, evaluation and treatment, this unique text provides an in-depth, comprehensive discussion of the epidemiology, genetic and endocrinologic factors and medical and surgical management of recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL).

Die Hyperprolaktinämiesyndrome gehören zu den facettenreichsten endokrinen Erkrankungen.

The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection by R.

This book identifies and analyzes the genetic basis of bone disorders in humans and demonstrates the utility of mouse models in furthering the knowledge of mechanisms and evaluations of treatments.

Winner of BMA Book of the Year in 2004 Judges summary of the book: This is a first-class text on the management of all aspects of the diabetic foot.

This highly illustrated, diagnostic guidebook provides a single comprehensive source of essential information to enable non-specialists to diagnose lymph node and related diseases with confidence.

Biomarkers of Inborn Errors in Metabolism: Clinical Aspects and Laboratory Determination is structured around the new reality that laboratory testing and biomarkers are an integral part in the diagnosis and treatment of inherited metabolic diseases.

Ein Screening auf angeborene endokrine und metabole Störungen ermöglicht die Früherkennung von Krankheiten wie Hypothyreose, AGS (adrenogenitales Syndrom), Phenylketonurie, Galaktosämie, Biotinidasemangel, Cystische Fibrose oder Homocystinurie.

This textbook presents for the first time a comprehensive body of the latest knowledge in the field of neuropeptides and their action on energy balance.

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Coronary heart disease is the single most common cause of death in the UK.

Seit Jahren wird in der Literatur immer wieder eine Beteiligung der Prostaglandine an der Blutdruckregulation diskutiert.

Delicious, healthy holiday dishes that everyone can enjoy The Diabetes Holiday Cookbook takes the worry out of holiday menu planning and food preparation for people with diabetes and those who love them.

The book explains the underlying pathophysiology of the disease and covers in detail all its main forms and complications.

This book is aimed at primary care providers who care for the pediatric age group (general pediatrician, the PCP working with pediatric patients, and family medicine providers) with the goal of covering the endocrine differential diagnosis of common signs and symptoms of possible endocrine disease as well as appropriate initial laboratory evaluation and interpretation.

Sirtuin Biology in Medicine: Targeting New Avenues of Care in Development, Aging, and Disease provides a fascinating and in-depth analysis of sirtuins in the body during normal physiology as well during disease highlighting the targeting of sirtuin-controlled pathways for the development of innovative, efficacious, and safe therapeutic strategies for multiple disorders in the body that ultimately can affect lifespan extension.

The subject of this book is neuroendocrinology, that branch of biological science devoted to the interactions between the two major integrative organ systems of animals-the endocrine and nervous systems.

Thoroughly revised and extensively expanded, this encyclopedic, highly acclaimed title addresses all aspects of the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, initial treatment and long-term management of all varieties of thyroid cancer.

The book explains the underlying pathophysiology of the disease and covers in detail all its main forms and complications.

Nearly half of the world's adult population is either clinically obese or overweight.

Orthopaedic procedures in elderly patients are challenging and costly.

The physiology and metabolism of thyroid hormones were areas of intense research investigation during the 1970s.

This book provides a practical guide to decision making within bariatric surgery.

This updated edition collects cutting-edge techniques used to study neural stem and progenitor cells as well as the brain microenvironment.

Nuclear Receptors and Genetic Disease provides the first compilation of the role of nuclear hormones in health and disease and incorporates the latest breakthroughs in the field.