Endocrinology

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The HCG diet has caught the attention of most overweight Americans as it promises to help the dieter lose a pound a day without hunger or cravings and without a minute of exercise.

In the weeks following the death of my son Tony aged just Thirteen, I started writing his memoirs as cathartic therapy in an effort to make some sense of the turmoil I was experiencing and to contain the anger I was feeling.

The statistics are alarmingthe incidence of diabetes in the general population and pregnancy in particular is on the rise.

Reverse Your Diabetes provides all the information and support you need to take control of type 2 diabetes and, potentially, to reverse it.

What if you could not only manage your diabetes, but actually reverse it?

Written by internationally acclaimed specialists, Breast, Endocrine and Surgical Oncology provides pertinent and concise procedure descriptions spanning benign and malignant problems and minimally invasive procedures.

Men's Health is a concise, didactic compendium that covers three important aspects of male sexual health:- Testosterone Deficiency Syndrome; Premature Ejaculation and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs).

The aim of this book is to provide clear and concise information about the safe prescribing of insulin both subcutaneously and intravenously.

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Covering cases from Addison's disease to osteoporosis and diabetic foot ulcer, and an introductory section explaining the molecular and physiological aspects of endocrinology, Endocrinology and Diabetes: Clinical Cases Uncovered has it all.

Clinical Dilemmas in Diabetes provides evidence-based clinical guidance on the most common and problematic areas of concern encountered in diagnosing, treating and managing patients with diabetes.

Clinical Dilemmas in Diabetes provides evidence-based clinical guidance on the most common and problematic areas of concern encountered in diagnosing, treating and managing patients with diabetes.

Over three editions the Textbook of Diabetes has built a reputation as a book that is extremely well-organized and easy to navigate, with exceptional illustrations and an excellent blend of clinical and scientific content.

Adapting to the IFCC system of reporting HbA1c poses a challenge to generations of health professionals who have learnt the percentage system related to the major clinical trials, in type 1 and type 2 diabetes, the DCCT and UKPDS.

A benchmark reference textbook.

Another title in the award winning Practical Manual series from Wiley-Blackwell, following on from Edmonds, Foster and Sanders A Practical Manual of Diabetic Foot Care winner of the British Medical Association s Medical Book of the Year Award 2004.

Edited and authored by international experts,A Practical Manual of Thyroid and Parathyroid Diseasepresents concise, evidence-based, multi-disciplinary guidance relevant for a global audience.

Essential new title in the Advanced Digestive Endoscopy series Advanced Digestive Endoscopy: Practice & Safety provides a practical manual on how to perform techniques safely and effectively in order to maximise value, and to reduce risks.

A truly comprehensive reference for the management of patients with endocrine cancer The new edition of Clinical Endocrine Oncology has been fully revised and extended making it the most comprehensive and up-to-date reference available.

Whether you are following a problem-based, an integrated, or a more traditional medical course, clinical biochemistry is often viewed as one of the more challenging subjects to grasp.

The discovery of insulin at the University of Toronto in 1921-22 was one of the most dramatic events in the history of the treatment of disease.

The discovery of insulin at the University of Toronto in 1921-22 was one of the most dramatic events in the history of the treatment of disease.

Oncofertility is a specialty that bridges the disciplines of reproductive endocrinology and infertility and oncology, with the goal of expanding the reproductive options of cancer patients.

Calcium-Sensing Receptor provides an overview of various aspects of the calcium receptor's biochemistry, physiology and pathophysiology that is suitable both for those who have been working in the field of Ca2+0-sensing as well as those who are new to this discipline.

In this second volume, the Biennial Review of Infertility brings together the most up-to-date research and clinical information on male and female infertility, emerging assisted reproductive techniques, and controversial issues in reproductive medicine.

Proceedings of the 2nd World Conference - Hormonal and Genetic Basis of Sexual Differentiation Disorders and Hot Topics in Endocrinology.

In the last decades, major advances have been made in assisted reproductive technologies (ART) and the public demand for these procedures has increased globally.

This volume will explore the epidemiology and the basic mechanisms of each of these prenatal phenomena, in an attempt to explain the role of the prenatal environment in promoting postnatal weight gain.

Physical activity exerts an important influence on the endocrine system, modulating synthesis and secretion of several hormones.

Sperm DNA damage is common and has been associated with reduced rates of conception, impaired embryonic development and increased risk of miscarriage.

Atlas of Thyroid Lesions provides a broad overview of the variety of lesions in the thyroid gland and their different characteristics and features, in the unique combination of ultrasound, cytologic and histologic appearance.

The evaluation of thyroid nodules by fine needle aspiration (FNA) is one of the most challenging tasks in all of cytopathology.

For practitioners at all stages of experience, diseases of the parathyroid glands are not easily deciphered.

A growing majority of women in the western hemisphere have been delaying initiation of childbearing to later in life.

The Practical Manual of In Vitro Fertilization: Advanced Methods and Novel Devices is a unique, accessible title that provides a complete review of the most well-established and current diagnostic and treatment techniques comprising in vitro fertilization.

The obesity epidemic has generated immense interest in recent years due to the wide-ranging and significant adverse health and economic consequences that surround the problem.

Thyroid function tests are utilized by essentially all medical practitioners, across every clinical setting, in patients from newborns to the elderly.

Management of the modern reproductive endocrinology and infertility clinic has become very complex.

Despite public perception, osteoporosis remains a widespread, devastating disease, and a very serious and costly public health threat.

Endocrine Pathology: Differential Diagnosis and Molecular Advances, Second Edition provides detailed coverage of endocrine pathology with extensive discussion of the differential diagnosis as well as presentation of molecular pathobiology of the major endocrine organs.

Endocrine Neoplasia is a comprehensive, updated, and clearly-written text covering the diseases for which endocrine surgical expertise is often needed.

With great pleasure we present our Third International Workshop on The Local C- diac Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System (RAAS), held at the Ochsner Clinic Foundation in November 2008.

Diabetes is a complex disease--but learning about it shouldn't be!

A pre-diabetes diagnosis is a wake-up call.

Research into metabolic bone disease has made remarkable progress over the last 20 years, with the identification of numerous new molecules and pathways regulating bone cells as well as their plasma milieu.

Written by an esteemed list of international authors, this book presents timely reviews relating to some of the most important aspects of gestational diabetes, specifically its causes, consequences, and treatments.