Vector-borne infectious diseases, such as malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever, and plague, cause a significant fraction of the global infectious disease burden; indeed, nearly half of the world's population is infected with at least one type of vector-borne pathogen (CIESIN, 2007; WHO, 2004a).
Third in a series of six congressionally mandated studies occurring biennially, this book is an updated review and evaluation of the available scientific evidence regarding the statistical association between exposure to herbicides used in Vietnam and various adverse health outcomes suspected to be linked with such exposures.
En su primera edición, el libro de "Medicina vascular" contiene una revisión y recopilación completa sobre las entidades clínicas más relevantes en su área, temas necesarios en la práctica diaria del médico general.
In response to the concerns voiced by Vietnam veterans and their families, Congress called upon the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to review the scientific evidence on the possible health effects of exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides.
Although the general public in the United States assumes children to be generally healthy and thriving, a substantial and growing number of children have at least one chronic health condition.
Vector-borne infectious diseases, such as malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever, and plague, cause a significant fraction of the global infectious disease burden; indeed, nearly half of the world's population is infected with at least one type of vector-borne pathogen (CIESIN, 2007; WHO, 2004a).
Despite overwhelming evidence of tobacco's harmful effects and pressure from anti-smoking advocates, current surveys show that about one-quarter of all adults in the United States are smokers.
Advances in technologies and knowledge are creating new avenues for research and opportunities for the discovery and clinical development of innovative therapies and diagnostics.
The number of people infected with HIV or living with AIDS is increasing at unprecedented rates as various scientists, organizations, and institutions search for innovative solutions to combating and preventing the disease.
With the increasing incidence of Type 2 diabetes in the adult population and the realization that this is a vascular disease and a major coronary risk factor, Professor Betteridge has chosen fifty diabetologists to contribute a case which has had an effect on their clinical practice.
This report analyzes how the pandemic has impacted investment in infrastructure in Southeast Asia and assesses how infrastructure development can help drive economic recovery and support sustainable growth.
Revendiquant une approche interdisciplinaire, les auteures de cette étude s'attachent à rendre compte de ce que vivent les adolescents malades chroniques.
With the increasing incidence of Type 2 diabetes in the adult population and the realization that this is a vascular disease and a major coronary risk factor, Professor Betteridge has chosen fifty diabetologists to contribute a case which has had an effect on their clinical practice.
En El mapa fantasma se cuenta la historia de la aterradora epidemia de cólera que envolvió Londres en 1854 y sus dos héroes poco probables: el anestesista doctor John Snow y el afable clérigo, el reverendo Henry Whitehead, quienes derrotaron la enfermedad mediante una combinación de conocimiento local, investigación científica y elaboración de mapas.
Ärtze werden täglich mit Situationen, Problemen und Fragen konfrontiert, die sie unmittelbar in diagnostische und therapeutische Entscheidungen umsetzen müssen.
Dieser kurze Leitfaden fasst die Anatomie und Pathophysiologie der erektilen Dysfunktion (früher «Impotenz») zusammen und gibt ausführliche Anleitungen für die Diagnostik und die psychologische, medikamentöse und operative Therapie.
L'ouvrage présente les données générales sur la pharmacologie de l’activité anti–infectieuse (et surtout l’activité anti-bactérienne) puis sur les principales pathologies infectieuses susceptbles d’être traitées par les des médications phytothérapiques (plantes sous forme de gélules, spécialités phytothérapiques à bases d’extrait(s) de plantes, huiles essentielles issues de plantes aromatiques).
Pain is the number-one reason American visit their doctors, Back pain, muscle aches, arthritis affect millions of people daily, limiting their activities and costing billions in medical care.
