Medicine: general issues

These are the Proceedings of the 2nd International Metastasis Congress of the Metastasis Research Society which took place in the town hall (Stadthalle) of Heidelberg, FRG, in September, 1988.

Philip Sandblom, Chirurg und Kunstsammler, geht in seinemBuch dem Zusammenhang von Kunst und Krankheit nach und zeigtdie Spuren, die Krankheit und Schmerzen in Werken undSelbstzeugnissen der betroffenen K}nstler hinterlassenhaben.

In the past, research in cancer immunology has produced informa- tion important for other medical disciplines.

The Fourth International Workshop on "e;In Vitro Effects of Mineral Dusts on Cells"e; was held on September 20 - 23, 1988 in Auberge Estrimont, Orford, Quebec, Canada.

Dieser Band enthält die Beiträge eines Fachgesprächs, das am 26.

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

Gesundheitsberatung in der ärztlichen Praxis mit dem Ziel der Verhaltensänderung der Patienten gewinnt immer mehr an Bedeutung.

The recent interest in the pharmacology of the skin and the treatment of its diseases has come about for two reasons.

Einerseits ist Rauchen ein Vergnügen, das Befriedigung verschaffen und angenehme Wirkungen hervorrufen kann.

Die Zusammenarbeit der Psychosomatik mit anderen klinischen Fächern ist seit der Einführung des Faches eine der zentralen Entwicklungsaufgaben.

The papers in this book were presented at the 6th Workshop on Mechanisms in B-Cell Neoplasia, held in Bethesda, March 23-25, 1988.

The European Study Group for Cell Proliferation held its XVth Meet- ing at Sundvolden, Norway, in September 1987.

In diesem Buch wird eine neue konservative Behandlungsmethode des lumbalen Bandscheibenvorfalles auf der Basis einer seit Jahrzehnten in Wildbad durchgeführten Physiotherapie dargestellt.

The recent interest in the pharmacology of the skin and the treatment of its diseases has come about for two reasons.

he purpose of this book is to give the reader T an impression of medical science in seven- teenth-century France.

The newest volume in the Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology series edited by Dr.

Once again the Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology series presents a volume with up-to-date review articles on oncogenes.

Many bacteria, such as certain Neisseria and Haemophilus or Escherichia coli, are able to withstand the bactericidal activity of complement and phagocytes.

In more than 20 contributions new trends in cancer therapy are reviewed and critically discussed by highly competent authors.

Distinguished scientists and members of the medicalprofession discuss the research and development of safe andsuitable drugs for the long-term treatment of chronicdiseases.

The International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI), a nonprofit, public foundation, was established in 1978 to advance the sciences of nutrition, toxicology, and food safety.

The first three chapters of Vol.

At the end of the initial meeting on Primary and Secondary Metabolism of Plant Cell Cultures at Schloss Rauischholzhausen, it was decided to convene similar events on a regular basis midway between the International Congress for Plant Tissue and Cell Cul- ture.

Oral immunization has a fascinating and frequently successful history, yet it has been largely overshadowed by other immunization methods.

Schmerz gehört zu den häufigsten Ursachen, die den Patienten zum Arzt führen.

In recent years the field of contact dermatitis has increased greatly in importance in dermatology.

Not everyone is a friend of the manifold abbreviations that have by now beCome a part of the scientific language of medicine.

After the discovery of the function of MHC molecules, namely to provide the context for T cell recognition of foreign antigens, in 1974 Zinkernagel and Doherty made the first drawing of MHC+X (Fig.

Der Einsatz von Antibiotika ist integraler Bestandteil der Therapie im Bereich der operativen Medizin.

Scientific Bases of Acupuncture summarizes the major scientific advances from 1976 - 1988 on the mechanisms of acupuncture.

Das vorliegende Buch vermittelt angehenden Ärzten, Zahnärzten, Apothekern sowie Studierenden und Angehörigen der Heilhilfsberufe einen knappen, anschaulichen und übersichtlichen Überblick über die wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Grundlagen des Gesundheitssystems.

It is a privilege to introduce this unusual book.

When comparing the number of contributions for the proceedings of the third symposium on The Influence of Antibiotics on the Host-Parasite Relationship with those of its two predecessors, one becomes aware of the progress that has been made in this field.

Leading researchers present contemporary treatment of in situ hybridization applied to current issues in animal virus pathogenesis.

Die Verhaltensmedizin ist interdisziplinär konzipiert und unterscheidet sich dadurch von der klassischen Psychomatik.

To scientists, oncology means research on the disease of cancer.

The treatment and the solution of health economic problems by using management concepts is a permanent challenge; the question of control- ling the costs or the efficiency of the supply of medical services is concerned.

Bei der Beratung von Schwangeren treten häufig Fragen auf, die der beratende Arzt nur schwer oder unvollständig beantworten kann, da sie teils Gegenstand spezieller Untersuchungen sind oder fachübergreifende Gebiete berühren.

Almost 50 million persons visit another continent each year.

Die Ausbreitung des Betäubungsmittelmißbrauchs (BTM) gibt seit Jahren Anlaß zur Besorgnis.