Autoinflammation, as a relatively new field in clinical rheumatology, has gained an increasing importance in recent years. The number of identified entities and affected patients has gradually increased, and some of the involved pathways have already been identified. This progress allows a deeper understanding...

The prevalence of obesity and its comorbidities, particularly type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular and hepatic disease and certain cancers, continues to rise worldwide. Paradoxically, despite an increasingly obesogenic environment, particularly in Western societies, undernutrition is also extremely common.The application of novel, sophisticated techniques, particularly related...

The application of genomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic analyses brings new dimensions to our understanding of the biology of phototrophic bacteria. Comparing gene sequences of photosynthetic reaction center proteins and a key enzyme of bacteriochlorophyll biosynthesis from more than 150 genomes demonstrates the ancient roots...

Marine fouling affects most man-made surfaces temporarily or permanently immersed in the sea, causing important economic costs. Intense research is aimed at methods for preventing or reducing fouling development. The most widespread solution to inhibit fouling is to make surfaces unsuitable for settlers by...

In recent decades, life expectancy has been increasing. This is a historical milestone in the history of humanity. We have never lived so long before. In these circumstances, giving the best care to older adults efficiently is one of the greatest challenges of developed...

Sarcopenia represents the decline in skeletal muscle mass and function with age, characterized by the muscle fiber's quality, strength, muscle endurance, and metabolic ability decreasing, as well as the fat and connective tissue growing. Reduction of muscle strength with aging leads to loss of...

The sense of hearing is vulnerable to environmental challenges, such as exposure tonoise. More than 1.5 billion people experience some decline in hearing ability during theirlifetime, of whom at least 430 million will be affected by disabling hearing loss. If notidentified and addressed in...

Three-dimensional topology includes two vast domains: the study of geometric structures on 3-manifolds and the study of topological invariants of 3-manifolds, knots, etc. This book belongs to the second domain. We shall study an invariant called the maximal abelian torsion and denoted T. It...

This textbook demonstrates how differential calculus, smooth manifolds, and commutative algebra constitute a unified whole, despite having arisen at different times and under different circumstances. Motivating this synthesis is the mathematical formalization of the process of observation from classical physics. A broad audience will...

This uniquely accessible volume challenges professionals to understand--and help correct--health disparities, both at the patient level and in their larger social contexts. Dedicated to eradicating this ongoing injustice, contributors focus on marginalized populations, the role of healthcare systems in perpetuating inequities, the need for...

55 Cancer Preventing and Cancer Fighting Juice Recipes will help you to have a stronger immune system through a variety of powerful ingredients and mixtures in these juices. Cancer prevention is a serious topic that should be addressed with cardiovascular exercise, sufficient rest, and...

Introduction. Query results listed in tables for results of queries that list all consultations in the second week of: (a) April 2013 to April 2015 (b) May 1997 to May 2015 (c) June 1997 to June 2015 (d) July 1997 to July 2015 (e)...

Introduction. Query results listed in tables for results of queries that list all consultations in the second week of: (a) April 2013 to April 2015 (b) May 1997 to May 2015 (c) June 1997 to June 2015 (d) July 1997 to July 2015 (e)...

This memoir will touch you, torment you, and teach you how to fight for your life. At 35 years old, newly married and with a baby, Patricia Rodi was told she had three months to live. Her advanced stomach cancer would require risky surgery,...

A classic text for health activists and feminists interested in the complexities of how drugs are developed, marketed, and sold to women around the world, this book reviews the unusual history of the French abortion pill RU-486. Critical of the positive claims made for...

Adding to a growing body of knowledge about how the social-ecological dynamics of the Anthropocene affect human health, this collection presents strategies that both address core challenges, including climate change, stagnating economic growth, and rising socio-political instability, and offers novel frameworks for living well...

This Research Note explores existence and multiplicity questions for periodic solutions of first order, non-convex Hamiltonian systems. It introduces a new Morse (index) theory that is easier to use, less technical, and more flexible than existing theories and features techniques and results that, until...

The amalgam used to fill teeth is 40 to 50 percent mercury, a known poison. This book explains how mercury migrates from the teeth into the body, affecting our overall health in a dramatic manner. It is suitable for laymen and professionals who want...

Rehabilitation in Spinal Cord Injuries is a practical guide to the treatment and/or management of spinal cord injuries for the physiotherapy student and early career clinician, as well as the medical and health professional wishing to remain current with advancements in treatment and interventions...

Second Generation Cell and Gene-Based Therapies: Biological Advances, Clinical Outcomes, and Strategies for Capitalisation serves as the only volume to the market to bridge basic science, clinical therapy, technology development, and business in the field of cellular therapy/cytotherapy. After more than two decades of...

Can you die from having too much sex? That's the question Dr. Michael King, a well-respected dentist in New York, asks in Dad Spelled Backward: A Journey Through the Maze of Love, Marriage, and Adoption. Mike had never thought much about getting married and...

SHORTLY AFTER THE BIRTH OF THEIR DAUGHTER KATIE, Steve and Stacy Trebing encountered every parent's worst nightmare: the discovery that their child had a devastating disease. Diagnosed with Diamond Blackfan anemia (DBA), a rare bone marrow affliction, Katie would have to bear a lifetime...

Health rethought Do you sometimes worry about becoming seriously ill without knowing who or what can help you? And do you also wish for an environment that keeps you healthy? Which healthcare system can identify what makes you healthy and offer it at a...

This book explores the PhD experience as never before and provides a "survival guide" for current and prospective PhD students. The book investigates why mental health issues are so common among the postgraduate population, going beyond the statistics, looking at lived experience of both...

The only book to cover the use of special inorganic cements instead of standard Portland cement in certain specialist applications, such as oil well drilling or in a high temperature location. Special Inorganic Cements draws together information which is widely scattered in the technical...

This timely and unique publication is designed for graduate students and researchers in inorganic and materials chemistry and covers bonding models and applications of symmetry concepts to chemical systems. The book discusses the quantum mechanical basis for molecular orbital concepts, the connections between molecular...

Systems of Classification in Premodern Medical Cultures puts historical disease concepts in cross-cultural perspective, investigating perceptions, constructions and experiences of health and illness from antiquity to the seventeenth century. Focusing on the systematisation and classification of illness in its multiple forms, manifestations and causes,...

Food allergy is the new epidemic of the 21st century, and the rise in incidence among kids is alarming. This information-packed book was written by a food allergy mom, a psychologist, and a physician expert in the field of food allergies. It is a...

IMAGINE ...Living in a world where cancer is no longer the leading cause of mortality; "Cancer" is no longer a common phrase in health news headlines or in the everyday conversation of ordinary folks like you and me. Many people find this thought exercise...

Challenging medical crossword and word search puzzles for fun, entertainment and mental stimulation. Ideal for medical students, doctors and other health professionals.Features: 50 medical crossword and 20 word search puzzles. Large print word search puzzles. 8.5''x11''. Author: Graceful PublishingISBN-10: 8554625226ISBN-13: 9798554625220Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

Sarcopenia could be a condition characterized by loss of striated muscle mass and function. Though it's primarily an unwellness of the elderly, its development could also be related to conditions that don't seem to be completely seen in older persons. Sarcopenia is a syndrome...

Lemongrass is the strongest natural stimulant and adaptogen that relieves both physical and mental fatigue, significantly increasing the strength of the body. It is not for nothing that lemongrass has been a recognized medicine of Chinese healers for thousands of years - dynasties changed,...

Danger of health misinformation online, long a concern of medical and public health professionals, has come to the forefront of societal concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic. Regardless of their motives, creators and sharers of misinformation promote non-evidence-based health advice and treatment recommendations, and often...

From measles to malaria, from clinical trials to COVID and from life tables to the law, the second edition of Dicing with Death explains how the vital decisions we have to make both individually and collectively can be informed and improved by good data,...

In Life After Medical School, Dr. Bill Truels presents a 350-page compilation of both humorous and serious short stories and poems depicting his 50 years of experience as a practicing physician. Written initially for medical students and health care workers, these accounts have become...

This book investigates the origins, mutations and effects of Covid-19. It will take readers to the Arctic and Antarctic and Asia to look at Climate Change. It will take readers to Ukraine to see how these three major crises of our time are related....

Economic crises, such as the economic crisis of 2008, are related to several issues, including decreases in disposable income and increases in unemployment. At the individual level, decreasing disposable income, unemployment, and loss of insurance coverage have detrimental effects on the ability to seek...

When we are not healthy, we often feel a sense of guilt. We analyse what could be the cause of our discomfort, perhaps what we have eaten, or we have not done something right. The answer could be that we have forgotten to do...

Overuse has become a major issue of healthcare quality, safety, and sustainability around the world. In this Element, the authors discuss concepts, terminology, and the history of concerns. They show how interventions to address overuse target multiple drivers. They highlight successes and promising approaches,...

Shades of Grief: Echoes of Hope from the DarknessBy: Frances Dougherty Kendall, M.D. Shades of Grief chronicles Frances Dougherty Kendall, M.D.'s walk through the complexities of death and dying and loss, grief, and hope. This personal journey begins with the loss of a beloved...

Chronic Muscle Spasm and Pain: Discoveries in the Etiology, Identification and Treatment of Chronic Muscle Spasm and Resultant Chronic PainBy: Roger H. Coletti, MD, FACC, FASNC, FSCAIAs an interventional cardiologist Dr. Roger H. Coletti recognized the true nature of atrophic myofibers described in biopsies...

Until now, there has never been a book published on this topic! Over 116 Million Dollars in Medical Supplies Sold! Change your life financially with one of the most lucrative small businesses in America! No experience, education or large investment needed! Imagine making more...

For survival of living species movement is necessary. However, mobility might be hampered for a variety of reasons, including injury or discomfort. Normal movement is the consequence of a complex interplay between the neurological, muscular, and skeletal systems, as well as other systems such...

This book presents interesting insights into allergic diseases. Apart from discussing its prevalence around the world, a range of indoor allergens has also been covered as backed by research. This includes carpets as potential sinks of allergens and pet fur along with practical tips...

This Element introduces and critically reflects on the contribution of implementation science to healthcare improvement efforts. Grounded in several disciplines, implementation science is the study of strategies to promote the uptake of evidence-based interventions into healthcare practice and policy. The field's focus is threefold....

Operational research is a collection of modelling techniques used to structure, analyse, and solve problems related to the design and operation of complex human systems. While many argue that operational research should play a key role in improving healthcare services, staff may be largely...

Written by an interdisciplinary team of scholars, this book offers novel perspectives on the history of medical writing and scientific thought-styles by examining patterns of change and reception in genres, discourse, and lexis in the period 1500-1820. Each chapter demonstrates in detail how changing...

A must have reference for any engineer involved with foundations, piers, and retaining walls, this remarkably comprehensive volume illustrates soil characteristic concepts with examples that detail a wealth of practical considerations, It covers the latest developments in the design of drilled pier foundations and...

This Book will address the advances of next-generation medical imaging techniques coupled with nanomedicine, for image guidance, for the tumor detection, tumor tissue characterization, monitoring of drug targeting, pre and post therapy monitoring of solid tumors. Furthermore, the book outlines the latest advances in...

The Systems of the Body series has established itself as a highly valuable resource for medical and other health science students following today's systems-based courses. Now thoroughly revised and updated in this third edition, each volume presents the core knowledge of basic science and...