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Authoritative information and practical advice from the nation's cancer experts about multiple myeloma and other plasma cell neoplasms includes official medical data on signs, symptoms, early detection, diagnostic testing, risk factors and prevention, treatment options, surgery, radiation, drugs,...

Challenging traditional approaches to medical history, Disease in the History of Modern Latin America advances understandings of disease as a social and cultural construction in Latin America. This innovative collection provides a vivid look at the latest research in the cultural history of medicine...

Travel Medicine, 3rd Edition, by Dr. Jay S. Keystone, Dr. Phyllis E. Kozarsky, Dr. David O. Freedman, Dr. Hans D. Nothdruft, and Dr. Bradley A. Connor,prepares you and your patients forany travel-related illness they may encounter. Consult this one-stop resource for best practices on everything from...

Up until very recent times, no one heard about the Zika mosquito, Zika virus, Zika infection or disease. In fact, you might also be wondering what it is as you read this book description.  You are not alone.  Zika is a relatively new word in the ears of many.  Several people have not heard about it....

This issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, Guest Edited by Paul Auwaerter, MD, is devoted to Lyme Disease. Dr. Auwaerter has assembled a group of expert authors to review the following topics:  Epidemiology of Lyme Disease; Early Lyme disease:  Erythema Migrans; Neuroborreliosis;...

Zika virus has become an International concern, with reported cases appearing in multiple countries around the world. The virus itself is not dangerous to most people, but there have been increases in birth defects and serious neurological disease, which have been linked to Zika, namely microcephaly...

The Zika virus is spreading fast and it is currently in the news every day; there some panic being spread by the media because there is no immediate cure and no vaccine for it. It is also a different virus from other epidemics, because people often get infected when travelling and because it is mainly...

Sarcoidosis is multisystem inflammatory disease Incidence peaks in persons aged 25-35 years of age Inflammation occurs in the lymph nodes, lungs, eyes and organs of the body Forming non-caseating granulomas which usually resolve spontaneously Things that may trigger the disease include infections A...

Researchers are discovering more and more evidence that vitamin D deficiency is associated with virtually all of the most serious disease risks that we face today. Recently, compelling evidence has been found that the current epidemic of autoimmune diseases is also associated with vitamin D deficiency....

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries, usually caused by atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis (sometimes called “hardening” or “clogging” of the arteries) is the buildup of cholesterol and fatty deposits (called plaques) on the inner walls of the arteries....

The 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak in West Africa shocked the world with its devastation and its rapid migration to multiple continents. As the systems meant to respond to this sort of epidemic failed, the disease exposed not just weaknesses in international infectious disease surveillance and management,...

Profits support the Horizons for Homeless Children in Boston Want to lower cholesterol levels? Want to increase your life span? Just want to read this book to kill time? Well, congratulations because you have found the correct book. Please do not find the number of pages intimidating...

The parents of children with autism know that research is a full-time job. For parents with limited time, ability, or resources to do this, Ken Siri and Tony Lyons have compiled the latest in autism research and treatment. Cutting-Edge Therapies for Autism contains contributions from more than eighty...

Dr. Merrill Edmonds was born in the Philippine Islands to missionary parents who believed God was micromanaging their lives and had a specific plan for each person. In school, though, he learned that life functioned according to the laws of nature. Scientific methodology assumed these natural laws...