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This issue of Medical Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Michael P. Pignone and Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, is devoted to Disease Prevention. Articles in this issue address prevention for various diseases, including: Breast Cancer; Cervical Cancer; Colorectal Cancer; Lung Cancer; Prostate Cancer; and Screening...

This issue of the Surgical Pathology Clinics, edited by Dr. Raja Seethala, will be focused on the current consensus on Head and Neck Pathology. Topics covered in this text include: Intraoperative Assessments of Margins in Squamous Cell Carcinoma; Autoimmune Disease Manifestations in the Oral Cavity;...

The liver is the second largest organ in the body and it functions to get rid of  harmful substances from the blood, processes foods and drinks that we eat amidst many other complex functions. Many other organs of the body rely on the liver's perfect well being to function accordingly. In the world...

This is the first textbook to focus on environmental threats to child health. It will interest professionals and graduate students in public health, pediatrics, environmental health, epidemiology, and toxicology. The first three chapters provide overviews of key children's environmental health issues...

Surgical Pathology of the Gastrointestinal System: Bacterial, Fungal, Viral, and Parasitic Infections provides a unique diagnostic reference text for the pathologic diagnosis of infectious diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Written for the practicing surgical pathologist, this text combines the...

The vector-borne Zika virus joins avian influenza, Ebola, and yellow fever as recent public health crises threatening pandemicity. By a combination of stochastic modeling and economic geography, this book proposes two key causes together explain the explosive spread of the worst of the vector-borne...

We live in very uncertain times. As a result more and more people are thinking about their future and preparing accordingly. There are many, many things that could go wrong and the scenarios that people prepare for range from a total economic collapse to world war 3. From a solar flare knocking...

Human Ageing: A Unique Experience explores the biology of human ageing focusing on the individual. The book begins with the premature ageing disorder Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria syndrome and spins a web of interconnected biological domains involving lamins, telomeres, alternative splicing, genetics,...

LPR is called the silent reflux diseaseIt is due to the abnormal acid backflow releaseFrom the stomach to the vocal box or larynxOr even higher up the throat or pharynxThere is frequent hoarseness and throat clearingSometimes frequent sore throat and chronic coughingThere is sometimes dysphagia...

Infectious disease surveillance has evolved at an extraordinary pace during the past several decades, and continues to do so. It is increasingly used to inform public health practice in addition to its use as a tool for early detection of epidemics. It is therefore crucial that students of public...

This book describes Aphthous Mouth Ulcer, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases Aphthous Mouth Ulcers are painful open sores or ulcers in the mouth. They may appear red or yellow in color Aphthous Mouth Ulcers are normally found on the mouth such as the tongue or the inner linings of the lips...

This book describes Listeria Infection, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases Listeria infection is a food borne bacterial illness that can be very dangerous for pregnant women and people with reduced immune systems. Listeria infection is most often contracted by eating improperly processed...

Q fever is a self limited infection caused by Coxiella burneti bacteria that can affect the lungs, heart, liver and other parts of the body.The bacteria Coxiella burnetii is the cause of Q-fever.The bacterium is resistant to desiccation and exposure in dust and soil and is found all the world.Sheep,...

The Achilles Tendon is the body’s largest tendonAchilles tendinitis occurs when the tendon is swollen and tenderInflammation occurs due to the calf muscles overstretchingPassive stretching is due to frequent walking and jumpingYoung male adults are affected more than femaleOverexertion leads...