Astonishingly rich in nutrients, Spirulina is one of the most popular and well researched functional foods in the multi-billion dollar global food supplement market. This ancient species provides readily bioavailable protein along with carotenoids, essential fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals and has therapeutic applications in...

Living with diabetes doesn't have to mean giving up all of your favorite foods. Carbs from healthy foods boost nutrition and supply essential fuel for your brain and body. Counting carbs is integral to managing diabetes because your carb choices, portion sizes,...

Dr. Burke Cunha, one of the foremost experts in the field of infectious disease, has put together an outstanding comprehensive issue with an exceptional team of authors that covers the most important updates in antimicrobial therapy. Treatment of helicobacter pylori, clostridium difficile, macrolide resistant S. pneumonia, and serious...

[Radiologic Clinics of North America, Volume 45, Number 3> Univ. of Rochester, NY. Topics include acute flank pain secondary to urolithiasis, current concepts in imaging of appendicitis, computer tomography for venous thromboembolic disease, cross-sectional imaging in acute pancreatitis, review of CT angiography of aorta, and more. For...

In the past, many tumor marker laboratory tests have not been sensitive enough for the very early detection of cancer. However, many of them have nonetheless proved useful in monitoring therapy, following the course of the tumor, and predicting prog­ nosis. Today, cancer may be viewed as a genetic disease with various specific chromo­...

Most endocrine diseases can be treated successfully, and the patient's state of well-being can usually be improved. Not surprisingly, the earlier the diagnosis is made the more positive the clinical response. Early Diagnosis and Treatment (~f Endocrine Disorders focuses on early signs and symptoms of endocrine disorders and surveys the...

A comprehensive review of all the vascular proliferations involving the skin and subcutaneous tissue, including recently described disease entities. Superbly illustrated with both clinical and histopathologic photographs, the book moves from a proposed new system of classification and nomenclature for vascular neoplasms, to a full discussion...

A comprehensive survey of the current state-of-the-art in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for malignant disease. The authors focus on the indications and results of transplantation for acute leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and breast cancer. Special attention is given to transplant-related...

Richard A. Prayson, md, summarizes in outline form for active pathologists and residents in training-as well as those seeking a concise up-to-date overview of the subject -the essential element of the neuropathology curriculum. Topics range from basic information on the spectrum of neurologic-related disease to pertinent pictorial examples of...

Exciting new developments and discoveries of the last two decades are beginning to shed light on the complex biology of brain tumors and are advancing our understa- ing of the cellular and molecular processes involved in their initiation, progression, and clinical and biological behavior. The disease process in brain tumors is quite complex...

Leading researchers review the activation of the mammalian immune system by bacterial DNA and its immunostimulatory sequences (ISS), and consider the applications of ISS in clinical medicine. The authors survey the latest findings concerning the receptor-recognition and signaling pathways triggered by ISS , the process of cell activation, and...