Vladimir V. Klimov 2019 Why is immunology so important? The immune system has involvement in almost all fields related to health and disease. Infections continue to confront human health and well-being on a global scale. Inflammation contributes to the lung, heart and joint diseases, and diabetes mellitus; cancers have to evade immune surveillance, and immune dysregulation leads […]
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Editors: Annalisa Cogo, Matteo Bonini, Paolo Onorati 2019 Pathophysiological Adaptations and Rehabilitation Lungs play a pivotal role in exercise, and respiratory impairment, due to both acute and chronic lung diseases, can have a significant impact on physical performance. Furthermore, recent evidence shows that exercise is an effective and safe intervention for prevention and rehabilitation in […]
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Editor Rita Santos-Rocha 2019 For many years I had the opportunity to work as an exercise professional in the health and fitness context with populations of all ages, including pregnant and postpartum women. I believe in exercise, and I have always been enthusiastic about working with pregnant women, both as an exercise professional and later […]
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Editors: Elie M. Ferneini, Michael T. Goupil 2019 A Clinical Guide for the General Dental Practitioner Evidence-based dentistry integrates a practitioner’s clinical expertise and judgment, the needs, desires, and preferences of the patient, and current, clinically relevant evidence. The intersection of these domains is a critical component of an effective, patient-centered approach to care.
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Editors: Brian E. Lacy, John K. DiBaise, Mark Pimentel, Alexander C. Ford 2019 Medical disorders of the stomach and small intestine are quite common in the general population. Community-based surveys consistently demonstrate that up to 20% of the Western population suffers from symptoms of dyspepsia, while 10% report symptoms of recurrent nausea and vomiting, and […]
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Editors: Igor Tsesis, Carlos E. Nemcovsky, Joseph Nissan, Eyal Rosen 2019 Evidence-Based Multidisciplinary Clinical Management
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Editors: Chikako Nishigori, Kaoru Sugasawa 2019 Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is an autosomal recessive hereditary photosensitive disease, in which patients display extreme hypersensitivity to ultraviolet radiation (UVR) because of the deficiency in the ability to repair the UVR-induced DNA lesions. Although the existence of the disease had been known since the first case report on XP […]
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Editor Keisaku Fujimoto 2019 Disasters, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, floods, typhoons, tornadoes, sediment disasters and accidents, not only cause injury and death but also induce respiratory diseases, such as respiratory infections, and aggravate chronic lung diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma, following the deterioration of the environment. This e-book […]
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Editor Vassyl A. Lonchyna 2019 Critical thinking and following evidence-based medicine (EBM) are of paramount importance in the daily care of critically ill surgical patients. While clinical experience is invaluable, one must also be of the mindset that we have to strive to always improve our clinical thinking, reasoning, and actions. What is gospel today […]
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Editor Daniel L. Segal 2019 The first three editions of this book had Michel Hersen and Samuel M. Turner as its editors. After Sam’s untimely death, Michel invited me to join the team and we coedited the fourth edition together, which was published in 2010. Now that Michel has retired, I remain as the sole editor […]
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