Edited by DENNIS G. CARALIS GEORGE L. BAKRIS 2005 Arterial diseases are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in all industrialized countries, and their incidence is increasing in nonindustrial countries. Among the industrialized countries, the United States in particular is in the midst of an epidemic of obesity and diabetes.

Edited by Jahar Bhattacharya 2005 Inflammatory disease of the lung vascular bed is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in both adult and pediatric age groups. A particularly devastating consequence of lung inflammation is lung injury, which alone accounts for 150,000 cases annually in the United States, and carries a mortality rate of more than 30%.

Editors Moustapha Hamdi Dennis C.Hammond Foad Nahai 2005 Aesthetic improvement and scar reduction has become the new front line in breast reduction surgery. It is probably easier to show surgeons who have spent many years honing their skills how to modify their own techniques to optimize scarring and achieve a better aesthetic outcome than to convince them to learn a new […]

Edited by K. R. H von Wild 2005 By presenting the original papers that make up this third supplement we wish to make a further contribution to the issue of functional rehabilitation, this so important and fascinating modern area of research in the field of neurosciences. The congress papers we have selected constitute a good reflection of the transdisciplinary objectives.