Edited by Shabbir Simjee 2007 Many of us have suffered from what we believed may have been a foodborne illness, and have suffered at home without seeking clinical care because we knew it was likely to be over in a day or so. However, foodborne illness may present under unusual circumstances, as I know from having been a […]
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Edited by Jacqueline D. Reeves and Cynthia A. Derdeyn 2007 The entry of HIV into cellular targets is mediated by the envelope protein (Env) which studs the viral surface. A major milestone for inhibition of HIV entry was achieved in 2003 with the approval of the HIV fusion inhibitor enfuvirtide.
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Edited by MICHAEL A. CALIGIURI MICHAEL T. LOTZE 2007 Cancer initiation and progression reflect the combined effects of tumor cellautonomous genetic alterations and the complex interplay of tumor cells with nontransformed host elements. Whereas intense effort has been directed towards elucidating the mechanisms by which mutations in oncogenes and tumor suppressors give rise to the hallmarks of cancer, increasing […]
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Editor-in-Chief K. Starke, Freiburg i. Br. 2007 The understanding and treatment of human diseases is one of the biggest challenges of mankind. Driven by new technological developments, biomedical research generates an ever-increasing knowledge about human health and disease.
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By M. GABRIEL KHAN 2007 The impetus to provide a seventh edition of Cardiac Drug Therapy was generated by the positive comments received from readers worldwide, and from favorable reviews of earlier editions. The seventh edition updates and revises the sixth edition in several respects. In particular, the text includes: Six new chapters that deal with ongoing important controversies […]
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Edited by David A. Gewirtz Shawn E. Holt Steven Grant 2007 The goals of chemotherapy (and radiotherapy) are to eliminate tumor cell targets by promoting cell death. In recent years, a major focus has been placed on programmed cell death or apoptosis as the primary mechanism of cell killing.
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Klaus Ley Editor 2007 Endothelial and leukocyte adhesion molecules guide the trafficking of all leukocytes to sites of inflammation, of lymphocytes to primary, secondary and tertiary lymphatic organs, and of monocytes to almost all tissues of the body where they become macrophages and dendritric cells. Some of these same adhesion molecules are also involved in leukocyte and endothelial cell […]
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Edited by Randall E. Harris 2007 In “Inflammation in the Pathogenesis of Chronic Diseases: The COX-2 Controversy”, a panel of leading experts chronicles the evidence supporting the role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of major chronic diseases and discusses the current controversy regarding beneficial versus adverse effects of selective cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors. Experts in multiple disciplines of medical research provide […]
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Edited by Jeffrey M. Weinberg 2008 Psoriasis is an inherited skin disease that has been diagnosed in 4.5 million adults in the US. About 10–30% of people with psoriasis also develop psoriatic arthritis, which causes pain, stiffness and swelling in and around the joints.
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Claudio Bini • Jaume Bech Editors 2014 Potentially harmful elements in the environment and the impact on human health Research on potentially harmful elements (PHEs) in the environmental, agricultural and life sciences is extensively increasing since the last decades, owing to the larger consciousness of general population of the risks induced by anthropic activities to […]
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