Hair Growth and Disorders

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Ulrike Blume-Peytavi · Antonella Tosti David A. Whiting · Ralph M. Trüeb (Eds.) 2008 The ideal of lifelong beautiful hair, easy to grow or to eliminate, to pigment or to depigment, to newly create or simply to replace or rearrange, is of interest to anyone interested in hair growth and its disorders, or who has patients with hair problems. During […]

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Thyroid Disorders with Cutaneous Manifestations

Thyroid Disorders with Cutaneous Manifestations-1

Edited by Warren R. Heymann 2008 The interactions between the thyroid gland and the skin are of profound clinical importance in health and disease. The cutaneous manifestations of thyroid disease are protean and involve all age groups. Given the prevalence of thyroid disease worldwide, especially in women, it is imperative that primary care physicians, endocrinologists, and dermatologists appreciate the […]

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Primer on the Rheumatic Diseases

Primer on the Rheumatic Diseases-1

Edited by John H. Klippel John H. Stone Leslie J. Crofford Patience H. White 2008 Students, residents, and fellows interested in learning about the rheumatic diseases are faced with the daunting challenge of trying to integrate learning about a multitude of fascinating and diverse clinical disorders with an ever-expanding and complex body of basic science. This need encapsulates the […]

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Pediatric Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

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Arnaldo Cantani 2008 Pediatric Allergy, Asthma and Immunology is a new discipline that finds its foundation in this book, whose roots linke me to Elena and Luisa Businco, with whom I founded the first Italian Pediatric Allergy Division some 30 years ago, now called the Pediatric Allergy and  Immunology Division. There I discovered this world, where I had the chance to […]

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Lymphedema

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Lawrence L. Tretbar ⋅ Cheryl L. Morgan ⋅ B.B. Lee ⋅ Simon J. Simonian ⋅ Benoit Blondeau 2008 Diagnosis and Treatment Lymphology is finally recognized by American medicine as a distinct medical specialty. Its acceptance has no doubt been hastened by a more complete understanding of the embryologic and microscopic changes found in lymphatic diseases. Technologic advances (e.g., […]

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GENITOURINARY PAIN AND INFLAMMATION

Genitourinary Pain And Inflammation-1

Edited by JEANNETTEM. POTTS 2008 DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT Any physician who sees men or women for signs or symptoms presenting below the umbilicus would appreciate this comprehensive text in which multiple subspecialists share their perspective with respect to organ-specific disorders as well as the myriad overlapping syndromes that may manifest as genitourinary (GU) inflammation or pain. Unlike other fields, […]

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Drugs Compromising Male Sexual Health

Drugs Compromising Male Sexual Health-1

Walter Krause 2008 Adverse effects of drugs on sexual functions are often neglected in practical medicine, because they are usually mild or moderate and rarely prompt hospital admissions, denominated as severe ADEs. In addition, standard textbooks of pharmacology and those which discuss drug side effects consider these topics only marginally, and well-known sexual side effects are not mentioned.

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Diagnosis of Aging Skin Diseases

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Robert A. Norman Editor 2008 As “baby-boomers” begin to enter into senior citizenship and the elderly get older, an increased emphasis in geriatric medicine is inevitable. Those 65 years and older are increasing in numerical strength and therefore, along with the common problems prevalent in an aging population, will also have new dermatological problems related to wear and tear, […]

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