Thyroid Disease

Thyroid Disease-1

Emanuel O. Brams 2005 I am a thyroid specialist and should think “thyroid” every day, right? Maybe not? A few years ago, our dog, Duffy, a 12-year-old West Highland terrier, seemed to be lying around more than usual. My wife complained that Duffy was not acting right. I told her that the dog was just getting old.

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Signaling Pathways in Liver Diseases

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Jean-François Dufour (Ed.) Pierre-Alain Clavien (Ed.) 2005 Over the past two decades very few areas in medicine have seen as many changes as the field of liver diseases. While these new developments have led to dramatic improvements in many therapeutic strategies, clinicians have also been overwhelmed by the complexity of novel cellular and extracellular pathways.

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Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis

Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis-1

Kenneth B.Gordon Eric M. Ruderman Editors 2005 Dermatologists and rheumatologists alike are confronted with patients suffering from both psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, and are often asked to address the disease with which they are least familiar. In our experience, proper care of either ailment requires a working knowledge of both.

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PREVENTIVE NUTRITION

Preventive Nutrition-1

Edited by ADRIANNE BENDICH RICHARD J. DECKELBAUM 2005 Preventive Nutrition was first published in 1997; the second edition appeared in 2001. Also in 2001, we edited a volume entitled Primary and Secondary Preventive Nutrition. Both texts were very well accepted as critical resources for medical school libraries and health care professionals including physicians, nutritionists, dietitians, nurses, and pharmacists.

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Parkinson’s Disease and Nonmotor Dysfunction

Parkinsons Disease and Nonmotor Dysfunction-1

Edited by Ronald F. Pfeiffer Ivan Bodis-Wollner 2005 The idea that Parkinson’s disease (PD) is characterized only by such motor features as tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia, and postural instability is deeply embedded not only in the minds of patients and their family members, but also in the training and practice of many physicians. However, even a quick perusal of […]

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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

Medical Malpractice-1

Edited by RICHARD E. ANDERSON 2005 Books such as this one are deceptively difficult to create. The general subject is neither happy, nor easy, nor most anyone’s idea of fun. Malpractice litigation, however, has become a central fact of existence in the practice of medicine today.

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