The Metabolic Syndrome: Epidemiology, Clinical Treatment, and Underlying Mechanisms
ISBN: 9781588297389 / Angielski / Twarda / 420 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the United States, 40 to 45% of those over 60 years of age have the metabolic syndrome (1,2,3), and this percentage, based on estimates of the increasing prevalence ofexcess body weight and the more comprehensive diagnostic criteria for the syndrome, is likely to exceed 60% in newer survey analyses. Children and adolescents, too, are being affected by the metabolic syndrome, in parallel with the increasing prevalence of overweight in young people, now estimated to include 16% of those age 6 to 19 years. Clinicians see with increasing frequency that routine office visits demonstrate the...
In the United States, 40 to 45% of those over 60 years of age have the metabolic syndrome (1,2,3), and this percentage, based on estimates of the incr...
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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: An Evidence-Based Approach to Practical Management
ISBN: 9781588297945 / Angielski / Twarda / 474 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this practical book, the authors of each chapter have synthesized the currently available evidence regarding specific issues in diabetes care. The chapters have been written by an interdisciplinary team of scientists and medical professionals. Such an approach emphasizes the need for collaboration in the care of any individual with diabetes and in the effort to find new therapies for the disease. This reference provides practical guidance in a single resource. In this practical book, the authors of each chapter have synthesized the currently available evidence regarding specific issues in diabetes care. T... |
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781,79 zł |
Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: From Basic Research to Clinical Practice
ISBN: 9781588298300 / Angielski / Twarda / 361 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: From Basic Research to Clinical Practice is the first book that provides comprehensive coverage of the three most important themes in the field of EDC research: the basic biology of EDCs, particularly their effects on reproductive systems; EDC effects on humans and wildlife, including biomedical considerations; and potential interventions and practical advice for dealing with the problem of EDCs. This book presents a translational approach to EDC research, spanning both basic biology and clinical applications, and provides a critical link between the... Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: From Basic Research to Clinical Practice is the first book that provides comprehensive coverage of the three most i... |
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Cardiovascular Endocrinology:: Shared Pathways and Clinical Crossroads
ISBN: 9781588298508 / Angielski / Twarda / 257 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Over the past few decades, cardiovascular disease and diabetes have emerged as major public health problems, both as distinct clinical entities and as comorbid conditions. As a result, the fields of vascular biology and endocrinology are working more closely now than ever before. With chapters by renowned experts, Cardiovascular Endocrinology: Shared Pathways and Clinical Crossroads emphasizes the considerable physiological interrelationships and clinical correlations between the specialties of cardiovascular medicine and endocrinology. Offering a wealth of information,... Over the past few decades, cardiovascular disease and diabetes have emerged as major public health problems, both as distinct clinical entities and... |
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586,33 zł |
Case Studies in Diabetes
ISBN: 9781841840321 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this work, the editor has chosen 50 diabetolgists to contribute a case which has had an effect on their clinical practice. Both Types 1 and 2 diabetes are included, along with other forms of diabetes.
In this work, the editor has chosen 50 diabetolgists to contribute a case which has had an effect on their clinical practice. Both Types 1 and 2 diabe...
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577,15 zł |
Changing Therapies in Type 2 Diabetes
ISBN: 9781841841113 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Breakthroughs in the understanding of the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes are covered in this text. Chapters address new developments in the administration of insulin, including oral preparations and long-acting insulin analogue.
Breakthroughs in the understanding of the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes are covered in this text. Chapters address new developments in the administr...
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257,04 zł |
Diabetic Complications: New Diagnostic Tools and Therapeutic Advances
ISBN: 9781841842691 / Angielski / Twarda / 138 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Researchers and scientists are breaking new ground in understanding diabetes, a disease that, despite these advances, is on a marked increase in the adult population. At the Eighth International Barts Symposium, held in London in April 2002, experts from around the world gathered to exchange information on the disease. The emphasis was on diabetic complications, the symptoms of the disease that can occur in all systems of the body. This monograph summarizes the proceedings of the conference, and readers can find expert discussions of new developments in the management of erectile dysfunction,...
Researchers and scientists are breaking new ground in understanding diabetes, a disease that, despite these advances, is on a marked increase in the a...
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577,15 zł |
Statins: The Hmg Coa Reductase Inhibitors in Perspective
ISBN: 9781841842929 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Statins are the most powerful lipid-lowering agent yet produced. Their main action is to lower the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol level, thereby reducing the overall cholesterol level in the blood. In the new edition of this popular book, the authors examine the existing and emerging statins and their beneficial effectiveness in reducing serum cholesterol. New chapters cover combination therapy in lipid-lowering, new 'Megatrials' (HPS and PPP) and the PROSPER study and the effects of statins on non-vascular conditions such as osteoporosis, cancer, dementia and diabetes.
Statins are the most powerful lipid-lowering agent yet produced. Their main action is to lower the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol level, th...
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524,63 zł |
Case Studies in Lipid Management
ISBN: 9781841844770 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. John Betteridge, Professor of Medicine at the Middlesex Hospital in London is one of the world's leading lipidologists and diabetologists. Professor Betteridge has bought together a definitive collection of 35 study cases written by opinion leaders in the field of lipid management. Each case is a highly informative study based on each contributor's own personal experiences within the discipline of l ipids. 'Case Studies in Lipid Management' presents topics of current interest ranging from diet to the latest pharmaceutical therapies. It will provide a practically... John Betteridge, Professor of Medicine at the Middlesex Hospital in London is one of the world's leading lipidologists and diabetologists. ... |
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891,96 zł |
Dyslipidaemia in Clinical Practice
ISBN: 9781841845937 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This multidisciplinary text *covers the latest pharmacological therapies for the treatment of lipid disorders *includes the latest guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemia The Second Edition offers the reader the very latest information on lipid disorders from aetiology to the management of this ever increasing problem that is a major cause of atherosclerotic and cardiovascular disease. Written by a general practitioner, an epidemiologist, and a lipidologist, this concise and well-illustrated text will appeal to a wide range of specialists who are dealing increasingly with...
This multidisciplinary text *covers the latest pharmacological therapies for the treatment of lipid disorders *includes the latest guidelines for the ...
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Androgen Deficiency in the Adult Male: Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment
ISBN: 9781842140321 / Angielski / Twarda / 266 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This comprehensive clinical textbook explores the male menopause concept. It explains the causes of androgen deficiency in men, its differential diagnosis, and how to treat it. advice and observations from 20 years of work in testosterone research. There is a thorough subject index, chapter-by-chapter literature reviews and a fund of bibliographic information.
This comprehensive clinical textbook explores the male menopause concept. It explains the causes of androgen deficiency in men, its differential diagn...
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Hypertension in Diabetes
ISBN: 9781853175527 / Angielski / Twarda / 376 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bryan Williams and his international team of collaborators provide the reader with their views for treatment of diabetes associated with hypertension and the prevention of subsequent coronary artery disease and other disorders. Diabetes mellitus, particularly non-insulin-dependent diabetes Type 2, is a common disease and, even though insulin has been around for seventy years, this endocrine disorder still reduces the life expectancy of diabetic patients because of the development of long-term complications, including hypertension. Hypertension occurs twice as often in diabetic patients as in...
Bryan Williams and his international team of collaborators provide the reader with their views for treatment of diabetes associated with hypertension ...
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524,63 zł |
Chronic Complications in Diabetes: Animal Models and Chronic Complications
ISBN: 9789057024337 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Individual volumes in the series Frontiers in Animal Diabetes Research provide basic researchers as well as clinical investigators with in-depth coverage of basic experimental diabetes research. Each volume will be topic oriented with timely and liberally referenced reviews. The series will provide a valuable reference source for basic researchers as well as clinical investigators, graduate students and research fellows in the areas of diabetology, endocrinology, physiology, and pharmacology. Major advances have been made in diabetes research, partly as a result of experimentation in animal...
Individual volumes in the series Frontiers in Animal Diabetes Research provide basic researchers as well as clinical investigators with in-depth cover...
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Biologic Effects of Light 1998: Proceedings of a Symposium Basel, Switzerland November 1-3, 1998
ISBN: 9780792385509 / Angielski / Twarda / 491 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It is remarkable how much we take for granted the tremendous energy and vitality that the sun provides earth's inhabitants. As we enter the new millennium, it is worthwhile to review how our ancestors perceived the biologic effects of sunlight, and how science and medicine have advanced our knowledge about the biologic effects of light.
At the turn of the century, a multitude of investigators explored the use of sunlight and artificial radiation for treating a multitude of diseases. These explorations gave rise to photodynamic therapy, phototherapy, and chemophototherapy. However,... It is remarkable how much we take for granted the tremendous energy and vitality that the sun provides earth's inhabitants. As we enter the new millen...
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Psychology in Diabetes Care
ISBN: 9780470023846 / Angielski / Twarda / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Psychosocial issues have long been acknowledged to have a crucial role in the successful treatment of people with diabetes. An understanding of these issues can enable health care professionals to assist their patients effectively. The second edition of the acclaimed title Psychology in Diabetes Care gives background information and practical guidelines needed by healthcare professionals to address the cognitive, emotional and behavioural issues surrounding diabetes management.
The book bridges the gap between psychological research on self-care and management of diabetes, and the... Psychosocial issues have long been acknowledged to have a crucial role in the successful treatment of people with diabetes. An understanding of these ...
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Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators: Research and Clinical Applications
ISBN: 9780896039124 / Angielski / Twarda / 374 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Experimental and clinical researchers from a wide range of disciplines present a wealth of fresh scientific information on the biochemistry, molecular biology, pharmacology, and clinical activity of SERMs. The basic science chapters of the book focus-with an eye to the development of the ideal SERM-on the complex mechanisms of estrogen action, including ligand-dependent conformational changes in alpha and beta, and the recruitment of co-activators and co-repressors which modulate the estrogen receptor transcriptional activity and contribute to its crosstalk with growth factor signaling. The...
Experimental and clinical researchers from a wide range of disciplines present a wealth of fresh scientific information on the biochemistry, molecular...
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Vitamin K: Volume 78
ISBN: 9780123741134 / Angielski / Twarda / 452 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Vitamin K, one of the group of fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E and K), has come into prominence lately because its activity as a blood coagulation factor impinges on the widespread occurrence of deep vein thrombosis in the human population especially in the older age group. This volume focuses, not only on the problem of blood coagulation and hypercoagulability, but upon the individual status of vitamin K in the human. First published in 1943, Vitamins and Hormones is the longest-running serial published by Academic Press. Under the capable and qualified editorial leadership of Dr....
Vitamin K, one of the group of fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E and K), has come into prominence lately because its activity as a blood coagulation facto...
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760,80 zł |
Intestinal Lipid Metabolism
ISBN: 9780306462412 / Angielski / Twarda / 434 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book was stimulated by the enthusiasm shown by attendees at the meetings in Saxon River, VT, sponsored by the Federation ofAmerican Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), on the subject of the intestinal processing of lipids. When these meetings were first started in 1990, the original organizers, two of whom are editors ofthis volume (CMM and PT), had two major goals. The first was to bring together a diverse group ofinvestiga tors who had the common goal of gaining a better understanding of how the intestine ab sorbs lipids. The second was to stimulate the interest of younger...
This book was stimulated by the enthusiasm shown by attendees at the meetings in Saxon River, VT, sponsored by the Federation ofAmerican Societies for...
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781,79 zł |
Cystic Fibrosis
ISBN: 9780727908261 / Angielski / Twarda / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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320,06 zł |
Pituitary Tumors in Pregnancy
ISBN: 9780792374428 / Angielski / Twarda / 203 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Pituitary adenomas account for 10-15% of all intracranial tumors and they frequently impair fertility. The development of medical and surgical therapy for such tumors has turned pregnancy into a reality for women harboring pituitary adenomas. However, gestation risks for both mother and fetus are still of concern for endocrinologists, gynecologists and pediatricians. This book intends to update knowledge on this topic, mainly regarding fertility restoration as well as gestational and post gestational management of patients with pituitary tumors.
Pituitary adenomas account for 10-15% of all intracranial tumors and they frequently impair fertility. The development of medical and surgical therapy...
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390,87 zł |