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Over 50% of known flaviviruses have been associated with human disease. The Flavivirus genus constitutes some of the most serious human pathogens including Japanese encephalitis, dengue and yellow f……続きを見る

This important book simply but persuasively demonstrates why we should provide the opportunities for people with dementia to experience the great outdoors. It also gives a voice to people with demen……続きを見る

The provision of care within the context of the modern health service environment involves a wide range of professionals. The health care team might include general practitioners, nurses, midwives, ……続きを見る

Loaded with inspiration, hope and evidence of the indomitable human spirit, this book not only teaches women who lose their hair from cancer how to feel beautiful again; it also reminds us that illn……続きを見る

Drs. William Rodman Shankle and Daniel G. Amen reveal the latest research and treatment methods for preventing, delaying, and treating the devastation of Alzheimer's disease. 続きを見る

Challenging traditional approaches to medical history, Disease in the History of Modern Latin America advances understandings of disease as a social and cultural construction in Latin America. This ……続きを見る

Antimicrobial agents are essential for the treatment of life-threatening infections and for managing the burden of minor infections in the community. In addition, they play a key role in organ and b……続きを見る

In the 1980s, a research team led by Parisian scientists identified several unique DNA sequences, or haplotypes, linked to sickle cell anemia in African populations. After casual observations of how……続きを見る

Lively description of a mid-life marriage; full with favorite pursuits, friends, family, music, theater, fine dining and foreign travel. Until disaster hits. Bob forgets, which could be normal aging……続きを見る

Your easy-to-follow guide to the latest research, treatments, and medications! The pain you suffer from fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is not in your imagination. FMS is a real medical problem that can……続きを見る

When tasked with providing activities for older people in care homes, it can be difficult to know where to begin. What constitutes an activity? How can you make sure activities are as positive and p……続きを見る

Even in the later stages of the disease, when memory, words and relationships are affected, it is possible for people with dementia to express emotions, imagination, humour, sensitivities and person……続きを見る

Reasons for Writing This Book The published literature on the economic appraisal of healthcare acquired infection (HAI) is described by phrases such as: “With so many virtues of the cost-benefit app……続きを見る

Based on the groundbreaking results of a twenty-year nutritional study by Dr. Brandy Rice, a preeminent researcher and clinician, this book examines staggering information about heart disease that y……続きを見る

The Key Facts on Breast Cancer provides readers with essential, easy-to-read information on the life-threatening disease. Compiled in a simplified manner, this guide helps patients navigate this pai……続きを見る

"An excellent book…an emotional and ruminative anchor...She leaves her readers with hope.”-- San Francisco Chronicle One journalist's riveting and surprisingly hopeful in-the-trenches view of Alzhei……続きを見る

All who lived in the early 1950s remember the fear of polio and the elation felt when a successful vaccine was found. Now David Oshinsky tells the gripping story of the polio terror and of the inten……続きを見る

Coconut oil is the forgotten elixir of life which is brought back from the depths of time for us all to use in this book. Like any good elixir coconut oil promises to give you long life and youthful……続きを見る

A complete failure. This is how you can expect to feel as you watch your loved one sliding below their incoming tide of confusion. Alzheimer's is probably worse to watch than it is to suffer. If it ……続きを見る

elsie nurmi rides to her minnesota school in a prairie wagon speaking no english, yet she becomes a u.s. protocol officer escorting dignitaries such as astronaut frank borman and edward marcus (neim……続きを見る

The Integumentary System, by Bryan E. Anderson, MD, takes a concise and highly visual approach to illustrate the basic sciences and clinical pathology of the skin, hair and nails. This newly added, ……続きを見る

This practical volume is intended for all radiologists, gastroenterologists, and surgeons who are responsible for, or interested in, the diagnosis and care of patients with diseases of the anal and ……続きを見る

What is it like to watch a loved one deteriorate with the onset of dementia? How does it feel to know it is happening to you? Alys records her experiences of her mothers slow descent into dementia w……続きを見る

This handbook is an invaluable resource for improving the management of diabetes. Chapters cover the fundamentals, including epidemiology, history and physical examination, and functional evaluation……続きを見る

Part of the Monographs in Cardiac Surgery Series – Introducing ‘basic science into the cardiac operating room’. Fast systematic review of small areas of cardiac surgery including up-to-date informat……続きを見る

In the last years, indications for defibrillators and cardiac resynchronization therapy have expanded enormously; for this reason, and also due to the extension of human life length, the number of p……続きを見る

A guide to a systematic study of lower blood pressure fast, treatment for high blood pressure, ideal blood pressure, blood pressure monitor, blood pressure cuff, blood pressure health. 続きを見る

Beating chronic fatigue syndrome was his greatest achievement. Alastair Lynch, an Australian Rules footballer at the height of his career, was sleeping 18 hours a day. He couldn't play, and didn't k……続きを見る

Unlike a leg in a cast, invisible chronic illness (ICI) has no observable symptoms. Consequently, people who suffer from chronic fatigue, chronic pain, and many other miseries often endure not only ……続きを見る

‘Time equals progression. Progression equals death.’ This is a thought that consumes Ed Zine, a handsome, athletic, twenty-four year old. The victim of a debilitating form of obsessive compulsive di……続きを見る