Published September, 2009
By G.J. Biessels, Jose A. Luchsinger and Geert Jan Biessels
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Diabetes
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This relevant and easily accessible book explains the cerebral complications of diabetes, with an update on diabetes for neurologists, psychiatrists, and mental health providers and researchers in general,and on stroke and dementia for those involved in research and clinical practice in diabetes.

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Published September, 2009
By V. Craig Jordan, B.J.A. Furr and JORDAN V. CRAIG
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Cancer Drug Discovery and Development
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This book describes the principles underlying targeted hormonal treatments, assesses the actions of new and established agents, and illustrates the new applications of hormonal chemoprevention for breast cancer.

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Published September, 2009
By Richard N. Re and Edward D. Frohlich
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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He is also Professor of Medicine and of Physiology at Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, and Clinical Professor of Medicine and Adjunct Professor of Pharmacology at Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans.

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Published September, 2009
By Laura Shane-McWhorter and Shane-McWhorter Laura
Publisher: Eurospan (American Diabetes Association)
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Covers what you need to know about 40 of the most popular alternative therapies used for diabetes. This title includes: purported benefits and suggested dosages for every supplement; comprehensive synopses of the studies and clinical trials conducted on each agent; and listings of known side effects and interactions related with other medications.

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Published September, 2009
By Samantha J. Richardson and Vivian Cody
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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Since its ?rst description in 1942 in both serum and cerebrospinal ?uid, transthyretin (TTR) has had an eventful history, including changes in name from "prealbumin" to "thyroxine-binding prealbumin" to "transthyretin" as knowledge increased about its functions.

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Published September, 2009
By Eberhard Nieschlag, Hermann M. Behre, Susan Nieschlag and Professor Eberhard Nieschlag
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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Das Buch gibt einen vollstandigen UEberblick uber die zentralen Themen der Andrologie: Infertilitat, Hypogonadismus, Kontrazeption und erektile Dysfunktion. zur klinischen Praxis der Paarbehandlung, zu modernen Verfahren der assistierten Fertilisation, psychologischen Faktoren der Infertilitat sowie dem mannlichen Beitrag zur Kontrazeption.

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Published September, 2009
By Roberto Passariello and Carlina V. Albanese
Publisher: Springer (Springer Verlag)
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Published September, 2009
By Karim Meeran, Amir H. Sam and A Sam
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd))
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This brand new title in the Lecture Notes series covers a core element of the medical school curriculum. It presents the basic science needed to understand mechanisms of disease and describes the clinical presentations of the disorders associated with different glands, concluding with the relevant investigations and management.

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Published August, 2009
By Christian Sell, Antonello Lorenzini and Holly M. Brown-Borg
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Aging Medicine
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In recent years, remarkable discoveries have been made concerning the underlying mechanisms of aging. This multidisciplinary book brings together a range of illuminating perspectives from researchers investigating the aging process in a variety of species.

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Published August, 2009
By Johnathan G.H. Hubbard, William B. Inabnet, Lo Chung-Yau, Johnathan Hubbard and Chung-Yau Lo
Publisher: Springer (Springer London Ltd)
Series: Springer Specialist Surgery Series
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Where before a 5-7 year period was taken for a general surgeon, after which the medic would take a 1 year residency then a fellowship, now they are looking at 3 years core surgery and then going straight to specialise, opening up the discipline to more people.

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