Published July, 2006
By John D. Lambris
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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The Third Aegean Conferences Workshop on Complement-Associated Diseases, Animal Models, and Therapeutics convened to discuss progress in complement research as it pertains to human disease pathogenesis and therapeutics.

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Published June, 2006
By M.R. Smallman-Raynor, A.D. Cliff and Andrew D. Cliff
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: Oxford Geographical and Environmental Studies Series
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This book is a world geography of poliomyelitis from antiquity to the present day. In the twentieth century, poliomyelitis emerged to become a global crippler and killer. But with the development of preventive vaccines in the 1950s poliomyelitis looks set to be the first disease since smallpox in 1979 to be eliminated by direct human intervention.

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Published June, 2006
By Michael Grey, Jack Rabin, William Charney, Bernadette Stringer, John H. Lange, Lisa J. McCaskell, Nora Maher, Mark Nicas, Hillel W. Cohen and Jeanette J. Harris
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (CRC Press Inc)
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Discusses North America's response capability regarding infectious diseases, including those resulting from bioterrorism. This work also presents research that addresses different model interventions, including for SARS, smallpox, and TB. It also covers topics including respiratory protection and ventilation models.

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Published June, 2006
By David Molyneux
Publisher: Elsevier (Academic Press Inc)
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Control of parasitic infections of humans has progressed rapidly. This volume focuses on the state of control of the significant human parasitic infectious diseases. It includes the impact of research findings on control strategy and also discusses the health policy implications of these findings and the importance of evaluation and monitoring.

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Published June, 2006
By Arthur C. Ouwehand and Elaine E. Vaughan
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (CRC Press Inc)
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Gastrointestinal Microbiology

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Published June, 2006
By Elke Bogner and Andreas Holzenburg
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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Antiviral drugs are vital - but imperfect - tools for treatment and prevention of viral infections. This book offers an up-to-date review of new drugs and targets, novel modes of action, vector-based treatments and even the blocking of defined genes by inhibiting mRNA formation (siRNA).

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Published June, 2006
By Vincent C. Emery
Publisher: Springer (Current Medicine Group)
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Published May, 2006
By Adam Finn and Andrew J. Pollard
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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This volume covers topics in infectious diseases in children and is intended for Pediatric Infectious Disease trainees, trainers, and all those who manage children with infections. As in previous volumes, the emphasis is on hot topics of clinical relevance delivered by world class speakers.

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Published May, 2006
By Constantine Tsoukas
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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This is the third workshop on this topic that took place in Crete from May 27 to June 1, 2005.

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Published May, 2006
By Peter Piot, Nicholas Mays, Alan Whiteside, Joseacute M Zuniga, Eduard J Beck, Alan W Whiteside and José M Zuniga
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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A quarter of a century into the HIV pandemic, this multi-country comparative book aims to demonstrate how the response to a common, global threat is shaped by the history, culture, institutions and health systems of individual nations.

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