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  • Principles of Osteoarthritis- Its Definition, Character, Derivation and Modality-Related Recognition
    Principles of Osteoarthritis- Its Definition, Character, Derivation and Modality-Related Recognition
    Editor Bruce M. Rothschild
    ISBN 978-953-51-0063-8
    590 pages, February, 2012
    Downloads: 721
    This volume addresses the nature of the most common form of arthritis in humans. If osteoarthritis is inevitable (only premature death prevents all of us from being afflicted), it seems essential to facilitate its recognition, prevention, options, an ...
  • An International Perspective on the Future of Research in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
    An International Perspective on the Future of Research in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
    Editor Christopher R. Snell
    ISBN 978-953-51-0072-0
    104 pages, February, 2012
    Downloads: 824
    While the chapters in this book are a long way from solving the enigma that is CFS, they do represent important attempts to understand this complex and perplexing disease. A common theme in them all is CFS as a multisystem disease with the possibilit ...
  • Inflammatory Diseases - Immunopathology, Clinical and Pharmacological Bases
    Inflammatory Diseases - Immunopathology, Clinical and Pharmacological Bases
    Editor Mahin Khatami
    ISBN 978-953-307-911-0
    396 pages, February, 2012
    Downloads: 1574
    This book is a collection of comprehensive reviews contributed by experts in the diverse fields of acute and chronic inflammatory diseases, with emphasis on current pharmacological and diagnostic options. Interested professionals are also encouraged ...
  • Advancements in Tumor Immunotherapy and Cancer Vaccines
    Advancements in Tumor Immunotherapy and Cancer Vaccines
    Editor Hilal Arnouk
    ISBN 978-953-307-998-1
    218 pages, February, 2012
    Downloads: 993
    Harnessing the potential of the human body's own immune system to attack malignant tumor cells has been the goal of many scientific investigators in recent years, with advances in cancer biology and immunology enabling cancer immunotherapy to become ...
  • Systemic Sclerosis - An Update on the Aberrant Immune System and Clinical Features
    Systemic Sclerosis - An Update on the Aberrant Immune System and Clinical Features
    Editor Timothy Radstake
    ISBN 978-953-307-869-4
    206 pages, February, 2012
    Downloads: 645
    Systemic sclerosis (SSc), or often referred to as Scleroderma (tight skin), is characterized by an exaggerated formation of collagen fibers in the skin, which leads to fibrosis. Accumulating evidence now points toward three pathological hallmarks tha ...
  • A Look into Myasthenia Gravis
    A Look into Myasthenia Gravis
    Editor Joseph A. Pruitt
    ISBN 978-953-307-821-2
    106 pages, January, 2012
    Downloads: 494
    Myasthenia gravis is presently an incurable antibody-mediated autoimmune disorder characterized by generalized voluntary skeletal muscle weakness. The cause of the weakness is a defect at the neuromuscular junction level, in which autoimmune antibodi ...
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis - Treatment
    Rheumatoid Arthritis - Treatment
    Editor Andrew B. Lemmey
    ISBN 978-953-307-850-2
    366 pages, January, 2012
    Downloads: 915
    The purpose of this book is to provide up-to-date, interesting, and thought-provoking perspectives on various aspects of research into current and potential treatments for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This book features 17 chapters, with contributions ...
  • Insights and Perspectives in Rheumatology
    Insights and Perspectives in Rheumatology
    Editor Andrew Harrsion
    ISBN 978-953-307-846-5
    274 pages, January, 2012
    Downloads: 689
    This book offers a range of perspectives on pathogenesis, clinical features and treatment of different rheumatic diseases, with a particular focus on some of the interesting aspects of Sjögren's syndrome. It contains detailed and thorough reviews by ...