Advances in Health and Disease
Volume 23 begins with a focus on Sjogren's syndrome, a multisystem autoimmune disorder caused by lymphocytic infiltration of exocrine glands and characterized by hypofunction of the exocrine glands. Signs and symptoms may include musculoskeletal, neurological, hematological, digestive and nephrological manifestations. The authors present the results of a study that suggest that infrequent and unsystematic supervision, as well as inadequate supervisory skills of in-charges, are critical challenge...
If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with a thyroid condition, you've probably found out at least a little about this mysterious gland-just enough to want to look for answers to the many questions that keep popping up in your mind. What causes this condition? How is it treated? What can you do to get healthy again? Thyroid for Dummies, 2nd Edition gives you the detailed information you're looking for on new methods for detecting thyroid disease in both adults and children, alternative treat...
Advances in Health and Disease
Volume 28 opens with a focus on meningoencephalitis, a broad term encompassing inflammation of the brain as well as the overlying meninges, and the authors review its different causes, diagnostic methods and treatment. A general overview of the COVID-19 virus among the human population is provided, after which the underlying clinical manifestations and effects on those living with HIV are addressed. An overview is also provided on Cushing's syndrome, a rare disorder caused by pathologic cortisol...
Discusses chronic illness and its problems, with specific chapters on asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, cancer, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemia, and stress.
Illustrations of Unconscious Memory in Disease Including a Theory of Alternatives
by Charles Creighton
Illness and the Limits of Expression (Conversations in Medicine and Society)
by Kathlyn Conway
This is a thought-provoking exploration of illness, writing, and the limits of language. A sophisticated literary, psychoanalytic, and philosophical treatise on illness and narrative form, "Illness and the Limits of Expression" investigates the failings of standard survivor literature by asking how language can be used to express the catastrophic experience of disease. While battling three cancers herself, Kathlyn Conway became familiar with the "success" narratives of disability and sickness -...
New Trends and Advanced Techniques in Clinical Neurophysiology (ISSN) (Supplements to Electroencephalography & Clinical Neurophysiology)
`New Trends and Advanced Techniques in Clinical Neurophysiology' is a compilation of expertly written articles by outstanding authors providing up-to-date reviews on the latest techniques in clinical neurophysiology and their diagnostic applications. The book contains much new and unpublished data, laid out in clearly defined chapters, covering exhaustively topics most actively debated during the past two years in the clinical neurophysiology literature. Topics include: new methods of signal pro...
The New York Times bestselling guide to a healthy and pain-free life. Musculoskeletal pain disorders have reached epidemic proportions in the United States, with most doctors failing to recognize their underlying cause. In this acclaimed volume, Dr. Sarno reveals how many painful conditions-including most neck and back pain, migraine, repetitive stress injuries, whiplash, and tendonitises-are rooted in repressed emotions, and shows how they can be successfully treated without drugs, physical mea...