An Easy Way To Understand Crohn's Disease and IBD (Mini Health, #8)
by Brian B Jacques
Updates in Pancreatic Endotherapy, an Issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics, E-Book (Clinics: Internal Medicine, #33)
Living With Chronic Heartburn (Living with)
by Marilyn Olsen and Paulo Pacheco
Most illnesses start in the gut, including many you would not even think of! If your gut isn’t functioning right, it sets the stage for illness and disease. The gut, the gastrointestinal system, is designed to absorb nutrients that support our bodies and help us make energy, and get rid of things that we don’t need or are toxic. But what happens when the system breaks down? Leaky gut syndrome (LGS) occurs when the lining of the small intestine is damaged, allowing foreign compounds to escape in...
Toxicology of the Spleen
Today we know that white and brown adipocytes share many metabolic and molecular pathways, although their physiological function, i.e., energy storage and energy dissipation, respectively, are quite opposite for WAT (white adipose tissue) and BAT (brown adipose tissue). The authors in this book provide a comprehensive volume covering the whole rang
The management of diarrhoea and use of oral rehydration therapy
Video Capsule Endoscopy, An Issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics
by Cave
Adoption of video capsule endoscopy has been slow, but there are now four FDA-approved devices and others available in China. It is now generally realized that there is an expanding role for these devices, not only in the small intestine but in the GI tract in general. In collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. Charles Lightdale, guest editor Dr. David Cave has assembled expert authors to provide clinical reviews that address where we are now, areas of controversy that still need resolution, a...
Coeliac disease is a digestive problem caused by gluten intolerance. More and more cases are being diagnosed, and doctors now recognize it as a very serious health problem. The symptoms include serious weight loss, pain, fatigue and depression, and many people report enormous improvements as a result of following a gluten-free diet. This handbook contains explanations of the causes and symptoms of coeliac disease, and sets out the diet, including some recipes. There is nutritional advice and spe...
Pest Management and the Environment in 2000
The ever-increasing demand for food from the world's growing population necessitates greater sophistication and intensification of agricultural practices worldwide, but particularly in developing countries. The importance of pest management in these processes has been well recognized, but there is increasing concern about the over-use of pesticides, which has lead to undesirable side-effects such as deterioration of the environment, hazards to human health and the development of pest resistance....
Abdomen and Pelvis E-Book (EXPERTddx)
by Siva P Raman, Atif Zaheer, Bryan R Foster, and Ghaneh Fananapazir