Clinical & Internal Medicine

This biography probes the unusual mind, the dramatic life, and the outstanding scientific work of Danish-born immunologist Niels Jerne (1911–1994)....

Why do we sleep? How much sleep do we really need? What causes sleep apnea, narcolepsy, and insomnia—and what can be done about these sleep disorde...

Millions of people—many of them younger than we care to believe—are living in the aftermath of a heart attack, and it is vital for them to learn ho...

Gout has fascinated medical writers and cultural commentators from the time of ancient Greece. Historically seen as a disease afflicting upper-clas...

Teddi Mervis lost her fight with cancer when she was 12 years old. Beginning with the diagnosis of her brain tumor, the story tells of her three-ye...

Written by a practicing ophthalmologist, this book explains the eye and how it develops and functions—or can malfunction, especially as we age—and ...

Presenting a cutting-edge theory for using humor in psychotherapy, counseling, and clinical intervention, this volume brings together a group of ou...

This multidisciplinary analysis links epidemiologic, cultural, social, and medical analyses of cancer prevention, detection, and care. The contribu...

This book is . . . a survey history of medicine from the earliest times, centered thematically on how changing concepts of disease have affected it...

This well-referenced volume is a unique and comprehensive resource for physicians, nurses, and other health professionals dealing with cardiovascul...

Sickle cell disease is a complex disease with a genetic mutation producing a wide variety of manifestations. It is of great public health importanc...

Richard B. Welbourn, a retired endocrine surgeon who has written two books on the subject, has compiled the definitive history of the new and advan...

Vaccines represent the greatest achievements of one area of science for increasing our health and well-being. This collection of papers represents ...

Hypoxia and Cold includes basic research, state-of-the-art technology and theory, practical applications, clinical problems and real-life situation...

A systematic approach to the role that the family can and should play in improving health care management. The concept of working with families tow...

Neoplasias (tumors) are uncontrolled and progressive new growths of tissue. Frequently physicians caring for patients with neoplastic diseases are ...

Syringobulbia offers neurologists a thorough discussion of the disease and the literature on it-- brought up to the present. In addition, the book ...

The increase in new medical technology and experimental treatments has made the study of medical ethics essential for practitioners on all levels. ...

Is cancer a systemic disease? Does regional nodal metastases instigate distant metastasis or promote failure at the primary site? These are just tw...

The presentation of new, emerging concepts of the pathogenesis and management of acute Myocardial Infarction is the unprecedented objective of this...

Written by a single author and authority in the field, The Clinical Marker hCG addresses several sensitive areas of clinical tests for the marker h...

Aspects of cancer and cancer therapies; long-term adjustments of renal donors and recipients; community life (including support facilities and home...

A cross-disciplinary approach to the complex problems of obesity.