Medicine: General Issues
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Trends in Cervical Cancer Research
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£234.99| /Cervical cancer is a malignancy of the cervix. World-wide, it is the second most common cancer of women. It may present with vaginal bleeding but s...
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Trends in Chemotherapy Research
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£230.99| /Cancer is a word that rightly strikes fear into the collective heart of humanity. It is a brutally indiscriminate killer and incurable (to date) di...
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Trends in Cholesterol Research
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£207.99| /Cholesterol is a soft, waxy substance found among the lipids (fats) in the bloodstream and in all the body's cells. It's an important part of a hea...
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Trends in Cox-2 Inhibitor Research
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£154.99| /Cox-2 Inhibitors are newly developed drugs for inflammation that selectively block the Cox-2 enzyme. Blocking this enzyme impedes the production of...
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Trends in Diabetes Research
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£230.99| /Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease of absolute or relative insulin deficiency or resistance characterised by disturbances in carbohydrate, prot...
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Trends in Dietary Carbohydrates Research
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£230.99| /Carbohydrates are present in food comprising of digestible sugars and starches and indigestible cellulose and other dietary fibres. The former are ...
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Trends in Dietary Fats Research
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£230.99| /Fats have important functions in the body. Fats and oils are also called lipids. Fats are the most concentrated source of food energy. Per gram, fa...
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Trends in DNA Fingerprinting Research
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£199.99| /DNA Fingerprinting is a method of identification that compares fragments of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) It is sometimes called DNA typing. DNA is t...
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Trends in DNA Research
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£230.99| /Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a chemical found primarily in the nucleus of cells. DNA is a long, spiralling molecule that orchestrates the cell's ...
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Trends in Dyslexia Research
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£159.99| /Dyslexia is a brain-based type of learning disability that specifically impairs a person's ability to read. Although the disorder varies from perso...
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Trends in Eating Disorders Research
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£172.99| /The abundance of food in the developed countries of the world has seemingly spawned an epidemic of disorders connected to the food. Extremes such a...
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Trends in Exercise & Health Research
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£190.99| /In the last 50 years significant numbers of men and women take little exercise in the course of their occupation. The computer keyboard, the rise o...
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Trends in Glaucoma Research
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£154.99| /Glaucoma is a group of disorders characterised by an abnormally high intraocular pressure (IOP), which can damage the optic nerve and lead to blind...
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Trends in Hodgkin's Disease Research
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£230.99| /Hodgkin's disease, sometimes called Hodgkin's lymphoma, is a cancer that starts in lymphatic tissue. Lymphatic tissue includes the lymph nodes and ...
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Trends in Immunology Research
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£168.99| /Immunology is the study of the body's protection from foreign macromolecules or invading organisms and the responses to them. These invaders includ...
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Trends in Inflammation Research
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£230.99| /The process of inflammation, which causes the swelling and redness around a wound, is a vital part of the body's system for fighting off infections...
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Trends in Kidney Cancer Research
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£150.99| /Kidney cancer usually occurs in older adults and constitutes about 2% of all adult cancers (more frequent in men than women). It is also known as n...
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Trends in Leukemia Research
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£172.99| /This new book brings together leading research from around the globe. Leukaemia is cancer that begins in blood cells. In people with leukaemia, the...
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Trends in Liver Cirrhosis Research
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£234.99| /The liver is a large organ that sits in the right upper abdomen, just under the right lung. It is one of the body's most "intelligent" organs in th...
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Trends in Monoclonal Antibody Research
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£154.99| /This new and important international source of information brings together leading-edge research dedicated to monoclonal antibodies. Monoclonal ant...
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Trends in Muscular Dystrophy Research
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£230.99| /The muscular dystrophies (MD) are a group of genetic diseases characterised by progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal muscles which ...
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Trends in Neurochemistry Research
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£203.99| /The brain is an enormously dynamic organ. Even when we sleep connections are made, signals sent and messages delivered. One of the key ways that th...
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Trends in Nutrition Research
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£230.99| /The taking in and use of food and other nourishing material by the body. Nutrition is a 3-part process. First, food or drink is consumed. Second, t...
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Trends in Obesity Research
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£159.99| /Far from a sign of healthy prosperity and contentment, overweight and obesity are now considered high risk factors for a wide range of diseases inc...
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Trends in Pancreatic Cancer Research
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£163.99| /Carcinoma of the pancreas has markedly increased in incidence over the past several decades, and now ranks as the fourth leading cause of cancer de...
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Trends in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£146.99| /Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, is a psychiatric disorder that can occur following the experience or witnessing of life-threatening events ...
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Trends in Prostate Cancer Research
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£181.99| /Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer in men (other than skin cancer). Of all the men who are diagnosed with cancer each year, more tha...
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Trends in Psychotherapy Research
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£194.99| /Psychotherapy is the treatment of mental and emotional disorders using psychological methods. Psychotherapy, thus, does not include physiological i...
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Trends in RNA Research
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£230.99| /RNA is a chemical found in the nucleus and cytoplasm of cells. RNA plays an important role in protein synthesis and other chemical activities of th...
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Trends in Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Research
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£199.99| /The most significant class of antidepressants marketed in recent years is the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Claims of decreased ...
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Trends in Smoking & Health Research
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£199.99| /Smoking is a greater cause of death and disability than any single disease, says the World Health Organisation. According to their figures, it is r...
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Trends in Spina Bifida Research
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£194.99| /Spina bifida (SB) is a neural tube defect (a disorder involving incomplete development of the brain, spinal cord, and/or their protective coverings...
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Trends in Stem Cell Research
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£199.99| /Among the many applications of stem cell research are nervous system diseases, diabetes, heart disease, auto-immune diseases as well as Parkinson's...
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Trends in Thyroid Cancer Research
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£234.99| /Thyroid cancer is cancer of the thyroid gland. These may be of many types including papillary, follicular, Hurthle cell (aka oxyphilic or oncocytic...
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Trigger Points
Nova Science Publishers, Inc£97.99| /Pain is considered one of the most relevant symptoms of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD). Myofascial pain with taut bands and trigger points (TrPs) ...
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Triglycerides & Cholesterol Research
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£230.99| /Triglycerides are the chemical form in which most fat exists in food as well as in the body. They are also present in blood plasma and, in associat...
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Trust -- A Shock to the System
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£48.99| /Gaining a patient's trust, or the trust of a patient's family, may seem to be a given, but achieving trust is a fragile, individual, hazardous ende...
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Tuberculosis Threat
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£143.99| /Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most widespread infectious diseases in the world, infecting an average of 9 million people annually. Although TB is...
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Tumor Markers Research Perpsectives
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£234.99| /Tumour markers are molecules occurring in blood or tissue that are associated with cancer, and whose measurement or identification is useful in pat...
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Tumor Suppressor Genes
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£234.99| /A tumour suppressor gene is a gene that reduces the probability that a cell in a multicellular organism will turn into a tumor cell. A mutation or ...
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Tumorigenesis Research Advances
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£199.99| /Tumourigenesis is the formation of tumours in the body, often caused by oncogenes. These tumours are the result of uncontrollable reproduction (cel...
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TV, Food Marketing & Childhood Obesity
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£84.99| /Obesity has become a major health concern in the U.S. and other countries as overweight and obesity rates have increased markedly since the early 1...
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Type I Collagen
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£168.99| /Type I collagen is a popular biomaterial for use in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications owing to its abundance in natural tis...
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Types & Causes of Childhood Diarrhea
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£61.99| /The three clinical types of childhood diarrhoea include - acute watery, persistent and dysentery. Acute watery diarrhoea which lasts for less than ...
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U.S. Health Care Spending
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£84.99| /The United States spends more money on health care than any other country in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The...
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U.S. Mental Health Workforce & the State of the Mental Health System
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£69.99| /The federal government is involved in mental health care in various ways, including direct provision of services, payment for services, and indirec...
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U.S. National Health Security Strategy & Implementation Plan
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)£185.99| /The United States, like all countries, faces many threats with the potential for large-scale health consequences, including disease outbreaks, natu...
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