Published November, 2010
By Thomas J. Evans
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Medicine
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Septic shock remains a serious medical condition with high mortality. Septic Shock Methods and Protocols is an attempt to draw together into one volume a number of protocols that are of use in the investigation of the mechanisms of septic shock.

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Published November, 2010
By Robert K. Hamatake, Johnson Y.N. Lau and Johnson Y. N. Lau
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Medicine
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Despite the availability of an effective vaccine, there are still 400 million people, worldwide who are chronically infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV). Given the possible consequences of HBV infection, the number of those chronically infected with HBV presents an enormous public health challenge.

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Published November, 2010
By Alimuddin Zumla, Wing-Wai Yew, David S.C. Hui, Alimuddin I. Zumla, David S. C. Hui and David S. Hui
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Respiratory infections are among the most common causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. These infections present a special challenge to physicians for several reasons, including disasters caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and bird and swine influenza.

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Published November, 2010
By Steven Specter
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
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Leading international virologists review the state-of-the-art in the biology, pathogenesis, and epidemiology of the hepatitis viruses. The authorities writing here examine the five well-recognized hepatitis viruses, A through E, and some of the newer agents, the so-called non- A-E hepatitis viruses.

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Published November, 2010
By Rakesh Srivastava
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
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Apoptosis, Cell Signaling, and Human Diseases: Molecular Mechanisms, Volumes 1 and 2, present a concise synthesis of recent developments in the understanding of both cell survival and apoptotic pathways. Particular attention is given to apoptosis in human diseases, such as different forms of cancer.

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Published November, 2010
By Rainer Sundmacher
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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This well-structured atlas offers practical advice for the recognition and management of each Herpetic Eye problem. It is based on nearly four decades of practical and scientific work and experience with follow-ups in thousands of herpes patients.

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Published November, 2010
By Sana Loue and Earl C. Pike
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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Also examined are how participants are engaged in the studies and the obligations of the researchers to individual participants and their communities during the course of and following the conclusion of the research.

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Published November, 2010
By Charlotte S. Kaetzel
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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This key work in the field draws on a broad spectrum of molecular biologic, biochemical, and immunogenetic approaches in combination with human and murine in vitro cell culture and in vivo model systems to address questions in mucosal immunity. Humans produce more immunoglobulin A (IgA) than all other antibody isotypes combined.

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Published October, 2010
By W. J. Simpson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - History of Medicine
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A comprehensive 1905 study of the bubonic plague, charting its 3000-year history, its spread across the world and its devastating effect on human populations. The book includes clinical data on the causes of the disease, its effects on the human body, its transmission, and its diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

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Published October, 2010
By Elke Bogner and Andreas Holzenburg
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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Antiviral drugs are vital - but imperfect - tools for treatment and prevention of viral infections. This book offers an up-to-date review of new drugs and targets, novel modes of action, vector-based treatments and even the blocking of defined genes by inhibiting mRNA formation (siRNA).

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