Reveals how science and medicine have traditionally tried to make diabetes simple and orderly, despite its obvious messiness and complexity. This work provides a fresh approach to understanding and managing diabetes that embraces its uncertainties and challenges.

Written by nearly 60 of the world's investigators in this field, this reference furnishes presentations on the basic science and clinical aspects of cilia, mucus, and mucociliary interactions. Containing bibliographic citations, tables, equations, drawings, and photographs, this guide is a reading for physiologists, pulmonologists and others.

The text is divided into 17 chapters dealing with the profile and diagnosis of diabetes, followed by a description and examples of the shared care concept in practice. Key issues including patient education, management of insulin dependent patients and non-insulin dependent patients.

A multi professional workbook.

Provides clear information on a range of treatment options and emphasises how patients can manage their condition independently.

The thyroid is one of the largest endocrine glands in the body. The thyroid controls how quickly the body burns energy, makes proteins, and how sensitive the body should be to other hormones. This book presents a wide variety of research on the role of thyroid hormones and their effects.

Presents a basic overview of the genetic approaches used for the identification of candidate genetic factors involved in the metabolic syndrome. This book summarises evidence suggesting that genetic variants within elements of the endocrine system are directly involved in the risk of the metabolic syndrome.

A resource for those who need to report bone marrow trephine biopsies. It concentrates on the core information useful to make an accurate diagnosis.

Estrogens are a group of steroid compounds, named for their importance in the estrous cycle, and functioning as the primary female sex hormone. Estrogens are used as part of some oral contraceptives, in estrogen replacement therapy of post menopausal women, and in hormone replacement therapy estrous trans women.

Part of the Crash Course series, this book focuses on the essential information students need to know about the endocrine and reproductive systems. It is illustrated with accessible text and uses features such as Hints and Tips and Clinical Sketches to make the content easy to absorb and remember.

A book for patients and carers.

Covers cases from Addison's disease to osteoporosis and diabetic foot ulcer. This work explains the molecular and physiological aspects of endocrinology. It covers various endocrine conditions and addresses the clinical presentation, diagnostic workup and potential complications.

This book deals with a novel aspect of a topical problem that is of widespread concern. Obesity and other eating disorders are significant human health problems that are proving highly resistant to prevention and cure. The recognition of important genotype/environment interaction in the causation of these problems and of the extensive genetic homology of higher animals justifies the importance of

Intended for medical students and junior doctors, this is a textbook of diabetes and endocrinology.

Commended in the Endocrinology category of the 2008 BMA Medical Book Competition, this title provides a clinical guide presenting best (and, where possible, evidence-based) practice in the diagnosis, treatment and management of pediatric endocrine disorders. It is a companion title to Brook's Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology .

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is a common but frequently misdiagnosed disease. This title provides knowledge on pathogenesis, manifestations, diagnosis and treatment of PCOS. It is suitable for primary care physicians, internists, general endocrinologists, obstetricians, gynecologists and students.

Extremely practical but with liberal helpings of humour, 'Stop Diabetes' will help you understand what diabetes is, what causes it and what you can do to help prevent it.