The book details the manifestations, diagnosis and treatment of immune-related disease in the dog and cat. It is illustrated throughout in full colour, to show and explain to the reader as clearly as possible the complicated principles of disease and immunodiagnostic tests, supp…
Psychodrama and other action methods are especially helpful in the treatment of the classic eating disorders as well as dieting struggles, body dissatisfaction and associated issues of fear, sadness, silence and shame. This book provides clinicians with sound theoretical informa…
Mastitis is one of the main health issues in dairy production. The losses are not only economic, but also issues such as animal health and welfare, milk quality, antibiotic usage and the image of the dairy sector are important reasons to focus on mastitis control. Accordingly, m…
This book, divided into 6 parts, provides information on the protective and health-beneficial effects of phytochemicals of nutraceutical importance. Part I provides an introduction and overview of phytochemicals. Part 2 focuses on phytochemicals in disease and prevention therapy…
Integrating newcomers and minorities into the social fabric of receiving countries has become one of the crucial challenges of contemporary Western societies. This volume seeks to understand patterns of changing institutional practices where the challenges of including cultural …
Continued geographic expansion of dengue viruses and their mosquito vectors has seen the magnitude and frequency of epidemic dengue/dengue hemorrhagic fever (DF/DHF) increase dramatically. Recent exciting research on dengue has resulted in major advances in our understanding of …
"Hand-Rearing Skills are a necessity for animal care professionals ranging from veterinarians to animal rehabilitation specialists and shelter veterinarians and staff. Hand-Rearing Birds provides a detailed guide to hand-rearing techniques for many common avian species. The book…
The Oxford Textbook of Medicine: Infection is selected from the infection section of the Oxford Textbook of Medicine, Fifth Edition. In 121 chapters, experts in infectious diseases from across the world review the essentials of current infectious disease practice and provide a …
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) is a multisystemic, autosomal dominant genetic disease known to symptomatically impact the entire body usually by developing noncancerous tumors. Although increasing in prevalence, TSC remains widely misunderstood due to its complex molecular str…
O avanço da medicina, por muito vantajoso que possa ser, acarreta também dificuldades para os profissionais de saúde e para os pacientes. Atualmente verificamos, pelo menos na maior parte dos campos que à medicina diz respeito, uma mudança de paradigma. Abandonou-se a época de p…
