A host of the leading international authorities have provided a thorough review of anterior knee pain syndrome, from pathogenesis (providing fresh insights and approaches for patient evaluation) through treatment alternatives both surgical and non-surgical. This book represents a unique collaboration among orthopedic surgeons, physical therapists...

With a straightforward, conversational writing style, this up-to-date, comprehensive overview of anatomy and physiology synthesizes a large, complex body of scientific knowledge, focusing on whole concepts rather than just surface descriptions. It utilizes a "big picture" theme of body function while also explaining the body's homeostatic regulation.

Anthroposophic medicine is one of the distinct and important complementary medicine systems, extending conventional medicine by applying the cognitive methods and cognitive results of anthroposophy. Provided world-wide, particularly in Germany and Switzerland, anthroposophic medicine is practiced in specialized hospitals or medical centres, or is integrated in conventional medical facilities.

Although the potential for immunomodulation has been recognized for many years there has been an explosion of data in this field with relevance especially to the treatment of chronic airway diseases. Most of the work in this field has been conducted by Japanese investigators but in the last decade there has been a body of work outside of Japan that supports and enhances these findings.

If the antibody industry is to achieve its full potential in the next decade, the individual technical potentials must be exploited, the limitations must be addressed, and lessons learned must be applied both to current purification methods and to the new technologies that continue to emerge. This book presents an overview of the current advances...

This thoroughly updated and expanded second edition of Beverly Teicher's widely used classic survey provides a step-by-step guide to anticancer drug development from initial design through FDA approval. The authors have included new material on the use of high throughput screening in industry, on specialized in vitro/in vivo procedures employed by the...

This handbook provides a complete and detailed overview of all currently available psychiatric drugs, covering more than 250 different compounds with a detailed pharmacological description.