Endocrinology Books

New and Published Books

1. Obesity

   Prevention and Treatment

   Edited by James M. Rippe, Theodore J. Angelopoulos

   The prevalence of obesity in the United States and the rest of the industrialized world has skyrocketed in the past 20 years. Linked to heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, and metabolic syndrome, it is also the leading cause of osteoarthritis and the second leading cause of cancer. With...

   Published May 10th 2012 by CRC Press
2. Psychoneuroendocrinology of Sport and Exercise

   Foundations, Markers, Trends

   Edited by Felix Ehrlenspiel, Katharina Strahler

   Series: Routledge Research in Sport and Exercise Science

   Psychoneuroendocrinology is the study of the interaction between hormones, the brain and human behaviour. This is the first book to examine psychoneuroendocrinology in the context of sport and exercise, offering a comprehensive review of current research and assessment techniques and highlighting...

   Published March 14th 2012 by Routledge
3. Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine in Diabetes

   Edited by Lan-Anh Le, Ross J. Hunter, Victor R. Preedy

   Understanding the importance of nanosciences is somewhat problematic as a great deal of text can be rather technical in nature with little consideration to the novice. In this book information is readable as it has sections for the novice and expert alike. Each chapter has an abstract, "key facts",...

   Published March 7th 2012 by Science Publishers
4. The Chromosomal Imbalance Theory of Cancer

   The Autocatalyzed Progression of Aneuploidy is Carcinogenesis

   By David Rasnick

   The book deals with the chromosomal imbalance (aneuploidy) theory of cancer. The book explains how gene mutations are not powerful enough to cause cancer, describes how cancer is initiated and why progression takes years to decades, and accounts for the global or macroscopic characteristics that...

   Published December 19th 2011 by Science Publishers
5. Thyroid Cancer

   From Emergent Biotechnologies to Clinical Practice Guidelines

   Edited by Angelo Carpi, Jeffrey I Mechanick

   The current age of clinical medicine is witnessing biotechnological innovation at an unprecedented pace. As a result, the recently popularized clinical practice guidelines (CPG), as a tool to assist clinical decision-making, have been struggling to keep up. Thyroid Cancer: From Emergent...

   Published May 23rd 2011 by CRC Press
6. A Guide to Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome

   Origins and Treatment

   By George A. Bray

   In the historical record there is abundant evidence that obesity was a medical and health concern as long as medicine has been practiced. The idea of diet and exercise are bulwarks in the fight against obesity in history from the time of Hippocrates to the 16th century—a span of 2,000 years....

   Published March 27th 2011 by CRC Press
7. Exercise and Chronic Disease

   An Evidence-Based Approach

   Edited by John Saxton

   It is now widely accepted that there are important links between inactivity and lifestyle-related chronic diseases, and that exercise can bring tangible therapeutic benefits to people with long-term chronic conditions. Exercise and Chronic Disease: An Evidence-Based Approach offers the most...

   Published March 20th 2011 by Routledge
8. The End of the Obesity Epidemic

   By Michael Gard

   Despite apocalyptic predictions from a vocal alliance of health professionals, politicians and social commentators that rising obesity levels would lead to a global health crisis, the crisis has not materialised. In this provocative follow up to his classic work of obesity scepticism, The Obesity...

   Published November 2nd 2010 by Routledge
9. Adhesion Molecules

   By Victor R. Preedy

   This book covers the structure and classification of adhesion molecules in relation to signaling pathways and gene expression. It discusses immunohistochemical localization, neutrophil migration, and junctional, functional, and inflammatory adhesion molecules in pathologies such as leukocyte...

   Published April 7th 2010 by Science Publishers
10. Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Health in Early Life, Second Edition

    By Jana Parizkova

    During the past decade since the first edition of this practical work was published, global prevalence of obesity has increased by epic proportions, and physical fitness levels have continued to decline. Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Health in Early Life, Second Edition analyzes cutting-edge...

    Published October 26th 2009 by CRC Press