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Stress Challenges and Immunity in Space
Springer 2011; US$ 189.99Stress of either psychological or physical nature can activate and/or paralyse humans' innate and adaptive immunity. However, adequate immunity is crucial to the maintenance of health on earth and in space. During space flight, human physiology and health are challenged by complex environmental stressors which might be at their most pronounced... more...
Control of Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses during Infectious Diseases
Springer 2011; US$ 109.99Upon infection, the host needs to mount vigorous immune response against pathogen in order to successfully control its replication. However, once the infectious agent is controlled or eliminated, host cells need to signal the immune system to slow or cease its activities. While vast knowledge has been accumulated through the years on the mechanisms... more...
Lecture Notes: Elderly Care Medicine
Wiley 2012; US$ 37.95Elderly Care Medicine Lecture Notes provides all the necessary information, within one short volume, for a sound introduction to the particular characteristics and needs of elderly patients. Presented in a user-friendly format, combining readability with high-quality illustrations, this eighth edition has been thoroughly revised to reflect... more...
Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Certification Review
Springer Publishing Company 2011; US$ 45.00"[This book] is an important reference for nurses seeking to take the certification exam to validate their own practice. The practice of nursing over the next decades will demand age-specific knowledge for people across the life span. Nurses need to develop expertise in the area of geriatrics and have that expertise validated through certification.".... more...
Chronic Disease Management
Springer 2010; US$ 69.99This book focuses on optimizing management and outcomes rather than on routine diagnosis of chronic disease. The reader learns proven methods for treating the most common chronic conditions that they see in daily practice. Chapters are structured to help physicians adopt evidence-based management techniques specific for each condition. Special emphasis... more...
Classic Papers in Geriatric Medicine with Current Commentaries
Springer 2010; US$ 84.99This volume collects the foundation papers in the discipline of Geriatric medicine. The book begins with a chapter on those papers that established the field. It then goes on to provide a long overdue review of the important "classic" papers in geriatric medicine and includes information on the development of health systems which support... more...









