Nutrients in the Management of Inflammatory and Infectious Diseases

Author : Andra Garcia

Subject : Orthopedics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

ISBN :9781646465668

Nutrients are the substances essential for survival, growth and reproduction of organisms, including animals, plants, fungi and protists. They are divided into two broad categories namely, macronutrients

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Obesity and Diabetes: Diagnosis and Management

Author : Alexander Cullen

Subject : Orthopedics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

ISBN :9781646465941

Obesity is a medical condition in which the body gains an excessive amount of fat. It is a complex disease that is associated with other health complications, such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood

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Obesity and Metabolic Surgery

Author : Ivan Robinson

Subject : Orthopedics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

ISBN :9781646465521

Obesity is a term used to describe a condition wherein a person's body has an excessive percentage of fat. Metabolic surgery is an effective and long-term treatment for managing the cases of morbid obesity.

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Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Keys to Nutritional Health

Author : Chester Cooke

Subject : Orthopedics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

ISBN :9781646465873

Omega-3 fatty acids are polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) that play an important role in human diet and physiology. They are classified into three types, which include α-linolenic acid (ALA), eicosapentaenoic

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Optical Diagnostics: Biomedical Applications

Author : Macie Holloway

Subject : Orthopedics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

ISBN :9781646465910

Optical diagnostics is a specialized field of diagnostics that makes use of optical imaging. It is a technique that enables medical practitioners to look inside the body in a non-invasive manner. Optical

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Osteoimmunology: Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Applications

Author : Melonie Armstrong

Subject : Orthopedics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

ISBN :9781646466054

Osteoimmunology refers to an interdisciplinary research field that combines the field of immunology and osteology. It focuses on the potential treatments and mechanisms associated with bone related diseases,

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Oxidative Stress: Human Health and Medicine

Author : Everette Wheaton

Subject : Orthopedics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

ISBN :9781646465637

The cells of the body generate free radicals throughout the metabolic processes. These cells also generate antioxidants, which neutralize the free radicals. Generally, the body is capable of balancing

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Physical Activity, Exercise and Diet: Pediatrics Essentials

Author : Duncan Bayer

Subject : Orthopedics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

ISBN :9781646466221

Physical activity and diet is crucial throughout childhood for maintaining body mass index (BMI), maintaining optimum body composition and lowering the risk of diet-related chronic diseases later in life.

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Prostate Cancer: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies

Author : Olivier Douglas

Subject : Orthopedics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

ISBN :9781646466320

Males have a small walnut-shaped gland called the prostate that generates seminal fluid which nourishes and transports sperm. Prostate cancer is a type of cancer which affects the prostate gland. In the

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Prostate Diseases: Assessment and Therapeutics

Author : Blake Xavier

Subject : Orthopedics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

ISBN :9781646466337

The prostate gland refers to a type of male reproductive organ that creates fluids which nourish and shield sperm cells. Prostate cancer, prostatitis and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) are the three

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