Modern Management of Endometriosis

Endometriosis affects a huge number of women throughout the world. It has been estimated that between 1% and 15% of women who are examined for pelvic pain and infertility may have endometriosis; the true prevalence is unknown because diagnosis can only be made with any accuracy by laparoscopic examination of the pelvis. This book provides clinicians with all the information they need in a succinct and clear text, with colour illustrations. Chapters cover: epidemiology and aetiology; diagnosis; investigation; medical treatment; and surgical treatment.

Andrew Taylor Still, el Fundador de la Osteopatía, decía que nuestra ciencia es joven pero los principios o leyes que la gobiernan son tan antiguos como Dios y como la vida. Conocer esos principios y leyes hace la diferencia entre un Osteópata novato y un Osteópata de élite, entre uno que trata cierto tipo de pacientes y uno que está preparado para todos los pacientes del mundo en todas las situaciones. Por eso este libro habla mucho más de principios y leyes que de técnicas, de mentalidad y de espíritu que de cadenas lesionales. Considerar que la Osteopatía ha evolucionado es una...

Spanish translation of "AIDS". How do we care for these terminally ill? Using letters from patients, questions and answers between patient and doctor, and other compassionate tools, Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, the world's foremost expert on death and dying, shows us how to comfort the seriously ill and help AIDS patients through the critical "stages of dying". She addresses the stigma of AIDS as a "gay disease" and makes a special plea for prisoners with AIDS, for women and children with AIDS, and for babies with AIDS.

The tropical rain forests have become an important focus in the search for new drugs from natural sources, especially from plants. This volume aims to promote a better understanding between scientists and institutions located in the developed and developing countries, in their efforts to search for new medicinal agents from the plants of these forests. The papers have been contributed by scientists and researchers from both developed and developing countries worldwide, and cover issues relevant to biodiversity prospecting activities. Such issues include rules and regulations on the collection ...

El tratado Sobre la naturaleza del hombre es uno de los escritos del Corpus Hippocraticum en el que se expone y problematiza, sobre todo en los primeros capítulos, la relación entre la medicina y la filosofía. Pero en esta obra no solo se examina agudamente la validez teórica de estas dos disciplinas, sino que además se exponen otros temas como: una ácida crítica de la medicina a las hipótesis especulativas de la filosofía; cómo se produce la generación en el hombre; cuál es la naturaleza del hombre; por qué los humores son los constituyentes últimos del ser humano; cuál es la...