If you or someone you love suffers from heartburn, you know that it can be very disruptive to your daily life. Most heartburn sufferers say it stops them from enjoying food. Others say it keeps them from getting a good night’s sleep, it makes it hard to concentrate at work, and it interferes with family activities. Sound familiar? Don’t worry. Heartburn is a pain, but it can be helped.Heartburn & Reflux For Dummies is the plain-English guide to relief for you if you’ve bee...

A practical guide to tailoring your diet to your genes, based on groundbreaking research on genetics, nutrition, and longevity—featuring at-home exercises like TikTok’s viral saltine cracker test!“Packed with fascinating information about the links between genes, food, and health.”—Stephen Le, PhD, author of 100 Million Years of FoodTake a bite of a cracker. As you chew, notice how long it takes for the taste to change from salty t...

Fragile X syndrome is one of the main causes of child developmental delay and autism spectrum disorders. A premutated form of the same gene is also the basis for neurological disabilities in adults. This book breaks down the complex science of this genetic disorder and provides the facts and advice that every bewildered parent or professional needs to support individuals with Fragile X syndrome.This handbook offers a straightforward introduction that clearly explains the condition ...

Matthews story begins the day he is born. Happiness abounds until the next day when a doctor tells the parents he suspects their baby boy has Down syndrome. What follows is an anguish only a parent who has been through this would understand. Grief, guild and anger is followed by a determination to make things right. Matthews mothers determination and belief that her son could learn anything (despite being told there was little hope for Matthews future) proved the experts wrong. Her methods...

With the decoding of the human genome, researchers can now read the script in which evolution has written the program for the design and operation of the human body. A new generation of medical treatments is at hand. Researchers are developing therapies so powerful that there is now no evident obstacle to the ancient goal of conquering most major diseases.Nicholas Wade has covered the sequencing of the genome, as well as other health and science stories, for The...

Thalassemia is an inherited disorder of the Red blood cellsIt produces an abnormal Hemoglobin which makes the patient unwellThe patients usually inherit the disease from his parentsIf both parents are affected, having thalassemia major child is 25 per centThere are 2 types of Thalassemia:Thalassemia major which is a serious severe form of anemiaThalassemia minor in a person who has received only one thalassemia gene.This person will have mi...

Through The Eyes Of A Dialysis Patient offers an in-depth look about a woman sharing her knowledge and experience. You may not know or understand what you and your family goes through when someone has been diagnosed with kidney failure. The full gamut of emotions are felt. The purpose of this book is to educate, encourage and foster public awareness for prevention and strategic methods to live a full and productive life, while dealing with kidney failure and treatment.

Fertility preservation has become one of the most important and fast growing fields of reproductive medicine. Although there are several strategies for fertility preservation in female, most of them are still considered experimental. It is important to perfect the existing technologies, but also developing new strategies should be actively sought. The future development of fertility preservation strategies should be based on the sound scientific knowledge and principles. One of the main ob...

Written and edited by leading, internationally recognized clinicians and scientists in reproductive medicine and related fields, this unique text is a practical and comprehensive review of the clinical and scientific significance of unexplained male and female infertility and its management. The book is divided into thematic sections to ensure the most useful presentation of topics, opening with definitions and epidemiology of unexplained infertility, including discussion of the WHO’s cuto...

This volume offers an up-to-date overview on the major areas of gynecological endocrinology, presenting the latest advances in adolescent gynecological endocrinology, assisted reproduction, menstrual-related disorders, sexuality and transsexualism, polycystic ovary syndrome, myometrial pathology and adenomyosis, obesity and metabolic syndrome, hormonal contraception, premature ovarian failure and menopause. In each chapter the recent advances deriving from basic science and clinical invest...

The versatility of oocyte and embryo donation has proven to be extremely valuable to both patients and doctors engaged in reproductive medicine. Originally thought to be applicable only to a rather small subset of infertile women, today busy practices commonly recommend the procedure and it is estimated that nearly all of the 400 or more IVF programs in the United States provide these services. Oocyte and embryo donation has established itself as a mainstay procedure within assisted reprod...

Now in a revised second edition, this comprehensive text covers all aspects of male hypogonadism from the basic science to clinical management, comprehensively explaining and applying new insights to the treatment of hypogonadal men. Chapters covering neuroendocrine control of testicular function, Leydig cell function, spermatogenesis, and normal and delayed puberty open the book. The focus then turns to the pathophysiology and treatment of hypogonadism and other forms of testicular dysfun...