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Over two billion people worldwide are at risk for the spectrum of disorders known as "The Iodine Deficiency Disorders." 1-10% will suffer cretinism; 5-30% will have some sort of brain damage or neurological impairment and 30-70% will be hypothyroid. The causes of iodine deficiencies can be considered from both simplistic and more complex perspectives: From the leaching of iodine from soil resulting in crops with low iodine content to malnutrition resulting in impaired iodine absorption. Poor dietary diversification and impoverished socio-economic development can also lead to iodine deficiencies. Although it is possible to diagnose and treat deficiencies, there is still an ongoing dialogue re...
A comprehensive guide to the current practice of pediatric care, this updated edition includes new chapters on complementary and alternative medicine, genetics in primary care, and updated chapters regarding infant and child behavior and development.
The most popular reference among physicians for understanding and treating tuberculosis. • Presents the current science and tools available in the fight against tuberculosis, including drug-resistant forms, from international experts. • Features the latest preventive strategies, including vaccine development and explores the effect of tuberculosis on organ systems and value of surgery. • Examines present-day epidemiologic and public health issues, including airline-associated infection, tuberculosis in the developing world, and the role of the World Health Organization and departments of public health.
An exhaustive report on recommended clinical preventive services that should be provided to patients in the course of routine clinical care, including screening for vascular, neoplastic and infectious diseases, and metabolic, hematologic, ophthalmologic and ontologic, prenatal, and musculoskeletal disorders. Also, mental disorders and substance abuse, counseling, and immunization. The majority of deaths below age 65 are preventable. This Guide results from the most comprehensive evaluation and synthesis of preventive interventions to date.
This book provides a broader understanding of infectious diseases and hearing loss prevention and treatment in children. In addition to all the common infections, the book covers the prion diseases, the autoinflammatory syndromes, and diseases of unknown etiology. A specific chapter is dedicated to cochlear implant infections. The final part reviews the available therapeutic agents. Written by international experts, the book will appeal to a wide readership, from ENT and pediatrics trainees, to practitioners and researchers in these disciplines.
Bacterial Infections of the Central Nervous System aims to provide information useful to physicians taking care of patients with bacterial infections in the central nervous system (CNS), which can lead to morbidity and mortality. The increased number of patients suffering from this infection has led to the development of vaccines and antibiotics. Comprised of four chapters, the book explains the general approach to patients with bacterial CNS infection. It also discusses various CNS infection concepts and terms. These include the characteristic neuroimaging appearance of specific bacterial infections, the limitations of neuroimaging, the cerebrospinal fluid analysis, the pathogenesis and pat...