Human Diseases and Conditions - 3-vol. set (Human Diseases and Conditions)

Created by a team of doctors and health education experts based at the du Pont Hospital for Children, this user-friendly, accessible reference work presents the most accurate and up-to-date information available on 280 diseases and conditions from Abscess to Zoonoses that students are curious about. Ranging from a half-page for minor topics like Dandruff to seven pages for major topics like Heart Disease, the clearly designed sections include prevention and lifestyle guidance where appropriate. In addition to photographs, special features include marginal definitions with pronunciations, fact boxes, historical/literary sidebars, and process diagrams, as well as an introduction on how the human body works. Full analytical index. The International Workshop on "Human Interaction with Machines" is the sixth in a successful series of workshops that were established by Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Technische Universität Berlin. The goal of those workshops is to bring together researchers from both universities in order to present research results to an international community. The series of workshops started in 1990 with the International Workshop on "Artificial Intelligence" and was continued with the International Workshop on "Advanced Software Technology" in 1994. Both workshops have been hosted by Shanghai Jiaotong University. In 1998 the third wo- shop took place in Berlin. This International Workshop on "Communi- tion Based Systems" was essentially based on results from the Graduiertenkolleg on Communication Based Systems that was funded by the German Research Society (DFG) from 1991 to 2000. The fourth Int- national Workshop on "Robotics and its Applications" was held in Sha- hai in 2000. The fifth International Workshop on "The Internet Challenge: Technology and Applications" was hosted by TU Berlin in 2002 Presents information on numerous diseases and conditions. Articles include a definition of the disease or condition, an explanation of how it works in the body, information on causes, symptoms and diagnosis, treatment or cure, and lifestyles Presents articles dealing with two hundred and eighty diseases and disorders, from acne and brain tumor to tobacco-related diseases and yellow fever Vol. 1. A-D vol. 2. E-O vol. 3. P-Z.