This issue is intended aid the physician’s understanding of common allergic and immunologic diseases seen in a primary care practice and also to present the latest information about these problems. In addition to asthma, the issue includes discussions of allergic rhinitis―one of the most common chronic diseases―and urticaria,...

Dr. Lyle Micheli, Director of Sports Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital at Harvard Medical School and Vice-President, International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS) will guest edit this issue. The unifying theme of this edition will be subject matter unfamiliar to the North American sports medicine community. Some examples: the...

Ultrasound plays an important role in imaging the abdomen. It can provide quick, life-saving information to the physician. Reviewed in this issue are topics such as imaging of abdominal pain in children, acute abdomen in adults, the aorta, biliary and pancreas, and mesentery. The liver is covered with separate articles on transplants,...

The October 2007 edition of Clinics in Sports Medicine will focus on anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction graft selection and graft fixation. The twelve chapters will be written by some of the world's foremost experts on ACL reconstruction. The topics will specifically include the use of: ipsilateral and contralateral patella...

[Radiologic Clinics of North America, Volume 45, Number 3> Univ. of Rochester, NY. Topics include acute flank pain secondary to urolithiasis, current concepts in imaging of appendicitis, computer tomography for venous thromboembolic disease, cross-sectional imaging in acute pancreatitis, review of CT angiography of aorta, and more. For...

Gift-wrap a couple of these issues for your Team Physicians - they will carry a copy in the first aid box! Jeff G. Konin, PhD, ATC, PT
Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery/College of Medicine at the University of South Florida in Tampa, dedicated his summer of 2006 to make sure this issue is stuffed with the best of...

In order to understand drug metabolism at its most fundamental level, pharmaceutical scientists must be able to analyze drug compound structures and predict possible metabolic pathways in order to avoid the risk of adverse reactions that lead to the withdrawal of a drug from the market. This comprehensive textbook will aid in guiding students...

In the last decade, the delineation of the human genome and the development of high throughput genomics and proteomics have transformed the practice of Pediatrics. The study of normal childhood growth and development, and pediatric diseases now focuses on the delineation of normal and abnormal gene expression, resultant cellular and organ...

In the last decade, the delineation of the human genome and the development of high throughput genomics and proteomics have transformed the practice of Pediatrics. The study of normal childhood growth and development, and pediatric diseases now focuses on the delineation of normal and abnormal gene expression, resultant cellular and organ...

Dr. Burke Cunha, one of the foremost experts in the field of infectious disease, has put together an outstanding comprehensive issue with an exceptional team of authors that covers the most important updates in antimicrobial therapy. Treatment of helicobacter pylori, clostridium difficile, macrolide resistant S. pneumonia, and serious...

Part II of the Imaging series in this Clinics in Sports Medicine issue reveals common imaging tools like MRI, CT arthrography and ultrasound imaging. Chapters begin with the painful hip and work down the kinetic chain: knee, ankle, foot and toes. You'll find tips on postoperative imaging, diagnosing stress fractures, and imaging muscle...