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PRINCIPLES OF GENDER-SPECIFIC MEDICINE
Principles of Gender-Specific Medicine
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Second Edition

Edited By
Marianne Legato, The Partnership for Gender Specific Medicine at Columbia University, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Audience
Researchers and practitioners in physiology, cardiology, neurology, respiratory medicine, gastroenterology, endocrinology, oncology, immunology, nutrition, and metabolism who research and/or teach gender-specific medicine or sex-based biology. Graduate students and medical fellow trainees in these areas. Specialists and/or general practitioners who treat gender-specific diseases. Together with marketing, we will build a specific tailored message for each specialist group.

Contents
Section 1: Gender and Normal Development. Introduction George M. Lazarus (section editor) 1. The Role of Gender in Neonatology Tove S. Rosen and David Bateman 2. Endocrinology and Growth in Children and Adolescents Gaya Aranoff and Jennifer Bell 3. Gender-Specific Pulmonary Disease Beverley J. Sheares 4. Gender-Specific Aspects of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology James H. Garvin, Jr. 5. Gender Differences in Neurologic Conditions of Children David M. Kaufman 6. Gender and Sports: Past, Present, and Future Melissa Rose and Jordan D. Metzl Section 2: Gender and the Nervous System. Introduction (new section editor) 7. Gender Identity (new chapter) 8. Gender Differences in the Functional Organization of the Brain Ruben C. Gur and Raquel E. Gur 9. Brain Trauma, Sex Hormones, Neuronal Survival, and Recovery of Function Donald G. Stein 10. Gender Differences in Epilepsy Martha J. Morrell 11. Gender Differences in Psychiatric Disorders with a Focus on Estrogen Mary V. Seeman 12. Gender Differences in Psychopharmacology Pierre Chu 13. The Question of Psychosexual Neutrality at Birth William Byne and Christina Sekaer 14. Treating Psychologic Disorders During Pregnancy and Lactation Kathryn M. Abel Section 3: Cardiology Introduction Marianne J. Legato (section editor) 15. Gender-Specific Features of Normal Cardiac Anatomy and Physiology Marianne J. Legato 16. Gender and its Impact on Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease Shari S. Bassuk and JoAnn E. Manson 17. Current Status of Hormone Replacement Therapy in Men and Women for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease Jo Ann E. Manson 18. Gender-Specific Features of Coronary Artery Disease Karin Schenck Gustavsson 19. Dyslipidemia Management in Women and Men: Exploring Potential Gender Differences Megan Rist Haymart, Jerilyn Allen, Caitlin M. Nass, and Roger S. Blumenthal 20. Impact of Gender on the Response to Cardioactive Drugs Michael R. Rosen and Thai Pham 21. Gender Differences in the Role of Stress and Emotion in Cardiovascular Function and Disease David E. Anderson and Margaret A. Chesney Section 4: Pulmonology. Introduction David R. Trawick (section editor) 22. Asthma: The Need for Different Approaches by Sex and Gender Ian Mitchell, Candice Bjornson, and Gordon Ford 23. Sex, Gender, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Dawn L. DeMeo and Edward K. Silverman 24. Gender-Specific Considerations in Interstitial Lung Disease Katherine M.A. O?Reilly, L. Eugene Daugherty, and Patricia J. Sime 25. Gender-Specific Considerations in Pulmonary Hypertension Gerald Supinski and Leigh Ann Callahan 26. Venous Thromboembolism: Gender Effects and Gender-Specific Risk Factors for Women Susan Murin, Lisa Moores, Kathryn L. Bilello, and Richard A. Matthay Section 5: Gastroenterology Introduction Robyn G. Karlstadt (section editor) 27. Normal Physiology of the Gastrointestinal Tract and Gender Differences Robyn G. Karlstadt, Daniel L. Hogan, and Amy Foxx-Orenstein 28. Gut Innervation (new chapter) Richard Gershon 29. Physiology of Saliva, Taste, and Dentition (new chapter) 30. Gender Differences in Esophageal Function (new chapter) 31. Sex-Specific Features of Diseases of the Stomach (new chapter) 32. Gallbladder and Biliary Diseases: More Common in Women, More Severe in Men Jose Erbella and Lillian G. Dawes Section 6: Reproductive Biology Introduction Lauri Romanzi and Harry Fisch (section editors) 33. Modern Contraception in Men and Women Edward J. Stanford, Timothy J. Ramsden, and Lee P. Shulman 34. Ambiguous Genitalia in the Newborn Albert M. Ong and John P. Gearhart 35. Andropause and Infertility in Men (new chapter) 36. Female Infertility and Assisted Reproductive Technology Sonya Kashyap and Pak Chung 37. Male and Female Sexual Dysfunction: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Classifications, and Treatment Aristotelis G. Anastasiadis, Dmitry Droggin, Anne R. Davis, Laurent Salomon, and Ridwan Shabsigh 38. Lower Urogenital Tract Dysfunction in Women and Men Adam J. Flisser, Jeffery P. Weiss, and Jerry G. Blaivas 39. Colorectal Disease in Women and Men Costanza Cocilovo, Toyooki Sonoda, and Jeffrey W. Milsom Section 7: Oncology Introduction (new section editor) 39. Gender-specific aspects of Breast Cancer (new) 40. Gender-specific aspects of Lung Cancer (new) 41. Gender-specific aspects of Colon Cancer (new) 42. Gender-specific aspects of Hemapoietic Cancer (new) 43. Gender-specific aspects of CNS Cancer (new) Section 8: Nutrition Introduction (new section editor) 44. Energy Requirements of Men and Women Susan B. Roberts and Sai Krupa Das 45. Anorexia, Bulimia, Disordered Eating and Obesity Diann M. Ackard 46. The Influence of Gender Differences in Metabolism upon Nutritional Recommendations for Athletes Mark A. Tarnopolsky 47. Cardiovascular Disease, Genes, and Nutrition: Gender Matters Jose M. Ordovas and Li-Ming Loh Section 9: Immunology and Infectious Disease Introduction Robert G. Lahita (section editor) 48. Overview of the gender-specific aspects of the autoimmune diseases Michael Lockshin 49. Gender-Specific Issues in Organ Transplantation Hilary Sanfey 50. Gender-specific response to Bacterial Infection (new) 51. Gender-specific response to Viral Infection (Including HIV) (new) 52. Gender-specific Issues in Parasitology (new) Section 10: Gender-Specific Aspects of Metabolism Introduction John Bilezikian (section editor) 53.. Corticosteroid-Induced Osteoporosis: A Comprehensive Review Alexandra Papaioannou, Ann Cranney, and Jonathan D. Adachi 54. Anabolic Therapy of Osteoporosis in Women and Men Mishaela R. Rubin and John P. Bilezikian 55. Gender-Specific Aspects of Diabetes (new) 56. Gender-Specific Aspects of Adrenal Gland Disease (new) 57. Gender-Specific Aspects of Thyroid Disease (new) Section 11: Future Areas to Expand Introduction (new section editor) 58. Gender Differences in Dermatology Mary Gail Mercurio 59. New Findings and Applications in Genomic Medicine (new) 60. New Findings in Stem Cell Research (new)

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Hardbound, 0 pages, publication date: NOV-2009
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-374271-1
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS

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