Principles of Gender-Specific Medicine examines how normal human biology differs
between men and women and how the diagnosis and treatment of disease differs as
a function of gender. This revealing research covers various conditions that
predominantly occur in men, and as well conditions that predominantly occur in
women. Among the subjects covered are cardiovascular disease, mood disorders,
the immune system, lung cancer as a consequence of smoking, osteoporosis,
diabetes, obesity, and infectious diseases.
* Gathers important information in the field of gender-based biology and
clinical medicine, proving that a patient's sex is increasingly important in
preventing illness, making an accurate diagnosis, and choosing safe and
effective treatment of