Perspectives on diseases and disorders

Examines controversies and issues related to chronic fatigue syndrome from various perspectives and includes personal narratives.

This book discusses lung cancer, a disease in which an abnormal, uncontrolled growth of cells occurs in the tissue of the lungs, including advances in lung cancer research, controversial issues surrounding the causes and diagnosis of lung cancer, and personal experiences of people with lung cancer.

This book discusses sleep disorders, a group of syndromes characterized by disturbance in the patient's amount of sleep, quality or timing of sleep, or in behaviors or physiological conditions associated with sleep, including information on sleep apnea, narcolepsy, sleep paralysis, and more.

This book discusses migraines, a type of primary headache, including opposing viewpoints on controversial treatments of migraines and personal perspectives on migraines.

This book discusses melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer, including information on the risk factors and causes of both types of skin cancer, the controversies over the causes of skin cancer, and the personal stories of people who were skin cancer victims.

This book discusses sexually transmitted diseases, such as chlamydia, human papillomavirus (HPV), genital herpes, gonorrhea, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and syphilis, presenting information on trends in STDs, preventions, testings and screening, symptoms, and treatments.

This book discusses schizophrenia, a chronic and disabling mental disease marked by disturbances in thinking, emotional responsiveness, and behavior, including possible causes and treatments; controversies over treatments; and personal narratives of people diagnosed with schizophrenia.

This book discusses multiple sclerosis, presenting an authoritative, up-to-date overview on MS, a disease with causes, symptoms, and treatments as varied as the individuals who suffer from it; opposing viewpoints on controversial treatments; and a variety of personal perspectives on the disease.

This book discusses hepatitis A, B, and C, including the controversies surrounding various treatments for the disease.

This book discusses fibromyalgia, a syndrome referring to pain in the muscles, ligaments, and tendons in the body, including its diagnosis, symptoms, and treatments; the controversies over the treatments of fibromyalgia; and the personal stories of people suffering with fibromyalgia.