books by Herman Friedman

books by Herman Friedman

books:

Herman Friedman

Neuroimmune Circuits, Drugs of Abuse, and Infectious Diseases (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology)

Springer, 2001

This volume focuses on the relationship between the nervous and the immune system with regard to the effects of drugs of abuse and infections, including infection caused by the immunodeficiency virus which causes AIDS, the number one health problem worldwide. Chapters focus on the brain-immune axis, detailing the effects of drugs of abuse. It ...

Infectious Diseases and Substance Abuse (Infectious Agents and Pathogenesis)

Springer, 2005

The influence of many drugs of abuse – licit and illicit – on immune function has been examined extensively in recent years. Many such substances, including marijuana, cocaine, morphine, and nicotine, have been shown to enhance the disease process by impairing immunologic function. Use of these drugs impairs immunologic functions by ...

Psychoneuroimmunology, Stress, and Infection
Herman Friedman, Thomas W. Klein, ...

CRC, 1995

Psychoneuroimmunology is the emerging science devoted to studying the two-way relationship between the nervous and immune systems. Psychoneuroimmunology, Stress, and Infection highlights the latest information concerning microbial infections in both man and animals as related to stress and especially stress hormones. The volume focuses on ...

Acinetobacter Biology and Pathogenesis (Infectious Agents and Pathogenesis)

Springer, 2008

There is currently increasing interest concerning the biology and disease caused by Acinetobacter species. Such interest, however, developed relatively slowly because of the necessity to clarify the confusing taxonomy of these organisms. Much work was needed to identify various species as members of this genus, to recognize their epidemiologic ...

The Dynamic Enterprise: Tools for Turning Chaos into Strategy and Strategy into Action (Jossey-Bass Business ...
Lisa Friedman, Herman Gyr

Jossey-Bass, 1997

Here, authors Lisa Friedman and Herman Gyr, internationally respected organizational change consultants, define the Dynamic Enterprise as one whose people can look into the future, see the big picture, and create the right changes. Friedman and Gyr describe how the Dynamic Enterprise empowers its people to build clear, collaborative ...

Microorganisms and Bioterrorism (Infectious Agents and Pathogenesis)

Springer, 2006

The purpose of this book is to bring together, in a single volume, the most up-to-date information concerning microbes with potential as bioterrorist weapons. The primary audience includes microbiologists, including bacteriologists, virologists and mycologists, in academia, government laboratories and research institutes at the forefront of ...

Helicobacter pylori Infection and Immunity (INFECTIOUS AGENTS AND PATHOGENESIS Volume 15) (Infectious Agents ...

Springer, 2001

Today there is overwhelming evidence that Helicobacter pylori is the major cause of chronic active gastritis and that it may further predispose to peptic ulcers, of which there are several thousand cases in the US each year. The most severe clinical outcomes of H. pylori infection are mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma and gastric ...

In vivo Models of HIV Disease and Control (Infectious Agents and Pathogenesis)

Springer, 2005

An AIDS vaccine is still elusive and HIV treatment continues to develop multidrug resistance at alarming rates. Because of the similarities between HIV and immune deficiency infections in a variety of animals, it is only natural that scientists use these animals as models to study pathogenesis, treatment, vaccine development and many other aspects ...

Chlamydia pneumoniae Infection and Disease (Infectious Agents and Pathogenesis)

Springer, 2004

Chlamydia pneumoniae is a bacteria that is most commonly known for causing colds and pneumonia. However, researchers have recently found a link between C. pneumoniae and atherosclerosis, a clogging of the arteries that causes heart attack and stroke. In addition, ongoing research is showing that certain strains may play a role in asthma, ...

Legionella Pneumophila: Pathogenesis and Immunity (Infectious Agents and Pathogenesis)

Springer, 2007

Legionella pneumophila is an emerging human pathogen that resides in natural environments as a parasite of freshwater. There have been new developments in this field including the publication of three whole genome sequences, the discovery of a developmental cycle and novel cyst-like highly infectious form, and the bacteria have been used as a ...