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The Brain Immune Axis and Substance Abuse
This volume represents the proceedings of the 2nd annual symposium on the Brain Immune Axis and Substance Abuse held at the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, FL in June 1994. The history of productive studies concerning the relationship between the nervous and the immune systems is relatively recent. Studies on the effects of drugs of abuse on the immune system and on infections among individuals who abuse drugs are also of recent vintage. Only in the last decade have investigators begun to describe the role of drugs of abuse and their endogenous counterparts on the brain-immune axis. Thus, the involvement of the neuroendocrine system in the interactions of drugs of abuse and the immune system h...
Drug Trafficking, Organized Crime, and Violence in the Americas Today
"An extensive overview of the drug trade in the Americas and its impact on politics, economics, and society throughout the region. . . . Highly recommended."--Choice "A first-rate update on the state of the long-fought hemispheric 'war on drugs.' It is particularly timely, as the perception that the war is lost and needs to be changed has never been stronger in Latin and North America."--Paul Gootenberg, author of Andean Cocaine: The Making of a Global Drug "A must-read volume for policy makers, concerned citizens, and students alike in the current search for new approaches to forty-year-old policies largely considered to have failed."--David Scott Palmer, coauthor of Power, Institutions, an...
AIDS, Drugs of Abuse, and the Neuroimmune Axis
This volume represents the Proceedings of the Symposium on AIDS, Drugs of Abuse and the Neuroimmune Axis. This meeting was held in San Diego, California, November 11-13, 1995. As in the previous symposia in this series, productive studies were reviewed concerning the relationship between the nervous and the immune systems in regards to the relationship between drugs of abuse and infections, especially infections by the immunode ficiency virus that causes AIDS. In recent years, various investigators have begun to describe the role of illicit drugs and their endogenous counterparts on the brain-immune axis. It is widely recognized that the neuroendocrine system is intimately involved in the ef...
South African Scope
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The Spectrum of Neuro-AIDS Disorders
"This book presents the wide variety of HIV-associated disorders and comorbidities with a look at the pre-HAART literature as well as the latest findings from the post-HAART era. Pathophysiology and selected neuroimaging techniques for diagnosis and assessment are examined in detail. In addition, this volume stands out for its chapters on specific patient populations such as women, children, minorities, and older persons, as well as special chapters addressing medico-legal and end-of-life concerns. The book concludes with a look at global issues and the future of neuro-AIDS in the HAART era."--BOOK JACKET.
HIV/AIDS and Aging
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Annual Report
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