This book offers a reliable source of information on the latest advances and current trends in the medical and clinical sciences.

The focus is on certain fields that are of consistently high practical interest due to widespread disease morbidity, and on pathomechanisms that are not yet fully understood and their treatment. The topics covered include, but are not limited to, the search for novel biomarkers of colorectal cancer, morbidity and mortality after traumatic brain injuries, and impairment in brain-controlled muscle mechanisms after stroke. In addition, problematic issues in pulmonary medicine are discussed at length. These issues, notably, concern human studies that have set the standards for allergy, sensory irritation, and sensitization research, as well as studies on the management and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and obstructive sleep apnea. Lastly, the book addresses various aspects of commonplace viral respiratory infections, such asvulnerability and transmission in both pediatric and adult populations, flue vaccination coverage, and post-infectious respiratory complications.

The book's goal is to promote the restoration and maintenance of good health, disease prophylaxis, and improved patient management by integrating research into clinical work and findings on improving care. It offers a valuable asset for clinical specialists, researchers, and everyone engaged in healthcare.

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Chitinase 3-Like 1, Nestin, and Testin Proteins as Novel Biomarkers of Potential Clinical Use in Colorectal Cancer: A review.- Self-Reported Survey on Allergy Symptoms among First-Year Students in Veterinary Medicine: a Preamble to the AllergoVet Cohort Study.- The Pattern of Sensitization Influences Exhaled and Nasal Nitric Oxide Levels in Young Adults.- Discrimination between Atopic, Allergic, and Asthmatic Volunteers for Human Exposure Studies on Sensory Irritation.- Impaired Coordination and Recruitment of Muscle Agonists, but not Abnormal Synergies or Co-contraction, Have a Significant Effect on Motor Impairments after Stroke.- Prognostics of Hospitalization Length and Mortality in Patients with Traumatic Frontal Brain Contusions.- Circulating P-Selectin and its Glycoprotein Ligand in Non-Diabetic Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients.- Nutritional Status and Dietary Patterns in Adults with Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea.- Medication Compliance in COPD Patients.- Seasonality of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Hospitalization.- Factors Affecting Influenza Vaccination Rate in Adults with Asthma.- Respiratory Complications in Children Hospitalized with Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection.