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The Lisbon Syndrome

Author : Eduardo J. Sánchez Rugeles
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781933527550
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (275 download)

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Download or read book The Lisbon Syndrome written by Eduardo J. Sánchez Rugeles and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A sudden catastrophe in Europe exposes the slow-motion destruction of a generation of Venezuelans and their struggle against repression. The Lisbon Syndrome is the story of two catastrophes. A disaster annihilates a European capital, but few details filter through state media censorship in Caracas, home to many thousands of Portuguese. Fernando runs a theater program for young people in the Caracas neighborhood of Colinas de Bello Monte, teaching and performing classics like Macbeth and Mother Courage. His benefactor, Old Moreira, is a childless Portuguese immigrant who recalls the Lisbon of his youth. Fernando's students suffer from what they begin to call "the Lisbon syndrome," an acute awareness that they have no future, that there are no possibilities left for them in a country devastated by a murderous, criminal regime. A series of confrontations between demonstrators and government forces draw the students and their teacher toward danger. One disappears into the state secret prisons where dissidents are tortured. The arts center that was their sanctuary is attacked. Little by little, Fernando finds himself pulled into the battle in the streets. The Lisbon Syndrome is the most trenchant contemporary novel to offer a glimpse of life and death in Venezuela. But Sánchez Rugeles's bleak vision is lightened by his wry humor, and by characters who show us the humanity behind stark headlines"--

The Lisbon Syndrome

Author : Turtle Point Press
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781933527543
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (275 download)

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Download or read book The Lisbon Syndrome written by Turtle Point Press and published by . This book was released on 2022-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Wind Turbine Syndrome

Author : Simon Chapman and Fiona Crichton
Publisher : Sydney University Press
ISBN 13 : 1743324960
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (433 download)

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Download or read book Wind Turbine Syndrome written by Simon Chapman and Fiona Crichton and published by Sydney University Press. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Wind Turbine Syndrome: A Communicated Disease, Simon Chapman and Fiona Crichton explore the claims and tactics of the anti-windfarm movement, examine the scientific evidence, and consider how best to respond to anti-windfarm arguments. This is an eye-opening account of the rise of the anti-windfarm movement, and a timely call for a more evidence-based approach.

Anti-Phospholipid Syndrome: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: 2013 Edition

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Publisher : ScholarlyEditions
ISBN 13 : 1481656899
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (816 download)

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Download or read book Anti-Phospholipid Syndrome: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: 2013 Edition written by and published by ScholarlyEditions. This book was released on 2013-07-22 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anti-Phospholipid Syndrome: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: 2013 Edition is a ScholarlyBrief™ that delivers timely, authoritative, comprehensive, and specialized information about Additional Research in a concise format. The editors have built Anti-Phospholipid Syndrome: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: 2013 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about Additional Research in this book to be deeper than what you can access anywhere else, as well as consistently reliable, authoritative, informed, and relevant. The content of Anti-Phospholipid Syndrome: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: 2013 Edition has been produced by the world’s leading scientists, engineers, analysts, research institutions, and companies. All of the content is from peer-reviewed sources, and all of it is written, assembled, and edited by the editors at ScholarlyEditions™ and available exclusively from us. You now have a source you can cite with authority, confidence, and credibility. More information is available at http://www.ScholarlyEditions.com/.

Historical Roots of Psychopathology

Author : Diogo Telles Correia
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2889199339
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (891 download)

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Download or read book Historical Roots of Psychopathology written by Diogo Telles Correia and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2016-08-12 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New advances of the neuroscience supported by a refined, reliable and valid phenotyping (e.g., at the level of symptoms and not at the level of disorders), are bringing some promising results. The mapping of clinical phenomenology on specific brain dysfunction is now becoming plausible and the resulting functional psychopathology may in the future significantly replace the present nosology (Jablensky, 2010). Nevertheless, as Andreasen (2007) points out: “Applying technology without companionship of wise clinicians with specific expertise in psychopathology will be a lonely, sterile and perhaps fruitless enterprise.” Some of the chapters of this Ebook deal with aspects which are essential to the historical understanding of mental symptoms and disorders.

Nephrosapiens

Author : Robert D. Cohen
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 178088219X
Total Pages : 65 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Nephrosapiens written by Robert D. Cohen and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nephrosapiens is a book about the development of thinking about the kidney over the millennia. It stems from the author’s period as a Lecturer on Professor Clifford Wilson’s Academic Medical Unit at The London Hospital Medical College (University of London, UK) about 40 years ago.Wilson was a highly distinguished man with many achievements, including co-description with Kimmelstiehl, a New York surgeon, of the kidney lesion characteristic of diabetes, and a major role in the understanding of the clinically obvious relationship between kidney disease and high blood pressure. Professor Wilson lectured on this subject, but often delegated this to Robert, who regaled the students with an account of the many disorders of the kidney. Robert Cohen’s work has mainly been on the liver – he published Man and the Liver with Matador in 2011 – but realised later in life the truth in Clifford Wilson’s admiration of the kidney. There are a number of instances in which the kidney and the liver actually co-operate to do a particular job, and also, there are important examples where the brain and the rest of the nervous system are also involved in the general integration of bodily function known as homeostasis. Nephrosapiens is a book ranging over the kidney’s functions in health and disease, its appearance in art, and culinary aspects worldwide.It will appeal to professional and scholarly figures in the world of medicine, as well as general reading for those interested in biology of the human body.

Slow Potentials and Microprocessor Applications

Author : H.E.J.W. Kolder
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 940097275X
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Slow Potentials and Microprocessor Applications written by H.E.J.W. Kolder and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investigators and clinicians researching and applying electrophysiologic phenomena of the eye, met for the XXth Symposium of the International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision in Iowa City, Iowa, under the auspices of the University of Iowa and supported by the Department of Ophthalmology, headed by Professor Frederick C. Blodi. Two main topics were discussed: I) Electro-oculography and other slow potentials: the phenomenon, origin, analysis, and clinical diagnosis, and 2) Microprocessor applications for computer-assisted recording and analysis of electro visual phenomena. Unusual and challenging diagnostic problems were presented during one evening session. The interest and lively audience participation indicated a need for such an unrehearsed debate. Drs. H.W. Skalka, H. Nakano, H.S. Thompson, A.J. Packer, J.A. Parker, H.E. Kolder, V.M. Hermsen, M.L. Wolf, and Mr. A.1. Mallinson presented case reports and are herewith recognized for their contribution. No documentation is contained in the Proceedings. Several papers were read outside the main topics. Some material appears only as abstract. The highlight of the scientific program proved to be an improvised session on basic mechanisms of slow potentials from the eye. Dr. R.H. Steinberg and his collaborators, together with Dr. G. Niemeyer initiated this part of the program. It was enthusiastically received, provided an informal atmosphere, stimulated a lively discussion and exchanged pro found information. A novel feature of this volume is the addition of a cumulative index covering the Proceedings from the last ten ISCERG-ISCEV Symposia. Dr.

Parkinsonian Disorders: Advances in Research and Treatment: 2011 Edition

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Publisher : ScholarlyEditions
ISBN 13 : 1464923582
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (649 download)

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Download or read book Parkinsonian Disorders: Advances in Research and Treatment: 2011 Edition written by and published by ScholarlyEditions. This book was released on 2012-01-09 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parkinsonian Disorders: Advances in Research and Treatment: 2011 Edition is a ScholarlyEditions™ eBook that delivers timely, authoritative, and comprehensive information about Parkinsonian Disorders. The editors have built Parkinsonian Disorders: Advances in Research and Treatment: 2011 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about Parkinsonian Disorders in this eBook to be deeper than what you can access anywhere else, as well as consistently reliable, authoritative, informed, and relevant. The content of Parkinsonian Disorders: Advances in Research and Treatment: 2011 Edition has been produced by the world’s leading scientists, engineers, analysts, research institutions, and companies. All of the content is from peer-reviewed sources, and all of it is written, assembled, and edited by the editors at ScholarlyEditions™ and available exclusively from us. You now have a source you can cite with authority, confidence, and credibility. More information is available at http://www.ScholarlyEditions.com/.

Issues in CNS Diseases and Disorders: 2013 Edition

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Publisher : ScholarlyEditions
ISBN 13 : 1490106170
Total Pages : 575 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Issues in CNS Diseases and Disorders: 2013 Edition written by and published by ScholarlyEditions. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 575 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Issues in CNS Diseases and Disorders / 2013 Edition is a ScholarlyEditions™ book that delivers timely, authoritative, and comprehensive information about Neuromuscular Disease. The editors have built Issues in CNS Diseases and Disorders: 2013 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about Neuromuscular Disease in this book to be deeper than what you can access anywhere else, as well as consistently reliable, authoritative, informed, and relevant. The content of Issues in CNS Diseases and Disorders: 2013 Edition has been produced by the world’s leading scientists, engineers, analysts, research institutions, and companies. All of the content is from peer-reviewed sources, and all of it is written, assembled, and edited by the editors at ScholarlyEditions™ and available exclusively from us. You now have a source you can cite with authority, confidence, and credibility. More information is available at http://www.ScholarlyEditions.com/.

Neurologic Aspects of Systemic Disease, Part I

Author : Jose Biller
Publisher : Newnes
ISBN 13 : 0702044326
Total Pages : 657 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Neurologic Aspects of Systemic Disease, Part I written by Jose Biller and published by Newnes. This book was released on 2014-01-09 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Systemic disease involves several parts of the body or the complete system. Neurologic Aspects of Systemic Disease, a three-part volume in the Handbook of Clinical Neurology series, focuses on the specific neurologic aspects of systemic disease. Part 1 includes detailed coverage of cardiovascular disease, pulmonary diseases, renal diseases, and rheumatologic and musculoskeletal disease. Each chapter provides a complete introduction to the neurologic aspect and provides best known diagnostic and treatment practices. The collection is a valuable and trusted resource for clinical neurologists, research neurologists, neuroscientists, and general medical professionals; a first stop for a focused review of the state of the art for understanding the neurologic impact of each covered disease. - A comprehensive introduction and overview of the neurologic aspects of systemic disease - Part 1 covers cardiovascular disease, pulmonary diseases, renal diseases and rheumatologic/musculoskeletal disease - Each chapter focuses on the neurologic aspects related to a specific disease presentation

iPSCs for Modeling Central Nervous System Disorders, Volume 6

Author : Alexander Birbrair
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 032385642X
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (238 download)

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Download or read book iPSCs for Modeling Central Nervous System Disorders, Volume 6 written by Alexander Birbrair and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2021-04-28 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The series Advances in Stem Cell Biology is a timely and expansive collection of comprehensive information and new discoveries in the field of stem cell biology. iPSCs for Modeling Central Nervous System Disorders, Volume 6 addresses how induced pluripotent stem cells can be used to model various CNS disorders. Somatic cells can be reprogrammed into Induced pluripotent stem cells by the expression of specific transcription factors. These cells are transforming biomedical research in the last 15 years. The volume teaches readers about current advances in the field. This book describes the use of induced pluripotent stem cells to model several CNS diseases in vitro, enabling us to study the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in different CNS pathologies. Further insights into these mechanisms will have important implications for our understanding of CNS disease appearance, development, and progression. In recent years, remarkable progress has been made in the obtention of induced pluripotent stem cells and their differentiation into several cell types, tissues and organs using state-of-art techniques. These advantages facilitated identification of key targets and definition of the molecular basis of several CNS disorders. This volume will cover what we know so far about the use of iPSCs to model different CNS disorders, such as: Alzheimer's disease, Autism, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Schizophrenia, Fragile X Syndrome, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Rett Syndrome, Angelman syndrome, Parkinson`s Disease, Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy, Anorexia Nervosa, and more. The volume is written for researchers and scientists interested in stem cell therapy, cell biology, regenerative medicine, and neuroscience; and is contributed by world-renowned authors in the field. - Provides overview of the fast-moving field of induced pluripotent stem cell technology and its application in neurobiology - Covers the following CNS diseases: Alzheimer's disease, Autism, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Schizophrenia, Fragile X Syndrome, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Rett Syndrome, Angelman syndrome, Parkinson`s Disease, Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy, Anorexia Nervosa, and more - Contains description of cutting-edge research on the development of disease-specific human pluripotent stem cells. These cells allow us to study cellular and molecular processes involved in several CNS human diseases

Neurologic Aspects of Systemic Disease, Part II

Author : Jose Biller
Publisher : Newnes
ISBN 13 : 0702044334
Total Pages : 629 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Neurologic Aspects of Systemic Disease, Part II written by Jose Biller and published by Newnes. This book was released on 2014-01-09 with total page 629 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Systemic disease involves several parts of the body or the complete system. Neurologic Aspects of Systemic Disease, a two-part volume in the Handbook of Clinical Neurology series, focuses on the specific neurologic aspects of systemic disease. Part 2 includes coverage of gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary, endocrinologic, and metabolic diseases, as well as nutritional, environmental, and hematologic disorders. Each chapter provides a complete introduction to the neurologic aspect and provides the best known diagnostic and treatment practices. The collection is a valuable and trusted resource for clinical neurologists, research neurologists, neuroscientists, and general medical professionals: a first stop for a focused review of the state of the art for understanding the neurologic impact of each covered disease. - A comprehensive introduction and overview of the neurologic aspects of systemic disease - Part 2 covers of gastrointestinal/hepatobiliary, endocrinologic, and metabolic diseases and nutritional, environmental, and hematologic disorders - Each chapter focuses on the neurologic aspects related to a specific disease presentation

Language across neurodevelopmental disorders

Author : Marisa Filipe
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2832513549
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (325 download)

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Download or read book Language across neurodevelopmental disorders written by Marisa Filipe and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2023-03-13 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Hip and Knee Pain Disorders

Author : Various
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1913426149
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (134 download)

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Download or read book Hip and Knee Pain Disorders written by Various and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2022-06-21 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hip and Knee Pain Disorders has been written to provide a state-of-the-art, evidence-informed and clinically-informed overview of the examination and conservative management of hip/knee pain conditions. Under the current predominantly evidence-based practice paradigm, clinician expertise, patient preference, and best available research determine examination, and prognostic and clinical management decisions. However, this paradigm has been understood by many to place greater value and emphasis on the research component, thereby devaluing the other two. Evidence-informed practice is a term that has been suggested to honor the original intent of evidence-based practice, while also acknowledging the value of clinician experience and expertise. In essence, evidence-informed practice combines clinical reasoning, based on current best evidence, with authority-based knowledge and a pathophysiological rationale derived from extrapolation of basic science knowledge. Unlike other published textbooks that overemphasize the research component in decision-making, this book aims to address the clinical reality of having to make decisions on the management of a patient with hip/knee pain, in the absence of a comprehensive scientific rationale, using other sources of knowledge. It offers an evidence-informed textbook that values equally research evidence, clinician expertise and patient preference. The book is edited by three recognised world leaders in clinical research into manual therapy and chronic pain. Their research activities are concentrated on the evidence-based management of musculoskeletal pain conditions using conservative interventions. For this book they have combined their knowledge and clinical expertise with that of 38 additional contributors, all specialists in the field The contributors include a mix of clinicians and clinician-researchers. Hip and Knee Pain Disorders is unique in bringing together manual therapies and exercise programs in a multimodal approach to the management of these pain conditions from both a clinical, but also evidence-based, perspective. It acknowledges the expanding direct access role of the physical therapy profession. The book provides an important reference source for clinicians of all professions interested in conservative management of the hip and knee regions. It will also be useful as a textbook for students at both entry and post-graduate level.

Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD): New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: 2011 Edition

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Publisher : ScholarlyEditions
ISBN 13 : 1464918589
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (649 download)

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Download or read book Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD): New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: 2011 Edition written by and published by ScholarlyEditions. This book was released on 2012-01-09 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD): New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: 2011 Edition is a ScholarlyPaper™ that delivers timely, authoritative, and intensively focused information about Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) in a compact format. The editors have built Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD): New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: 2011 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) in this eBook to be deeper than what you can access anywhere else, as well as consistently reliable, authoritative, informed, and relevant. The content of Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD): New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: 2011 Edition has been produced by the world’s leading scientists, engineers, analysts, research institutions, and companies. All of the content is from peer-reviewed sources, and all of it is written, assembled, and edited by the editors at ScholarlyEditions™ and available exclusively from us. You now have a source you can cite with authority, confidence, and credibility. More information is available at http://www.ScholarlyEditions.com/.

Critical Care Nephrology E-Book

Author : Claudio Ronco
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN 13 : 0323511996
Total Pages : 1843 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (235 download)

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Download or read book Critical Care Nephrology E-Book written by Claudio Ronco and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2017-12-14 with total page 1843 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive and clinically relevant, the 3rd Edition of Critical Care Nephrology provides authoritative coverage of the latest advances in critical care procedures for patients with renal diseases or disorders. Using common guidelines and standardized approaches to critically ill patients, this multidisciplinary reference facilitates better communication among all physicians who care for critically ill patients suffering from kidney disease, electrolyte and metabolic imbalances, poisoning, severe sepsis, major organ dysfunction, and other pathological events. - Offers detailed discussions of different forms of organ support, artificial organs, infections, acute illness occurring in chronic hemodialysis patients, and much more. - Places a special emphasis on therapeutic interventions and treatment procedures for a hands on clinical reference tool. - Presents information clearly, in a format designed for easy reference – from basic sciences to clinical syndromes to diagnostic tools. - Covers special populations such as children, diabetic patients, and the elderly. - An exceptional resource for nephrologists, intensivists, surgeons, or critical care physicians – anyone who treats critically ill renal patients. - Shares a combined commitment to excellence lead by Drs. Claudio Ronco, Rinaldo Bellomo, John Kellum, and Zaccaria Ricci – unparalleled leaders in this field. - Addresses key topics with expanded coverage of acute kidney injury, stress biomarkers, and sepsis, including the latest developments on mechanisms and management. - Provides up-to-date information on extracorporeal therapies from new editor Dr. Zaccaria Ricci. - Expert ConsultTM eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Peptic Ulcer Disease: Basic and Clinical Aspects

Author : G.F. Nelis
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400950349
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Peptic Ulcer Disease: Basic and Clinical Aspects written by G.F. Nelis and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despi te a slow decrease in the incidence of peptic ulcer in the Western world during the past decade, general practitioners, physicians, gastroenterologists, and surgeons deal with patients suffering from peptic ulcer and its complications almost daily. It has been estimated that some 10% of the population in the Western world becomes af flicted by peptic ulcer at least once and many of them have chronic relapsing disease. This lays a heavy burden on the amount of money which is spent in general health care. In recent years our understanding of peptic ulcer disease has in creased tremendously, but considerable gaps in our knowledge remain. Originally the increase in our knowledge has been stimulated by the development of fibre-optic endoscopy in the sixties, and later by the development of new surgical techniques and drugs in the seventies. New insights into the pathophysiology of the disease resulted from these developments and revived the scientific interest in peptic ulcer disease. However, the field remains complicated and the studies are be devilled by the large number of variables which can affect the results. In the symposium 'PEPTIC ULCER TODAY' we have attemp ted to bring together recent knowledge on basic and clinical aspects of peptic ulcer disease.