TY - BOOK ID - 8654158 TI - Biotherapy - history, principles and practice : a practical guide to the diagnosis and treatment of disease using living organisms PY - 2013 SN - 9401783624 9400765843 9400765851 PB - New York : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Biological Agents -- Nurses' Instruction. KW - Biological products -- Therapeutic use. KW - Biological products KW - Animals KW - Bee products KW - Early Diagnosis KW - Thrombolytic Therapy KW - Investigative Techniques KW - Therapeutics KW - Physical Therapy Modalities KW - Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment KW - Diagnosis KW - Drug Therapy KW - Animal Assisted Therapy KW - Early Detection of Cancer KW - Methods KW - Biological Therapy KW - Apitherapy KW - Hirudin Therapy KW - Medicine KW - Health & Biological Sciences KW - Internal Medicine KW - Therapeutic use KW - Biological products. KW - Immunotherapy. KW - Therapeutic immunology KW - Bioproducts KW - Products, Biological KW - Medicine. KW - Complementary medicine. KW - Dermatology. KW - Internal medicine. KW - Infectious diseases. KW - Surgery. KW - Psychology. KW - Medicine & Public Health. KW - Internal Medicine. KW - General Surgery. KW - Infectious Diseases. KW - Complementary & Alternative Medicine. KW - Psychology, general. KW - Clinical immunology KW - Natural products KW - Metabolites KW - Emerging infectious diseases. KW - Alternative medicine. KW - Philosophy (General). KW - Skin KW - Complementary medicine KW - Healing systems KW - Systems, Healing KW - Systems, Therapeutic KW - Therapeutic systems KW - Integrative medicine KW - Emerging infections KW - New infectious diseases KW - Re-emerging infectious diseases KW - Reemerging infectious diseases KW - Communicable diseases KW - Surgery, Primitive KW - Medicine, Internal KW - Diseases KW - Behavioral sciences KW - Mental philosophy KW - Mind KW - Science, Mental KW - Human biology KW - Philosophy KW - Soul KW - Mental health UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8654158 AB - Biotherapy as defined by the International Biotherapy Society is the use of living organisms in the treatment and diagnosis of human diseases. Although modern day Western medicine has often little understanding for living creatures in daily medical practice, there is a long-standing tradition in many of the biotherapy modalities. This volume is an evocative exploration of the history, scientific basis and practical use of living organisms in medicine. The authors provide researchers and practitioners interested in this field, with cutting-edge material on the latest key advances in the following fields of biotherapy: Maggot Therapy: The use of blowfly larvae for chronic wound treatment Hirudotherapy: The application of medicinal leeches for extraction of blood from congested or inflamed tissues, in a wide range of pathologies Bee Venom Therapy: The use of honey bee venom for the treatment of inflammatory diseases Apitherapy: The use of bee products for numerous chronic ailments. Ichthyotherapy: The use of small fresh-water fish for dermatological conditions such as psoriasis Helminth Therapy: The use of nematode worms as agents for stimulation of host immunological responses appropriate for the alleviation of certain inflammatory diseases Phage Therapy: The therapeutic use of bacteriophages to treat bacterial infections Animal Assisted Therapy: The application of dogs and horses for people with physical, psychological, cognitive, social, and behavioral problems Canine Olfactory Detection: The training of dogs to recognize medical conditions such as cancer and diabetic crises In addition, the authors provide with their chapters an extensive bibliography that represents a state-of-the-art survey of the literature. Comprehensive and current, this fresh volume of reviews is an essential resource for professionals who need to stay ahead of the game in the exciting field of biotherapy.  . ER -