The Academic Press has just released the third edition of our classic textbook, The Principles of Gender-Specific Medicine: Gender in the Genomic Era. We published the first overview of what was then the new science of gender-specific medicine in 2004. The second edition was published in 2010. Since the publication of these works, gender-specific medicine

Elsevier Academic Press, 2004 “The book will benefit primary care practitioners and physicians who manage chronic conditions. By bringing the information together, Legato sets the stage for the future of an exciting and rich new field.” — Journal of American Medical Association Principles of Gender-Specific Medicine examines how normal human biology differs between men and

Principles of Gender-Specific Medicine explains how normal human biology differs between men and women and how the diagnosis and treatment of disease differs as a function of gender. This revealing new research covers various conditions that occur predominantly in men, and conditions that occur predominantly in women. Among the subjects covered are cardiovascular disease, mood

Gender medicine is an important new field in health and disease. It is derived from top-quality research and encompasses the biological and social determinants that underlie the susceptibility to disease and its consequences. In the future, consideration of the role of gender will undoubtedly become an integral feature of all research and clinical care. Defining