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Research is to see what everybody else has seen, and to think what nobody else has thought.” -Albert Szent-Gyorgyi “Let's explore beyond the scope of the stethoscope.” -Nilank C. Shah Magnesium is the second most abundant intracellular cation after potassium and is integral to the normal functioning of numerous organ systems, thereby intrinsically interconnecting it with many disease processes. Dr. Shah compiles his expertise in diverse fields, including biochemistry, physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, toxicology, immunology, and cell biology, to provide a contemporary review of hypomagnesemia as it relates to its critical role in health and disease. This collection of manuscripts details the effects of magnesium on calcium, platelet-activating factor, ceramides, and more on diverse clinical conditions. Free radical injury and oxidative stress, a novel immune system host-defense factor HDFx, and various cytokines and chemokines are presented as key players in relating hypomagnesemia to many health conditions.