Medical, Nursing and Health Sciences

No one goes into healthcare with the intention of hurting people, or wanting to come off as callous, cold, or unfeeling. Fortunately, most people w...

About the Book The fourth edition of this text has been completely revised and updated. Organized by body system, it offers a logical, problem-orie...

About the Book Due to the advent of a new generation of detectors, X-ray polarimetry promises to join X-ray imaging, spectroscopy and timing as one...

About the Book Birth rates are falling and fertility rates are well below replacement levels. At the same time, the economic crisis has forced gove...

About the Book A guided tour through the strange and sometimes dangerous microscopic world Germs are everywhere--in our intestines and on our skin ...

About the Book Expands the classic view of vitamin D action to include important effects on cellular proliferation, differentiation, and the immune...

About the Book This book is intended as a source of information for the many scientists who now enter the growing research field of vitamin A in he...

About the Book This book presents a visionary leadership framework and its application toward delivering superior value in health. It provides a ro...

About the Book This groundbreaking reference outlines the clinical manifestations and management of illness caused by common respiratory viruses, a...

About the Book This state-of-the-art reference provides current and effective disease-specific strategies for the management of patients receiving ...

About the Book Vascular cognitive impairment is the second most common cause of dementia after Alzheimer's disease and is expected to grow in preva...

About the Book Alles, was man gegenw�rtig �ber tumorassoziierte Antigene (TAA) und ihre Typen wei , wurde in diesem hochaktuellen Handbuch zusa...

About the Book With bone metastases found to develop in more than half of patients with advanced cancers, this remarkable reference sheds much-need...

About the Book Compiling the latest developments in anticancer therapies based on the connection between tumor and capillary growth, Tumor Angiogen...

About the Book This up-to-the-minute single-source reference provides a complete overview of cystic fibrosis (CF) care for the hospitalized patient...

About the Book There is an urgent need to uncover new therapies that will protect against malaria, as the parasite becomes increasingly resistant t...

About the Book Combining the expertise of world renowned authorities in the field, this lucid, hands-on guide provides a masterful, in-depth look a...

About the Book Written and edited by world-renowned leaders in the field! Presents new directions for the prevention and treatment of arterial and ...

About the Book Imaging tests are integral to the management of patients with suspected lung disease. Staggering advances in radiological technology...

About the Book Alternative medicine is a fifty billion dollar per year industry. But is it all nonsense? The Whole Story rounds up the latest evide...

About the Book What is the human essence? Although typically viewed as one of the big questions in philosophy, exploring the human essence requires...

About the Book The prefrontal cortex makes up almost a third of the human brain, and it expanded dramatically during primate evolution. The Neurobi...

About the Book Provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research detailing the etiology, epidemiology, treatment, and detection of myelodysp...

About the Book What are the final limits of medicine? What should we not try to cure medically, even if we had the necessary financial resources an...

About the Book A quarter of a century into the HIV pandemic, this multi-country comparative book aims to demonstrate how the response to a common, ...

About the Book Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is a disease that only affects males, with an incidence of around 1 in 3500 new-born baby boys. Its rele...

Explores such issues regarding cloning as the identity of clones, the purpose of cloning, political debate, and religious arguments from a variety ...

About the Book This book focuses on the geographical aspects of the epidemiology of diabetes. It examines such diverse populations throughout the w...

About the Book This book describes the evolution of epidemiology, its methods, concepts and application over the last 100 years. Current and future...

About the Book Compiled by a number of qualified authors and contributors, this guide leads readers through the often confusing world of health and...

About the Book Aging is optional. We don't have to age like our parents. We can hold on to our vitality and look well into our later years. Program...

About the Book Written by 72 international specialists, these volumes bring together a variety of disciplines to provide a survey of the state-of-t...

About the Book The Textbook of Erectile Dysfunction brings together authorities on the topic who cover the latest developments in diagnosis and tre...

Almost a century ago Paul Ehrlich introduced the "magic bullet" concept of targeting therapeutic agents to specific tissues in order to reduce syst...

About the Book This handbook provides comprehensive coverage of the multiple approaches caregivers take to relieve the emotional distress and physi...

About the Book This up-to-date sourcebook covers viral and bacterial superantigens (SAgs) from molecular structure and immunological processes to p...

About the Book SSRIs have been used as an effective treatment for depression for many years, but have recently become more widely used in the treat...

About the Book The only book published devoted entirely to spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP), this unique volume details the discovery, patho...

About the Book Many countries have reduced dramatically the proportion of patients in psychiatric hospitals in favour of community care. The demand...

About the Book This newly revised and expanded reference documents the ascendancy of silent coronary artery disease from an esoteric phenomenon in ...

About the Book An examination of the pathophysiology, pharmacology and management of asthma from a multidisciplinary perspective. It reports on bre...

About the Book Contains guidelines and recommendations-in tabular form for quick reference-on patient evaluation and optimal treatment for long-ter...

About the Book Applies recent molecular discoveries to the evolving treatment of skin therapy and points out future research areas. Presenting the ...

About the Book An invaluable reference for clinicians and researchers alike, this book offers a thorough review and analysis of all aspects of saph...

About the Book Smooth muscle contraction is a vital component of the functioning of blood vessels, the uterus, airways and the bladder. Its malfunc...

About the Book Recent studies have shown that the heart possesses an intrinsic renin angiotensin system that is controlled by tissue-specific param...

About the Book Whether it is in-vitro fertilization, sperm injection, surrogacy, cryopreservation, or intrauterine insemination, assisted reproduct...