Garlic (Allium sativum L.) is the edible bulb from a plant of the Allium genus, commonly used for flavouring in cooking and for its beneficial effe...

This book reveals the necessary steps required by researchers from both developing and industrialised areas to conduct biomedical research in resou...

Genes, which are carried on chromosomes, are the basic physical and functional units of heredity. Genes are specific sequences of bases that encode...

Genes, which are carried on chromosomes, are the basic physical and functional units of heredity. Genes are specific sequences of bases that encode...

Genes, which are carried on chromosomes, are the basic physical and functional units of heredity. Genes are specific sequences of bases that encode...

Brand-name pharmaceutical companies can delay generic competition that lowers prices by agreeing to pay a generic competitor to hold its competing ...

At present, two important factors contributing to diseases are environmental and genetic factors. The gene is a well defined component distributing...

On June 26, 2000, in a special ceremony at the White House, the completion of the 'rough draft' of the human genome was announced. This milestone, ...

This book provides a brief overview of GINA, an overview of relevant PPACA and GINA provisions relating to the provision of health insurance throug...

Gene tests (also called DNA-based tests), the newest and most sophisticated of the techniques used to test for genetic disorders, involve direct ex...

This book is a continuation of the book Genetics Researcher Biographical Sketches and Research Summaries which compiles biographical sketches of to...

Soybeans are greatly used in many foods, such as tofu, soy milk and yogurt, and it plays an important role as a functional food in the health and p...

The launch of clinical governance in the late 1990s was accompanied by a measure of excitement although, at that stage, it was impossible to determ...

Children become overweight for a variety of reasons. The most common causes are genetic factors, lack of physical activity, unhealthy eating patter...

The human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is one of the world's most pressing global health challenges. Since...

In 2009, malaria infected an estimated 225 million people and killed 781,000 people, most of whom, were children under the age of five in sub-Sahar...

Global Public Health Policy is a book that collects as many current issues as possible on what is happening globally in public health, medicine, an...

Medical tourism is the act of travelling to other countries to obtain medical, dental, preventive and surgical care. With high rising costs of heal...

Glutathione S-transferase (GST) isoenzymes are an important superfamily of proteins that are present in homodimer or heterodimer structures. The is...

Gluten and gluten-related proteins (prolamin and glutelin) may be present in several cereals, such as wheat, rye, barley, oat and the derivatives o...

Gluten-free diet (GFD) is the cornerstone treatment for celiac disease (CD). This condition is a chronic, systemic, autoimmune disorder caused by a...

The quality of local governance matters more than ever before. To many citizens, their local government is the most tangible form of government, an...

This book is a comprehensive compilation of all reports, testimony, correspondence and other publications issued by the GAO (Government Accountabil...

This book reviews the role of bioactive compounds in grape seed and their beneficial effects. Among the 11 chapters, the authors also discuss the c...