Oesophageal cancer is malignancy of the oesophagus. Esophageal tumours usually lead to dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), pain and other symptoms, ...

Fragile X syndrome (FXS), is the most common cause of inherited mental impairment. This impairment can range from learning disabilities to more sev...

Immunology is the study of the body's protection from foreign macromolecules or invading organisms and the responses to them. These invaders includ...

Morbid obesity, also known as clinically severe obesity, is an abnormal obesity defined as the condition of having body weight over 100 pounds over...

The ageing process changes body composition and thus nutritional status changes as one gets older. At the same time the body becomes more susceptib...

The terms pharmacogenomics and pharmacogenetics tend to be used interchangeably, and a precise, consensus definition of either remains elusive. Pha...

This book presents new and important research on precancerous conditions. A precancerous condition is a disease, syndrome, or finding that, if left...

New Research on Tobacco summarizes the history of tobacco, providing an overview of the markets, the available products, and manufacturing processe...

Sleep apnea or sleep apnoea is a sleep disorder characterised by pauses in breathing during sleep. These episodes, called apneas (literally, "witho...

Cancer is a group of different diseases (more than 100) characterised by uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells. Cancer can arise in many...

Tuberculosis, the disease that the World Health Organization has recently declared a global emergency, was supposedly defeated by antibiotics half ...

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble steroid hormone precursor that contributes to the maintenance of normal levels of calcium and phosphorus in the bloodstr...

The term vitamin E describes a family of eight antioxidants, four tocopherols, alpha-, beta-, gamma- and delta-, and four tocotrienols (also alpha-...

The brain is omnipresent in bodily functions. Its vast array of responsibilities includes the regulation of all physical movements, memory, learnin...

What is the essence of leadership? Richard Larkins, a major figure of Australian science, medicine, and university administration, including as vic...

Nigeria -- a pluralistic society - is a sub-Saharan Africa country, home to about 200 million people from 371 cultural tribes. All tribes in Nigeri...

Non-profit hospitals receive billions of dollars in governmental subsidies due to their status as charitable organisations. Benefits that arise fro...

Medicare and Medicaid provide nonemergency medical transportation (NEMT) services to eligible beneficiaries who need transportation to scheduled no...

The nation's 1.5 million nursing home residents are a highly vulnerable population of elderly and disabled individuals for whom remaining at home i...

Every day, the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) serves millions of infants, children, and...

This book presents and discusses current research in the study of nutrition and diet, with a particular focus on appetite and weight loss programs....