This book presents national estimates from the National Center for Health Statistics on sexual behaviour, sexual attraction, and sexual identity in...

An explosive book that exposes the abuses of institutionalization."How many brothers and sisters do you have?" It was one of the first questions ki...

Signal transduction is any process by which a cell converts one kind of signal or stimulus into another. Processes referred to as signal transducti...

This book presents state-of-the-art information on the molecules of cell signalling pathways that represent actual or future targets for cancer the...

This book provides significant health statistics through reports from federal agencies. The statistics discussed include updates on previously repo...

This book can be used as a review guide for the students preparing for exams in medical or science disciplines. The first two chapters focus on the...

Users play a key role in many training strategies, yet many organisations, which are directly or indirectly involved in training those who design a...

Three types of skin cancer account for nearly 100% of all diagnosed cases. Each of these three cancers begins in a different type of cell within th...

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

Smoke Signals gathers 71 of Professor Simon Chapman’s authoritative, acerbic and often heretical essays from across his 40-year career. They cover ...

This book presents current research in the study of the health effects, psychological aspects and cessation techniques of smoking. Topics discussed...

Smoking cigarettes starts during adolescence. Some adolescents may stop smoking cigarettes having taken it as an experiment during adolescence, but...

Smoking is a greater cause of death and disability than any single disease, says the World Health Organisation. According to their figures, it is r...

Smoking is a greater cause of death and disability than any single disease, says the World Health Organisation. According to their figures, it is r...

The Office of the US Surgeon General, in a detailed report entitled "Women and Smoking," made the following statement: "When calling attention to p...

This book includes a collection of chapters which provide a comprehensive review of cutting edge research and offers new evidence on anti-smoking p...

This book addresses aspects related to the recognition, diagnosis and management of social anxiety disorder (SAD) under a critical and innovative p...

Expanding Our Calling: Social Ethics in Medical Education is a compendium of essays that represent the thoughts and teachings of a group of philoso...

Social Security auxiliary benefits were established in 1939 when Congress extended benefits to the dependents and survivors of workers covered by S...

The relation between socioeconomic status and population health is evident in epidemiological studies. Socioeconomic status is typically measured u...

In recent years governments around the world have been bending their will toward increasing collaborative practice amongst health care professional...

Carbon, a major constituent of structural and energy-releasing organic molecules, is essential to life. A substantial amount of C found in soils is...

Soil nutrients are among the most important factors affecting plant growth and yield production as well as the environment. They are subjected to v...

The misdistribution of health manpower is one of the major challenges faced by the Chinese health sector hindering people's access to healthcare. H...

In the United States alone, over 60 million youth participate in organised sports. This book is designed to assist coaches of these youth by provid...

Mental health providers are essential to the Department of Defense's (DOD) delivery of health care to servicemembers and other beneficiaries. DOD's...

The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) offers federal matching funds for states and territories to provide health insurance to unins...

A central provision of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requires the establishment of exchanges in each state, on-line market...

Among the many applications of stem cell research are nervous system diseases, diabetes, heart disease, auto-immune diseases as well as Parkinson's...

Stem cells are the foundation cells for every organ, tissue and cell in the body. They are like a blank microchip that can ultimately be programmed...

Stem cells are the foundation cells for every organ, tissue and cell in the body. They are like a blank microchip that can ultimately be programmed...

Embryonic stem cells have the ability to develop into virtually any cell in the body, and may have the potential to treat medical conditions such a...

Among the many applications of stem cell research are nervous system diseases, diabetes, heart disease, autoimmune diseases as well as Parkinson's ...