Thrombosis is the formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel, obstructing the flow of blood through the circulatory system. When a blood vesse...

Tissue engineering is the use of a combination of cells, engineering and materials methods, and suitable biochemical and physio-chemical factors to...

Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine uses a combination of cells, scaffolding and bioreactive factors to treat a variety of pathological co...

Tissue engineering is the use of a combination of cells, engineering and materials methods, and suitable biochemical and physio-chemical factors to...

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the production, uses and health implications of tobacco. Topics discussed in thi...

Natural vitamin E includes two groups of closely related fat-soluble compounds, tocopherols and tocotrienols, each composed of four isoforms. α-Toc...

Dr William O'Flaherty draws on thousands of patient encounters, both human and animal, for this memoir. O'Flaherty’s 24 stories about living and do...

Research findings has shown that there are developmental issues and concerns regarding the development of university students in Hong Kong. First, ...

This book is a new exciting editorial project designed to provide high quality information about the most important world-wide diseases considering...

This book offers readers an overview of the field of toxicology while incorporating historical context with present day advances. The chapters, wri...

Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite of the phylum Apicomplexa, Coccidia order, being an obligate intracellular protozoan that affects humans and divers...

Information technology (IT) has the potential to transform healthcare as it has transformed many parts of our economy and society in recent decades...

Basic science and clinical pain research is particularly challenging for several reasons. First, pain is a subjective experience in response to noc...

Basic science and clinical pain research is particularly challenging for several reasons. First, pain is a subjective experience in response to noc...

The future of healthcare lies in the continued progress and acceleration of adopting translational science. The two principal constructs, translati...

In recent years, transplantation immunology has evolved as a distinct field founded on the recognition that rejection of a transplanted organ or ti...

Travel medicine is accepted as a unique subspecialty in medicine. With more persons travelling to tropical and subtropical destinations, travel med...

The link between physical activity and health benefits has been intuitively known for years. Moreover, medical literature clearly demonstrates that...

Eating disorders (EDs) and disordered eating behaviours are considered a major disease of the modern world, being among the most prevailing public ...

Firearms injuries are considered to be a "privilege" of treatment by military surgeons. It is difficult to find one book that includes all of the k...