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...

Dementia is a brain disorder that seriously affects a person's ability to carry out daily activities. The most common form of dementia among older ...

Asthma is a disease that affects the lungs. It causes repeated episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and night-time or early morni...

Atherosclerosis is a degenerative condition in which arteries build up deposits called plaques (atheromas) which consist of lipids (mainly choleste...

This new book brings together the latest research in the battle against autism. According to numerous news reports, the increase in special needs c...

Although blood transfusion saves lives and reduces the rate of morbidity in many clinical diseases and conditions, it is associated with certain ri...

Primary bone tumours are tumours that start in the bone. In contrast, secondary bone cancer is where the cancer started in another part of the body...

This important book includes research derived from non-invasive brain imaging modalities used to explore the spatial and temporal organisation of t...

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

Breast cancer is a malignant tumour that has developed from cells of the breast. A malignant tumour is a group of cancer cells that may invade surr...

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

Cervical cancer is a malignancy of the cervix. World-wide, it is the second most common cancer of women. It may present with vaginal bleeding but s...

Cancer is a word that rightly strikes fear into the collective heart of humanity. It is a brutally indiscriminate killer and incurable (to date) di...

Cholesterol is a soft, waxy substance found among the lipids (fats) in the bloodstream and in all the body's cells. It's an important part of a hea...

Cox-2 Inhibitors are newly developed drugs for inflammation that selectively block the Cox-2 enzyme. Blocking this enzyme impedes the production of...

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease of absolute or relative insulin deficiency or resistance characterised by disturbances in carbohydrate, prot...

Carbohydrates are present in food comprising of digestible sugars and starches and indigestible cellulose and other dietary fibres. The former are ...

Fats have important functions in the body. Fats and oils are also called lipids. Fats are the most concentrated source of food energy. Per gram, fa...

DNA Fingerprinting is a method of identification that compares fragments of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) It is sometimes called DNA typing. DNA is t...

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a chemical found primarily in the nucleus of cells. DNA is a long, spiralling molecule that orchestrates the cell's ...

Dyslexia is a brain-based type of learning disability that specifically impairs a person's ability to read. Although the disorder varies from perso...

The abundance of food in the developed countries of the world has seemingly spawned an epidemic of disorders connected to the food. Extremes such a...

In the last 50 years significant numbers of men and women take little exercise in the course of their occupation. The computer keyboard, the rise o...