As older Americans live longer than previous generations, the probability of their becoming disabled and requiring long-term care (LTC) services at...

Long-term services and supports (LTSS) refer to a broad range of health and health-related services and supports that are needed by individuals ove...

In this book, the authors gather and present current research on the myths and reality of low and high-fat diets. Topics include new insights into ...

Lung cancer is the most common form of cancer in the world and a major cause of death. This new book brings together stellar research from around t...

A good doctor must pay attention to cultural and anthropological factors that influence a patient's lifestyle and any resulting need to adjust pers...

Malaria is an infectious disease that is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions. It infects between 300 and 500 million people every year a...

Malnutrition is the condition that results from taking an unbalanced diet in which certain nutrients are lacking, in excess, or in the wrong propor...

This book brings together a range of contemporary research contributions of the malnutrition field. Written by leading international experts in the...

Malnutrition is a general term for the medical condition caused by an improper or insufficient diet. It most often refers to under-nutrition result...

This book discusses health care, which has gone through profound changes in the preceding decades. Most of this change has been in what is possible...

Managed Care consists of healthcare as well as controlling money costs for an organization. A physician usually manages a healthcare organisation a...

In the attempt to provide a global vision of the challenges faced by hospitals, this book analyses the dense network of rules and expectations comi...

The health care reform debate raises many complex issues including those of coverage, accessibility, cost, accountability and quality of health car...

Mastitis is the most widespread and economically important disease of dairy cattle occurring throughout the world. It is of particular concern for ...

Measles is a disease of public health importance that is associated with high mortality and morbidity, particularly in developing countries. In rec...

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of meat consumption and health. Topics include strategies to improve the healthy pr...

Medicaid is a state administered program and each state sets its own guidelines regarding eligibility and services. Many groups of people are cover...

Medicaid is a joint federal-state program that finances the delivery of primary and acute medical services, as well as LTSS, for a diverse low-inco...

People with substance abuse problems often depend on Medicaid to pay for treatment. Health Care Reform, as specified in the Patient Protection and ...

Historically, Medicaid eligibility has generally been limited to certain low-income children, pregnant women, parents of dependent children, the el...

Medicaid is a means-tested entitlement program that finances the delivery of primary and acute medical services as well as long-term services and s...

Medicaid is a means-tested entitlement program that finances the delivery of primary and acute medical services as well as long-term care. Medicaid...

The Health Care Reform Law makes many significant changes to the private and public markets for health insurance, as well as modifications to aspec...

This book compiles articles from the International Journal of Medical and Biological Frontiers which publishes original research on the leading edg...

This book first presents important research regarding the possible pathophysiological mechanisms of fibromyalgia. Current research suggests that th...

This book describes cases in medical and pediatrics field in which physicians may encounter in daily practice. Case reports in our book were conduc...

This book aims to present some fundamental pillars that must be taken into account for the design and construction of a medical record system. The ...

This book describes the approval process for medical devices in the European Union and fifteen countries, and also indicates whether or not an expe...

As part of recent health care reform efforts, Congress, in the Affordable Care Act, imposed a 2.3% excise tax on the sale of certain medical device...

This book addresses the topics that are central to the provision of medical education. A group of experts who present a state-of-the-art review on ...

This is a sixteen chapter book organised into three sections. Part One contains seven chapters dealing with general issues of interest to many medi...

A variety of topics are presented in this book that seek to reflect on medical history before and after the golden age of the Medical Renaissance. ...

A variety of topics are presented in this book that seek to reflect on medical history before and after the golden age of the Medical Renaissance. ...

In this book, the authors discuss the procedures, techniques and applications of medical imaging; which creates images of the human body for clinic...

Twelve states, mostly in the West, have enacted laws allowing the use of marijuana for medical purposes, and many thousands of patients are seeking...

As part of a larger scheme to regulate drugs and other controlled substances, federal law prohibits the cultivation, distribution, and possession o...

This book covers the questions ranging from medical ethics and points of law to issues in medical negligence viewed from the standpoint of practica...

Physics aims at explaining and describing as many processes of nature as possible. In this book the authors show several examples of its usefulness...

This book opens with a focus on the study of anatomy, the foundation of any medical education. Advances in technology involving radiological imagin...

Medicare is a federal insurance program that pays for covered health care services of qualified beneficiaries. Since 1965, the Medicare program has...

Medicare is a nation-wide health insurance programme for the aged and certain disabled persons. Over its 32 year history, it has provided important...

Congress continues to register concern about the rapid rise in Medicare spending and the ability of existing funding mechanisms to support the prog...

Medicare is a nationwide health insurance program for individuals aged 65 and over and certain disabled individuals. This book provides an overview...

On 30 March 2010, the President signed the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, which modifies a number of Medicare provision in PPACA and...

Medicare Advantage (MA) is an alternative way for Medicare beneficiaries to receive covered benefits. Under MA, private health plans are paid a per...

Medicare is the nation's health insurance program for individuals aged 65 and over and certain disabled persons. Medicare consists of four distinct...