Every human requires essential micronutrients for normal physiological functions and general health. These essential micronutrients can be supplied...

Called micronutrients because they are needed only in minuscule amounts, these substances are the 'magic wands' that enable the body to produce enz...

MicroRNAs are small non-coding RNAs involved in post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression. Thousands of miRNAs have been identified in dif...

The role of traditional midwives varies across cultures and at different times and even today these traditional practitioners attend the majority o...

Most Americans do not consume enough dairy products. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010 recommends 2 cup-equivalents per day for children a...

Although there is no official definition of functional foods, it is generally considered that they are a group of foods which provide physiological...

Milk is a natural, colloidal system in which fat is found in the interior of small, spherical droplets, formerly known as fat globules. The chemica...

This is the first in a series of three volumes compiling research summaries with a focus on the mind and body. The summaries include contributions ...

This book is the second in a series of three volumes compiling research summaries with a focus on the mind and body. The summaries include contribu...

The main varieties of scientific misconduct are fabrication, falsification, misquoting and plagiarism. Considering the "improvement" of fraudulent ...

This new and important international source of information beings together leading-edge research dedicated to monoclonal antibodies. Monoclonal ant...

This book illustrates the use of strategy by national and international groups using fictional case studies. The cases are fictional in the sense t...

Incidents of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have been prominent in the news over the past few years, drawing attention to a typ...

Music has been used as a mood altering intervention for thousands of years. There are numerous examples of the healing powers of music in the hist...

N-3 Fatty acids are essential compounds in higher eukaryotes and are linked to various health benefits in humans including cognitive and visual dev...

This book explores the trends and FDA response to national drug shortages. In recent years, hospitals and health care professionals have increasing...

National Health Care An Annotated Guide To The Current Literature

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the primary agency of the federal government charged with the conduct and support of biomedical and beha...

The discovery of antibiotics in the early 20th century fundamentally transformed human and veterinary medicine. Antibiotics now save millions of li...

In the last century, three influenza pandemics swept the globe. In 1918, the first pandemic (sometimes referred to as the Spanish Flu) killed over ...

The effects of suicide are not limited to those who die. Suicide is a serious public health problem that has shattered the lives of millions of peo...

Vaccines save lives by preventing disease in the people who receive them. In some instances, however, a vaccine can have severe side effects, inclu...

Many women have problems with their fertility at some time in their lives. Solutions and preventative advice here will contribute to women's well-b...

The use of herbal medicinal products and supplements has increased tremendously over the past three decades with not less than 80% of people worldw...

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The prenatal use of opioids, including heroin and opioids prescribed for pain management, can produce a withdrawal condition in newborns known as N...

Network meta-analyses and mixed treatment comparisons represent the uppermost level in the evidence hierarchy for decision making, in medicine as w...

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

This book presents a number of possible applications for neurofeedback in offender treatment, including perpetuators of domestic violence and vario...

Neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) is a neurocutaneous disorder with a heterogenous presentation affecting 1 in 2500 to 1 in 3000 births. Our understanding ...

Neuroimmunology is a rapidly-growing branch of biomedical science that studies of all aspects of the interactions between the immune system and ner...

Apoptosis is the regulated form of cell death. It is a complex process defined by a set of characteristic morphological and biochemical features th...

In neuropathology, the nervous system tissue, usually in the form of either small surgical biopsies or whole autopsy brains are studied. This book ...

Neurotoxicity syndromes are neurologic disorders caused by exposure to toxic substances through ingestion, injection, cutaneous application, or oth...

ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, is the most common of the motor neuron diseases that cause muscle atrophy. ALS is a chronic, progressively...

Angiogenesis -- the growth of new blood vessels -- is an important natural process occurring in the body, both for health and as related to disease...

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...

Apoptosis is the regulated form of cell death. It is a complex process defined by a set of characteristic morphological and biochemical features th...

Eating disorders and anorexia nervosa are relevant psychiatric problems and often represent a serious challenge to patients, families and clinician...

In biological systems, the normal processes of oxidation (plus a minor contribution from ionising radiation) produce highly reactive free radicals....

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

Birth defects are defined as abnormalities of structure, function, or body metabolism that are present at birth. These abnormalities lead to mental...

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...

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...