The improvement of the biological activity and performance of bone substitute materials is one of the main concerns of orthopaedic and dental surge...

This book is about the challenge of nursing people with a degenerative brain disease. It is a text that can be read by both qualified nurses and in...

The consequences of ageing populations combined with the strain to the human eye caused by computers and widespread poor nutritional practices has ...

Dry eye syndrome is a common disease of tear film and ocular surface developed in numerous aetiologies. Tear film instability and ocular surface di...

The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) and others have highlighted the need for an adequate and qualified nurse workforce to prov...

A severe shortage of nurses is being experienced. Part of the problems is connected to the relentless practices of the so-called healthcare organis...

Nursing education is facing a massive set of obstacles as the fields of medicine continues to progress at warp speed at the same time hospitals do ...

In 2008, in an effort to provide helpful information to consumers and improve provider quality, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (C...

Psychiatric nursing, although advanced in areas of interpersonal skills and manpower management, have been sadly lacking in the area of research re...

The nursing profession, is the largest health care occupation, with more than 2 million jobs. It is also one of the 10 occupations projected to hav...

Nursing research plays an important role in the development of nursing care. Nursing care has developed into an evidence-based practice and researc...

Studies show that nursing students suffer from stress about their lack of competence or uncertainty, whereas professional nurses concerns focus on ...

A unique photographic portrait of the King Country. Sara McIntyre, the daughter of the artist Peter McIntyre, was nine years old when her family fi...

Maxillofacial defects may be congenital or acquired and may be caused by surgical interventions for neoplasms. Because of the localisations of thes...

Recent clinical studies reported that in critically ill patients, oxidative stress caused by an increased production of reactive oxygen species (RO...

Safeguarding children is one of our nation's foremost obligations. We have both a fundamental duty to protect individual children from undue risk d...

Novel strategies for ocular anti-inflammatory therapies are extensively being investigated to increase drug bioavailability and decrease adverse si...

Neutrophil granulocytes are the primary defense cells of blood against bacteria, fungi, parasites, or thrombi. Their main weapons and signals are r...

This book compiles research evidence and clinical perspectives on the benefits and pitfalls of exercise in rehabilitation and recovery from illness...

When people think about physical exercise, they imagine athletic competitions and sculpted bodies. More than simply a way to achieve the best perfo...

This compilation discusses how low levels of physical activity and excess body weight are considered key health risks in modern societies. This may...

This book presents an overview of human posture and focuses on how it can be influenced by a number of sporting and physical activities as well as ...

Chapter 1 examines the actions of drug companies in raising prescription drug prices in the United States, as well as the effects of these actions ...

Psychiatric nursing is invariably linked with a therapeutic role; however the question remains unanswered in relation to the extent psychiatric nur...