The nature of cancer disease, its probable causes, and the molecular and cellular mechanisms through which malignant tumours develop, have only rec...

The genomic approach of technology development and large-scale generation of community resource data sets has introduced an important new dimension...

Geomorphology is the scientific study of landforms and the processes that shape them whereas plate tectonics specifically describes the large scale...

Glaucoma is an eye disorder in which the optic nerve suffers damage, permanently damaging vision in the affected eye(s) and progressing to complete...

This is a practical guide book for anyone involved in the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal injuries or disorders. The book has been writt...

High Throughput Screening (HTS) is one of several hit identification approaches that are part of a developing and evolving toolbox for the discover...

Horizons in Cancer Research presents original research results on the leading edge of cancer. Each article has been carefully selected in an attemp...

Hydroxyapatite is the most widely accepted biomaterial for the repair and reconstruction of bone tissue defects. It has all the characteristic feat...

Since the advent of the first modern below-knee prosthesis (joint and lacer) in 1696, the world has seen unprecedented advances in virtually every ...

This book is useful to readers who are just beginning in the field of drug design and development. It starts with an introduction and some basic in...

This is the lead title and overview volume of a unique 16 volume biography of L. Ron Hubbard. This all-encompassing compendium for The L. Ron Hubb...

mRNA (messenger RNA) is the mediating template between DNA and proteins. The information from a particular gene is transferred from a strand of DNA...

Using the voices of ordinary people, clinical ethicist and nurse Dianne Godkin explores the end-of-life issues and emotions that arise when an indi...

This book presents topical research in the study of macular degeneration, including the correlation of phenotype and genotype in age-related macula...

Macular edema is a serious eye disorder that can be seen in many conditions. Central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) and branch retinal vein occlusio...

Currently, positive pressure mechanical ventilation has gained widespread recognition as an essential strategy in the treatment of various forms of...

Medical device regulation is complex, in part because of the wide variety of items that are categorized as medical devices. They may be simple tool...

Nowadays, natural products and in particular medicinal plants, play an important role in human health and therapeutics. Across the world, several d...

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

This book provides an introduction to the sociological study of midwifery. The readings have been selected to highlight the interplay between midwi...

This book deals with one of the most actual problems of modern medicine -- the establishing of humoural factors' role in age cataract pathogenesis ...

The object of the author in writing this volume is to offer to nurses, and especially to those women who desire to make monthly nursing a vocation,...

Muscle function has been used to measure the healthy and functional capacity of patients, sportsmen and athletes. The knowledge about muscle functi...

Myopia is a common ocular condition affecting approximately 1.6 billion people worldwide. An increasing trend of myopia has been observed throughou...

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

Caring is a highly complex and abstract concept, and nurturing a caring attribute among individuals for a nursing career is believed to be best int...

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 ...