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Quick ViewThis book offers readers an overview of the field of toxicology while incorporating historical context with present day advances. The chapters, written in a style that facilitates the reader’s connection of past developments with the present state-of-the-art practices in specific fields of toxicology, provide a detailed coverage of diverse areas in toxicology. The areas of…
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Quick ViewWhen people think about physical exercise, they imagine athletic competitions and sculpted bodies. More than simply a way to achieve the best performance or a beautiful shape, physical exercise can promote and reestablish health. Physical therapy is a specific area of the health sciences specialized in treating and recovering the human body impaired by illness,…
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Quick ViewBreak the Cycle of Children’s Environmental Health Disparities (BTC) is an annual, collaborative, interdisciplinary research and training program involving university students in academic tracks that focus on the impact of adverse social, economic, and environmental factors on children’s health, development, and education. The target populations are communities where environmental hazards are related to circumstances of…
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This reference book equips readers with cutting-edge information on the many advances in diagnostic and therapeutic treatments for human diseases that have been made in recent years, with examples from laboratory medicine. Diagnostic procedures and treatment protocols are a critical part of the health care system, providing dynamic information that influences provider decisions with respect…
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Quick ViewThis book offers readers an overview of the field of toxicology while incorporating historical context with present day advances. The chapters, written in a style that facilitates the reader’s connection of past developments with the present state-of-the-art practices in specific fields of toxicology, provide a detailed coverage of diverse areas in toxicology. The areas of…
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Quick ViewThe chapters in this volume present the latest research in medical research. Included are chapters that examine the vascular supply to the skin – the largest organ in the body and thus a major barrier to microorganisms to prevent infection; an analysis of the Pregnancy Prevention Programme according to healthcare professional surveys; new approaches to…
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Quick ViewYouth with disabilities face several challenges as they transition out of high school. In addition to the social and emotional challenges associated with moving out of the guidance and supervision of supportive staff, teachers and friends in schools, and leaving home to enter the workforce, youth must be prepared and be able to navigate an…
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Quick ViewSakkiya is a Hausa word, which has its origin from the Hausa culture, and it means the act of using hot pointed metallic tip to puncture bodily swelling with the aim of achieving a curative effect. The Hausa culture is one of the three most popular cultures in Nigeria. The Hausas are predominantly located in…
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Quick ViewIn this monograph, we will examine key questions in five areas related to medicine: science, statistics, evidence, Big Data, and the care of patients. First, when and how did science enter medicine? Second, what and how did statistics enter medicine? Third, when did evidence-based medicine begin in medicine and surgery? Fourth, what is Big Data,…
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Quick ViewIn this next edition of “Advances in Medicine and Biology,” chapters include research on the obesity prevention programs for elementary school-age children; foreign body ingestion in children; the use of fluorescent tracer retrograde labeling to identify somatosensory dorsal root ganglia neurons; the contribution of PGE2 induced nociceptor sensitization and potentiation to chronic pain conditions; ultrasounds…
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Advances in Medicine and Biology. Volume 140 opens by discussing vascular endothelial growth factor, an attractive target for antiangiogenic therapy for glioblastoma. Although bevacizumab, a humanized anti-vascular endothelial growth factor antibody, improves the progression-free survival of patients with glioblastoma, prolonged overall survival has been attained only in few patients with a proneural type of glioblastoma.…
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Quick ViewScientists included in this book represent the fields of biochemistry, biology, chemistry, computer science, dentistry, engineering, entomology, genetics, geology, mathematics, medicine, nursing, physics, psychology, sociology, zoology, and inventions. Described here are African American men and women who have contributed to the advancement of science, including inventions. These individuals have contributed in large and small ways…
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Quick ViewThe search for optimal medications to support health has been part of human history since early times. One concept that was learned in early human civilizations was that medications can be harmful as well as potentially beneficial. Folklore and anecdotal information dominated human knowledge for more than 50,000 years until the work of the Chinese…
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Quick ViewObesity is a worldwide epidemic with high prevalence in the population. In children and adolescents it has become increasingly common, suggesting an important health concern with a significant socioeconomic impact for society. Particularly, abdominal obesity has become a concern because it contributes to the alterations in metabolic profile and consequently the development of many comorbidities.…
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Quick ViewIn this next edition of “Advances in Medicine and Biology,” chapters include research on differential diagnosis, along with potential treatments for insomnia in children and adults; the effectiveness of biobehavioral interventions to relieve joint and muscle dysfunction that occurs in Temporomandibular Joint and Muscle Disorders (TMJMD), when they are implemented in community-based clinics; the pharmacological…
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Quick ViewThe loss (complete or partial) of verbal language as a result of some brain condition with preservation of the primary inputs (like auditory, visual or somatosensory projections) and outputs (like motor projections) can be defined as aphasia. The first chapter of this book deals, principally, with some psychological and epistemological issues in the aphasia topic.…
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Quick ViewIn recent years, there has been a blossoming use of advanced technologies across a wide range of applications in the general area of health care and clinical practice; one such genre is the use of virtual reality technologies for the rehabilitation and support of people with disabilities. This development has been driven by a combination…
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Quick ViewThis book presents the latest developments in medicine and biology. Chapters include research on the management of Paget’s disease of the breast; extended gastric myotomy for achalasia; biophosphonate treatment in Paget’s disease of bone; hernial sac medical advancements; thermoluminescence detection of Γ-ray irradiated herbs; metabolic acidosis; quality of life in overweight and obese patients; hydroxycinnamic…
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Quick ViewBotulinism toxins are widely used for the treatment of medical and aesthetic disorders. They are considered the gold standard for the treatment of muscular spasticity and facial dynamics wrinkles. The authors’ of this book discuss botulinum toxin resistance in medical and aesthetic arenas; recommendations of dilutions for treatment applications (general recommendations were to inject the…
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Quick ViewIn this book, the epidemiology, identification of and management of injuries sustained from blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) in childhood are discussed, with a focus on recent advances and future research. Open abdomen (OA), which refers to leaving abdominal incisions open after surgical procedures, and its management are presented as well. Also in this book, bacterial…
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Quick ViewIn this next edition of “Advances in Medicine and Biology,” chapters include research on the link between inflammatory disorders and cardiovascular disease, with recent data indicating that the suppression of inflammation may reduce the risk of CV morbidity and mortality; recommended treatment options for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD); the regulation of testicular glucose metabolism…
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Quick ViewA leg ulceration is a common, chronic, reoccurring condition. The majority of leg ulcers are due to venous and/or arterial disease. In this book, the future trends in the management of leg ulcers are discussed. The prognostic factors and risk factors are examined as well. Other chapters present a review on the impact of drugs…
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Quick ViewThe Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), as amended, is intended to help employees balance work and family life. The act provides eligible employees with two types of job-protected leave: regular leave and military family leave. In turn, military family leave consists of qualifying exigency leave and military caregiver leave. This book provides…
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Quick ViewFrom the dawn of medicine, medical practitioners have known that the body and the mind are interconnected and exert mutual influences on each other. Hippocrates understood that health involves a balance between body and mind. Those engaged in medical hypnosis are well aware of the mind’s ability to influence the body and to lend support…
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