Medical

It has been remarked that if the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn’t. However, as the authors of this accessible guide demonstrate, there are at least some things we do understand about the brain, and this knowledge can shed new light on our conception of... More

Change Management provides readers with frameworks for applying different models of change to different scenarios; offers proactive approaches to change that relate to business performance and gives practical, step-by-step guidance on handling change. Undergraduate and postgraduate students as we... More

This volume, The Low Birth Weight Baby, is a timely update of progress in a field that has tended to be neglected in recent years. Although we are yet to discover a method to precisely predict the occurrence of preterm labour, there have been spectacular improvements in the prospects for survival of... More

This book provides answers to the most commonly asked questions about heart attack and related heart disorders.... More

Validation Instruments for Community Pharmacy offers practical and realistic methods to determine the value of pharmacy services in a community setting, such as: grading the setting of the pharmacy, evaluating the equipment and professional services available, checking the timeliness of prescription... More

Professional s Handbook of Drug Therapy for Pain is a comprehensive review of the key pharmacologic interventions that may be used in pain management. It is positioned for a variety of practice specialties. Recognizing that pain management cuts across all areas of practice and settings, it addresses... More

Despite years in the classroom, many school students have poor learning skills. This severely limits their ability to reach their potential at school and to continue learning in later life. So how can teachers stimulate all their students to become active and purposeful learners? How can teachers us... More

Although invisible to the naked eye, stem cells have become the center of a debate among scientists, politicians, religious leaders, patients, and the general public. Stem cells are unique in their potential for developing into other types of cells as they mature, and adult stem cells are routinely ... More

The only book to provide the doctor's and patient's view. It gives you authoritative, practical answers to your questions about treatment options, coping strategies, sources of support and much more.... More

This handbook takes up the most common emergencies seen in the Indian context and is meant to be of use to those who are working in hospitals/nursing homes without tertiary care facilities. It advises them on the recommended and safe management options in such cases.... More

The decade of the 1990s witnessed enormous changes in the international environment. The Cold War conclusively ended. At the same time, with the end of superpower domination, ethnically based intranational conflicts brought on widespread suffering. And while globalization expanded opportunity, growt... More

Agricultural (or “green”) biotechnology is a source of growing tensions in the global trading system. Genetically modified food thus faces an uncertain future. The technology behind it might revolutionize food production around the world. Or it might follow the example of nuclear energy, which d... More

"Instant Notes "titles focus on core information and are designed to help undergraduate students come to grips with a subject quickly and easily. "Instant Notes in Medical Microbiology "covers the basic concepts and terminology required to understand the different kinds of microorganisms; the spread... More

The revised second edition of the Physician Assistant's Drug Handbook presents accurate, updated, comprehensive information on more than 1,000 commonly used prescription and OTC drugs. Organised logically in a monograph format the book covers every category of information the PA needs to prescribe d... More

Examining the full scope of digital signal processing in the biomedical field, this guide provides the basics of digital signal processing as well as C-language programs for designing and implementing simple digital filters. The text provides a set of laboratory experiments that can be done using ei... More

The use of alternative medicines, including herbal medicine and nutritional supplements, is on the rise. The usage of such alternative medications is usually in conjunction with conventional medicine. Now, with Herbal Medicinals as your guide, you can gain an understanding of herbal remedies and how... More

This book covers material that could be included in Bioinorganic Chemistry course for undergraduate and advanced undergraduate students in Chemistry and Biochemistry. The topics have been chosen to represent those areas of Bioinorganic Chemistry that are mature enough for textbook presentation. Each... More

Food is an intrinsic part of every society, but recently it has become a source of worry for citizens and government officials. Food poisoning, alimentary contamination from imported food products, and bioterrorism are all potential threats to the population of nations, but to what extent? Many new ... More

Physician's Drug Handbook, ninth edition, offers prescribers all the information they need about the drugs they most often prescribe. Monographs cover more than 900 geieric and 2,000 trade name drugs. This ninth edition is thoroughly updated with dozens of new FDA approvals and new indications. A 16... More