Medicine

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 takes the reader to the beginnings of medical science in ancient Greece and traces its subsequent journey into the 8th century Arab world and the birth of a new system called 'Unani' - based on the balance of the humours in the body. There is also an informative chapter on home remedies, w... More

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

Acupuncture, Chinese herbs, qigong, tui na massage and diet therapy have been used by the Chinese for over 2,000 years, and they are still the treatments of choice for millions of people throughout the East. Now, despite the availability of western , westerners are becoming aware of the many benefit... 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

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.The only book to provide the doctor's and patient's view. It gives you authoritative, practical answe... 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

This is a concise yetcomprehensive developmental biology book for undergraduates. All the importantareas in developmental biology are covered in a format that is ideal forlearning and rapid revision. ... 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