Traumatic, degenerative, iatrogenic or inflammatory conditions can cause permanent cartilage damage. Prostheses, surgery, medications or other medical devices could be used for management; however,...
Dengue fever is the one of the most important arboviral infection. It has become a major global public health problem in the world. Dengue infection is the most rapidly spreading mosquito borne vir...
This book is a handbook for students that offers concise information on digenetic trematodes and cestodes that infect domestic and wild animals. It is useful particularly for undergraduates in the ...
Homocysteine, an "old-new" risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, plays also a role in numerous pathological conditions. Although it is not completely clarified if it a causal factor or only a bi...
More than any other infectious disease in modern medical history, HIV/AIDS has galvanized the concern and efforts of physicians, scientists, and the lay public alike. Since the initial clinical rep...
U.S. federal research funding triggers regulations to protect human subjects known as the Common Rule, a collaborative government effort that spans seventeen federal agencies. The Department of Hea...
There are two main categories of learning: non-associative and associative learning. Both types of learning have sub classification; like non-associative mainly divided in habituation, sensitizatio...
Famed for their exotic beauty and richness in variety, orchids may be found in all continents of the world except Antarctica. Although the plants are widely cultivated both in homes and farms, f...
Implant treatment increasingly popular treatment option with a high success rate. Overall quality of life is enhanced with replacement missing teeth that look, feel, function of chewing and occlusi...
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in the world and the most frequent cancer among women, with an estimated 1.67 million new cancer cases diagnosed in 2012 (25% of all cancers). In Ital...
This book introduces the function and effects of the functional food, AHCC (Active Hexose Correlated Compound), which is extracted from a culture of shiitake mushroom mycelia. Fifteen years have...
So far there is no cure for HIV/AIDS. This book brings up review and evaluation of a Community Home Based Care project which reveals best practices where a mid level para-medic training institution...
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disease and is associated with significant cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and metabolic complications. Current evidences show inconclusive association be...
Breast phyllodes tumors are uncommon biphasic , fibroepithelial neoplasms which account up to 1% of all primary breast tumors.These rare tumors have a propensity to recur and ability to metastasize...
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's granulomatosis) is a rare and a serious systemic vasculitis with preferential involvement of the upper and lower respiratory tract, eyes skin and kidneys...
Behind all chronic diseases there is a myriad of causes that keep the disease alive. Simply suppressing the symptoms with medications will not help to eliminate the underlying causes. Th...
One of the final frontiers of refractive surgery is the treatment of presbyopia. In the past decades numerous solutions were presented, but the perfect solution is still awaiting to come. INTRACOR ...
Psoriasis is often a difficult problem as it can present at any age causing a variety of emotional problems too – the general medical consensus is that there is no known cause. However, th...
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a heterogeneous, multifactorial disorder that has a prevalence of 12%-21% amongst reproductive-age women; however, it is more prevalent during adolescence. PCOS ...
It has been estimated that half the world's population carries H. pylori.Most infected people remain asymptomatic during their lifetime, and only about 15% develop gastroduodenal disorders. This im...