Ulcerative Colitis (UC) together with Crohn's disease (CD) belongs to inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). IBD is to date as frequent as Insulin Dependent Diabetes (IDDM) and is second to Rheumatoi...
Coccidiosis of domestic fowl is a worldwide disease caused by obligatory intracellular protozoa of the genus Eimeria. It is responsible for important economic losses in poultry farms. The identific...
Experimental stress in both animals and in humans is essential to understand the basic pathophysiology of stress-related disorders. The present book attempts to clarify the basic and fundamental as...
A common and standardized language offered by International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) enables the categorization of states of health-related functioning and disabil...
It is important to emphasize that our current knowledge of enteric virus epidemiology in Cameroon is limited and the general disease burden of these viruses is unknown. Globally, molecular diagnost...
Immunology is a branch of science that deals with study of immune system (immune organs, cells and molecules) in an organism, its physiological function in states of both health and diseases ( hype...
Medical students and physicians in training are required to think on their feet and be able to apply information more than recall facts. Interactive lecturing is particularly important in medical e...
A phenomenological approach was used to explore, describe, and understand the impact of perinatal loss among adolescent parents. This qualitative phenomenological study explored the psychological, ...
From the beginning of the human civilization solid waste is generated, many factors have contributed in rise in generation of solid waste. Municipal solid waste consists of plastics, metals, glass,...
Smallholder zero-grazing units have uniquely varied non-standardized management practices that predispose dairy cows to laminitis and laminitis-related claw disorders. Some of the claw disorders ar...
Finding ways of competent individualized impact on skeletal muscle in heart failure patients is extremely important. Agreement on a universal exercise prescription for heart failure patients does n...
Most of the school children are carrying heavy backpacks frequently.Therefore,a serious concerns about the harmful effects of backpacks are growing.Backpack may influence the mechanics of breathing...
All countries share a common interest in the health and well-being of its citizens. The approach that countries take to achieve the goal of a healthy population is varied. Most countries utilize so...
Background: Automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) is peritoneal dialysis (PD) using cycler machines which can deliver predetermined volumes of dialysate into the peritoneal cavity and then drain it a...
Is there a point at which medical intervention becomes counter productive? This work is an examination of this concept, contending that as health policies increasing shift towards evidence-based an...
Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy and preeclampsia in particular, may become life-threatening, leading to serious fetal and maternal outcomes. This book presents an evaluation of risk factors, ...
Type 2 diabetes has reached epidemic proportions in many developed and developing countries. Diabetes will be one of the major threats to human health in the 21st century. The present volume is foc...
Renal function impairment is an important complication of cancer itself and consequences of its treatment such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy. To minimize renal and non-renal syste...
The objective of this study was to establish a relationship between; Aflatoxins B1 induced Pathological changes with feed Aflatoxins level and Tissue/Organ Aflatoxins levels. The study was complet...
Regeneration after peripheral nerve injuries carries some problems. A major problem is excessive sprouting of regenerating axons. Excessive axonal sprouts might innervate more structures than just ...