This collection of essays addresses the absence of African voices in global bioethics. It explores issues from medical research and traditional medicine to reproductive health, showing how universal bioethics can be firmly anchored in local, continental realities.
This book introduces a new view of agility theory, offering experimental research and theoretical knowledge on both reactive and running agility. It also details a number of agility training methods and exercises.
AIDS in Cultural Bodies
Venkatesan and Ammanathil examine the various psychosocial and sexual ordeals of African American people living with HIV or AIDS as depicted in African American literary narratives dealing the disease published from 1980 to 2010.
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) delivers toxins to cancer cells for targeted chemotherapy. More importantly, AFP+toxin harnesses the patient’s immune system to attack cancer by depleting suppressor cells, activating a natural immune response with promising results in patients.
This book introduces the concept of state harm to explain the poor social conditions on Native American reservations. It shows how the psychological and emotional traumas of colonization, relocation, and assimilation have manifested as generational harm.
Health disparities in American Indians are severe and underappreciated. Edited by experts, including a member of the Oglala Lakota Tribe, this volume identifies the causes and solutions to this overlooked problem, with relevance for Indigenous People’s health around the world.
An Atlas of Renal Transplant Pathology
This compilation of renal transplant biopsies, with clinical cases and microphotographs, is a practical guide for nephrologists, pathologists, and surgeons. It serves as a resource to plan treatment strategies and aid in the interpretation of biopsies.
This study, filling a gap in the qualitative literature on Reiki practice, provides an ethnographic portrayal of a particular group’s construction of well-being. Contributing to medical anthropology, the findings reveal health-related culturally situated ideas and practices.
From a physician with 30 years of experience, this book is a profound analysis of the doctor-patient relationship. It addresses placebos, shamanism, and the role lies play, using real-life anecdotes to provide an authentic glimpse into the medical profession for us all.
American medicine’s history is filled with triumph and controversy. This book examines its convoluted course from colonial society to the 20th century, exploring accomplishments and misadventures, from the Mayo Clinic to the Tuskegee affair, to reveal its conflicting tenets.
This text offers a concise overview of introductory neuroscience, from molecules to the mind. Focusing on the primary concepts of brain anatomy and physiology without peripheral details, it is an ideal guide for students and a useful reference for a quick refresher.
An Introduction to Nutritional Medicine
Charles Darwin meets Hippocrates, the father of medicine. In this imagined dialogue, the two great thinkers provide a useful introduction to nutritional medicine, tackling controversial topics like supplements, probiotics, and how to define “junk food.”
This textbook explains the mechanical properties of smooth muscle, a vital tissue implicated in diseases like high blood pressure and asthma. It is the only book with functional models and easy-to-follow mathematical derivations, linking the muscle cell to the laws of physics.
A clinically relevant guide to anaerobic infections and their laboratory diagnostics. This text covers updated nomenclature, advancements in antimicrobial susceptibility testing, and infection control for C. difficile, with illustrations for better comprehension.
Aging, once viewed as an inevitable decline, is reframed as a target for therapeutic intervention. Dr. Wang’s guide to anti-aging polypharmacology reveals how multi-targeted interventions can extend lifespan and promote vibrant health by treating aging as a disease.
This book discusses the rise and fall of “wonder drugs” that combat deadly infections. However, overuse leads to antibiotic resistance, leaving few treatment options. Explore the discoveries of major drug classes, the resistant bacteria we now face, and novel strategies.
Applications of Acupuncture to Neurological Conditions
A significant advance in evidence-based acupuncture for neurological disorders. This book integrates traditional wisdom with modern science like fMRI to reveal how acupuncture influences the brain, opening new frontiers in the treatment of brain-related conditions.
Applied Social Sciences
Applied Social Sciences focuses on interdisciplinary research in psychology, physical education, and social medicine. This volume offers theoretical and empirical support for professionals, providing profound diagnoses of post-communist Romanian realities.
Artificial Intelligence is transforming precision oncology. This book analyzes AI techniques that turn complex data into clinically actionable knowledge, supporting decision-making, improving cancer diagnosis and prognosis, and enhancing patient survival.
Arts, Health and Wellbeing
This volume features contributions from leading UK researchers in the field of arts and health, including creative arts therapies, and will appeal to anyone practising or researching arts and health, in both hospitals and community settings.
Processing Your Order
Please wait while we securely process your order.
Do not refresh or leave this page.
You will be redirected shortly to a confirmation page with your order number.