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.
An Innovative Approach to Voice Education and Voice Therapy
Based on a database of over 1,000 Voice Range Profiles from professional voice users, the Eclectic Therapy Method (E.T.M.) allows you to objectively evaluate your voice, expand it to its maximum potential, and compare your results with the exceptional data in this study.
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.
For medical providers, this guide bridges the gap between Western and holistic medicine. Written by experts, it offers an accessible path to incorporating restorative therapies into your practice with practical, research-backed protocols for immediate results.
This guide helps therapists and health professionals hone their clinical decision-making skills and provides the necessary tools to practice ethically.
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.
Aspects of Femoral Trochlear Dysplasia
Trochlear dysplasia is a common but overlooked knee condition causing pain and instability. This book—the first of its kind—is an essential reference for doctors, surgeons, and physiotherapists. It covers causes, symptoms, assessment, imaging, and operations like trochleoplasty.
For healthcare professionals, the assessment of sarcopenia and frailty is essential to personalized medicine. This book provides practical assessment tools, reviews key findings from the literature, and suggests treatment modifications for frail patients across clinical settings.
Neurometabolic disorders are treatable hereditary diseases, but early detection is essential. Delays can cause severe neurological consequences or fatal effects. This atlas is a guide for pediatric specialists to diagnose and treat them successfully.
Authorising History
This book explores the strategies Middle English authors used to authorise their historical works. It investigates the “anglicising” of history around 1300, which gave new audiences access to the past, previously excluded by Latin and French texts.
Autism Decoded
Paediatrician Professor May Ng demystifies autism with clarity and empathy in ‘Autism Decoded.’ This jargon-free roadmap offers practical insights and fosters appreciation for the diverse strengths of the neurodiverse community, empowering readers to build a world of acceptance.
This comprehensive collection explores state-of-the-art autoimmune diseases, their diagnostics, current trends, and future developments. It is a unique resource for medical educators, practitioners, and academics.