Forthcoming Medicine Books

Forthcoming Books

1. Pulmonary Nanomedicine

   Diagnostics, Imaging, and Therapeutics

   Edited by Neeraj Vij

   This book provides an in-depth view on engineered nanomaterials (ENM) pulmonary effects and familiarizes readers with unique aspects of nanomaterial application and research, such as the effects of physicochemical properties on cellular uptake and toxicity. It focuses on the diagnostic and...

   To Be Published May 30th 2012 by Pan Stanford Publishing
2. Human Eye Imaging and Modeling

   Edited by E. Y. K. Ng, Jen Hong Tan, U. Rajendra Acharya, Jasjit S. Suri

   Advanced image processing and mathematical modeling techniques are increasingly being used for the early diagnosis of eye diseases. A comprehensive review of the field, Human Eye Imaging and Modeling details the latest advances and analytical techniques in ocular imaging and modeling. The first...

   To Be Published June 4th 2012 by CRC Press
3. Interaction of Radiation with Matter

   By Hooshang Nikjoo, Shuzo Uehara, Dimitris Emfietzoglou

   Interaction of Radiation with Matter focuses on the physics of the interactions of ionizing radiation in living matter and the Monte Carlo simulation of radiation tracks. Clearly progressing from an elementary level to the state of the art, the text explores the classical physics of track...

   To Be Published June 7th 2012 by Taylor & Francis
4. Thyroid Diseases

   Edited by Fabrizio Monaco

   In recent years, the clinical evolution of thyroid diseases has been studied exhaustively as new discoveries have been made about thyroid malfunction and the effective management of patients. Thyroid Diseases presents a comprehensive exposition of a range of disorders caused by thyroid dysfunction....

   To Be Published June 7th 2012 by CRC Press
5. Body Composition in Sport, Exercise and Health

   Edited by Arthur Stewart, Laura Sutton

   The analysis of body composition (fat, bone and muscle) is an important process throughout the biomedical sciences. This is the first book to offer a clear and detailed introduction to the key methods and techniques in body composition analysis and to explain the importance of body composition data...

   To Be Published June 10th 2012 by Routledge
6. Biosensors and Molecular Technologies for Cancer Diagnostics

   Edited by Keith E. Herold, Avraham Rasooly

   Series: Series in Sensors

   Bridging the gap between research and clinical application, Biosensors and Molecular Technologies for Cancer Diagnostics explores the use of biosensors as effective alternatives to the current standard methods in cancer diagnosis and detection. It describes the major aspects involved in detecting...

   To Be Published June 11th 2012 by Taylor & Francis
7. Birth, Harm and the Role of Distributive Justice

   Burdens, Blessings, Need and Desert

   By Alasdair Maclean

   Series: Biomedical Law & Ethics Library

   This book looks at the issue of harm in relation to wrongful birth, wrongful life and wrongful pregnancy claims. While addressing the issue of whether English Law is coherent and consistent in these cases, Alasdair Maclean also draws comparisons with other jurisdictions looking at the different...

   To Be Published June 14th 2012 by Routledge
8. The Jurisprudence of Pregnancy

   Concepts of Conflict, Persons and Property

   By Mary Ford

   Series: Biomedical Law & Ethics Library

   This book takes a critical conceptual approach to the jurisprudence of pregnancy, examining how the three concepts of conflict, personhood and property are key to the legal analysis and decision-making surrounding pregnancy. The book begins by questioning the ‘conflict model’ which is often assumed...

   To Be Published June 14th 2012 by Routledge
9. Biomaterials Science

   An Integrated Clinical and Engineering Approach

   Edited by Yitzhak Rosen, Noel Elman

   "This book is essential when designing, developing and studying biomedical materials.… provides an excellent review—from a patient, disease, and even genetic point of view—of materials engineering for the biomedical field. … This well presented book strongly insists on how the materials can...

   To Be Published June 19th 2012 by CRC Press
10. Global Health

    An Introduction to Current and Future Trends

    By Kevin McCracken, David R. Phillips

    The health of human populations around the world is constantly changing and the health profiles of most nations in the early twenty first century global health landscape are unrecognizable compared with those of just a century ago. This book examines and explains these health changes and considers...

    To Be Published June 21st 2012 by Routledge