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41. Magnetic Nanoparticles

    From Fabrication to Clinical Applications

    Edited by Nguyen TK Thanh

    Offering the latest information in magnetic nanoparticle (MNP) research, Magnetic Nanoparticles: From Fabrication to Clinical Applications provides a comprehensive review, from synthesis, characterization, and biofunctionalization to clinical applications of MNPs, including the diagnosis and...

    Published January 31st 2012 by CRC Press
42. Perspectives in Medical Geography

    Theory and Applications for Librarians

    Edited by Amy J. Blatt

    Medical geography is a fascinating area of rapidly evolving study that aims to analyse and improve worldwide health issues based on the geographical factors which have an impact on them. Perspectives in Medical Geography will appeal to both novice and seasoned researchers looking to be informed on...

    Published January 31st 2012 by Routledge
43. The Value of Transnational Medical Research

    Labour, Participation and Care

    Edited by Ann Kelly, P. Wenzel Geissler

    What is the value of medical research? With contributions from anthropologists, sociologists and activists, this approach brings into focus the forms of value – social, epistemic, and economic – that are involved in medical research practices and how these values intersect with everyday living....

    Published January 31st 2012 by Routledge
44. Genetics and Global Public Health

    Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia

    Edited by Simon Dyson, Karl Atkin

    Sickle cell and thalassaemia are among the world’s most common genetic conditions. They are especially common in Africa, Brazil, the Caribbean, the Middle East and Asia. They affect all ethnic groups but they particularly impact on minority ethnic groups in North America, Europe and Australasia....

    Published January 15th 2012 by Routledge
45. Marine Cosmeceuticals

    Trends and Prospects

    Edited by Se-Kwon Kim

    Marine Cosmeceuticals: Trends and Prospects is a consolidated overview of the marine environment as a productive source of novel cosmeceuticals. It accumulates the latest research in this field from around the globe, highlighting the potential of marine micro and macro flora and fauna as effective...

    Published December 19th 2011 by CRC Press
46. Nanomedicine and Cancer

    Edited by Rajaventhan Srirajaskanthan, Victor R. Preedy

    The nanosciences are a rapidly expanding field of research with a wide applicability to all areas of health. They encompass a variety of technologies ranging from particles to networks and nanostructures. This book focuses on the application of nanomedicine and nanotechnology to cancer. It...

    Published December 19th 2011 by Science Publishers
47. Scientific Basis of Healthcare

    Angina

    Edited by Colin R. Martin, Victor R. Preedy

    Practice and Procedures are continually changing with a corresponding improvement in healthcare. Concomitantly, the demand for comprehensive and focused evidenced-based text and scientific literature covering single areas of nursing and healthcare science or treatment has also increased. The volume...

    Published December 19th 2011 by Science Publishers
48. The Chromosomal Imbalance Theory of Cancer

    The Autocatalyzed Progression of Aneuploidy is Carcinogenesis

    By David Rasnick

    The book deals with the chromosomal imbalance (aneuploidy) theory of cancer. The book explains how gene mutations are not powerful enough to cause cancer, describes how cancer is initiated and why progression takes years to decades, and accounts for the global or macroscopic characteristics that...

    Published December 19th 2011 by Science Publishers
49. Handbook of Health Psychology

    Second Edition

    Edited by Andrew Baum, Tracey A. Revenson, Jerome Singer

    Considered the most comprehensive handbook in the field, this rich resource reviews the biological, psychological, and social factors that affect health, health behavior, and illness. Many chapters review the latest theories and research while others illustrate how research is translated into...

    Published December 13th 2011 by Psychology Press
50. Adaptive Motion Compensation in Radiotherapy

    Edited by Martin J. Murphy

    Series: Imaging in Medical Diagnosis and Therapy

    External-beam radiotherapy has long been challenged by the simple fact that patients can (and do) move during the delivery of radiation. Recent advances in imaging and beam delivery technologies have made the solution—adapting delivery to natural movement—a practical reality. Adaptive Motion...

    Published December 13th 2011 by CRC Press