Medical research books

Chronic pain symptoms cause major medical and socioeconomic problems and are the most common cause of long-term...  Read More >>

More than 4 million births occur in the U.S. each year; in 2008, there were 4,247,694 births. The most commonly...  Read More >>

The ice cream industry has developed on the basis of an abundant economical supply of ingredients and is a high-volume,...  Read More >>

Hip fractures are a source of significant morbidity and mortality. Incidence increases substantially with age, rising...  Read More >>

Sepsis is a serious condition with high morbidity and mortality for which clinical diagnostic criteria lack sensitivity...  Read More >>

The World Health Organization has identified the integration of mental health into primary care as the most salient...  Read More >>

Chronic diseases are the leading cause of illness, disability, and death in the U.S. Providing medical care for...  Read More >>

Antipsychotics medications are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treatment of schizophrenia...  Read More >>

Glaucoma is a leading cause of visual impairment and blindness and affects approximately 60.5 million people worldwide....  Read More >>

Preterm birth is defined as delivery before the completion of the 37th week of gestation, and it affects 13 % of...  Read More >>

The development of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) began in the early 1990s at the Karolinska Institute...  Read More >>

High blood pressure (BP), or hypertension, is a common, long-term health condition, particularly among older adults....  Read More >>

A mildly elevated thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH - also called thyrotropin) concentration is the most common thyroid...  Read More >>

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Inspired by an eye-opening consultation at the Los Angeles Zoo, which revealed that a monkey experienced the same...  Read More >>

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Many health care policymakers in the U.S. would like to make more use of economic data in reviewing new and existing...  Read More >>

Clinicians and decisionmakers often have to select from multiple available interventions when determining the optimal...  Read More >>

Glaucoma is a leading cause of visual impairment and blindness both in the United States and worldwide. It is estimated...  Read More >>

Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disease characterized by decreasing bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration...  Read More >>

The internal validity of a study reflects the extent to which the design and conduct of the study have prevented...  Read More >>

Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in American men. Adenocarcinoma accounts for over 95% of all...  Read More >>

Depression is a complex mental illness associated with disability and reduced quality of life for the person with...  Read More >>

Despite advances in the quality of acute-care management of stroke and myocardial infarction (MI), there are gaps...  Read More >>

Wheeled mobility or wheelchair use in the U.S. is at an all-time high and growing. A 2005 survey of noninstitutionalized...  Read More >>