Recently added articles from British Journal of Biomedical Science:
Nutrition and Laboratory Medicine
Jul 01, 2009; ... Nutrition and Laboratory Medicine R. Ayling, W. Marshall. London: ACB Venture Publications, 2007 ISBN: 978-0-902429-44-4. £30. 212 pp The importance of nutrition for the maintenance of growth, development, good health and wellbeing has been recognised for a long time. Malnutrition is ...
Clinical and Diagnostic Virology
Jul 01, 2009; ... Clinical and Diagnostic Virology G. Kudeia, T. Wreghitt. Cambridge: University Press, 2009 ISBN 9780521694674 (paperback). £29.99 (US$60.00). 265 pp The authors state in the preface that the book is aimed at "trainee doctors, healthcare scientists, infection control nurses and other ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Jul 01, 2009; ... Meningococcal vaccination of crew members is warranted Sir, Rao et al.1 recently discussed various aspects of the potential rare occurrence of bacterial meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia on board aircraft. As such incidents require immediate antibiotic treatment, the ...
Toxicity testing: the search for an in vitro alternative to animal testing
Jul 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT Prior to introduction to the clinic, pharmaceuticals must undergo rigorous toxicity testing to ensure their safety. Traditionally, this has been achieved using in vivo animal models. However, besides ethical reasons, there is a continual drive to reduce the number of animals ...
CORRIGENDUM
Jul 01, 2009; ... Structure and immunological function of oxidised albumin in lung cancer: its potential role as a biomarker of elevated oxidative stress Z. RASHEED*,[dagger], R. AHMAD[dagger] and R. ALI* * Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, J. N. Medical College, ...