In the heart of Victorian London, amidst the glittering ballrooms and shadowy streets, a tale of love, redemption, and societal hypocrisy unfolds. "The New Magdalen" introduces us to Mercy Merrick, a woman with a scandalous past who seeks refuge in a Magdalen asylum. As she grapples with her demons and the judgment of a society that shuns her, Mercy's path intertwines with that of Julian Gray, a wealthy and compassionate man who challenges the rigid moral code of his time. Their forbidden ...

The role of genetics is becoming increasingly important in all aspects of healthcare and particularly in the field of cancer care. Genetics for Health Professionals in Cancer Care: From Principles to Practice equips health professionals with the knowledge and skills required for all aspects of managing cancer family history. This includes taking an accurate cancer family history and drawing a family tree; understanding cancer biology, basic cancer genetics and the genes involved i...

Drawing on original and innovative research from around the world, this book explores issues and opportunities relating to internationalising sport management curriculum. It explains how to design and implement an international curriculum, and therefore how to better equip graduates for work in an increasingly global sport business environment.This book provides an in-depth understanding of the role educational developers can play in the internationalisation of higher education and...

Death may bring a windfall of money and materials to those who stand to inherit but also, more often, it’s where the squabbles and troubles begin. Who got what becomes a sad tale of many beneficiaries asking why they got less and why less deserving others got more. They see it as an unfair judgement on their relationship with the deceased. But, those were the wishes expressed by them in the will. Time may not be such a great healer after all.01 - Family Conflicts About Inheritances...

The shadows return—and they're darker, deeper, and deadlier. Step into Volume 2 of this bone-chilling horror anthology series. The Book of Shadows Vol. 2 invites you into a new collection of terrifying tales where witches, ghosts, haunted relics, and ancient forces emerge from the veil to torment the living. Blending paranormal horror with folklore, psychological dread, and gothic atmosphere, this volume explores the boundaries of fear and faith in the face of the unknown. Written by risin...

This textbook provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art review of the Overactive Pelvic Floor (OPF) that provides clinical tools for medical and mental health practitioners alike. Written by experts in the field, this text offers tools for recognition, assessment, treatment and interdisciplinary referral for patients with OPF and OPF related conditions. The text reviews the definition, etiology and pathophysiology of non-relaxing pelvic floor muscle tone as well as discusses sexual functi...

Chronic Abdominal Pain is a comprehensive resource focused on the management of chronic abdominal pain. Chapters begin with an overview of pain generation, adaptive mechanisms and various diagnostic approaches. A complete range of novel, conservative, minimally invasive and surgical therapeutic options and their proper selection are then discussed along with evidence-based and practical clinical aspects of patient care. Authored by a team of world-renowned physicians and researche...

Constipation: A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment serves as an unmet resource for physicians and other health care providers, including trainees and students, who see patients with constipation. The text reviews pathophysiologic mechanisms and details evaluation and management strategies. The volume also enables the reader to identify epidemiologic factors and quality of life parameters for patients with constipation, discuss differences in pathophysiologic mechanisms ...

Urology at a Glance is a concise, practical guide to diagnostic and therapeutic decision making. The book is divided into two parts. The first focuses on the pathway from symptom to diagnosis and covers the full range of symptoms commonly encountered by the urologist. Any particular symptom can be located within a matter of seconds and in each case differential diagnosis is explained with the aid of a flow chart. The second part of the book is devoted to the pathway from diagnosis to thera...

“The Textbook of Clinical Sexual Medicine utilizes the biopsychosocial approach to inform physicians, practitioners, residents, trainees, and students about the latest science has to offer today for the evaluation and treatment of sexual dysfunctions especially the utilization of the full armamentarium of assessment methods and treatment interventions in order to restore of sexual health and enhance quality of life.”Louis Ignarro, Ph.D., Nobel Laureate

Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM) for Prostate/Urologic Health is designed to capture and clinically review the comprehensive database of clinical research articles that support and do not support the utilization of a variety of dietary supplements and other complementary medicines that physicians are exposed to in their daily practice. This is a critical distinction between this book and any other CAMComplementary & Alternative Medicine for Prostate and Urolo...

Pelvic Cancer Surgery: Modern Breakthroughs and Future Advancesbrings together the three main pelvic specialties (Urology, Gynecological Oncology and Colorectal Surgery) into one volume. Patients have been shown to benefit from a multidisciplinary approach since it allows surgeons of different specialties to learn from one another therefore enhancing the treatment for the patient.Pelvic cancer outcomes are poor in low volume centres. These centres account for 80% of the gl...