This book is a well-structured and critically acclaimed resource with a comprehensive eye on contemporary health care. Complementary therapies (CTs) are practices, systems or products for health that are outside the domain of conventional medicine i.e. allopathic or Western medicine, used either to treat illnesses or to promote health and well-being. Complementary therapies don't have any specific definition since it is a wide field and keeps changing constantly. The list of what is considered CT changes regularly and therapies whose safety and efficacy are demonstrated may become part of...

Palliative care is defined as care for the terminally ill and their families, especially which is provided by an organized health service. This book has been compiled to present a comprehensive account of information about contemporary issues associated with palliation. The readers will encounter some challenging and at times, discerning, yet motivating and stimulating perspectives in the care of people needing palliation. This book analyzes current practices; discusses challenges faced in implementation and describes paradigm of care in the field of palliation. This book presents issues,...

"In both, clinical practitioners and scientists, few find it more convenient to depend upon irrelevant clarifications, while the rest never stop looking for answers." With these astonishing words, Augusto Murri, an Italian veteran in clinical medicine, emphasizes on the fact that medical practice must be a constant journey towards knowledge and quality of care. This book is a compilation of contributions from across the globe. Distinct cultures are portrayed together, from those with developed technologies to those of indefinite spirituality, but they are all associated to each other through...

"In both, clinical practitioners and scientists, few find it more convenient to depend upon irrelevant clarifications, while the rest never stop looking for answers." With these astonishing words, Augusto Murri, an Italian veteran in clinical medicine, emphasizes on the fact that medical practice must be a constant journey towards knowledge and quality of care. This book is a compilation of contributions from across the globe. Distinct cultures are portrayed together, from those with developed technologies to those of indefinite spirituality, but they are all associated to each other through...

This volume provides a critical examination of the status of women and gender in higher education today. Despite the increasing numbers of women in higher education, gendered structures continue to hinder women's advancement in academia. This book goes beyond the numbers to examine the issues facing those members of academia with non-dominant gender identities. The authors analyze higher education structures from a range of perspectives and offer recommendations at individual and institutional levels to encourage activism and advance equality in academia.