Advances in Medicine and Biology

This continuing series gathers and presents original research results on the leading edge of medicine and biology. Each article has been carefully selected in an attempt to present substantial topical data across a broad spectrum. Topics discussed in this book include a quality improvement imperative on achieving command over hospital acquired infections in intensive care units; medicare and escalating costs; effects of exercise and the impact on cognitive health in normal, healthy, older adults; fluoroquinolones; treatment of skull base tumors with proton radiation therapy; phytobalneotherapy in rheumatic diseases; strategies to increase awareness and adherence to infection control and reduce nosocomial infection rates in neonatal intensive care; neurological side effects of ciprofloxacin; serum amyloid A-LDL as a cardiometabolic risk marker; superwarfarin poisoning; and edemas.