Advances in Medicine & Biology

Preface; A Quality Improvement Imperative: Achieving Command over Hospital Acquired infections in Intensive Care Units; Medicare & the Escalating Costs of US ESRD Care Compared with the United Kingdom National Health Service: A Case Study of Reengineering Current US CDC Hepatitis B Virus Testing Protocols among Hemodialysis Patients to Achieve Cost Savings - The Use of a New IT Software Program, The CKD Express (c), to Achieve Cost-Effective CKD Care for the US Medicare; Effects of Exercise & the Impact on Cognitive Health in Normal, Healthy, Older Adults; Fluoroquinolones: Chemistry, Uses, Resistance & Adverse Effects; Treatment of Skull Base Tumors with Proton Radiation Therapy: Potential, Evidence & Perspectives; Phytobalneotherapy in Rheumatic Diseases; Strategies to Increase Awareness & Adherence to Infection Control & Reduce Nosocomial Infection Rates in Neonatal Intensive Care; Neurological Side Effects of Ciprofloxacin; Serum Amyloid A LDL (SAA-LDL) as a Cardiometabolic Risk Marker; Superwarfarin Poisoning; Edema: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment Options; Index.