<DIV><P>Black's Medical Dictionary has been the best-selling medical dictionary for over 100 years. It is invaluable as a home reference and for all who need clear explanation of medical terms: nurses, health care professsionals and students, health service management, actuaries, lawyers and journalists.</P><br><P>It contains <B>over 5000 definitions and descriptions of medical terms and concepts</B> with over <B>1000 diagrams, drawings and colour illustrations</B>. It also provides helpful appendices on common medical tests and procedures, travel and health, measurements in medicine, health economics, complementary and alternative medicine, and an address list of support professional organisations. </P><br><P><B>This new edition contains new material </B>on: </P><br><P>· HPV vaccine : the vaccine now given to all young girls to protect against cervical cancer <BR>· Monoclonal Antibodies: the 'designer' drugs of the future<BR>· The new guidelines for fibroid treatment<BR>· Endoscopy and laparoscopy - the more and more widely used types of keyhole surgery<BR>· Coronary angioplasty: the emergency tretament of heart attacks<BR>· The latest on MRSA and stem cell research</P></DIV>