Advances in Medicine & Biology: Volume 4

Advances in Medicine and Biology presents original research results on the leading edge of medicine and biology. Each article has been carefully selected in an attempt to present substantial research results across a broad spectrum. This book presents and discusses data on topics such as:: physical and bio-medical quantum mechanical information processing; advances in neurosurgical applications of functional magnetic resonance imaging of the human brain; pharmacological intervention in the management of neck pain disorders; affinity labeling as a tool to explore proteomic ensembles of DNA repair; a new topical ectoparasiticide for the control of fleas and ticks; measuring lipid bilayer thickness; treatment of tunga penetrans parasites; post-operative infectious cervical spine discitis; and others.