Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chemical Basis of Life -- Cell Structure and Function -- Protein Structure and Function -- Molecular Biology -- Genetics and Evolution -- Genomics and the 'Omic Revolution -- Genetic Engineering -- Cell Differentiation and Stem Cells -- The Immune System -- Disease Overview and Molecular Biomarkers -- Genetic Diseases -- Nutritional Disorders -- Diabetes -- Cardiovascular Disease -- Chronic Kidney Disease and Cardiorenal Syndrome -- Cancer -- Immunological Disorders -- Drug Misuse - Associated Disorders -- Infectious Diseases -- Respiratory Tract Infections -- Diarrheal Diseases -- HIV/AIDS and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections -- Malaria and Other Vectortransmitted Diseases -- Parasitic Helminths.

"Biology is central to our understanding of health and disease and to the development of effective treatments, and thus it is critical that health professionals have a solid grounding and knowledge comfort in the pathogenesis and mechanisms of disease processes. This innovative new textbook draws these topics together, providing an accessible introduction across four central disciplines: basic biology, biotechnology, non-infectious disease, and infectious disease. Enhanced throughout with plentiful illustrations, Biology for the Health Sciences is an essential companion for any student of the health sciences and for biological science students studying the causes of disease as part of a wider course"--