Synopsis Medical science is the branch of health science and the public sector of life concerned with the study diagnosis and treatment of diseases and restoring health to human body. Medicine combines the areas of both knowledge of medicinal techniques and the theoretical know-how and the practice of this knowledge in applying it to rid the human body of diseases. Introducing a variety of technical advancements applicable to the practice of modern medicine, including a host of applications in biotechnology, students would find this text an enlightening work on pharmaceutical developments, organ replacement, social, economic and ethical issues in medicine.