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Recovery 2.0: Move Beyond Addiction and Upgrade Your Life - Paperback

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by Tommy Rosen (Author)"The feeling was electric-energy humming through my body. I felt like blood was pouring into areas of my tissues that it had not been able to reach for some time. It was relieving and healing, subtler than the feeling from getting off on drugs, but it was detectable and lovely, and of course, there was no hangover, just a feeling of more ease than I could remember. I felt a warmth come over me similar to what I felt when I had done heroin, but far from the darkness of t...

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The Brain Fog Fix: Reclaim Your Focus, Memory, and Joy in Just 3 Weeks - Paperback

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by Mike Dow (Author)Is stress preventing you from enjoying your daily life? Do you find that you're becoming more distracted or forgetful? Are "the blues" sapping your spirits? Or do you simply feel not quite like yourself?If you want to reclaim you focus, memory, and joy, you're not alone. There are millions of people fighting against the epidemic of brain fog that's sweeping the nation. The good news: It's not an irreparable condition; rather it's a side effect of modern-day living. Many of...

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The Sensory Processing Disorder Answer Book: Practical Answers to the Top 250 Questions Parents Ask - Paperback

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by Tara Delaney (Author)Written in an easy-to-read Q&A format, The Sensory Processing Disorder Answer Book helps parents understand their child's diagnosis and develop a plan for success.Is there medication for sensory processing disorder? How can occupational therapy help? What advice can I give my child's teacher? Can you "outgrow" sensory processing disorder? How can we make social situations less of an ordeal? What are some therapeutic activities I can do with my child?It is estimated...

The Pain Cure RX: The Yass Method for Diagnosing and Resolving Chronic Pain - Paperback

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by Mitchell Yass (Author)Are you struggling with chronic pain? You're not alone: an estimated one billion of us across the globe suffer chronic pain every day. And what Dr. Mitchell Yass has found over his 20-year career is that many of us suffer needlessly. While the current medical model for treating pain isn't helping, there is hope. The Pain Cure Rx presents an alternative model of treatment - the Yass Method - that can resolve pain quickly and effectively without surgery or medication. I...

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The Dancing Plague: The Strange, True Story of an Extraordinary Illness - Paperback

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by John Waller (Author)A gripping tale of one of history's most bizarre events, and what it reveals about the strange possibilities of human natureIn the searing July heat of 1518, Frau Troffea stepped into the streets of Strasbourg and began to dance. Bathed in sweat, she continued to dance. Overcome with exhaustion, she stopped, and then resumed her solitary jig a few hours later. Over the next two months, roughly four hundred people succumbed to the same agonizing compulsion. At its peak, ...

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On Becoming a Doctor: The Truth about Medical School, Residency, and Beyond - Paperback

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by Tania Heller (Author)Revised and updated for 2018!A broad overview for anyone considering a career in medicine, On Becoming a Doctor brings you the experiences of real doctors in a variety of fields to teach you what to expect in medical school and beyond.Becoming a doctor is so much more than MCAT prep, living through med school, then getting the perfect residency. Medical students also need to prepare for a career that demands long hours on little to no sleep, constant continuing educati...

Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients Into Foods & Remedies That Heal - Paperback

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by Rosalee de la Forêt (Author)Did you know there's a powerful herbal medicine chest in your kitchen?Imagine being prepared for that next cold, scrape, headache, digestive issue, stressful day, or sleepless night with simple ingredients from your cupboard. Instead of pills, reach for: Cinnamon Tea to soothe your throat . . . Garlic Hummus to support your immune system . . . Ginger Lemon Tea for cold and flu symptoms . . . Cayenne Salve to relieve sore muscles . . . Cardamom Chocolate Mousse C...

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An Anatomy of Addiction: Sigmund Freud, William Halsted, and the Miracle Drug Cocaine - Paperback

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by Howard Markel (Author)Acclaimed medical historian Howard Markel traces the careers of two brilliant young doctors--Sigmund Freud, neurologist, and William Halsted, surgeon--showing how their powerful addictions to cocaine shaped their enormous contributions to psychology and medicine. When Freud and Halsted began their experiments with cocaine in the 1880s, neither they, nor their colleagues, had any idea of the drug's potential to dominate and endanger their lives. An Anatomy of Addiction...

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The Ultimate Pet Health Guide: Breakthrough Nutrition and Integrative Care for Dogs and Cats - Paperback

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by Gary Richter (Author)As a holistic veterinarian and scientist, Dr. Gary Richter helps dog and cat owners to navigate the thicket of treatment options and separate the fact from the fiction. He wants us to use what actually works, not just what Western science or alternative medicine say "should" work. This multifaceted approach to health is known as integrative medicine. Dr. Richter examines traditional medicine from many cultures alongside modern medical techniques, describing the best of...

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The Demon Under the Microscope: From Battlefield Hospitals to Nazi Labs, One Doctor's Heroic Search for the World's First Miracle Drug - Paperback

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by Thomas Hager (Author)In The Demon Under the Microscope, Thomas Hager chronicles the dramatic history of sulfa, the first antibiotic and the drug that shaped modern medicine. The Nazis discovered it. The Allies won the war with it. It conquered diseases, changed laws, and single-handedly launched the era of antibiotics. Sulfa saved millions of lives--among them those of Winston Churchill and Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr.--but its real effects are even more far reaching. Sulfa changed the w...

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by Daniel Kuhn (Author), Jane Verity (Author)The Art of Dementia Care is a practical guide intended for all who provide support, encouragement and care for people with dementia. Using a relationship model of care, you will learn how you can make a positive difference in the lives of those with dementia. Discussion and examples will challenge you to reflect on your attitude and behavior towards people with dementia and teach you to provide thoughtful care to each person in your care. The autho...

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Fat for Fuel: A Revolutionary Diet to Combat Cancer, Boost Brain Power, and Increase Your Energy - Paperback

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by Joseph Mercola (Author)For over a century, we've accepted the scientific consensus that cancer results from genetic disease due to chromosomal damage in cell nuclei. But what if cancer isn't a genetic disease after all? What if scientists are chasing a flawed paradigm, and cancer isn't a disease of damaged DNA but rather of defective metabolism as a result of mitochondrial dysfunction? What if that startling truth could revolutionize our understanding of other diseases as well--and show us...

Handbook Veterinary Communication Skills - Paperback

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by Carol Gray (Editor), Jenny Moffett (Editor)This is the first definitive textbook on veterinary communication, written specifically for students and veterinary professionals by a group of international experts. Communication is a core clinical skill, and is now taught as a compulsory part of most veterinary degree courses. Good communication is crucial to the veterinarian-client-patient relationship, to patient health and ultimately to the success of any veterinary business. The book covers...

Ethics in Nursing Practice: A Guide to Ethical Decision Making - Paperback

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by Sara Fry (Author), Megan-Jane Johnstone (Author)Every day nurses are required to make ethical decisions in the course of caring for their patients. Ethics in Nursing Practice provides the background necessary to understand ethical decision making and its implications for patient care. The authors focus on the individual nurse's responsibilities, as well as considering the wider issues affecting patients, colleagues and society as a whole. This third edition is fully updated, and takes int...

Mixed Methods Research for Nursing and the Health Sciences - Paperback

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by Sharon Andrew (Author), Elizabeth J. Halcomb (Author)Mixed methods research combines quantitative and qualitative research methods in a single study. The use of mixed methods research is increasingly popular in nursing and health sciences research. This growth in popularity has been driven by the increasing complexity of research problems relating to human health and wellbeing. Mixed Method Research for Nursing and the Health Sciences is an accessible, practical guide to the design, condu...

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A Concise Guide to Clinical Trials - Paperback

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by Allan Hackshaw (Author)Back JacketClinical trials have revolutionized the way disease is prevented, detected and treated, and early death avoided, and they continue to be an expanding area of research. They are central to the work of pharmaceutical companies, and there are many academic and public sector organizations that conduct trials on a wide variety of interventions, including drugs, devices, surgical techniques, and changes in behaviour and lifestyle. A Concise Guide to Clinical Tri...

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by T. O. Osinowo (Author), R. A. Weerakkody (Author), H. W. Woodward (Author)Contains over one thousand practice questions - worked examples, quick tests, 2 full BMAT-style sample test papers, and 2 full UKCAT-style sample test papers. With the use of admissions tests becoming an increasingly more common part of the selection process for entrance to medical school, BMAT and UKCAT Uncovered is a comprehensive yet accessible guide to the two main tests used by UK medical schools. Written by rec...

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by Kristin Sorra (Illustrator), Amanda Doering Tourville (Author)My friend Sarah has a disability called Down Syndrome. But that doesn't matter to us. We tell jokes and laugh, go to ballet class together, and have a lot of fun. I'm glad Sarah is my friend Number of Pages: 24 Dimensions: 0.02 x 8 x 8.01 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: January 01, 2010 Accelerated Reader: Quiz Name: My Friend Has Down Syndrome ...

Harm Reduction in Substance Use and High-Risk Behaviour - Paperback

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by Richard Pates (Editor), Diane Riley (Editor)Harm Reduction is a philosophy of public health intended as a progressive alternative to the prohibition of certain potentially dangerous lifestyle choices. Recognising that certain people always have and always will engage in behaviours which carry risks, the aim of harm reduction is to mitigate the potential dangers and health risks associated with those behaviours. Harm Reduction in Substance Use and High-Risk Behaviour offers a comprehensive...

Essentials of Tortoise Medicine and Surgery - Paperback

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by John Chitty (Author), Aidan Raftery (Author)Reach for this book whenever a sick or injured tortoise comes into the surgery. Essentials of Tortoise Medicine and Surgery is designed as a concise and practical quick reference for the busy practitioner seeing chelonians as part of their caseload. Covering everything from species identification to common basic surgery for tortoises and freshwater turtles, the emphasis is on the more common and likely diagnoses. The first section of the book gi...

Clinical Research and the Law - Paperback

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by Patricia M. Tereskerz (Author)This book provides a comprehensive resource for medical professionals on the various legal aspects involved in conducting clinical research. It encompasses legal and ethical issues such as duty of care, research malpractice and negligence, standards of care, informed consent, liability issues for Institutional Review Boards (IRB), conflicts of interest, insider trading and the disclosure and withholding of clinical trial results. It will also provide legal gui...

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by Carol Dealey (Author)The Care of Wounds addresses all aspects of holistic wound management. The fourth edition of this successful clinical text continues to reflect current research and evidence-based practice, while incorporating the considerable developments which have occurred in wound care practice since the previous edition. It includes chapters on the physiology of wound healing, general principles of wound management, wound management products, and the management of patients with bo...

Health and Medicine in Ancient Egypt: Magic and science - Paperback

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by Paula Alexandra Da Silva Veiga (Author)Health was a constant concern in life and even the deceased needed extra care so that they would be at their prime when enclosed in the sarcophagus; and in the possession of magical 'weapons' so that when they reached the Afterlife, they would be in complete possession of all their physical abilities. Medicine in ancient Egypt was trying to restrain all malefic beings from action and to preserve the well-being of the individual. Through this work, all...

Paediatric Intensive Care Nursing - Paperback

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by Michaela Dixon (Author), Doreen Crawford (Author)Paediatric Intensive Care Nursing The needs of critically ill children are unique and highly specialised. Paediatric Intensive Care Nursing is an essential manual of care and an invaluable resource to all those involved in the care of critically ill children and young people. Covering all the key aspects of paediatric intensive care, it is a fully comprehensive textbook which provides an evidence-based and up-to-date guide for all nurses who...

An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Natural Knowledge - Paperback

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by A. N. Whitehead (Author)A. N. Whitehead explores the relationship between philosophy and science in this classic volume of scientific observation. First published in 1919, this volume is a study of metaphysics. Alfred North Whitehead was a philosopher and mathematician and this work is followed by two sequels, The Concept of Nature (1920) and The Principle of Relativity (1922). Number of Pages: 212 Dimensions: 0.49 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: September 14, 2007

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by Margaret Rayman (Author), Alison Callaghan (Author)Arthritis affects millions of people throughout the world and while its treatment is usually medical or surgical, there exists an increasingly large body of evidence concerning the positive effects of nutrition on the condition. There are over two hundred forms of rheumatoid disease, with conditions varying in prevalence. In this important title the authors have focussed on osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the most common...

Advancing Practice in Rehabilitation Nursing - Paperback

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by Rebecca Jester (Editor)Nurses play a key role in the rehabilitation process - maximising the quality of life and independence of individuals following trauma, disease or enduring chronic illness. Advancing Practice in Rehabilitation Nursing provides an in-depth analysis of specialist practice in rehabilitation nursing. It examines the research basis underlying clinical practice and identifies unique attributes of the nursing role within the context of multidisciplinary and multi-agency wor...

Notes on Small Animal Dermatology - Paperback

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by Judith Joyce (Author)Part of the popular 'Notes On' series, this book is full of practical advice and information on diagnosing and treating common dermatological problems in small animals. The rapid reference format is designed to help you locate information as quickly as possible. Information on common dermatological complaints is offered in different ways to meet a variety of needs. Firstly a problem-orientated perspective is provided, and then a disease-based perspective looking at wha...

Handbook of Veterinary Clinical Research - Paperback

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by Mark Holmes (Author), Peter Cockcroft (Author)Back JacketThe first accessible information on how to carry out veterinary clinical research. This book is an aid to increasing the quantity and quality of such research within veterinary clinical practice. Covering all the core research methods as well as aspects specific to veterinary medicine. Clinical research aims to optimize decision making in practice by answering questions on the best diagnostic options and treatments. Reading this book...

Biological Rhythms in Psychiatry and Medicine - Paperback

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by National Institute of Mental Health (Author)From the moment of conception until death rhythm is as much part of our structure as our bones and flesh. Most of us are dimly aware that we fluctuate in energy, mood, well-being, and performance each day, and that there are longer, more subtle behavioral alterations each week, each month, season, and year. Through studies of biological rhythms, many aspects of human variability - in symptoms of illness, in response to medical treatment, in learn...

Animal Genetics - The Science of Animal Breeding - Paperback

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by F. A. Crew (Author)First published in 1925, "Animal Genetics" is a vintage treatise on breeding animals, including fowl, sheep, pig, dog, horses, and cattle. Animal breeding is a branch of animal science that deals with evaluating the genetic value of livestock. The ability to select animals with superior EBV in growth rate, meat, milk, egg, or wool production has revolutionised livestock farming around the world, and this handy volume aims to present the livestock keeper with everything t...

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by Jane Grierson (Author)Is there really a lighter side to Alzheimer's? Molly's family think there is, and so, apparently, does Molly. Her heart-warming story demonstrates with elegance and gentle humour that dementia need not be all doom and gloom. Here is a real story about real people - and some very real problems - but written with compassion and charm. This is not a "how to" book, but it will help to lighten the lives of all who have to deal with the intrusion into their lives of this dr...