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The Swine Flu Affair: Decision-Making on a Slippery Disease - Paperback

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by Richard E. Neustadt (Author), Harvey V. Fineberg (Author)The Swine Flu Affair contains a reconstruction of the events leading up to and surrounding the swine flu immunization program, which has been gathered by combining press accounts, hearings, official files, and interviews with participants. This study will be of value to all who are interested in the process by which large decisions are made. Number of Pages: 204 Dimensions: 0.47 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: April 18, 2005

Medical Problems in High Mountain Environments: A Handbook for Medical Officers - Paperback

$18.70

by United States Army (Author)High mountain environments are inherently dangerous. They can be very unforgiving for those without adequate knowledge, training and equipment. Commanders and medical support personnel must understand that the interaction of environmental conditions with mission responsibilities and individual and unit characteristics can have profound negative impacts on the outcome of the mission. Adequate planning and preparedness can reduce or prevent such impacts. Preparing ...

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by U S Dept of Health & Human Services (Author)Cancer is increasingly prevalent in the United States, and the pain associated with it is frequently undertreated. Cancer is diagnosed in over one million Americans annually, and one of five deaths in the United States---about 1,400 per day---results from cancer. Patients with cancer often have multiple pain problems, but in most patients, the pain can be effectively controlled. Nevertheless, undertreatment is common because of a lack of know...

Witch Doctor: The Craft of Healing - Paperback

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by Listening Owl (Author)WITCH DOCTOR: The Craft of Healing Just the stuff that works Take control of the healing powers of food, herbs, homeopathy, essential oils, candles, crystals, ogham, runes, Reiki symbols, Wicca and Chi Kung. Health is a battle. Make preemptive strikes. With this book you will be "armed." The world of alternative medicine can be bewildering for people. I have had clients go to the health food store and get too confused to even buy the vitamins. I convey homespun knowl...

Survivor- My Journey Back to the Light - Paperback

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by Carolyn Smith (Author)Each time I dared to smile, another thunderbolt shook my world. Where would the grief end and the peace of mind begin?Author BiographyThe author, Carolyn, 45, lives in Surrey, very happily married to Rod and has two children, Samantha, 7 and Jamie 22. She was born in the middle of three sisters to loving parents, Bob and Maureen Lowe, in Bootle, Liverpool. Carolyn is a qualified Accounting Technician and NVQ Assessor and a member of MENSA. As will become clear from th...

The Barber Shop Quartet: A Surgical Saga - Paperback

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by Colin Froman (Author)A life story in neurosurgery, in the operating theatre, and in the law courts. Giant leaps forward in medecine are contrasted with life and death stories of the humour, personal triumphs and tragedies of daily life in the wards and consulting rooms and the law courts.Author Biography Colin Froman was born in 1935 in Witbank, a coal mining town east of Johannesburg. He was educated at King Edward VII School and the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, where he gra...

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Gray Matter: A Neurosurgeon Discovers the Power of Prayer . . . One Patient at a Time - Paperback

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by David Levy (Author), Joel Kilpatrick (With)A perfect blend of medical drama and spiritual insight, Gray Matter is a fascinating account of Dr. David Levy's decision to begin asking his patients if he could pray for them before surgery. Some are thrilled. Some are skeptical. Some are hostile, and some are quite literally transformed by the request. Each chapter focuses on a specific case, opening with a detailed description of the patient's diagnosis and the procedure that will need to be p...

Primary Care for the Physical Therapist: Examination and Triage - Hardcover

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by William G. Boissonnault (Editor)Specifically designed to address the expanding role of physical therapists in primary care, the second edition of Primary Care for the Physical Therapist: Examination and Triage provides the information you need to become an effective primary care provider. Acquire the communication and differential diagnosis skills, technical expertise, and clinical decision-making ability to meet the challenges of a changing profession with this unparalleled resource. Emp...

The $1,000 Genome: The Revolution in DNA Sequencing and the New Era of Personalized Medicine - Paperback

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by Kevin Davies (Author)Since the conclusion of the Human Genome Project in 2003, scientists have been racing towards a grand goal: offering individuals a decoding of their complete genetic makeup for just $1,000. As Kevin Davies reveals in this exquisitely reported account, the $1,000 genome will be a reality by 2011 and it will usher in a whole new era of personalized, genomic medicine. Capable of presenting much more advanced information than the current crop of cheek-swab services, the $1...

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by Joshua Gilder (Author)The last thing plastic surgery resident Jackson Maebry wants at the end of a long day in the operating room is a call to the ER. Once he gets there, what he finds is worse than his most hellish imaginings: a young woman, beaten and burned almost beyond recognition, a trauma case as terrible as any he has ever seen. What Jackson's colleagues don't know is that the victim, Allie, is actually his lover. With Allie in a coma, Jackson keeps their relationship quiet and tak...

Where Did I Put My Map?: A Little Manual for Caregivers of Alzheimer's Patients - Paperback

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by Jude Gann (Author)I cannot even envision the magnitude of the number of families that are trying to cope with This little manual has been a work-in-progress. It began as my personal resource list and information file. As it grew, I realized that many other people were in the same circumstance as I was. So, I began to collect and organize my information. This is the result, I hope this will be helpful to you in your journey. someone with Alzheimer's disease, or with some other form of demen...

Nature, the Physician, and the Family: Selected Writings of Herbert Ratner, M.D. - Hardcover

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by Herbert Ratner M. D. (Author)Its lead article is the perceptive interview on Medicine with Donald McDonald from the American Character Series, in which medicine is defined as the art of doing for nature what nature would like to do for herself if she could. First published in 1962 it was quoted extensively in the media, sold out within months, and is still applicable today. The spoken word is Herbert Ratner's forte, not only in interviews, but as teacher, lecturer, and leader of lively dis...

New Drugs: An Insider's Guide to the FDA's New Drug Approval Process for Scientists, Investors and Patients - Paperback

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by Lawrence T. Friedhoff MD (Author)Drug development, the processes by which a chemical compound becomes a "drug" and is approved for sale by the FDA and European and Asian regulators, is not for the faint-of-heart or the shortsighted. Designing and monitoring studies, obtaining and analyzing scientific data, and reconciling clinical results against the ethical constraints and regulatory guidelines of government agencies, requires a complex interaction of in-house specialists and academic and...

Your Healing Diet: A Quick Guide to Reversing Psoriasis and Chronic Diseases with Healing Foods - Paperback

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by Deirdre Earls Rd LD (Author)'Your Healing Diet: A Quick Guide to Reversing Psoriasis and Chronic Diseases with Healing Foods' is a handbook written by Deirdre Earls, RD, LD, to make it faster and easier to eat in a way that enables the body to heal itself. A short guidebook which was designed to be very user-friendly, it also explains how food can create and reverse disease. In essense, the book distills common threads of success amongst several healing diets like Macrobiotics, Raw Foods, ...

The History of Health Care in the Pikes Peak Region - Paperback

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by Bob Hoff (Author), Lynn Gilfillan-Morton (Author) Number of Pages: 288 Dimensions: 0.65 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: August 19, 2005

Stories of the Discovery of Bacteria and Antibiotics: The Young Doctors Collection - Paperback

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by Kun Yan (Author)Would you like to know how germs were discovered? Who found the first antibiotic? Who first described blood circulation? How scientists discovered DNA, and insulin, etc.? If you are curious, then read this series. These are some of the stories about the most important medical discoveries ever made, which have saved millions and millions of lives. These extraordinary discoveries are not a simple matter of luck or talent; they are the results of tenacious hard work and never-...

Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: A Parents' Guide - Paperback

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by C. Y. Hsu (Author), Scott A. Rivkees (Author)Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) is an inherited disorder of the adrenal glands. Its effects can be wide-ranging and serious-from problems of ambiguous genitalia in baby girls; to problems with growth and physical development; to problems with infertility and hormone imbalance. When undiagnosed and untreated, CAH can also be life threatening. While severe forms of CAH are uncommon, milder forms can affect as many as 1 in 100 people. Yet, CAH...

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by Richard P. Wenzel (Author)Nothing so quickly threatens health than an infection, the interaction of a person with a microbe that favors the invading pathogen. Within hours the invisible predators can overwhelm the human host and cause devastating illness and death. The riveting stories of infections in sick people and sick populations are lucidly told by an expert clinician and epidemiologist, Richard Wenzel. His essays describe the personalities and histories of the microbes themselves, s...

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Scratch & Sniff Book of Weed: A Physiological, Sexual, Historical, Botanical, and Cultural Trip Through the World of Cannabis - Board Book

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by Seth Matlins (Author), Eve Epstein (Author), Ann Pickard (Illustrator)The Scratch & Sniff Book of Weed is an entertaining, informative, and whimsically illustrated tour through 4,000 years of marijuana and its significance--psychoactive, cultural, medical, sexual, and more--with 20 scratch-&-sniff scents. Legal in all 50 states and "makes for a fun stoned read and a great gift." ―High Times Reading and sniffing this totally cool book is amazing because it includes: The science be...

Your Child's Teeth: A Complete Guide for Parents - Paperback

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by Evelina Weidman Sterling (Author), Angie Best-Boss (Author)The only comprehensive book on children's teeth written for adults.Children's dental health involves much more than a toothbrush. Dental disease is the number one chronic childhood illness, and avoiding dental disease means paying scrupulous attention to our children's teeth.In Your Child's Teeth, health writers Evelina Weidman Sterling and Angie Best-Boss team up with pediatric dentists and oral health experts to answer parents' m...

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by Allan V. Horwitz (Author)Fears, phobias, neuroses, and anxiety disorders from ancient times to the present.More people today report feeling anxious than ever before--even while living in relatively safe and prosperous modern societies. Almost one in five people experiences an anxiety disorder each year, and more than a quarter of the population admits to an anxiety condition at some point in their lives. Here Allan V. Horwitz, a sociologist of mental illness and mental health, narrates how...

Making Sense of Ibs: A Physician Answers Your Questions about Irritable Bowel Syndrome - Paperback

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by Brian E. Lacy (Author)Vital information about new treatments and dietary factors affecting irritable bowel syndrome.IBS, which affects almost one in six Americans, is characterized by abdominal pain, bloating, gas, and diarrhea or constipation. Today more than ever before, physicians are able to diagnose this complex disorder, understand and explain its origins, and develop a treatment plan that effectively meets the individual needs of a patient.Drawing on his many years of experience tre...

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Improving Your Memory: How to Remember What You're Starting to Forget - Paperback

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by Janet Fogler (Author), Lynn Stern (Author)An essential handbook packed with proven techniques for remembering what you don't want to forget.In the years since the previous edition of Improving Your Memory was published, technology has dramatically changed how we keep track of life's many details. Appliances and car lights turn themselves off, smartphones and computers remind us of appointments, and Google lets us search for the information that we can't remember. Still, we grow frustrated ...

Philosophical Issues in Psychiatry: Explanation, Phenomenology, and Nosology - Paperback

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by Kenneth S. Kendler (Editor), Josef Parnas (Editor)This multidisciplinary collection explores three key concepts underpinning psychiatry--explanation, phenomenology, and nosology--and their continuing relevance in an age of neuroimaging and genetic analysis.An introduction by Kenneth S. Kendler lays out the philosophical grounding of psychiatric practice. The first section addresses the concept of explanation, from the difficulties in describing complex behavior to the categorization of psy...

Medicine & Health Care in Early Christianity - Paperback

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by Gary B. Ferngren (Author)Drawing on New Testament studies and recent scholarship on the expansion of the Christian church, Gary B. Ferngren presents a comprehensive historical account of medicine and medical philanthropy in the first five centuries of the Christian era.Ferngren first describes how early Christians understood disease. He examines the relationship of early Christian medicine to the natural and supernatural modes of healing found in the Bible. Despite biblical accounts of dem...

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A History of Global Health: Interventions Into the Lives of Other Peoples - Paperback

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by Randall M. Packard (Author)A sweeping history explores why people living in resource-poor areas lack access to basic health care after billions of dollars have been invested in international-health assistance.Over the past century, hundreds of billions of dollars have been invested in programs aimed at improving health on a global scale. Given the enormous scale and complexity of these lifesaving operations, why do millions of people in low-income countries continue to live without access ...

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Peripheral Neuropathy: What It Is and What You Can Do to Feel Better - Paperback

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by Janice F. Wiesman (Author)Healing and symptom relief from an expert in treating this debilitating and dangerous condition.Nearly one in fifteen people--that's 20 million people in the United States--suffers from peripheral neuropathy, or nerve damage. Caused by such conditions as diabetes, cancer, vitamin deficiencies, and kidney disease as well as certain drugs and toxins, neuropathy brings numbness, tingling, and burning in the feet, legs, and fingertips. Neuropathy can be more than unco...

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Dizziness: Why You Feel Dizzy and What Will Help You Feel Better - Paperback

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by Gregory T. Whitman (Author), Robert W. Baloh (Author)The definitive guide for people suffering from dizziness, one of the most common medical complaints.Anyone who has experienced the sensation of the room spinning around or the lightheadedness that signals an impending faint knows how bad it feels to be dizzy. Almost any medical condition can cause dizziness, but the most common include benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, transient drops in blood pressure, migraine, and anxiety. Inner e...

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Drug Dealer, MD: How Doctors Were Duped, Patients Got Hooked, and Why It's So Hard to Stop - Paperback

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by Anna Lembke (Author)The disturbing connection between well-meaning physicians and the prescription drug epidemic.Three out of four people addicted to heroin probably started on a prescription opioid, according to the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the United States alone, 16,000 people die each year as a result of prescription opioid overdose. But perhaps the most frightening aspect of the prescription drug epidemic is that it's built on well-meaning doctors...

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Cerebral Palsy: A Complete Guide for Caregiving - Paperback

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by Freeman Miller (Author), Steven J. Bachrach (Author)World-renowned experts provide the latest information for parents and grandparents caring for a child who has cerebral palsy.Highly Commended, Popular Medicine BMA Medical Book AwardWhen their child has cerebral palsy, parents need answers. They seek up-to-date advice they can count on to make sure their child has the best possible health and well-being. For three editions now, a team of experts associated with the Cerebral Palsy Program ...

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Living with Cancer: A Step-By-Step Guide for Coping Medically and Emotionally with a Serious Diagnosis - Paperback

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by Vicki A. Jackson (Author), David P. Ryan (Author), Michelle D. Seaton (Author)A comprehensive and compassionate guide for patients and families living with the physical and emotional effects of cancer.The prospect of entering treatment is overwhelming for anyone facing a diagnosis of cancer. While patients have access to a vast amount of medical information online, this advice is often unreliable or confusing. In Living with Cancer, Drs. Vicki A. Jackson and David P. Ryan have crafted the ...

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A Woman's Guide to Living with Heart Disease - Paperback

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by Carolyn Thomas (Author), Martha Gulati (Foreword by)The daily challenges of living--and coping--with a chronic and progressive invisible illness.Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women worldwide. Yet most people are still unaware that heart disease is not just a man's problem. Carolyn Thomas, a heart attack survivor herself, is on a mission to educate women about their heart health. Based on her popular Heart Sisters blog, which has attracted more than 10 million views from r...