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Real Nurses and Others: Racism in Nursing - Paperback

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by Tania Das Gupta (Author)Based on a recent survey of more than 500 Ontario Nursing Association members, this study demonstrates how racism impacts working relations in the nursing profession. Gender and class concepts are explored as well as how fear, lack of support, management collaboration, and ineffective institutional responses make it difficult for victims to fight back. Dealing with the concept of racism within the frameworks of human rights legislation and the political economy of h...

Where Have All the Mothers Gone? - Paperback

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by Jean Chamberlain Froese (Author)All over the world, even as you read this, mothers in poor countries struggle to deliver their babies without lifesaving medical care. This is, perhaps, the last unreached frontier of modern medicine. Walk with Dr. Jean Chamberlain Froese as she extends a hand of compassion and professional care to mothers in desperate danger. "In these days of high-tech medicine, it is refreshing that a doctor writes, first-hand, so passionately about people and their real ...

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About Canada: Health and Illness, 2nd Edition - Paperback

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by Dennis Raphael (Author)Most Canadians believe that their experiences of health and illness are shaped by genetics, medical care and lifestyle choices. Governments, the media and disease associations reinforce this perception by pointing to medical research and a healthy lifestyle as the keys to health. About Canada: Health and Illness tells a different story.In this new, updated edition, Dennis Raphael shows that living and working conditions, income, employment and quality of education, a...

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by Leslie Jamison (Author)From personal loss to phantom diseases, The Empathy Exams is a bold and brilliant collection, winner of the Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize A Publishers Weekly Top Ten Essay Collection of Spring 2014 Beginning with her experience as a medical actor who was paid to act out symptoms for medical students to diagnose, Leslie Jamison's visceral and revealing essays ask essential questions about our basic understanding of others: How should we care about each other? How ca...

Lying Down in the Ever-Falling Snow: Canadian Health Professionalsa Experience of Compassion Fatigue - Paperback

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by Wendy Austin (Author), E. Sharon Brintnell (Author), Erika Goble (Author)Compassion fatigue from the perspective of insiders in caregiving roles First used to describe the weariness the public felt toward media portrayals of societal crises, the term compassion fatigue has been taken up by health professionals to name--along with burnout, vicarious traumatization, compassion stress, and secondary traumatic stress--the condition of caregivers who become "too tired to care." Compassion, long...

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Sex, Lies, and Pharmaceuticals: How Drug Companies Plan to Profit from Female Sexual Dysfunction - Paperback

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by Ray Moynihan (Author), Barbara Mintzes (Author)Against a backdrop of virtual intercourse, online porn, and burgeoning Viagra sales, Sex, Lies, and Pharmaceuticals reveals how women's sexual difficulties are being repackaged as symptoms of a new disorder. In this compelling book, award-winning journalist Ray Moynihan teams up with drug assessment specialist Barbara Mintzes to investigate the creation of female sexual dysfunction or FSD, and the marketing machine that promises to cure it. Th...

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Discourse Upon the Duties of a Physician - Hardcover

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by Samuel Bard (Author)This classic essay on the responsibilities of a doctor was first published in New York in 1769. It remains a perfect gift for a young doctor just starting out or for one who is older and wiser. This classic will be an inspiration to any who read its timeless message. Number of Pages: 32 Dimensions: 0.3 x 6.76 x 4.28 IN Publication Date: January 01, 1997

Redeeming Marketplace Medicine - Paperback

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by Abigail Rian Evans (Author)""This book will be an invaluable resource for all Christians who are concerned about implementing a holistic ministry of healing and wholeness in the spirit of the Great Physician. It is must reading for those in health care professions (usually sickness care), and those in chaplaincies and other ministries focusing on healing and wholeness including pastoral counseling. It will guide those who believe, as do I, that the health care crisis creates unprecedented ...

A Return Journey: Hope and Strength in the Aftermath of Alzhiemer's - Paperback

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by Sue Petrovski (Author)The Return Journey is the result of Susan Matthews Petrovski's personal journals during her mother's 8-year Alzheimer's journey and her correspondence with other Alzheimer's caregivers kind enough to share their innermost feelings and emotions.These caregivers' stories are an inside view into the lessons to be learned from looking through the personal peephole of family members at the heart of the Alzheimer's experience.Petrovski examines right and wrong choices, whic...

Saving Lives in Auschwitz: The Prisoners' Hospital in Buna-Monowitz - Hardcover

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by Ewa K. Bacon (Author)In a 1941 Nazi roundup of educated Poles, Stefan Budziaszek--newly graduated from medical school in Krakow--was incarcerated in the Krakow Montelupich Prison and transferred to the Auschwitz concentration camp in February 1942. German big businesses brutally exploited the cheap labor of prisoners in the camp, and workers were dying. In 1943, Stefan, now a functionary prisoner, was put in charge of the on-site prisoner hospital, which at the time was more like an infirm...

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by Ben Witherington III (Author), Ann Witherington (Author)Archaeologist Art West makes the discovery of a lifetime in Jerusalem finding the tombstone of Lazarus, which indicates that Jesus raised him from the dead. But before he can make public his amazing discovery, the stone is stolen, sold to the British Library, and West is implicated in an antiquities fraud that will lead to a trial. West's Jewish and Muslim friends in Jerusalem rally to support West's innocence and to help find the th...

Developing Ocular Motor and Visual Perceptual Skills: An Activity Workbook - Paperback

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by Kenneth Lane (Author)With over 20 years of experience, Dr. Kenneth A. Lane has designed Developing Ocular Motor and Visual Perceptual Skills: An Activity Workbook to help occupational therapists, optometrists, and other professionals develop the ocular motor and visual perceptual skills of learning disabled children. To establish a framework for understanding, each chapter begins with the scientific theories used to develop the activity forms. Insightful suggestions are included on how to ...

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Understanding and Managing Vision Deficits: A Guide for Occupational Therapists - Hardcover

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by Mitchell Scheiman (Author)The Third Edition of Understanding and Managing Vision Deficits is the go-to resource that will enable occupational therapists to develop a comprehensive understanding of vision, appreciate the various effects vision problems can have on the practice of occupational therapy, and to more effectively manage patients with vision disorders.Understanding and Managing Vision Deficits: A Guide for Occupational Therapists, Third Editionis a unique collaboration from occup...

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Wisdom of the Body Moving: An Introduction to Body-Mind Centering - Paperback

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by Linda Hartley (Author)This comprehensive guide introduces Body-Mind Centering, the internationally recognized field pioneered by dancer and occupational therapist Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen. Devoting thirty-five years to a systematic investigation of the relations between bodily experience and the anatomical maps of science, Bainbridge Cohen independently discovered many of the principles that underlie Feldenkrais work, cranial osteopathy, Rolfing, dance therapy, and Zero Balancing. Experienc...

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Inclusive Child Care for Infants & Toddlers - Paperback

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by Marion O'Brien (Author)This educational book gives child care providers the practical guidance they need to serve infants and toddlers with and without disabilities in inclusive settings. It offers information and helpful advice on handling daily care tasks, teaching responsively, meeting individual needs, developing rapport with parents, understanding toddlers' behavior, working with IFSPs, and maintaining high standards of care. Suggested play activities and intervention approaches help ...

Breaking the Speech Barrier: Language Development Through Augmented Means - Paperback

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by Mary Ann Romski (Author), S. C. Warren (Author), Irwin H. Spivak (Author)In school, but "locked out" 13 youth, each with fewer than 10 productive words to use to build their relationship with families, teachers, and friends. That is, until they were introduced to the System for Augmenting Language, or SAL. In a wonderful meshing of science and the real world, this remarkable book chronicles the process of language learning through augmented means for people who have significant difficulty ...

The Practice of Traditional Western Herbalism: Basic Doctrine, Energetics, and Classification - Paperback

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by Matthew Wood (Author)The Practice of Traditional Western Herbalism places the function of western herbs in their true historical context, apart from homeopathy, traditional Chinese medicine, and Ayurveda. Recently there has been a revival of interest in western herbalism, but practitioners haven't been able to explore its benefits due to a void of information on the topic--the system of medicine the herbs fit into had all but disappeared. To remedy the situation, herbalist Matthew Wood has...

Trauma Through a Child's Eyes: Awakening the Ordinary Miracle of Healing; Infancy Through Adolescence - Paperback

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by Peter A. Levine (Author), Maggie Kline (Author)What parents, educators, and health professionals can do to recognize, prevent, and heal childhood trauma, from infancy through adolescence--by the author of Waking the Tiger Trauma can result not only from catastrophic events such as abuse, violence, or loss of loved ones, but from natural disasters and everyday incidents like auto accidents, medical procedures, divorce, or even falling off a bicycle. At the core of this book is the understan...

Pharmako/Poeia, Revised and Updated: Plant Powers, Poisons, and Herbcraft - Paperback

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by Dale Pendell (Author), Gary Snyder (Foreword by)***This paperback edition has a new introduction by the author and updated content. This is the first volume of North Atlantic Books' updated paperback edition of Dale Pendell's Pharmako trilogy, an encyclopedic study of the history and uses of psychoactive plants and related synthetics first published between 1995 and 2005. The books form an interrelated suite of works that provide the reader with a unique, reliable, and often personal immer...

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Holistic Anatomy: An Integrative Guide to the Human Body - Paperback

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by Pip Waller (Author)An engaging and accessible exploration of human anatomy, physiology, and pathology--through a holistic lens Complementary and alternative approaches to health and medicine have become increasingly widespread as the limits of conventional treatments become more apparent. Holistic Anatomy presents an authoritative study of anatomy, physiology, and pathology, but it expands the discussion by connecting the science of the body to a variety of alternative modalities to explor...

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The Fungal Pharmacy: The Complete Guide to Medicinal Mushrooms & Lichens of North America - Paperback

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by Robert Rogers (Author), Solomon P. Wasser (Foreword by)The ultimate guide to maximizing the healing properties of medicinal mushrooms and lichens--featuring over 300 detailed plant profiles for easy mushroom identification In The Fungal Pharmacy, noted herbalist Robert Rogers introduces readers to more than 300 species of medicinal mushrooms and lichens found in North America. These fungi, Rogers explains, have the capacity to heal both the body and, through the process of myco-remediatio...

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Body Encyclopedia: A Guide to the Psychological Functions of the Muscular System - Paperback

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by Lisbeth Marcher (Author), Sonja Fich (Author)Based on Bodynamic Analysis, a body-oriented psychology developed in Denmark by the authors and their colleagues, Body Encyclopedia describes the developmental sequence in which psychological and emotional elements are linked to specific muscles. The book shows how certain responses to events in our lives end up bound and connected with our movement patterns. Through extensive research, Marcher, Fich, and several others have mapped out the psych...

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Psychedelic Shamanism, Updated Edition: The Cultivation, Preparation, and Shamanic Use of Psychotropic Plants - Paperback

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by Jim DeKorne (Author)Psychedelic Shamanism presents the spiritual and shamanic properties of psychotropic plants and discusses how they can be used to understand the structure of human consciousness. Author Jim DeKorne offers authoritative information about the cultivation, processing, and correct dosages for various psychotropic plant substances including the belladonna alkaloids, d-lysergic acid amide, botanical analogues of LSD, mescaline, ayahuasca, DMT, and psilocybin. Opening with vi...

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Two Whole Cakes: How to Stop Dieting and Learn to Love Your Body - Paperback

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by Lesley Kinzel (Author)From the internationally renowned Fatshionista blogger, a "vulnerable, funny, whip-smart" celebration of fat acceptance and body confidence (Hanne Blank). From Photoshopped pictures to food-shaming to the latest crop of diet fads, our culture is obsessed with weight--as in, the less of it the better. In this spirited book based on the popular blog of the same name, Lesley Kinzel urges readers to do away with calorie-counting, cutting carbs, and all of the diet "secret...

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by Applewood Books (Compiled by)Four hardcover Books of American Wisdom selected especially for the medical profession. Vital information for only $40.00, presented in a handsome slipcase. Box Set includes: A Discourse upon the Duties of a Physician - This classic essay on a doctor's responsibilities, written by Samuel Bard, was first published in 1749. On the Art of Teaching - Horace Mann's timeless and inspiring appeal to teachers. Way to Wealth - One of the most important money books ever ...

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Trauma and Addiction: Ending the Cycle of Pain Through Emotional Literacy - Paperback

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by Tian Dayton (Author)For the past decade, author Tian Dayton has been researching trauma and addiction, and how psychodrama (or sociometry group psychotherapy) can be used in their treatment. Since trauma responses are stored in the body, a method of therapy that engages the body through role play can be more effective in accessing the full complement of trauma-related memories. This latest book identifies the interconnection of trauma and addictive behavior, and shows why they can become a...

In Search of the Alzheimer's Wanderer: A Workbook to Protect Your Loved One - Spiral

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by Mark L. Warner (Author)Every year there are more than 125,000 reports of people with Alzheimer's disease who wander away from their home or care facility and are unable to find their way back. Statistics indicate that of these loved ones who are not found within 24 hours, approximately half do not survive. Mark Warner has devised this workbook as an aid to gathering the information necessary to avert a personal disaster. The book, sturdily bound and easy to use, is complete with the forms ...

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Living with Childhood Cancer: A Practical Guide to Help Families Cope - Hardcover

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by Leigh A. Woznick (Author), Carol D. Goodheart (Author)Like a natural disaster, the diagnosis that your child has cancer can leave you and your family feeling helpless. How do you explain the disease to the child and to his or her siblings? How can you communicate your child's needs to the hospital staff? What are the best ways to reduce the physical side effects and the emotional distress of treatment?How will you, your child or teenager, and the rest of your family cope with cancer,...

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Night-Blooming Jasmin(n)E: Personal Essays and Poetry - Paperback

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by Jasminne (Author)Jasminne Mndez, a Dominican American educator, performance artist and writer, reveals her experiences with chronic illness and infertility in these moving essays and poems.Front JacketFor Jasminne Mendez, pericardial effusion and pericarditis are not just an abnormal accumulation of fluid and increased inflammation around the heart. It's what happens "when you stifle the tears and pain of a miscarriage, infertility and chronic illness for so long that your heart does the c...

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Natural Hospital Birth 2nd Edition: The Best of Both Worlds - Paperback

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by Cynthia Gabriel (Author)Many mothers-to-be find themselves torn between choosing a natural childbirth with minimal medical intervention, and the peace of mind offered by instant access to life-saving technology that only a hospital can provide. Cynthia Gabriel, a doula who has attended hundreds of births and who advises hospitals on how to facilitate low-intervention childbirths, knows that new moms can have both. In this fully updated edition of her popular and pioneering book Natural Ho...

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Osteopilates: Increase Bone Density Reduce Fracture Risk Look and Feel Great! - Paperback

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by Karena Thek Lineback (Author)Fractures that occur during exercise leave most people thinking that they have only strained their backs or overdone an exercise. In some cases, many tiny fractures can develop before a person sees a doctor about increasing back pain. The more tiny fractures that accumulate, the greater the deformity of the spine.Karena Thek Lineback has devised a plan to make sure this does not happen to you. The four-part plan consists of: Safe movement for exercise and ever...

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by D. D. Palmer (Author)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. Number of Pages: 124 Dimensions: 0.27 x 11.02 x 8.24...