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Health in Ruins: The Capitalist Destruction of Medical Care at a Colombian Maternity Hospital - Hardcover

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by César Ernesto Abadía-Barrero (Author)In Health in Ruins César Ernesto Abadía-Barrero chronicles the story of El Materno--Colombia's oldest maternity and neonatal health center and teaching hospital--over several decades as it faced constant threats of government shutdown. Using team-based and collaborative ethnography to analyze the social life of neoliberal health policy, Abadía-Barrero details the everyday dynamics around teaching, learning, and working in health care before, during, and...

Health in Ruins: The Capitalist Destruction of Medical Care at a Colombian Maternity Hospital - Paperback

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Transforming Dentistry: The Rise and Near Demise of Dentistry at Western University - Hardcover

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by David J. Kenny (Author), Shelley McKellar (Author)The history of the dental program at Western University is a spirited and gritty story of grand visions, strong personalities, and contentious leadership. Focusing on the years from 1965 to 2015, Transforming Dentistry highlights Western University's ambitious plans to create and situate a dental program within a health sciences complex; the practical challenges involved in implementing a curriculum and populating a new school; the influenc...

The Influence of Life Story Books in Dementia Care - Paperback

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by Rick Kral (Author)Seminar paper from the year 2019 in the subject Health - Nursing Science - Dementia, grade: A, Western Carolina University, language: English, abstract: This study explores the use of life story books as an effective intervention in developing person-centered care practices that increase quality of life for individuals living with dementia in a long-term care facility. The purpose was to pilot the feasibility and impact of an 8-week life story book intervention and examin...

The Nature of Pandemics: The Nature of an Emerging Global Threat - Paperback

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by Dag K. J. E. Von Lubitz (Editor), Candace J. Gibson (Editor)The ongoing COVID-19 disaster―and the universal realization of the inevitability of even worse pandemics in the future―has resulted in a wealth of books, scientific papers, and journalistic analyses of the politics, medicine, and human suffering. The Nature of Pandemics is not an outcrop of COVID-19 publication frenzy. Conceived in the period between the outbreaks of SARS and Ebola, the book addresses the critical, but commonly ov...

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by David Koepp (Author)SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM NETFLIX AND ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR KATHRYN BIGELOW"Fantastic story, a real page-turner. Impossible to put down." - Stephen KingFrom the author of Cold Storage comes a riveting, eerily plausible thriller, told with the menace and flair of Under the Dome or Project Hail Mary, in which a worldwide cataclysm plays out in the lives of one complicated Midwestern family. In Aurora, Illinois, Aubrey Wheeler is just trying to get by...

Personal Process in Child-Centred Play Therapy - Paperback

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by David Le Vay (Editor), Elise Cuschieri (Editor)Personal Process in Child-Centred Play Therapy provides a very specific exploration of the play therapy process from the personal perspective of the play therapist. This volume examines the personal challenges, opportunities, losses and gains, and numerous obstacles that one has to negotiate through the course of both training to become a play therapist and working as a qualified clinician with children who have complex life difficulties. The ...

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by Marilyn J. Roossinck (Author)A comprehensive and richly illustrated introduction to the world of viruses As parasites that are often hundreds of times smaller than bacteria, viruses exist in and on everything, everywhere. Rapidly evolving, they are highly opportunistic and relentlessly efficient. While some viruses are obviously agents of disease, as the COVID-19 pandemic has reminded the world only too well, others can be beneficial, helping to protect their hosts from other microbes, or ...

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The Secret Body: How the New Science of the Human Body Is Changing the Way We Live - Paperback

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by Daniel M. Davis (Author)Author BiographyDaniel M. Davis is Professor of Immunology and Head of Life Sciences at Imperial College London. He is the author of The Beautiful Cure and The Compatibility Gene. Number of Pages: 224 Dimensions: 0.87 x 7.87 x 5.28 IN Publication Date: July 26, 2022

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MCAT Prep Books 2022-2023: MCAT Practice Test Questions and Review [Includes Detailed Answer Explanations] - Paperback

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by Joshua Rueda (Author)APEX Test Prep's MCAT Prep Books 2022-2023: MCAT Practice Test Questions and Review [Includes Detailed Answer Explanations] APEX Test Prep believes that preparing for the MCAT exam shouldn't be harder than the test itself. To that end, we pack our products with everything you need. This includes testing tips, clear instruction, comprehensive material, practice questions, and detailed answer explanations. We want you to succeed. Get a copy of our APEX Test Prep MCAT stu...

Honeybee Anatomy Brought to Life - Paperback

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by Graham Kingham (Author), Simon J. Paterson (Designed by)Honeybee Anatomy Brought to LifeThis book uses photo essays to set out and display the anatomy, internal, external of the honeybee with over 350 detailed micrographs, together with slide images and drawings. Pests and other additional hive activities are also included. It will appeal to anyone interested in this fascinating insect and be particularly valuable to beekeepers studying for their British Beekeepers Association Module 5 exa...

Behind Closed Doors: One Family's Journey through the Australian Aged Care System - Paperback

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by Sarah Wallace (Author)Bob Wallace had a stellar career, retiring as a Deputy Superintendent in NSW Corrective Services. Shortly after, he was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia. Sarah had the skills to care for her husband, having worked in the UK and Australian health systems but she could not have imagined the nightmare of dealing with the Australian aged care system. Sarah exposes an abusive and broken system, incapable of responding to Bob, or her needs as his carer. The Wallaces were d...

Insomnia Doc's Guide to Restful Sleep: Remedies for Insomnia and Tips for Good Sleep Health (Lack of Sleep or Sleep Deprivation Help) - Paperback

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by Kristen Casey (Author)If we are feeling anxious, depressed, or tired, we may struggle with making those choices that promote healthy sleep hygiene, and we instead get stuck with the outcomes of poor sleep hygiene. Dr. Casey will teach you how to improve your mental health through better sleep for more restful nights. Number of Pages: 252 Dimensions: 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: March 14, 2023

Southeast Asia Rising from the Pandemic - Paperback

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by Asian Development Bank (Author)This publication offers a comprehensive regional-level analysis and gives a rundown of how eight Southeast Asian countries dealt with and are now beginning to recover from COVID-19.It looks at how countries have reshaped their economies and considers the impact of job losses as COVID-19 sent development gains into reverse. Against a backdrop of global headwinds and looming climate change, it recommends how policymakers can weave lessons from the pandemic into...

Transforming Communities: Lessons Learned from More Than 30 Years of Healthy Communities Efforts - Paperback

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by Joey Vrazel (Author)Minimum Specifications and Fundamental Shifts for Transforming CommunitiesThe amount of new and developing evidence and knowledge that has been generated across the Healthy Communities movement and other key community change efforts in the past few decades has been transformative. Although this timeframe represents a period of major advances and notable efforts, the progress has been significantly outpaced by social and environmental issues facing communities today-issu...

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by Sigmund Freud (Author)Totem and Taboo by Sigmund FreudTotem and Taboo: Resemblances Between the Mental Lives of Savages and Neurotics, or Totem and Taboo: Some Points of Agreement between the Mental Lives of Savages and Neurotics, (German: Totem und Tabu: Einige Übereinstimmungen im Seelenleben der Wilden und der Neurotiker) is a 1913 book by Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, in which the author applies his work to the fields of archaeology, anthropology, and the study of relig...

Creating Quality of Life for Adults on the Autism Spectrum: The Story of Bittersweet Farms - Paperback

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by Jeanne Dennler (Author), Carol S. Quick (Author), Ruth Wilson (Author)Creating Quality of Life for Adults on the Autism Spectrum: The Story of Bittersweet Farms provides an overview of the first farmstead community for adults with autism established in North America. The book also provides a detailed description and evaluation of the intervention model used to promote quality of life for the adults with autism who live as residents at Bittersweet Farms.Through its aim to provide a better u...

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The Virus and the Host: Protect Yourself from Infectious Disease by Reducing Toxicity, Improving Immunity, and Minimizing Chronic Illness - Paperback

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by Chris Chlebowski (Author)*2022 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Finalist for Health Learn how to take control of your health--and decrease susceptibility to infectious viral disease before it strikes. There will almost certainly be more pandemics in our future. Yet, during the coronavirus crisis, not a single major public health official took the simple step of telling Americans what we all need to hear: Robust good health--healthy immunity, low inflammation, low toxic burden, and f...

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Toxic Legacy: How the Weedkiller Glyphosate Is Destroying Our Health and the Environment - Paperback

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by Stephanie Seneff (Author)Named a "Best Book of the Year" by Kirkus Reviews "Urgent and eye-opening, the book serves as a loud-and-clear alarm."―The Boston Globe Named an "Outstanding Academic Title" by Choice From an MIT scientist, mounting evidence that the active ingredient in the world's most commonly used weedkiller is contributing to skyrocketing rates of chronic disease. Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Roundup, the most commonly used weedkiller in the world. Over 300 million ...

Leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka: A Research Review - Hardcover

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by Yamuna Deepani Siriwardana (Author)Leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka: A Research Review has presented a unique and interesting scientific problem; Leishmania donovani-induced cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). This new clinical entity is increasingly reported in many countries at present. This book presents the story of leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka through the author's 20-year experience. Through its comprehensive 13 chapters, book sheds crucial light on the past, present, and future of leishmaniasis on...

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by Emma Aragon (Author)Emily Branford's perfect life as the wife of a prominent surgeon is suddenly changed when a terrifying dream awakens her to an even more terrible reality: something so dreadful is happening to her body that even the finest doctors and scientists cannot diagnose the cause of the symptoms.A naturally shy, quiet woman, Emily gathers the strength to try and find the cause of something that may be killing her. Could someone deliberately be doing this to her? And if so, who i...

Hand Injuries in the Emergency Department - Paperback

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by Peter Houpt (Author)This new pocketbook introduces students, junior doctors, and clinicians to the vital skills of diagnostic strategy and clinical reasoning for hand injuries. 30% of the patients in an emergency department present with hand injuries or acute non-traumatic problems of the hand. These are rarely life-threatening but can lead to high morbidity and disability due to inadequate diagnosis and treatment resulting in malpractice claims. This book is an easy-to-use ready reckoner ...

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The Hernia Solution: The Most Comprehensive, Up-To-Date Advice and Information Regarding Hernias - Paperback

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by David Albin (Author), Michael Albin (Author)As you read The Hernia Solution, Doctor David and Michael Albin, the Hernia Specialists, will put your mind at ease with the latest information and a rundown of the most cutting-edge surgical techniques available to help you decide what is best for you. Drs. David and Michael Albin have performed over 20,000 hernia surgeries. This book will help inform you when hernia surgery is absolutely necessary, when you can wait, and when you may not need s...

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by M. Brandon Westover (Author)Neurología de bolsillo es una guía concisa y fácil de usar que ha sido diseñada para los residentes de neurología, psiquiatría, fisiatría, neurocirugía, internos y estudiantes de medicina, entre otros profesionales de la salud que buscan enfoques prácticos de diagnóstico y tratamiento de enfermedades neurológicas y casos a los que se pueden enfrentar en el hospital o la clínica. En esta 3.a edición se han actualizado y revisado exhaustivamente todos los temas, f...

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by Michael Fine (Author)In this strident, necessary, meticulously researched book Michael Fine uses the COVID-19 pandemic and many other examples to show the costly failure of the American health care system in bold relief.Hospitals, insurance companies, Big Pharma, specialists, and even primary care doctors have all become tools of the new health profiteers. On Medicine as Colonialism shows how the American health care system cannibalizes communities in the US and around the world. Focusing ...

Good Practice Guidance for the Management and Control of Asbestos: Protecting Workplaces and Communities from Asbestos Exposure Risks - Paperback

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by Asian Development Bank (Author)This publication aims to increase awareness of the health risks associated with asbestos in the workplace and provides recommendations and checklists on avoiding and managing the risks of exposure.Occupational exposure to asbestos is estimated to lead to more than 230,000 deaths globally every year. This publication provides guidance on the duties of employers and contractors in minimizing risks from asbestos; training requirements; and the identification, co...

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Paediatric Haematology and Oncology - Paperback

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by Simon Bailey (Editor), Rod Skinner (Editor)Fully revised and updated for its second edition, Paediatric Haematology and Oncology provides an easily accessible source of information about all of the basic principles of childhood cancer and leukaemia, and detailed specialist knowledge on how to care for children with those conditions. Featuring new chapters on the biology of childhood leukaemia and central nervous system tumours, the book includes a greater focus on the rapidly expanding res...

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Natural Skincare for All Seasons: A Modern Guide to Growing & Making Plant-Based Products - Hardcover

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by Silvana de Soissons (Author)This is a modern, practical guide on how to grow and make your own skincare products, no matter how big your garden.This handbook enables you to switch from toxic to nourishing skincare products that are better for you and the environment. Harness the therapeutic power of plants and natural ingredients to look after your skin - the body's largest organ - simply, gently and effectively. Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Skin - understanding what the skin is and h...

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Exercise and Physical Activity: From Health Benefits to Fitness Crazes - Hardcover

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by R. K. Devlin (Editor)This encyclopedia explores exercise and physical activity from a variety of angles, including anatomy and exercise science, health benefits and risks, the wide array of sports and recreational activities available, and the sociocultural context of physical fitness. Exercise and Physical Activity: From Health Benefits to Fitness Crazes is a one-volume encyclopedia featuring more than 200 entries that cover a multitude of exercise-related topics. Content is divided acros...

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MBLEx Study Guide 2022 - 2023: MBLEx Test Prep with Practice Exam Questions for the FSMTB Certification [9th Edition] - Paperback

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by Joshua Rueda (Author)Test Prep Books' MBLEx Study Guide 2022 - 2023: MBLEx Test Prep with Practice Exam Questions for the FSMTB Certification [9th Edition] Taking the MBLEx test? Want to get a good score? Written by Test Prep Books, this comprehensive study guide includes: Quick Overview Test-Taking Strategies Introduction Anatomy and Physiology Kinesiology Pathology, Contraindications, Areas of Caution, Special Populations Benefits and Physiological Effects of Techniques tha...

Hospice in the U.S.: A brief overview - Paperback

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by Andy Arwari (Author)A brief and to the point overview of Hospice in the United States and the challenges it faces. Number of Pages: 90 Dimensions: 0.19 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: March 21, 2022

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Handbook of Personality: Theory and Research - Paperback

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by Oliver P. John (Editor), Richard W. Robins (Editor)Now in a revised and expanded fourth edition, this definitive reference and text has more than 50% new material, reflecting a decade of theoretical and empirical advances. Prominent researchers describe major theories and review cutting-edge findings. The volume explores how personality emerges from and interacts with biological, developmental, cognitive, affective, and social processes, and the implications for well-being and health. Inno...