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Living Well with Migraine Disease and Headaches: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You...That You Need to Know - Paperback

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by Teri Robert (Author)For millions of Americans, Migraine disease, tension headaches, and other headaches are a debilitating part of every day. Teri Robert has been there--in fact, she experienced her first Migraine at age six. Now, in this groundbreaking holistic guide to the diagnosis and treatment of headaches and Migraine disease, she brings a patient-empowering message to all headache sufferers: you don't have to live with daily pain. She provides you with all the information you need t...

The Eldercare Handbook: Difficult Choices, Compassionate Solutions - Paperback

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by Stella Henry (Author), Ann Convery (Author)In this comprehensive and accessible guide, long-term care expert Stella Henry helps readers navigate the daunting logistics and powerful emotions of making care decisions for an elderly parent or loved one. Drawing from her 36 years as a registered nurse and a nursing home administrator, as well as her experience caring for both her parents (both of whom suffered the ravages of Alzheimer's disease), Henry tackles all the tough issues: spotting th...

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by Ann Cooper (Author), Lisa Holmes (Author)Remember how simple school lunches used to be? You'd have something from every major food group, run around the playground for a while, and you looked and felt fine. But today it's not so simple. Schools are actually feeding the American crisis of childhood obesity and malnutrition. Most cafeterias serve a veritable buffet of processed, fried, and sugary foods, and although many schools have attempted to improve, they are still not measuring up: 78 ...

Living Well with Back Pain: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You...That You Need to Know - Paperback

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by Robert B. Winter (Author), Marilyn L. Bach (Author)If you're one of the millions of Americans suffering from back pain, Robert B. Winter, MD, and Marilyn L. Bach, PhD, have the answers and knowledge you need to effectively manage your condition. In Living Well with Back Pain, Winter and Bach draw on an extensive network of experts to bring you the latest information on: Diagnosing--and even eliminating--the problem Exercise programs and over-the-counter drug treatments Choosing the right ...

Living Well with Anxiety: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You... That You Need to Know - Paperback

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by Carolyn Chambers Clark (Author)A complete guide to the side-effects and treatments for anxiety disorders High anxiety is an unfortunate byproduct of this world, and for approximately 20 million American adults a year, anxiety becomes a debilitating part of their lives. The psychological can become physical, causing dizziness, stammering, heart palpitations, trembling, shaking, and other symptoms. Unlike other books on anxiety disorders, Living Well with Anxiety offers a holistic approach t...

The Human Side of Cancer: Living with Hope, Coping with Uncertainty - Paperback

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by Jimmie Holland (Author), Sheldon Lewis (Author)For more than twenty years, Dr. Holland has pioneered the study of psychological problems of cancer patients and their families -- whom she calls "the real experts." In The Human Side of Cancer, she shares what she has learned from all of them about facing this life-threatening illness and what truly helps along the cancer journey. This book is the next best thing to sitting in Dr. Holland's office and talking with her about the uncertainty a...

The New 8-Week Cholesterol Cure: The Ultimate Program for Preventing Heart Disease - Paperback

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by Robert E. Kowalski (Author)The groundbreaking cholesterol-lowering program . . . now even more effective Robert Kowalski's personal story is legendary. By the age of forty-one, he had suffered a heart attack and had undergone two coronary bypass surgeries. A traditional dietary approach to lowering his cholesterol failed dismally, and faced with the unpleasant alternative of a lifetime on medication, he created a program that proved astonishingly effective for him -- and legions of others ...

The Second Brain: The Scientific Basis of Gut Instinct & a Groundbreaking New Understanding of Nervous Disorders of the Stomach & Intestine - Paperback

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by Michael Gershon (Author)"Persuasive, impassioned. . . hopeful news [for those] suffering from functional bowel disease." -- New York Times Book ReviewDr. Michael Gershon's groundbreaking book fills the gap between what you need to know--and what your doctor has time to tell you.Dr. Michael Gershon has devoted his career to understanding the human bowel (the stomach, esophagus, small intestine, and colon). His thirty years of research have led to an extraordinary rediscovery: nerve cells in...

Living Well with Endometriosis: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You...That You Need to Know - Paperback

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by Kerry-Ann Morris (Author)A complete guide to the side-effects and treatments - both conventional and alternative - for endometriosis, from a respected name in the field who also suffers from endometriosis. Endometriosis is a debilitating reproductive and immunological disease that affects 7-10 million American women each year. The disease occurs when the same kind of tissue that lines the walls of the uterus grows outside the uterus in the pelvic cavity or some other area of the body, usu...

The Lonely Patient: How We Experience Illness - Paperback

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by Michael Stein (Author)When someone is diagnosed with a serious illness, he or she is taking the first step on a challenging and confusing journey. For many, it is as if they are traveling alone to someplace entirely new, with only faded directions back to their old lives. Often, even their loved ones can only guess at what they must be experiencing. Michael Stein, M.D., uses the stories of his own patients to consider the personal narrative of sickness. Beautifully written and keenly insig...

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by Lauren Belfer (Author)A Washington Post Best Novel of the Year An NPR Best Mystery of the YearThis suspenseful novel from the New York Times bestselling author of City of Light follows a photojournalist as she takes on an assignment that will involve blackmail, espionage, and murder--all in the early days of America's involvement in World War II. In the anxious and uncertain days after Pearl Harbor, beautiful, talented Life magazine photojournalist Claire Shipley is assigned to cover the c...

Ether Day: The Strange Tale of America's Greatest Medical Discovery and the Haunted Men Who Made It - Paperback

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by J. M. Fenster (Author)A fascinating and entertaining look at the men behind the first surgical use of anesthesia--and the price they paid for their breakthrough.On Friday, October 16, 1846, only one operation was scheduled at Massachusetts General Hospital....That day in Boston, the operation was the routine removal of a growth from a man's neck. But one thing would not be routine: instead of using pulleys, hooks, and belts to subdue a patient writhing in pain, this crucial operation would...

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by Kathryn Fox (Author)A gripping and powerful new thriller -- the debut of a stunning new voice in suspense fiction -- and the first appearance of a tough and remarkable investigator, pathologist, and forensic physician, Dr. Anya Crichton.The only female freelancer in the male-dominated field, pathologist Dr. Anya Crichton will take any work she can find to pay child support and her mortgage, get her new business off the ground, and battle her ex-husband for custody of their three-year-old s...

Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain - Paperback

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by Maryanne Wolf (Author)"Wolf restores our awe of the human brain--its adaptability, its creativity, and its ability to connect with other minds through a procession of silly squiggles." -- San Francisco ChronicleHow do people learn to read and write--and how has the development of these skills transformed the brain and the world itself ? Neuropsychologist and child development expert Maryann Wolf answers these questions in this ambitious and provocative book that chronicles the remarkable j...

Trim Kids(tm): The Proven 12-Week Plan That Has Helped Thousands of Children Achieve a Healthier Weight - Paperback

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by Melinda S. Sothern (Author), T. Kristian Von Almen (Author), Heidi Schumacher (Author)Based on the 15-year success of a proven, world-renowned program forpreventing and treating childhood obesity, Trim Kids(TM) helps children achieve a healthy weight -- and have fun doing it.Trim Kids(TM) is a unique 12-week plan that gives parents and children a positive, safe initial approach to lifetime weight management. Each week, parents and kids together practice scientifically proven ways to increa...

Asperger Syndrome and Your Child: A Parent's Guide - Paperback

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by Michael D. Powers (Author), Janet Poland (Author)Asperger's Syndrome and Your Child, an informative, empathetic, and comprehensive guide to this elusive condition, answers the most common questions and offers an encouraging outlook for your child's future. Dr. Michael Powers weaves together a compassionate account of everything related to AS, offering such practical advice from getting the right diagnosis to helping your child develop social skills. Infused with voices of real children wh...

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by Michael Crichton (Author), Richard Preston (Author)In the vein of Jurassic Park, this high conceptthriller follows a group of graduate students lured to Hawaii to work for amysterious biotech company--only to find themselves cast out into the rainforest, with nothing but their scientific expertise and wits to protect them. Aninstant classic, Micro pits nature against technology in vintageCrichton fashion. Completed by visionary science writer Richard Preston, thisboundary-pushing thriller ...

An Uncertain Inheritance: Writers on Caring for Family - Paperback

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by Nell Casey (Author)Thirty million people today care for ailing family members in their own homes--a number that will increase dramatically over the next decade as baby boomers enter old age, as soldiers return home from war mentally and physically wounded, as medical advances extend lives and health insurance fails to cover them.Offering both companionship and guidance to the people who find themselves caring for their intimates, An Uncertain Inheritance is a collection of essays from some...

Ibrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind - Paperback

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by Gary Small (Author), Gigi Vorgan (Author)"A book about your brain that should make you think--twice."--Alvin Toffler, New York Times bestselling author of Future Shock In his book iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind, Gary Small, one of America's leading neuroscientists, explores the remarkable evolution of the human brain caused by today's constant technological presence. Co-written with Gigi Vorgan, Dr. Small's iBrain separates the digital natives from the di...

Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine - Paperback

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by John Abramson (Author)"Overdosed America reveals the greed and corruption that drive health care costs skyward and now threaten the public health. Before you see a doctor, you should read this book." --Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food NationUsing the examples of Vioxx, Celebrex, cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, and anti-depressants, Overdosed America shows that at the heart of the current crisis in American medicine lies the commercialization of medical knowledge itselfFor twenty year...

The Intern Blues: The Timeless Classic about the Making of a Doctor - Paperback

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by Robert Marion (Author)While supervising a small group of interns at a major New York medical center, Dr. Robert Marion asked three of them to keep a careful diary over the course of a year. Andy, Mark, and Amy vividly describe their real-life lessons in treating very sick children; confronting child abuse and the awful human impact of the AIDS epidemic; skirting the indifference of the hospital bureaucracy; and overcoming their own fears, insecurities, and constant fatigue. Their stories a...

The Ethical Brain: The Science of Our Moral Dilemmas - Paperback

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by Michael S. Gazzaniga (Author)A provocative and fascinating look at new discoveries about the brain that challenge our ethicsThe rapid advance of scientific knowledge has raised ethical dilemmas that humankind has never before had to address. Questions about the moment when life technically begins and ends or about the morality of genetically designing babies are now relevant and timely. Our ever-increasing knowledge of the workings of the human brain can guide us in the formation of new mo...

Death in Slow Motion: A Memoir of a Daughter, Her Mother, and the Beast Called Alzheimer's - Paperback

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by Eleanor Cooney (Author)A raw, unsentimental and passionately written memoir about trying to care for a parent with Alzheimer's When her once-glamorous and witty novelist-mother got Alzheimer's, Eleanor Cooney moved her from her beloved Connecticut home to California in order to care for her. In tense, searing prose, punctuated with the blackest of humor, Cooney documents the slow erosion of her mother's mind, the powerful bond the two shared, and her own descent into drink and despair.But ...

The Driving Dilemma: The Complete Resource Guide for Older Drivers and Their Families - Paperback

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by Elizabeth Dugan (Author)It's no secret that our population is aging. In fact, it won't be long before one in four drivers will be over the age of 65. Research suggests we'll outlive our ability to drive by almost ten years--but knowing when to stop or limit driving isn't always clear. The Driving Dilemma is a comprehensive resource for older drivers and their families facing questions about driving safety. Dr. Dugan provides clear, useful information about the effects of age, medical condi...

The E-Myth Physician: Why Most Medical Practices Don't Work and What to Do about It - Paperback

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by Michael E. Gerber (Author)Michael E. Gerber, bestselling author of The E-Myth Revisited shares his powerful insights to lead independent physicians to successful practices and enriched lives.Michael Gerber has dedicated much of his professional life to the study of entrepreneurship and business dynamics. His E-Myth Academy is renown in the entrepreneurial world for its business insight and guidance as well as its inspirational advice.In the E-Myth Physician, bestselling author Gerber retur...

Survival of the Sickest: The Surprising Connections Between Disease and Longevity - Paperback

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by Sharon Moalem (Author), Jonathan Prince (Author)Joining the ranks of modern myth busters, Dr. Sharon Moalem turns our current understanding of illness on its head and challenges us to fundamentally change the way we think about our bodies, our health, and our relationship to just about every other living thing on earth, from plants and animals to insects and bacteria. So why does disease exist? Moalem proposes that most common ailments--diabetes, hemochromatosis, cystic fibrosis, sickle ce...

Tu: El Manual de Instrucciones: Una Guía Al Cuerpo Que Te Hará Más Joven Y Saludable - Paperback

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by Mehmet C. Oz (Author), Michael F. Roizen (Author)Back JacketEsta guía tiene las respuestas que necesitas para convertirte en un experto de tu propio cuerpo¿Qué tan bien conoces tu cuerpo? Entre tu espejo de cuerpo entero y las clases de biología en el bachillerato, lo más probable es que creas que sabes mucho sobre el cuerpo humano. Pero aunque vivimos en una época en la que estamos tan obsesionados con nuestros cuerpos como con los peinados de los famosos, la realidad es que muchos sabemo...

The Portable Pediatrician, Second Edition: A Practicing Pediatrician's Guide to Your Child's Growth, Development, Health, and Behavior from Birth to A - Paperback

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by Laura W. Nathanson (Author)Dr. Laura Nathanson wrote The Portable Pediatrician to help parents find the joy in parenting and gain the confidence to quickly and easily assess their child's development, medical symptoms, and behavioral problems. Parents can't always visit their pediatrician every time they have a question, but fortunately with this book they have the next best thing.The Portable Pediatrician, one of the few child-care books written by a practicing pediatrician, offers author...

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by Beth Ann Ditkoff (Author), Paul Lo Gerfo (Author)The definitive guide for the more than twenty million Americans suffering from chronic thyroid problems or thyroid cancerBeth Ann Ditkoff, M.D., and Paul Lo Gerfo, M.D., two leading thyroid surgeons, identify the common symptoms of thyroid disease--weight gain or loss, fatigue, nervousness, and sleeplessness--and provide advice on diagnostic tests, treatments, medications, and self-help strategies.Every person with thyroid disease can be hel...

Living Well with Parkinson's Disease: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You... That You Need to Know - Paperback

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by Gretchen Garie (Author), Michael J. Church (Author), Winifred Conkling (Author)A complete guide to Parkinson's from two people with the disease who cofounded a national support and advocacy organization.In Living Well with Parkinson's Disease, Gretchen Garie and Michael J. Church, a couple who both have Parkinson's and live daily with the effects of the disease, thoroughly discuss diagnosis, treatment options, and the emotional consequences of this difficult illness. With a conversational,...

Hysterectomy Before & After: A Comprehensive Guide to Preventing, Preparing For, and Maximizing Health - Paperback

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by Winnifred B. Cutler (Author)"Must reading for all women advised to have a hysterectomy and all women who have had one...[and] all physicians performing them."--R. Don Gambrell, Jr., M.D., Department of Physiology and Endocrinology, Medical College of Georgia Number of Pages: 464 Dimensions: 1.05 x 8.01 x 5.29 IN Publication Date: February 28, 1990

The 24-Hour Pharmacist: Advice, Options, and Amazing Cures from America's Most Trusted Pharmacist - Paperback

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by Suzy Cohen (Author)As a pharmacist for almost two decades, Suzy Cohen knows that medication can often be invaluable. But she has also learned to "think outside the pill" and recommend natural options that are often just as good or better at promoting health without the risk of dangerous, drug-induced side effects. In this comprehensive, one-of-a-kind resource, she answers such questions as: How can I stop my husband/wife from snoring? Are vitamin pills worth it or worthless? Are there ...