Ailments Diseases category: 10428 books
Mountains Beyond Mountains
The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2003
“[A] masterpiece . . . an astonishing book that will leave you questioning your own life and political views . . . Kidder opens a window into Farmer’s soul, letting the reader peek in and see what truly makes the good doctor tick.”—Nicholas Thomas, USA Today
In medical school, Paul...
A Gut Reaction
A True Story About a Mother's Struggle to Save her Son's Life and his Amazing Recovery from Crohn's Disease
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2013
A Gut Reaction is an entertaining as well as informative true story about the author’s battle to save her son’s life — or at least his large intestine — from a very severe case of Crohn’s disease. With persistence, humour, much searching of the Internet and the help of two unusual doctors,...
How Can I Get Better?
An Action Plan for Treating Resistant Lyme & Chronic Disease
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2017
AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER!
“Horowitz is one of the most prominent ‘Lyme literate’ physicians…patients wait for months to see him, and several told me that he had essentially cured them of a disease that nobody else seemed able to treat.” —The New Yorker
“If you have...
ZOVIRAX
The Ultimate Cure of Viral Infections including Cold sores around the mouth, Shingles, Genital Herpes and Chicken Pox
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2019
Zovirax is also called Acyclovir which is effective for treatment of infections as a result of different types of viruses, it helps to effectively cure cold sores around the mouth which is caused by herpes diseases, shingles caused by herpes zoster) and chicken pox
Zovirax cream consist of...
Survival of the Sickest
The Surprising Connections Between Disease and Longevity
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Read it.
You're already living it.
Was diabetes evolution's response to the last Ice Age? Did a deadly genetic disease help our ancestors survive the bubonic plagues of Europe? Will a visit to the tanning salon help lower your cholesterol? Why do we age? Why are some people immune to...
Vaccinated
Triumph, Controversy, and An Uncertain F
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Maurice Hilleman's mother died a day after he was born and his twin sister stillborn. As an adult, he said that he felt he had escaped an appointment with death. He made it his life's work to see that others could do the same. Born into the life of a Montana chicken farmer, Hilleman ran off to the...
Adventures of a Female Medical Detective
In Pursuit of Smallpox and AIDS
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2016
In 1974, a young doctor arrived at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with one goal in mind: to help eradicate smallpox. The only woman physician in her class in the Epidemic Intelligence Service, a two-year epidemiology training program, Mary Guinan soon was selected to join India’s...
by Medical Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) (aka primary form of myxomatous degeneration of the mitral valve aka floppy mitral valve syndrome) is a valvular heart disease characterized by the displacement of an abnormally thickened mitral valve leaflet into the left atrium during systole.[1] There are various types...
by Medical Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Pericarditis is an inflammation of the pericardium (the fibrous sac surrounding the heart). A characteristic chest pain is often present.
The causes of pericarditis are varied, including viral infections of the pericardium, idiopathic causes, uremic pericarditis, bacterial infections of the...
by Medical Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Kawasaki disease (KD), also known as Kawasaki syndrome, lymph node syndrome and mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome,[1] is an autoimmune disease in which the medium-sized blood vessels throughout the body become inflamed. It is largely seen in children under five years of age. It affects many organ...
by Medical Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
In physiology and medicine, hypotension is abnormally low blood pressure, especially in the arteries of the systemic circulation. It is best understood as a physiological state, rather than a disease. It is often associated with shock, though not necessarily indicative of it. Hypotension is the opposite...
by Medical Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2012
Cardiogenic shock is based upon an inadequate circulation of blood due to primary failure of the ventricles of the heart to function effectively.
Since this is a type of shock there is insufficient perfusion of tissue (i.e. the heart) to meet the required demands for oxygen and nutrients. Cardiogenic...
Plague
One Scientist's Intrepid Search for the Truth about Human Retroviruses and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), Autism, and Other Diseases
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2014
On July 22, 2009, a special meeting was held with twenty-four leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health to discuss early findings that a newly discovered retrovirus was linked to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), prostate cancer, lymphoma, and eventually neurodevelopmental disorders in...
The Human Superorganism
How the Microbiome Is Revolutionizing the Pursuit of a Healthy Life
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2016
"Eyeopening... Fascinating... may presage a paradigm shift in medicine.”
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Teeming with information and big ideas... Outstanding.”
—Booklist (starred review)
The origin of asthma, autism, Alzheimer's, allergies, cancer, heart disease, obesity,...