Ailments Diseases category: 10428 books
Catching Breath
The Making and Unmaking of Tuberculosis
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2017
Tuberculosis is an ancient disease, but it's not a disease of history. With more than a million victims every year – more than any other disease, including malaria – and antibiotic resistance now found in every country worldwide, tuberculosis is once again proving itself to be one of the smartest...
The Forgetting
Alzheimer's: Portrait of an Epidemic
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2003
**NATIONAL BESTSELLER
A powerfully engaging, scrupulously researched, and deeply empathetic narrative of the history of Alzheimer’s disease, how it affects us, and the search for a cure.**
Afflicting nearly half of all people over the age of 85, Alzheimer’s disease kills nearly 100,000...
by David Quammen
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2014
“A frightening and fascinating masterpiece of science reporting that reads like a detective story.” —Walter Isaacson
In 1976 a deadly virus emerged from the Congo forest. As swiftly as it came, it disappeared, leaving no trace. Over the four decades since, Ebola has emerged sporadically,...
by Judy McKay
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2013
"My ta-tas are fine. I had cancer down there."
This inspiring book was written to give hope to the over 50,000 women diagnosed with Endometrial/Uterine Cancer each year. Although, cancer definitely detours your life it isn't an automatic death sentence. This is a happy book about...
The Beautiful Cure
The Revolution in Immunology and What It Means for Your Health
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2018
**“Visceral.”—Wall Street Journal * “Illuminating.”—Publishers Weekly * “Heroic.”—Science
The immune system holds the key to human health. In The Beautiful Cure, leading immunologist Daniel M. Davis describes how the scientific quest to understand how the immune...
The Death of Cancer
After Fifty Years on the Front Lines of Medicine, a Pioneering Oncologist Reveals Why the War on Cancer Is Winnable--and How We Can Get There
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2015
Cancer touches everybody’s life in one way or another. But most of us know very little about how the disease works, why we treat it the way we do, and the personalities whose dedication got us where we are today. For fifty years, Dr. Vincent T. DeVita Jr. has been one of those key players: he has...
Crying Babies and Food
In the early years
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2016
This second e-book, Crying babies and food in the early years, was the third part of a larger (840 pages) hardback, Milk Matters: infant feeding and Immune disorder, which is available as a hardback reference text from major retailers. This e-book is intended as a practical guide to dealing with the...
A Simplified Guide to Autonomic Dysfunction
Why the Brain Fails to Repair Itself
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
Suffering from symptoms no one can understand.? Then this is the book you need.
A Simplified Guide to Autonomic Dysfunction provides the reader with an insightful look at why they are experiencing symptoms from chronic damage to their autonomic nervous system.
This guide will help you...
The Robber of Memories
A River Journey Through Colombia
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2013
“An adventure story and a travel narrative, but also an excursion into memory itself.” —Booklist
When travel writer Michael Jacobs began traversing the Magdalena, a river that courses through the heart of Colombia, he was determined to leave modern conveniences aside—with the exception...
Seeking the Cure Unknown
A Report from the Lymelands
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2013
The brand-new final chapter from the revised edition of CURE UNKNOWN, the definitive, award-winning investigation into Lyme disease
Since its original publication in 2008, CURE UNKNOWN has become known as a nuanced, groundbreaking picture of the intense controversy and crippling uncertainty...
by Morris, Molly Rossiter
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2011
Trusted information and healthy, delicious recipes to fight inflammation
Low-grade inflammation is a condition inside the body, directly related to diet, that slowly wears on the body, facilitating chronic diseases like arthritis, diabetes, obesity, and heart disease. Also, the latest research...
by James Bogash, DC
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2013
I have been publishing posts related to cholesterol for many years. This book is a compilation of blog posts done over the years in a organized format with some additional commentary to help make the information clearer.
Many of the topics discussed in this book may be new to you and may never...
by Jay S. Cohen
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2012
Written by health professionals who are well recognized in their respective fields, these concise, easy-to-read books focus on a wide range of important health concerns. From migraine headaches to high cholesterol, each title looks at a specific problem; each provides a clear explanation of the disorder,...
The Better Brain Solution
How to Start Now--at Any Age--to Reverse and Prevent Insulin Resistance of the Brain, Sharpen Cognitive Function, and Avoid Memory Loss
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2018
In this step-by-step guide to enhancing cognitive function and fighting—and even reversing—memory loss, Dr. Steven Masley (bestselling author of The 30-Day Heart Tune-Up) lays out a four-pillar diet-and-lifestyle approach to improving brain health, focusing on food, nutrients, exercise, and stress...