Ailments Diseases category: 10428 books
Calling the Shots
Why Parents Reject Vaccines
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2016
Winner, 2018 Donald W. Light Award for Applied Medical Sociology, American Sociological Association Medical Sociology Section.
Winner, 2018 Distinguished Scholarship Award presented by the Pacific Sociology Association
Honorable Mention, 2017 ESS Mirra Komarovsky Book Award presented...
Getting to Zero
A Doctor and a Diplomat on the Ebola Frontline
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2018
A gripping, first-hand account of the harrowing decisions and uplifting encounters experienced by the authors in the midst of a humanitarian crisis.
Co-author Oliver Johnson received an OBE following his work in Sierra Leone, with both authors being well connected in NGO and global health...
by Leon Gordis, MD, MPH
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2013
Epidemiology, byaward-winning educator and epidemiologist Leon Gordis, is a best-selling introduction to this complex science. Dr. Gordis leverages his vast experience teaching this subject in the classroom to introduce the basic principles and concepts of epidemiology in a clear, uniquely memorable...
But You Look so Good...
Stories by Carcinoid Cancer Survivors
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2013
But You Look So Good - Stories from Carcinoid Cancer Survivors and the basics of Neuroendocrine cancers.
This book shares the intimate stories of those living with a poorly understood neuroendocrine cancer and the time it takes to find a correct diagnosis; sometimes years! The book demonstrates...
A Complete Look at Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome
The World's Most Common Heart Murmur
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2012
Mitral Valve Prolapse is a heart murmur found commonly in the general public and can cause heart palpitations, orthostatic hypotension (dizziness upon standing), other symptoms of an imbalanced nervous system and anxiety/panic symptoms. Medical Research studies have found it to be even more common...
In My Hands
Compelling Stories from a Surgeon and His Patients Fighting Cancer
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2018
In IN MY HANDS**, surgical oncologist Dr. Steven Curley shares the empowering lessons he's learned over 25 years from his cancer patients' unique stories of struggle, perseverance, and triumph.**
As Chief of Surgical Oncology at Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Steven Curley has worked with...
You Can Beat Lung Cancer: Using Alternative/Integrative Interventions
Using Alternative/Integrative Interventions
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2012
Can you overcome lung cancer without harsh chemicals, surgery and debilitation? Are alternative interventions effective? Why do conventional physicians not use them? Can you prevent cancer recurrences and live into old age without chronic diseases and prescribed medications? This book answers these and...
Heal
The Vital Role of Dogs in the Search for Cancer Cures
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
**How man’s best friend could help cure man’s greatest scourge: “**An Emperor of All Maladies for dog lovers” (Dr. Sarah Boston, author of Lucky Dog: How Being a Veterinarian Saved My Life).
Drawn from extensive research, on-the-ground reporting, and personal experience, this book explores...
by Craig Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2011
An estimated 1 out of every 6 men will have to come to grips with prostate cancer, and while there is abundant clinical information about prostate cancer available, we dont hear much from the men who have actually been through prostatectomy surgery or what theyve experienced during recovery.
In...
by Jeffory Morshead
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2012
This short work has been written to share my caregiving emotions with yours. The objective in listing and describing them is to assure you that you are not the only one experiencing them, which may make them a little easier to bear.The list is not complete. How could it be? But here are some I felt were worth describing.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Living with Alzheimer's & Other Dementias
101 Stories of Caregiving, Coping, and Compassion
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2014
Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia? You are not alone. With 101 encouraging and inspiring stories by others like you, this book is a source of support and encouragement throughout your caregiving journey.
Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia affect...
The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Takes On Alzheimer's
A Groundbreaking Look At This Mind-Blowing Disease And Its Effect On Women As Patients, Caregivers, And Advocates
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2010
The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Takes on Alzheimer’s will be the first comprehensive multi-disciplinary look at these questions at this transformational moment. The Report will digest the current trends in thinking about Alzheimer’s, examine cutting-edge medical research, look at societal...
by Randi Hutter Epstein, M.D.
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2018
**A Science News Favorite Science Book of 2018
“A sweeping, glorious story of hormones, threaded through with sex, suffering, neurology, biology, medicine, and self-discovery.” —Siddhartha Mukherjee**
Metabolism, behavior, sleep, mood swings, the immune system, fighting, fleeing,...
My Two Elaines
Learning, Coping, and Surviving as an Alzheimer's Caregiver
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2017
Former governor of Wisconsin Martin J. Schreiber has seen his beloved wife, Elaine, gradually transform from the woman who gracefully entertained in the Executive Residence to one who no longer recognizes him as her husband. In My Two Elaines: Learning, Coping, and Surviving as an Alzheimer’s Caregiver,...