Health Care Issues category: 1336 books
Holding On
African American Women Surviving HIV/AIDS
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
In Holding On anthropologist Alyson O’Daniel analyzes the abstract debates about health policy for the sickest and most vulnerable Americans as well as the services designated to help them by taking readers into the daily lives of poor African American women living with HIV at the advent of the...
by Kenneth Kee
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2012
A female from birth is different from a male because of the different sex hormones.
A girl usually matures physically and mentally faster than a boy
At the age of puberty (11years for girls) the girl is usually taller than her male counterpart.
She will have her menarche (the...
The Essential Patient Handbook
Getting the Health Care You Need - From Doctors Who Know
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2004
The Essential Patient Handbook was written for the millions of Americans who are dissatisfied with their medical care, and are looking for a practical no-nonsense way to get the help they need from their doctors. It contains lessons learned by two doctors (husband and wife) who endured immense challenges...
The Caregiver's Toolbox
Checklists, Forms, Resources, Mobile Apps, and Straight Talk to Help You Provide Compassionate Care
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2015
Millions of Americans are or will be amateur caregivers for ill spouses, parents, or friends. Caregivers today, more than ever, use technology to help manage schedules, medication routines and pharmacy reminders, legal and financial affairs, as well as travel and expenses. Yet recent insurance options...
by Ruth H. Shepard
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2016
This Aglaea Skin Care eBook is like an information booklet containing authentic and full information about eczema. It answers many questions that people with eczema may have such as, “What causes eczema?” or “What are the right treatments for it?” Written after extensive research and obtained...
by Robert W Derlet, Joel Cohen
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2016
Baby Boomers, older folks and caregivers will gain valuable insights to help them get high quality, safer medical care at emergency rooms and hospitals. Find out from expert physician authors how to sidestep hidden ER dangers and hospital hazards when receiving care for sudden sickness. Priceless,...
Keeping Diabetes At Bay
Effective Diet and Lifestyle Tips Against Type 2 Diabetes
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2015
We are a gluttonous society and ultimately it is affecting our daily lifestyle and how we live.
Diabetes has been a leading concern for years.The diabetes epidemic is spreading worldwide with epidemic reports in US ,Europe ,Asia, the Middle East and the Caribbean . It is estimated...
Social Support, Health, and Illness
A Complicated Relationship
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2011
When a person faces serious illness, having the support of one's partner can help protect against the full ravages of disease, and even hasten recovery. However, too much support can have grave clinical consequences for sufferers and exact a heavy emotional and financial toll on caregivers. Social...
by james huang
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2014
This e-Book contains important information on how best you can maintain a healthy skin. It begins by exploring how skin care has evolved through the ages. It provides insightful tips on importance of caring for your skin and different elements that affect your skin. It explores the various skin types...
by Ayla Teal
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2011
Driven to the end of his rope, with no solution to the health care crisis in sight, Steve Westwood thinks he has found the perfect solution. Unfortunately, the Commonwealth of Virginia takes a different view. It does not think murder is the answer. It should be an open and shut case however Steve's...
Hospital
Man, Woman, Birth, Death, Infinity, Plus Red Tape, Bad Behavior, Money, God, and Diversity on Steroids
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2008
Man, Woman, Birth, Death, Infinity, Plus Red Tape, Bad Behavior, Money, God, and Diversity on Steroids
A warts-and-all exploration of the struggles suffered and triumphs achieved by America's health-care professionals, Hospital follows a year in the life of Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn,...
Don't Let Your Doctor Kill You
How to Beat Physician Arrogance, Corporate Greed and a Broken System
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
How do you take charge of your health and stop turning over your life to our confusing and intimidating healthcare system before it’s too late?
Dr. Erika Schwartz believes that today’s patient is but a leaf blowing in the wind of group-think protocols, corrupt medical societies,...
Crooked
Outwitting the Back Pain Industry and Getting on the Road to Recovery
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2017
The acclaimed author of Carved in Sand—a veteran investigative journalist who endured persistent back pain for decades—delivers the definitive book on the subject: an essential examination of all facets of the back pain industry, exploring what works, what doesn't, what may cause harm, and how...
You Don't Look Sick!
Living Well With Chronic Invisible Illness
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2012
You Donít Look Sick chronicles one personís true-life story of illness and her physicians compassionate commentary as they journey through the four stages of chronic illnessóGetting Sick, Being Sick, Grief and Acceptance and Living Well. The authors address such practical aspects as hiring a doctor,...