Health Risk Assessment category: 45 books

Abundant Health in a Toxic World The American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association, and others all claim that their diseases are mainly caused by diet, nutrition, lifestyle, and toxic exposures. Sadly, they would rather send you for drugs and surgery than address these causes. If you are...

Bestselling author David Ewing Duncan takes the ultimate high-tech medical exam, investigating the future impact of what's hidden deep inside all of us David Ewing Duncan takes "guinea pig" journalism to the cutting edge of science, building on award-winning articles he wrote for...

Every year the average number of prescriptions purchased by Americans increases, as do healthcare expenditures, which are projected to reach one-fifth of the U.S. gross domestic product by 2020. In Drugs for Life, Joseph Dumit considers how our burgeoning consumption of medicine and cost of healthcare...

This informative book is intended to educate people about the dangers lurking in doctors offices and in hospitals. Indeed, the book points out many ways that doctors are dangerous to your health and well-being re: rough treatment, vision loss from eye tests, drugs, injury or surgery, callous prescribing...

A clear and comprehensive guide to protecting yourself and your family in the case of a large-scale nuclear attack or accident, the concise e-book provides critical information about the most likely nuclear threats – from dirty bombs to a nuclear reactor meltdown -- and explains the basic steps...

Heart disease is America's number-one killer. Yet heart disease, which is primarily caused by inflammation and an accumulation of plaque in the coronary arteries, is one of the most preventable of all illnesses.   The key is to make lifestyle changes and take natural supplements. In...

In 1979, a Native girl died of a ruptured appendix in an Alert Bay, B.C. hospital. Dara Culhane Speck uses interviews and public records to describe how this small, isolated community took on the local hospital, provincial and federal ministries of health, and national media, because the tragedy’s implications reached beyond one child, one physician, one town, even one century.

Drs. Eric Weiss and Douglas Sward have assembled an expert team of authors on the topic of Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. Article topics include: Advances in the Prevention and Treatment of High Altitude Illness; Out-of-hospital Evaluation and Treatment of Accidental Hypothermia; Arthropod...

Most cholesterol doesn’t come from foods - it's made by the body itself! Statins work by interfering with the body’s ability to manufacture cholesterol. Statins: Miracle or Mistake? explains both the pro and con sides of this incredible drug, using interviews with statin researchers and prescribers...

A systematic review of the most current decision models and techniques for disease prevention and treatment Decision Analytics and Optimization in Disease Prevention and Treatment offers a comprehensive resource of the most current decision models and techniques for disease prevention and treatment....

  A clear and expert guide to protecting yourself and your family in large-scale emergencies. With critical information about the most likely biological threats, this concise book explains the basic steps to take before, during, and after a terrorist attack or other emergency...

Living life as an insulin-dependent diabetic should not be without hope. A full, rich, and healthy life can be yours when you learn how to properly manage your disease. But theres so much information out there, its hard to know what to trust. Even the doctors and specialists cant agree on whats...

EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN CASE OF EMERGENCY  Since the turn of the Millennium, it has become clear that we need to be prepared for previously unthinkable acts—biological, chemical, and nuclear terrorism within our own borders. Standard first-aid contents such as gauze and antiseptics are still...

Alcohol and the Human Brain Alcohol injures the blood by changing the color and chemical composition of its corpuscles. In the stereopticon illustrations, you saw that the red discs of blood are distorted in shape by the action of alcohol. You saw that the arrangement of the coloring...