Ailments Diseases category: 10428 books

Have you ever wondered why you seem to feel tired every day, regardless of how much you sleep?  Is your work and family life suffering because of this? Has medicine done little to help you so far? If you're asking these questions, realize that all fatigue has a cause. Not only...

This is a handbook that encourages people with fibromyalgia to fight the effects of the illness, and gives clear and simple guidelines for how to do this. The author speaks from more than 30 years of experience with the illness. She shares many of the tested and effective strategies she has developed to cope with every aspect of this illness.

Millions of people are afflicted with a condition known as Fibromyalgia. Those who have it can experience severe muscle pain, extreme fatigue, decreased brain function, and a host of other symptoms. Often called a "wastebasket diagnosis" it is finally being recognized by more and more doctors. This...

Dr. Josephson's unique five-step program combines the best practices from traditional and alternative medicine to bring relief to the millions who suffer from respiratory problems. Recent research shows that many respiratory diseases are more related than previously thought. Their common, underlying...

The latest and most effective information on preventing and treating colds and flu Under the weather? Eminent lung specialist Neil Schachter, M.D., arms you with the knowledge you need to boost immunity and avoid illness. And when colds, flu, and other respiratory infections do strike, you'll...

The Most Comprehensive Resource Available on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypothyroidism For millions of Americans, hypothyroidism often goes untreated ... or is treated improperly. This book, thoroughly researched by the nation's top thyroid patient advocate—a hypothyroidism patient...

Types of Diabetes: A Guide to Understanding Each Type.This is volume 2 in a series of 5 Diabetes books.If you're a  diabetic who wants to know the secrets of diabetes, diabetes prevention, and diabetes management, then you're about to discover and learn how to control each of the four...

A comprehensive guidebook to the current methodologies and practices used in health surveys A unique and self-contained resource, Handbook of Health Survey Methods presents techniques necessary for confronting challenges that are specific to health survey research. The handbook guides readers...

Bringing the hard-to-quantify aspects of lived experience to analysis, and emphasizing what might be lost in interventions if cultural insights are absent, this book includes case studies from across the Asia and Pacific regions –Bangladesh, Malaysia, New Guinea, Indonesia, Thailand, South Korea,...

Internationally renowned as both a neurologist and a leading researcher, Dr. Okun has been referred to as, “the voice of the Parkinson’s disease patient.” He has an international following on the National Parkinson Foundation’s Ask the Doctor web-forum. His many books and internet blog posts...

A good mind knows the right answers...but a great mind knows the right questions. And never are the 10 Best Questions™ more important than after the life-altering diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. Drawing on cutting-edge research and advice given by experts from the Alzheimer's Association,...

Discover how to stop hair pulling for life ! If you have had enough of wearing hats to cover bald patches and feeling helpless or like you just can’t stop plucking out your own hair, then this is the book for you. You will find a simple yet powerful guide to help your improve your life. The...

A daughter’s longing love letter to a mother who has slipped beyond reach. Just past seventy, Alex Witchel’s smart, adoring, ultracapable mother began to exhibit undeniable signs of dementia. Her smart, adoring, ultracapable daughter reacted as she’d been raised: If something was...

Over the past two decades, population mobility has intensified and become more diverse, raising important questions concerning the health and well-being of people who are mobile as well as communities of origin and destination. Ongoing concerns have been voiced about possible links between...