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First published in 1931, this book is the first of three volumes that describe the circumstances of medical work in several European countries at that time. Together, the three books look at public administration, local and national, in relation to the prevention of disease. This first volume focuses...

Are the baby boomers in Canada more or less healthy than previous generations? What are the implications of this for the national health care system? Baby Boomer Health Dynamic responds to the growing interest in the generation that makes up over one-third of the Canadian population – the largest...

A panic attack is the abrupt onset of intense fear or discomfort that reaches a peak within minutes and includes at least four of the following symptoms: Palpitations, pounding heart, or accelerated heart rate. Sweating. Trembling or shaking. Sensations of shortness of breath or smothering. Symptoms...

Healthcare has become one of the most polarizing topics in the United States.  Fewer and fewer people are finding value in America’s medical system, as growing distrust continues to mount.  Finding Truth in Transparency: Our Broken Healthcare System and How We Can Heal It is a riveting...

First published in 1927, this book provides a complete study of the beginnings and early development of preventive medicine. It looks at the subject’s underlying principles and discusses the prominent writers of the past. Topics cover infection, plague, science and medicine, poverty and preventive medicine and the prevention of cholera, amongst others.

Medicare affects everyone. If you are a boomer, you are counting on Medicare to protect you from the cost of health care when you retire. If you have turned 65, you already depend on Medicare. If you are a Gen-X or Gen-Y, you are contributing to Medicare from your paycheck. Will Medicare continue...

We've all done it . . . experienced the curse of the dirty sponge! Then we finally wise up and toss it away, never again to entertain such disgusting and unhealthy swabs in our home. Just as that dirty sponge could become badly contaminated and not function as it most effectively should, so,...

Naturopathy is a primary health care profession. It emphasizes on the prevention and treatment of diseases, maintenance of optimal health, and promotion of the individual's inherent self- healing process. It has been proved to be effective in treating most of the health related problems. The book...

First published in 1931, this book is the second of a three volume set which focuses on medical work, and in particular, public administration in relation to the prevention of disease. This volume focuses on the medical circumstances of Belgium, France, Italy, Jugo-Slavia, Hungary, Poland and Czecho-Slovakia....

American society centers on individualism, celebrating personal choice even at the expense of collective progress. As part of this emphasis on agency, Americans value freedom for health decisions, and individual health professionals and consumers are held responsible for the nation’s health, often...

With ageing populations, rising incomes and a growing recognition of the link between diet and health, consumers are interested in new food products, supplements and ingredients with purported health benefits. The food industry has responded with new food innovations, formulations and enhancements that...

Since the appearance of Waitzkin's The Second Sickness, a landmark book of the 1980s, American medicine has been dramatically transformed. Waitzkin's earlier edition used qualitative research to take readers inside the “black box” of medical decisionmaking. This new, fully updated and expanded...

Table of ContentsIntroductionThe Construction of the EarSymptoms of Hearing ProblemsCommon Problems of the EarDeafnessMiddle Ear ProblemsCholestetomaEar PerforationsInner Ear ProblemsPain in the Ear“Referred pain”Neuralgic PainGiddiness/vertigoTinnitusGetting Your Hearing TestedTypes of...

He was in his Montreal apartment with a woman. He had made the apartment meticulously nut free. Nuts were a deadly poison to him, he was anaphylactic. The woman knew it. They were drinking wine. Then it happened. Suspecting the worst, he jabbed himself with EpiPen, an antidote, and rushed to the ER...