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What Disturbs Our Blood
A Son's Quest to Redeem the Past
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
A rich, unmined piece of Canadian history, an intense psychological drama, a mystery to be solved… and a hardwon escape from a family curse.
Like his friends Banting and Best, Dr. John Fitzgerald was a Canadian hero. He founded Connaught Labs, saved untold lives with his vaccines and transformed...
Welcome to Your Brain
Why You Lose Your Car Keys but Never Forget How to Drive and Other Puzzles of Everyday Life
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
Does drinking really kill brain cells? Does listening to Mozart make your baby smarter? For all the mileage we've gotten from our own brains, most of us have essentially no idea how they work. We're easily susceptible to myths (like the "fact" that we use only 10% of our brains) and misconceptions...
Nine Pints
A Journey Through the Money, Medicine, and Mysteries of Blood
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2018
An eye-opening exploration of blood, the lifegiving substance with the power of taboo, the value of diamonds and the promise of breakthrough science
Blood carries life, yet the sight of it makes people faint. It is a waste product and a commodity pricier than oil. It can save lives and transmit...
Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Second Edition
Basics and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2011
The leading text for students and practicing therapists who want to learn the fundamentals of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), this book is eminently practical and authoritative. In a highly accessible, step-by-step style, master clinician Judith S. Beck demonstrates how to engage patients, develop...
Making Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Work, Third Edition
Clinical Process for New Practitioners
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2018
"What should I do when a client asks me personal questions?" "How do my client's multiple problems fit together, and which ones should we focus on in treatment?" This engaging text--now revised and updated--has helped tens of thousands of students and novice cognitive-behavioral...
Racing to the Finish
My Story
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2018
“My book … details the living hell that was my experience with concussions. The majority of this story was kept from even my closest relationships. It wasn’t easy, but it’s time to tell it.” – Dale Jr.
It was a seemingly minor crash at Michigan International Speedway in June 2016...
League of Denial
The NFL, Concussions, and the Battle for Truth
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
“PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYERS DO NOT SUSTAIN FREQUENT REPETITIVE BLOWS TO THE BRAIN ON A REGULAR BASIS.”
So concluded the National Football League in a December 2005 scientific paper on concussions in America’s most popular sport. That judgment, implausible even to a casual fan, also contradicted...
The Concussion Repair Manual
A Practical Guide to Recovering from Traumatic Brain Injuries
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
Concussion -- the biggest name in today's high-impact sports.
As more and more high profile athletes come forward to share their stories of invisible suffering after head injuries, we as a culture are finally acknowledging this silent epidemic.
The Concussion Repair Manual is written...
by Frank Noyes and Sue Barber-Westin
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2013
Knee arthrofibrosis is a complication in which an excessive amount of scar tissue forms that limits the knee's normal amount of flexion (ability to bend) and extension (straighten). If untreated, arthrofibrosis causes permanent dysfunction of the limb and severe arthritis. This problem is usually triggered...
Medicine for the Outdoors E-Book
The Essential Guide to Emergency Medical Procedures and First Aid
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2009
Named a top 10 medical title in 2009 by the Wall Street Journal.
Since 1986, Medicine for the Outdoors has been hailed as the definitive take-along manual on the subject. Packed with step-by-step instructions, how-to explanations, and practical approaches to outdoor and wilderness emergencies,...
by Michael Morse
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2015
Rescue 1 Responding is a gripping first-person account of life as a first responder. Lieutenant Michael Morse, an eighteen year veteran EMT and firefighter takes us on a compelling and emotionally charged ride through the streets of Providence, RI. Experience the heartache and joy of losing...
by United States Government US Army
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2013
This report reflects a year’s worth of work at the direction of the Army’s Senior Leadership to provide a “directed telescope” on the alarming rate of suicides in the Army. It represents both initial findings of the Army Suicide Prevention Task Force and informs the future of Suicide Prevention...
by Paul Farmer
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012
Paul Farmer, doctor and aid worker, offers an inspiring insider's view of the relief effort.”-Financial Times
The book's greatest strength lies in its depiction of the post-quake chaos
In the book's more analytical sections the author's diagnosis of the difficulties of reconstruction...
by Melissa Yuan-Innes, M.D.
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
When I mention that I work in an emergency room, people usually say, 1. Are you a nurse? 2. Wow. That must be really hard. 3. What's it like?
This is what it's like to be an emergency doctor.
That teenager puking up two liters of vodka and his stomach lining at triage? Yup. Blood pouring...