Demos Health imprint: 137 books
A Caregiver's Guide to Alzheimer's Disease
300 Tips for Making Life Easier
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2006
An estimated 5 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease. That number continues to grow - by 2050 the number of individuals with Alzheimer's could range from 11.3 million to 16 million. Alzheimer's disease is not a normal part of aging. It is a devastating disorder of the brain's nerve cells that...
After a Stroke
300 Tips for Making Life Easier
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2005
An essential resource for all stroke survivors and their families and caregivers
With more than 300 tips, this useful guide offers tried and true methods for coping with the aftermath of a stroke. Written by a stroke survivor and nurse, After a Stroke provides ideas, techniques, and exercises...
by Jeffrey Gingold
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2011
When attorney Jeffrey N. Gingold misplaced his wife on the living room couch and lost awareness of his children, little did he know that he was experiencing a hidden symptom of multiple sclerosis: cognitive difficulties. How do you handle getting lost, while driving just blocks from your home? Facing...
Life on Wheels
The A to Z Guide to Living Fully with Mobility Issues
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2008
There are 1.7 million regular wheelchair users in the United State. Like anyone else, they work, marry, have children, travel, play sports, and are full members of their community. Life on Wheels makes sure they take full advantage of every available opportunity. It is the A-Z guide for all you need...
Parkinson's Disease
300 Tips for Making Life Easier, 2nd Edition
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2006
An indispensable resource for patients, families, and caregivers
Filled with creative tips and techniques, this updated second edition of Parkinson's Disease: 300 Tips for Making Life Easier contains a wealth of ideas and shortcuts for working, organizing, simplifying, and conserving time and...
Multiple Sclerosis
300 Tips for Making Life Easier, 2nd Edition
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2006
This completely revised second edition of Multiple Sclerosis: 300 Tips for Making Life Easier contains tips, techniques, and shortcuts to help MS patients organize and simplify their lives. With over 300 tips readers will learn to conserve valuable time and energy, develop techniques for making life...
22 Accessible Road Trips
Driving Vacations for Wheelers and Slow Walkers
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2012
Bronze Winner 2012 Foreword Reviews Book of The Year, Travel Guides Category22 Accessible Road Trips contains useful and detailed information about accessible travel, that's readable, informative and pertinent. The book is aimed at those who use wheelchairs, walkers or just have mobility issues. Organized...
Epilepsy
A Patient and Family Guide
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2007
Epilepsy is the most common neurologic disorder in children, adults, and the elderly, affecting over 2.7 million people in the United States. Every year almost 200,000 people will be diagnosed with epilepsy and will face drastic lifestyle changes but a proper understanding of epilepsy is the first...
by Wendy Cohan
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2012
Headaches are one of the most common medical complaints. Nearly everyone gets one at some point in their lives and over 45 million Americans suffer with chronic headaches each year. Headache disorders are a major contributing factor to disability and lost-work time world-wide. Altogether, diagnosis...
Androgen Deprivation Therapy
An Essential Guide for Prostate Cancer Patients and Their Loved Ones
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2014
"This is an excellent resource for individuals who are both being treated by and caring for those on androgen deprivation therapy. It addresses commonly understood as well as sensitive topics impacted by this treatment and offers explanations and strategies for how to address and cope with these...
Life's Little Emergencies
A Handbook for Active Independent Seniors and Caregivers
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2011
Written in plain English with a touch of humor (the best medicine) Life's Little Emergencies, A Handbook for Active Independent Seniors and Caregivers is a medical crisis handbook for active independent seniors and caregivers alike. The first section of the book covers techniques and conditions common...
The Ketogenic and Modified Atkins Diets
Treatments for Epilepsy and Other Disorders
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2016
Now in its sixth edition, The Ketogenic and Modified Atkins Diets is the established, authoritative book on these groundbreaking epilepsy treatments. Written for parents, patients, dieticians, and neurologists, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone considering or starting a ketogenic diet...
Celiac Disease
A Guide to Living with Gluten Intolerance
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2014
Fully Revised and Updated
An indispensable guide on how to safely alter your diet, manage your symptoms, and adjust to living gluten-free
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder characterized by an inability to digest gluten, a protein found in wheat and other grains that affects as...
Multiple Sclerosis
A Self-Care Guide to Wellness, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2005
Education about multiple sclerosis has traditionally been medically oriented and related to disease and dysfunction. In contrast, this brand-new second edition of the Guide continues to focus on staying well in the presence of MS, a disease that - while incurable - can be managed. The book covers...