Healing Herbal Tea Bible: +210 Herbal Recipes - Treat colds, stress, pains, headaches, digestive problems - Improve immune system & sleep Well-being ... by Liv Marwin (1 Review)    Price verified 4 hours ago

? Are You Tired of Relying on Medications for Every Ailment? ? ? ? Looking for a simple, comprehensive and ultimate guide 4:1 to natural wellness with a ? bonus inside? Your solution is just a sip away! ?? Do you struggle with anxiety, chronic pain, or digestive issues? Discover Natural alternatives to pharmaceuticals that can improve your health without side effects This isn't just a book, it'syour comprehensive Bible to mastering the art of herbal teas. ??? ? Why Choose This Book? ? Suffering from chronic ailments like stress, joint pain, or poor digestion? ? Seeking relief from colds, menstrual pain, inflammation, or headaches without the medicine cabinet? ? Desire a stronger immune system, better skin, a natural detox, or enhanced mental clarity? If you answered YES to any of these, "The Healing Herbal Tea Bible" is for you! Inside, You'll Discover: ? Over 120 Healing Recipes: Each recipe is a fusion of tradition and science, designed to soothe, energize, and heal. Start ...

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Body Watchers Freestyle Cookbook 2024: The Most Complete Step-By-Step Guide with Easy, Healthy & Stress-Free Recipes to Purify Your Body and Regain ... by Dr. Warren Lc. Lloyd (2 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Edition 2024 Take care of your physical health and boost your self-assurance by making little but significant changes with the advice in this cookbook. The Weight Watchers diet may help you become a better version of yourself. By combining the proper nutrients, you may improve your metabolism and increase your energy levels. Without giving it any consideration, you will be able to increase your activity level and improve your nutrition more quickly. You can also be sure that eating a diet high in alkaloids and low in acidity will make a big difference in your health. You can share this delicious and nutritious diet with your family and friends by cooking from a seemingly limitless range of cuisines and flavors. Envision yourself regaining your zest for life and confidence in your eating habits. This book is a must-have if you want to improve your liver health. It's packed with tasty, easy-to-follow recipes that the entire family will love. To provide you with everything you ...

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How To Breed Goats And Manage Gestation A Simple Guide (Goat Knowledge Book 9) by Felicity McCullough (My Lap Shop Publishers) (8 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

How To Breed Goats And Manage Gestation, is a simple easy to read guide to help you consider what you need to think about for breeding goats for milk, meat and hair. What are your criteria for selecting a buck? Which does should you breed? When to breed? What breeding management practices should you employ? What nutritional considerations are there when a doe is pregnant? These and more answers to questions are covered in this informational guide.

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Essential Oils for Beginners: The Ultimate Guide to Essential Oils Recipes for Hair, Skin & Weight Loss by Jane Forman (Loco Media) (54 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

A Beginner's Guide To Essential Oils Essential oils are very important compounds that are used in different industries including both in cosmetics and pharmacological settings. Essential oils are also laden with potent compounds and substances that can help fight against inflammation and other disease. This is the reason why there are many people who use essential oils to improve their well-being. If you are one of the many people who want to start using essential oils, it is important that you educate yourself about them. Thus, this book is for you. With this book, you will be able to do the following: • Understand what essential oils are. Chapter 1 gives a detailed discussion on what essential oils are. This chapter gives discussion on the different ways essential oils are extracted. Moreover, a discussion about the advantages of the different extraction methods is also included in the book. • Learn about the many benefits of using essential oil. Essential oil is not only ...

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The Somatic Toolbox: Guidebook, Exercises & Deep-Dive Workbook Activities with a 28-day Program to Increase Self-Awareness, Heal Trauma, Release ... by Ashley Wellspring (1 Review)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Unlike books that solely focus on physical exercises or isolated activities, our comprehensive guide integrates psychological insights with physiological techniques, ensuring an holistic healing journey.

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Organic Skin Care: How to Achieve and Maintain Clear Skin Through Diet, Exercise, and Good Hygiene (Acne Free, Clear Skin, Hydrating, Cleansing, ... by Jennifer A. Lee (26 Reviews)    Price verified 10 minutes ago

Hey! you don't need to have a Kindle Device to view this book, you can also read on your PC, Mac, Smart phone, or Tablet device. Bad skin leaves you feeling insecure, embarrassed, uncomfortable around others, unsociable, and even depressed. I know what it's like because I've been there. Not too long ago I was desperate for clear skin, buying every over the counter acne medication you could ever dream of, but no acne medications ever seemed to work for me. Frustrated, and fed up, I started researching methods on how to achieve clear skin naturally. I quickly came to the realization that it wasn't just about what I was putting on my body, but what I was putting in my body as well. Achieving and maintaining clear skin really comes down to these three main things, diet, exercise, and good hygiene. That's why in this book, I will teach you how to prevent breakouts, things you could be doing to cause breakouts, and how to eat your way to clear, healthy, acne free skin, all through ...

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Self-Discipline: 10 Habits for success, Achieve more in less Time! (Free Book Inside, Confidence, Develop Discipline, Willpower, Personal ... by Francisco Sorento (Smarter Living LLC) (12 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

BONUS: FREE BOOK ON ANXIETY AS A SPECIAL GIFT, NO NEED TO PROVIDE EMAIL! Read on your PC, Mac, Smart Phone, Tablet, Ipad or Kindle device. Self-discipline actually appears in various forms, including endurance, restraint, and perseverance. Having discipline means thinking before you act, finishing what you started, and carrying out plans and decisions despite hardships, obstacles, and inconvenience. It also means controlling yourself and avoiding unhealthy excesses of anything. The ability to forego immediate gratification or pleasure in favor of something greater is among the main characteristics of self-discipline. You are a disciplined person when you choose long-term gain over short-term results, even though you need to invest time and effort. Unfortunately, a lot of people have this misconception that self-discipline involves things that are difficult. They think that one has to exert so much effort, and even experience pain sometimes, to develop self-discipline. The truth is ...

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THE ACID-ALKALINE BALANCED DIET BOOK: A Beginner's Quick Guide To Uncover The Benefits of Balancing Your pH Levels for Optimal Health and Weight Loss ... by Dr. Heather Brown (2 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

The Acid Alkaline Diet is an informative and comprehensive guide to the health benefits of following an acid alkaline diet. This diet is based on the idea that the body needs to maintain an optimal balance of acid and alkaline (pH) levels in order to function properly and remain healthy. This book provides information on; • an overview of the basics of an acid alkaline diet • explains the science behind it • practical advice on how to make this lifestyle including how to calculate your body's pH balance • the health benefits of eating an alkaline diet, and • the foods to avoid and eat. • It also provides meal plans and delicious recipes that are easy to follow. The Acid Alkaline Diet is a great resource for anyone looking to improve their health through diet and nutrition. Click the "BUY NOW" button to get started right away.

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HYPNOSCRIPTS: A Book of Scripts for Hypnotists by Joseph Sapp (2 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Discover the Power Within You to Transform Lives with the Ultimate Collection of Hypnotic Scripts! Have you ever imagined yourself unlocking the full potential of your hypnotic abilities, empowering your clients to make lasting, positive changes in their lives? With HYPNOSCRIPTS: A Book of Scripts for Hypnotists, you will gain access to a treasure trove of expertly crafted, highly effective scripts designed to elevate your hypnotherapy practice to new heights. As you dive into the pages of this groundbreaking book, you'll find yourself immersed in a world of hypnotic language, embedded commands, and powerful techniques that will enable you to guide your clients on transformative journeys. Each script is carefully crafted to address a wide range of issues, including anxiety reduction, anger management, smoking cessation, and much more. Imagine the satisfaction and fulfillment you'll experience as you witness your clients achieving their goals and overcoming obstacles, all thanks to ...

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15 Ways to Keep Your Teeth Healthy: Ultimate Home Remedies Before Visiting the Dentist (UnBrokable Preliminary) by Brad Kong (8 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

What do you need to do at home when you have a dental problem? Here are 15 things you can do to relieve tooth pain at home.

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GROWING VEGETABLE GARDENING: A Simple Guide For Beginners On How To Get Started With The Basics Of Planting And Growing Vegetables At Home. (THE ... by Irene Smith (1 Review)    Price verified 10 hours ago

Growing some of my vegetables is one of the most satisfying things I do. I take delight in growing food that I can share with my family and friends because I know where it comes from. This book contains tips that will help vegetable gardeners who are just starting to succeed. Whether you're using raised beds, containers, or in-ground gardening. In This Book, You'll Learn: ?How to choose the right location for planting in your new vegetable garden ?How to Find Succession Planting Solutions to Increase Crop Yield ?How to manage diseases and pests without using harmful toxins ?The advantages of organic vegetable farming, its favorable effects on the environment,... and much more. So even if you adore the concept of having a home vegetable garden, you are wondering, "Can I manage this?" "Have I got space?" Or perhaps you've had trouble maintaining plants in the past or have unsuccessfully attempted to cultivate vegetables. This time will be different. You'll feel confident ...

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A Clinician’s Guide to HCV Treatment in the Primary Care Setting: A Multimedia eHealth Source™ Educational Initiative by Sherilyn Brinkley, MSN, CRNP (Integritas Communications) Price verified 8 hours ago

The ability to treat and cure hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is one of the greatest achievements of modern medicine. The simplified guidelines and the availability of highly effective and manageable direct-acting antiviral agents (DAA) regimens make it increasingly feasible to treat uncomplicated HCV in the primary care setting. This HCV eHealth Source? activity was developed to empower primary care clinicians, who are ideally positioned to lead frontline efforts to achieve the worldwide goal of eliminating HCV. Practices such as universal screening for HCV, the implementation of treatment regimens, and strategies for supporting, as well as monitoring, patients post-cure will be provided.

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Introduction to Biological Aging Theory by Theodore Goldsmith (Azinet Press) (52 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

Why do we age? The answer to this question is critical to our ability to prevent and treat highly age-related diseases such as cancer and heart disease that now cause the majority of deaths in the developed world. For centuries aging has been considered an unalterable and therefore untreatable condition. We can find treatments for individual diseases but not for aging. Consequently, the effectiveness of medical treatment declines with age. New thinking backed by recent discoveries increasingly suggests that aging is itself a treatable condition and that treatments that delay aging can be found to treat or delay occurrence of age-related diseases. Anti-aging medicine is therefore possible. In addition, in order to understand (and find treatments for) age-related diseases we need to understand the biological mechanisms that cause the drastic increase in incidence with age. Different theories suggest very different disease mechanisms. This book provides an overview of biological ...

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Making Evidence Matter in Canadian Health Policy by Noralou Roos (EvidenceNetwork.ca) (2 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

Making Evidence Matter in Canadian Health Policy is a compendium of Op-Eds published in the media in 2012-2013 by some of Canada's leading experts in the field, offering a snapshot of the evidence on the issues of the day. It is the second in a series of eBooks produced by EvidenceNetwork.ca, the first being Canadian Health Policy in the News. This second volume addresses a range of controversial topics, such as whether or not our health system is sustainable and how our health care dollars are spent. Other sections address pharmaceutical policy, private-for-profit delivery of care, social determinants of health, aging, mental health and obesity.

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Ketogenic Diet: A Healthy Beginners Guide To The Ketogenic Diet And Other Healthy Happiness by Christian P. Cumbie (222 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

Discover The Ketogenic Diet And Start Eating Healthy And Feeling Healthy For Life The ketogenic diet is one of the best ones that you can pick when it is time to start losing weight in a healthy and fulfilling way. If you have tried to lose weight for a long time and feel like nothing else has worked the way you would like, it is time to bring out the ketogenic diet and see what it can do for you. The ketogenic diet makes a lot of sense to people who have been struggling with weight loss for a long time. They like the idea of being able to cut out many of the carbs, which give them a temporary high and then leave them crashing. They also like how they are able to reintroduce some of their old favorite foods back into the mix. This guidebook is going to give you a short introduction on how the ketogenic diet works, what ketosis is all about, whether you need to worry about the calories with this diet, and even how to make sure you are eating the right foods along the way. This ...

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Searching for Dr. Harris: The Life and Times of a Remarkable African American Physician (Studies in Social Medicine) by Margaret Humphreys (The University of North Carolina Press) Price verified 40 minutes ago

This is the untold story of Dr. J. D. Harris, an African American physician whose life and career straddled enormous changes for Black professionals and the practice of medicine. Born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Harris served as a contract physician to the Union Army and transitioned to a similar post under the Freedmen's Bureau, treating Black troops and freemen in Virginia. Margaret Humphreys narrates not only what we know about Harris, but offers context to his remarkable journey, including how incredible it was that a young man born into freedom in a slave state learned to read when literacy for Black people was illegal. He was one of very few African Americans to become a doctor before Howard Medical School opened in the 1870s, a fact that reveals both the structural barriers to medical education for Black Americans and highlights how those structures weakened in the 1860s. Drawing on census records, court records, Civil War and Reconstruction documents from the National ...

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Treatment of Functional Seizures in Children and Adolescents: A Mind-Body Manual for Health Professionals by Blanche Savage (Australian Academic Press) (1 Review)    Price verified 4 hours ago

This treatment manual stems from a program developed by the mind-body team at The Children's Hospital at Westmead, a tertiary care paediatric hospital in New South Wales, Australia. The team's Mind-Body Program, organised as part of a consultation-liaison psychiatry service within the Department of Psychological Medicine, works with young people who present with functional somatic symptoms, including functional seizures. Also known as psychogenic non-epileptic seizures, stress seizures, or dissociative seizures, functional seizures are a subtype of functional neurological disorder. They are sudden, time-limited episodes of neural (brain) network dysregulation. Functional seizures can occur in young people who experience serious distress or high arousal, causing the neural pathways that support normal motor, sensory, interoceptive, emotional, and cognitive function to move into a state of overdrive. During a functional seizure, the young person typically experiences a loss of ...

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Open by Marcus Engel (78 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

There's a tradition at Mercy Regional Hospital that the nurses take very seriously. The window blinds are always kept closed for a patient with a good prognosis. But for a patient who's not expected to make it, the blinds are left open so the soul can be set free when the time comes. Hope Wyatt, single mother, aspiring poet and new-to-practice nurse makes the mistake of closing the blinds on a terminally ill patient her first day on the job. Her colleagues quickly let her know what a tremendous foul-up she has made, and aren't in any rush to let her forget about it. When Hope's friend Will ends up in the ICU in a coma, she isn't sure if she should leave the blinds open or closed for him. Already struggling with the hard hand that life has dealt her, Hope tries her best to hold it all together and find some peace in the turmoil around her. Inspired by Saul, the husband of a cancer patient, and Marjorie, a fellow nurse on her unit, Hope adopts a new philosophy about coping with the ...

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Midwifery and Sexuality by Sam Geuens (1 Review)    Price verified 10 hours ago

This first open-access book on midwifery and sexuality integrates sexual health into the care for the pregnant and postpartum couple. It addresses sexuality and intimacy from an education and prevention perspective instead of just focusing on treating problems, aiming to foster the development of sexual well-being and happy couplehood. Sexuality and intimacy are essential elements in the bonding of the couple and the parents-to-be. That process can be seriously hampered by sexual problems due to mutual misunderstanding, fear and sexual troubles (especially when the natural processes of conceiving, pregnancy and delivery are disturbed). In this phase of life, disruption of intimacy, sexuality and sexual relationship is a significant risk factor for developing couple and family problems. The need for such a book stems from the very limited attention given to this health area in the daily practice of most midwives and related healthcare professionals. In building aclose relationship ...

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The Comprehensive Cancer Center: Development, Integration, and Implementation by Mahmoud Aljurf Price verified 9 hours ago

This open access book provides a valuable resource for hospitals, institutions, and health authorities worldwide in their plans to set up and develop comprehensive cancer care centers. The development and implementation of a comprehensive cancer program allows for a systematic approach to evidence-based strategies of prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment, and palliation. Comprehensive cancer programs also provide a nexus for the running of clinical trials and implementation of novel cancer therapies with the overall aim of optimizing comprehensive and holistic care of cancer patients and providing them with the best opportunity to improve quality of life and overall survival. This book's self-contained chapter format aims to reinforce the critical importance of comprehensive cancer care centers while providing a practical guide for the essential components needed to achieve them, such as operational considerations, guidelines for best clinical inpatient and outpatient ...

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Fundamentals of Nursing: Profound Understanding of Essential Skills and Core Principles for Aspiring Nurses by Educatio Publishing (2 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

Embark on an exciting journey into the realm of nursing with "Fundamentals of Nursing" from Educatio Publishing. To enhance your learning experience, we've included a SPECIAL GIFT. Explore key topics such as: ? Fundamentals for Nursing ? Health Care Delivery Systems ? Components of Health Care Systems ? The Interprofessional Team ? Ethical Responsibilities ? Legal Responsibilities ? Nursing Process ? Critical Thinking and Clinical Judgment This guide serves as a stepping stone into the world of nursing, offering a solid foundation for your educational journey. To fully prepare for the challenges and responsibilities ahead, we recommend complementing your studies with additional resources. Educatio Publishing offers an extensive collection of thorough books, such as Ati Teas7 and Hesi A2, carefully crafted to explore the intricacies of nursing fundamentals in greater detail. These resources offer in-depth coverage, practical examples, and essential information crucial for a ...

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Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos: Building Collaboration for Action by Amelie G. Ramirez (Springer) Price verified 2 hours ago

This open access book is a collection of articles based on presentations from the 2020 Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos conference that gives an overview of conference outcomes. The vision of the conference has been to unite researchers, scientists, physicians and other healthcare professionals, patient advocates, and students from across the world to discuss research advancements, identify gaps, and develop actionable goals to translate basic research findings into clinical best practices, effective community interventions, and professional training programs to decrease cancer risks and eliminate cancer disparities for Latinos. This conference comes at an especially important time when Latinos - the largest and youngest minority group in the U.S. - are expected to face a 142% rise in cancer cases in the coming years. Disparities continue to impact this population in critical areas: access to preventive and clinical care, changeable risk behaviors, quality of life, and ...

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Coping With Breast Cancer. by Ricky Sides (106 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

In the mid-nineties, my wife was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, which had metastasized to her lymph nodes. The essay "Coping with Breast Cancer" details what happened in the wake of that diagnosis. We decided to release this composition in the hopes of helping other couples confronted with this terrible disease. Here is a brief excerpt from Coping with Breast Cancer. In the fall of 1994 we were living the good life. We'd just bought our dream house and moved in the previous July and were looking forward to our first holiday season in our new home. Only one thing placed a cloud over our lives at that point in time. My wife had a mysterious bloody discharge from one breast. She had also lost a considerable amount of weight and I was beginning to become concerned. My wife was reluctant to agree to go to a doctor but finally I managed to elicit a promise from her that she would go to see a physician the day after Thanksgiving. That morning we got into our car for the drive ...

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HOW I DID A STEM CELL TREATMENT FROM FAT AT HOME AS A PATIENT by Patrick Hilton (1 Review)    Price verified 8 hours ago

An incredible and amazing performance. A person without a medical background -- bedridden with paraparesis, malnutrition, myopathy, amyotrophies -- I started with zero medical knowledge and without materials and equipment, and I did this treatment (at my home!) with fat stem cells. I become "an anesthetist" and "surgeon." The treatment was without side effects, and also it improved my health. Please read both descriptions of the PAPERBACK and EBOOK versions to find out the complete description of the books. I present a few additional pieces of information here. The written contents of the book and the ebook are almost identical. The paperback book contains over 30 black and white photos. The ebook version has over 30 color photos of good quality. The Ebook version provides an enjoyable reading experience with over 30 hyperlinks (to medical articles) of blue color. It also has internal links between link 1, link 2, ..link32 written with green color to the REFERENCES: Ref1; Ref2... ...

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Mastering Endo-Laparoscopic and Thoracoscopic Surgery: ELSA Manual by Davide Lomanto (2 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

This is an open access book. The book focuses mainly on the surgical technique, OR setup, equipments and devices necessary in minimally invasive surgery (MIS). It serves as a compendium of endolaparoscopic surgical procedures. It is an official publication of the Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia (ELSA). The book includes various sections covering basic skills set, devices, equipments, OR setup, procedures by area. Each chapter cover introduction, indications and contraindications, pre-operative patient's assessment and preparation, OT setup (instrumentation required, patient's position, etc.), step by step description of surgical procedures, management of complications, post-operative care. It includes original illustrations for better understanding and visualization of specific procedures. The book serves as a practical guide for surgical residents, surgical trainees, surgical fellows, junior surgeons, surgical consultants and anyone interested in MIS. It covers most of ...

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Learning Disability and Inclusion Phobia: Past, Present, Future (Routledge Advances in the Medical Humanities) by C. F. Goodey (Routledge) (1 Review)    Price verified 25 minutes ago

The social position of learning disabled people has shifted rapidly over the last 20 years, from long-stay institutions, first into community homes and day centres, and now to a currently emerging goal of "ordinary lives" for individuals using person-centred support and personal budgets. These approaches promise to replace a century and a half of "scientific" pathological models based on expert assessment, and of the accompanying segregated social administration which determined how and where people led their lives, and who they were. This innovative volume explains how concepts of learning disability, intellectual disability and autism first came about, describes their more recent evolution in the formal disciplines of psychology, and shows the direct relevance of this historical knowledge to present and future policy, practice and research. Goodey argues that learning disability is not a historically stable category and different people are considered "learning disabled" as it ...

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Prof. Koch's Method to Cure Tuberculosis Popularly Treated by Max Birnbaum (2 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

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A Practical Guide on Behaviour Change Support for Self-Managing Chronic Disease by Mara Pereira Guerreiro (Springer) (1 Review)    Price verified 4 hours ago

This open access book is a valuable resource for students in health and other professions and practicing professionals interested in supporting effective change in self-management behaviors in chronic disease, such as medication taking, physical activity and healthy eating. Developed under the auspices of the Train4Health project, funded by the Erasmus+ program of the European Union, the book contains six chapters written by international contributors from different disciplines. Chapter one introduces the competencies necessary for delivering effective behavior change support, based on an established program of work, and related learning outcomes. The four following chapters describe how these competencies can be acquired, focusing on concepts and theories, assessing self-management behaviors, implementing change strategies and person-centered communication, using a practical approach. The last chapter points out supplementary learning resources, developed as part of the Train4Health ...

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Oh Doctor, The Places You Will Go... by James Chang MD (170 Reviews)    Price verified 15 minutes ago

Brutally honest yet inspirational, this fun and short book contains 13 colorful illustrations written and drawn by James Chang, MD completely on his iPad 2. This ebook is a fun and quick read for physicians or those considering the field of medicine. Please be warned, some of the illustrations contain mature, medically oriented content which may not be suitable for young children. All proceeds will be donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation!

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Antibiotics Review by NetCE (22 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

The purpose of this course is to provide a review of the major classes of antibiotics and their characteristics as well as an overview of selected individual agents within each class that are most useful for today's clinical practitioner. In addition, members of the public may use this course to enhance their personal knowledge of the subject matter presented. Upon completion of this course, you should be able to: 1. Describe the general characteristics and mode of action of antibiotics commonly in use. 2. Employ best practice principles for limiting the emergence and transmission of anti-microbial resistant strains within the healthcare environment. 3. Discuss the mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, and spectrum of activity of natural and extended-spectrum penicillins. 4. Select the most appropriate, cost-effective cephalosporin based on "generational" characteristics and spectrum of activity. 5. Describe the role of carbapenems and monobactams. 6. Discuss the characteristics, ...

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A Dissertation on the Medical Properties and Injurious Effects of the Habitual Use of Tobacco by A. (Alvan) McAllister (2 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

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Digital Health Care in Taiwan: Innovations of National Health Insurance by Po-Chang Lee (Springer) Price verified 9 hours ago

This open access book introduces the National Health Insurance (NHI) system of Taiwan with a particular emphasis on its application of digital technology to improve healthcare access and quality. The authors explicate how Taiwan integrates its strong Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry with 5G to construct an information system that facilitates medical information exchange, collects data for planning and research, refines medical claims review procedures and even assists in fighting COVID-19. Taiwan's NHI, launched in 1995, is a single-payer system funded primarily through payroll-based premiums. It covers all citizens and foreign residents with the same comprehensive benefits without the long waiting times seen in other single-payer systems. Though premium rate adjustment and various reforms were carried out in 2010, the NHI finds itself at a crossroads over its financial stability. With the advancement of technologies and an aging population, it faces ...

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Biomineralization: From Molecular and Nano-structural Analyses to Environmental Science by Kazuyoshi Endo (Springer) (10 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

This open access book is the proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Biomineralization (BIOMIN XIV) held in 2017 at Tsukuba. Over the past 45 years, biomineralization research has unveiled details of the characteristics of the nano-structure of various biominerals; the formation mechanism of this nano-structure, including the initial stage of crystallization; and the function of organic matrices in biominerals, and this knowledge has been applied to dental, medical, pharmaceutical, materials, agricultural and environmental sciences and paleontology. As such, biomineralization is an important interdisciplinary research area, and further advances are expected in both fundamental and applied research.

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Toxicology by Knowledge flow: by Knowledge flow by Knowledge flow (5 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

LEARNING STARTS WITH VIEWING THE WORLD DIFFERENTLY. Knowledge flow -- A mobile learning platform provides Apps and Books. Knowledge flow provides learning book of Toxicology. This book is for all medical and science students, teachers and professionals across the world. To understanding, better key concepts of toxicology then this book of toxicology is very helpful with effective illustrations. Topic covers in this book Introduction of Toxicology, Factors modifying drug action and dosage, Drug interactions, Analgesic-Antipyretics, Autacoids, Drugs acting on cardiovascular system, Drugs acting on Gastrointestinal Tract, Antiviral drugs, Antimalarial drugs and Drugs for Tuberculosis. To find us on, visit here: knowledgeflow.in

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Hypochondriasis A Practical Treatise (1766) by John Hill (2 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

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Leaders of the Pack: Women and the Future of Veterinary Medicine (New Directions in the Human-Animal Bond) by Julie Kumble (Purdue University Press) (7 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

Veterinary medicine has undergone sweeping changes in the last few decades. Women now account for 55 percent of the active veterinarians in the field, and nearly 80 percent of veterinary students are women. However, average salaries have dropped as this shift has occurred, and even with women in the vast majority, only 25 percent of leadership roles are held by women. These trends point to gender-based inequality that veterinary medicine, a profession that tilts so heavily toward women, is struggling to address. How will the profession respond? What will this mean for our students and schools? What will it mean for our pets entrusted to veterinarian care? Who has succeeded in these situations? Who is taking action to lead change? What can we learn from them to lead the pack in our lives? Leaders of the Pack, by Julie Kumble and Dr. Donald Smith, explores key themes in leadership and highlights women in veterinary medicine whose stories embody those themes. In it, Kumble and Smith cull ...

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Aging by Design: How New Thinking on Aging Will Change Your Life by Theodore Goldsmith (55 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

Why do we age? How do we age? These questions have baffled scientists for centuries and remain unresolved. The answer to the "how" question is critical to our ability to successfully prevent and treat age-related diseases like cancer and heart disease that now cause the majority of all deaths in the developed world. Because of major difficulties in directly experimentally determining causes of aging, the answer to the "why" question is critical to guiding research efforts directed toward identifying and altering processes involved in age-related diseases. Evolution theory plays a critical role in the "why" issue because it attempts to explain why each living organism has its particular design and therefore why different species display different aging characteristics and different life spans. This short book describes the history and current status of attempts to explain why we age extending from Darwin's 1859 theory to the present day. The author provides colorful and interesting ...

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Postfeminism and Health: Critical Psychology and Media Perspectives (Critical Approaches to Health) by Sarah Riley (Routledge) Price verified 8 hours ago

Winner of the 2021 BPS Book Award: Academic Text category, this groundbreaking book employs a transdisciplinary and poststructuralist methodology to develop the concept of 'postfeminist healthism,' a twenty-first-century understanding of women's physical and mental health formed at the intersections of postfeminist sensibilities, neoliberal constructs of citizenship and the notion of health as an individual responsibility managed through consumption. Postfeminist healthism is used in this book to explore seven topics where postfeminist sensibility has the most impact on women's health: self-help, weight, surgical technologies, sex, pregnancy, responsibilities for others' health and pro-anorexia communities. The book explores the ways in which the desire to be normal and live a good life is tied to expectations of 'normal-perfection' circulated across interpersonal interactions, media representations and expert discourses. It diagnoses postfeminist healthism as unhealthy for both those ...

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The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 2 A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies by W. Grant (William Grant) Hague (1 Review)    Price verified 4 hours ago

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

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A Treatise on Foreign Teas Abstracted From An Ingenious Work, Lately Published,Entitled An Essay On the Nerves by Hugh Smith (1 Review)    Price verified 4 hours ago

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The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.) A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies by W. Grant (William Grant) Hague (1 Review)    Price verified 3 hours ago

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

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Fast Facts: Systemic Mastocytosis by Deepti H. Radia (S. Karger) (1 Review)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Systemic mastocytosis (SM) is a heterogeneous group of rare hematologic neoplasms that are characterized by clonal proliferation of mast cells in the bone marrow and extracutaneous organs, which can cause symptoms due to mast-cell mediator release and end-organ damage due to mast-cell infiltration. Mastocytosis is classified as a distinct entity by the WHO because of its unique clinicopathological features. Over 95% of patients harbor the somatic KIT driver mutation D816V. This book focuses on the diagnosis of SM, with up-to-date practical guidance on the management of patients with SM, who may present to a variety of healthcare providers on their diagnostic journey. It will be invaluable to clinicians, medical students, nurses, pharmacists and scientists in understanding the clinical, diagnostic and management challenges associated with SM. Table of Contents: ? Definitions and classification ? Epidemiology and pathophysiology ? Diagnosis ? Management of non-advanced systemic ...

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Fast Facts for Patients: Waldenström Macroglobulinemia by S. D'Sa (S. Karger) (5 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Waldenström macroglobulinemia (shortened to WM) is a rare blood cancer. WM usually progresses slowly; some people do not show symptoms for several years after diagnosis. A person who does not have symptoms usually does not need treatment, but active monitoring is essential so that treatment can be started as soon as it is needed. Although there is no cure for WM, different treatment options can keep the disease under control for many years in a lot of people. Eventually, the treatments tend to lose their effect. New therapies are being tested in clinical trials across the world, with promising results. Table of Contents: ?What is Waldenström macroglobulinemia? How will WM affect me? Who is in my care team? What tests will I need to have? Common feelings when diagnosed ?Helping yourself ?Active monitoring ?Starting treatment ?Types of treatment ?What are supportive treatments? How do I know if treatment has worked? Follow-up after treatment ?When WM comes back ?Research and ...

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Fast Facts: Respiratory Allergies: Understand aeroallergens, improve treatment response by J. Rimmer (S. Karger) (2 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Allergic rhinitis, rhinoconjunctivitis and asthma are some of the most common presenting problems in clinical practice. While standard pharmacotherapy can control the symptoms of these respiratory allergies in most cases, accurate and specific diagnosis enables the implementation of allergen avoidance and allergen-specific immunotherapy. 'Fast Facts: Respiratory Allergies' provides: ? the basic principles of allergy and its role in these common respiratory conditions ? a better understanding of the distribution and seasonality of aeroallergens ? the tools to obtain a comprehensive respiratory allergy history ? an overview of diagnostic tests and the latest treatment options. This handy, fast-reference resource is ideal for all primary care providers, general internal medicine doctors and allied health professionals looking to reduce their patients' medication requirements and treatment side effects and ultimately improve their quality of life. Table of Contents: ? Epidemiology, ...

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Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration by Louis Dechmann (1 Review)    Price verified 2 hours ago

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Hope in Times of Plague: Introduction by Martha E. Lang Ph.D. (Words of Light Press) (9 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

"[This pandemic] is either a reality or a hoax; vaccines a godsend or poison; masking a civic responsibility or the destruction of liberty; science a magic bullet or government conspiracy; and vaccine mandates a necessity for survival or the end of democracy itself. How on earth did we become so polarized? How can we find our way back to each other across such gulfs of meaning?" Medical sociologist and long-term HIV/AIDS survivor Martha E. Lang addresses these questions and more in this exploration of historical and current pandemics. In this essay and the ones that follow, learn how wisdom gleaned from previous pandemics can help us to heal this one.

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Childhood Abuse, Body Shame, and Addictive Plastic Surgery: The Face of Trauma by Mark B. Constantian (Routledge) (22 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

Childhood Abuse, Body Shame, and Addictive Plastic Surgery explores the psychopathology that plastic surgeons can encounter when seemingly excellent surgical candidates develop body dysmorphic disorder postoperatively. By examining how developmental abuse and neglect influence body image, personality, addictions, resilience, and adult health, this highly readable book uncovers the childhood sources of body dysmorphic disorder. Written from the unique perspective of a leading plastic surgeon with extensive experience in this area and featuring many poignant clinical vignettes and groundbreaking trauma research, this heavily referenced text offers a new explanation for body dysmorphic disorder that provides help for therapists and surgeons and hope for patients.

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Fast Facts: Early Breast Cancer by Jayant S. Vaidya (S. Karger) (3 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

Written for all members of the multidisciplinary breast cancer care team, and for everyone who wishes to know about breast cancer, this concise resource will aid understanding of the risk of developing breast cancer, the essentials of diagnosis and preoperative assessment, and the current approach to treatment and follow-up, with a focus on how each mode of treatment can be optimized to match the individual patient's needs based on high-quality evidence. Table of Contents: ? Etiopathophysiology and risk ? Diagnosis ? Staging and clinical status ? Locoregional treatment ? Adjuvant therapy ? Survivorship

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A Life of Worry: Politics, Mental Health, and Vietnam’s Age of Anxiety (Ethnographic Studies in Subjectivity Book 17) by Allen L Tran (University of California Press) (1 Review)    Price verified 4 hours ago

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Who, what, and how we fear reflects who we are. In less than half a century, people in Vietnam have gone from fearing bombing raids, political persecution, and starvation to worrying about decisions over the best career path or cell phone plan. This shift in the landscape of people's anxieties is the result of economic policies that made Vietnam the second-fastest-growing economy in the world and a triumph of late capitalist development. Yet as much as people marvel at the speed of progress, all this change can be difficult to handle. A Life of Worry unpacks an ethnographic puzzle. What accounts for the simultaneous rise of economic prosperity and anxiety among Ho Chi Minh City's middle class? The social context of anxiety in Vietnam is layered within the development of advanced capitalism, the history of the ...

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Equality within Our Lifetimes: How Laws and Policies Can Close—or Widen—Gender Gaps in Economies Worldwide by Jody Heymann (University of California Press) (2 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Well into the twenty-first century, achieving gender equality in the economy remains unfinished business. Worldwide, women's employment, income, and leadership opportunities lag men's. Building and using a one-of-a-kind database that covers 193 countries, this book systematically analyzes how far we've come and how far we have to go in adopting evidence-based solutions to close the gaps. Spanning topics including girls' education, employment discrimination of all kinds, sexual harassment, and caregiving needs across the life course, the authors bring the findings to life through global maps, stories of laws' impact in courts and beyond, and case studies of making change. A powerful call to action, Equality within Our Lifetimes reveals how gender equality is both feasible and urgently needed to address some of the ...

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Fast Facts para pacientes: Distúrbios da oxidação dos ácidos graxos de cadeia longa by B.K. Burton (S. Karger) (1 Review)    Price verified 2 hours ago

Defeitos de oxidação dos ácidos graxos de cadeia longa (LC-FAOD) são problemas raros e hereditários. Nos LC-FAOD, o corpo tem dificuldade para transformar a gordura em energia, o que pode resultar em sintomas como glicemia baixa, dor/fraqueza muscular e problemas cardíacos. Os LC-FAOD são diagnosticados por triagem neonatal ou em caso de sintomas que aparecem mais tarde na vida. O controle inclui um plano nutricional específico e a prevenção do jejum, especialmente durante as crises. Uma pessoa com LC-FAOD pode viver uma vida plena, ativa e saudável com mudanças no estilo de vida e coordenação afinada e apoio de uma equipe de saúde formada por especialistas. Índice: ? Lipídios e ácidos graxos ? Ácidos graxos para energia ? Defeitos de oxidação de ácidos graxos de cadeia longa ? Diagnóstico ? Testes genéticos ? Vivendo com LC-FAOD ? Monitoramento ? O que posso fazer para ajudar meu filho ou minha filha? Aconselhamento genético ? Quantas pessoas são afetadas?

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Getting Low in Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Reducing LDL-C and a Lifetime of Cardiovascular Risk by Michael Davidson, MD, FACC, FACP, FNLA (Integritas Communications) (3 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

FH is marked by high levels of circulating LDL-C, leading to increased risk of premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Patients frequently remain undiagnosed, resulting in poor outcomes and failure to diagnose family members. Clinicians should be aware of the diagnostic criteria as well as the importance of genetic testing. FH generally responds inadequately to traditional lipid-lowering therapies such as statins and often necessitates more effective biologic therapies. A multidisciplinary approach is needed in treating FH, and clinicians should be aware of recent discoveries in lipid genetics, currently endorsed diagnostic criteria, and recently approved and emerging agents to treat FH.

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Cross Cultural Doctoring. On and Off the Beaten Path. by William LeMaire (153 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

In Cross Cultural Doctoring you will read about my career as a successful obstetrician and gynecologist in academic medicine at a major university. You will read why I decided at age 55 to leave my position, jump into the unknown and get off the beaten path. I will relate how my wife Anne and I accomplished this and how I kept working for various lengths of time in a number of different cultural settings around the world and how we travel extensively between assignments. The book is written as a series of loosely connected anecdotes, some medical, some non-medical. Some are funny and some are not so funny. When appropriate I have added some reflections about our experiences. I try to convey to the reader the excitement we have felt about our adventure. I hope that the book will inspire readers, medical and non-medical, to consider at some point of their careers to take the step to get off the beaten path. Anne and I certainly have never regretted our choices and have never looked ...

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Fast Facts: Dermatological Nursing: A practical guide on career pathways by R. Penzer-Hick (S. Karger) Price verified 9 hours ago

Providing dermatology care to the large number of people with skin disease requires a workforce that is appropriately trained and competent to meet patients' needs safely and effectively. Nurses form a critical part of the team that provides that care and they are increasingly developing new skills and approaches that complement the skills of the other healthcare professionals they work with. Here, we aim to provide practical guidance for developing these more advanced roles, with signposting to additional resources. After reading this Fast Facts resource, dermatology nurses will: ? be aware of a variety of career pathways in subspecialist dermatology fields ? have a clear understanding of the clinical skills required in these areas ? know how to proceed with their training. Table of Contents: ? Succeeding as a dermatology nurse ? Practical skills ? Skin cancer ? Skin surgery ? Phototherapy ? Monitoring systemic therapies ? Paediatric dermatological nursing ? Lower limb management

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Mining Gold and Manufacturing Ignorance: Occupational Lung Disease and the Buying and Selling of Labour in Southern Africa by Jock McCulloch (Palgrave Macmillan) Price verified 7 hours ago

This open access book charts how South Africa's gold mines have systematically suppressed evidence of hazardous work practices and the risks associated with mining. For most of the twentieth century, South Africa was the world's largest producer of gold. Although the country enjoyed a reputation for leading the world in occupational health legislation, the mining companies developed a system of medical surveillance and workers' compensation which compromised the health of black gold miners, facilitated the spread of tuberculosis, and ravaged the communities and economies of labour-sending states. The culmination of two decades of meticulous archival research, this book exposes the making, contesting, and unravelling of the companies' capacity to shape - and corrupt - medical knowledge.

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Fast Facts: Depression by Mark Haddad (S. Karger) (1 Review)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Open access - no commercial reuse

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Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Children and Adolescents: Illustrated Guide to Diagnose, Assess, Inform and Report by Jasmine Abdulcadir (Springer) (1 Review)    Price verified 4 hours ago

This open access illustrated guide focuses on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) in children and adolescents. FGM/C comprises all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or injury to the female genital organs for nonmedical reasons. It is mainly carried out during childhood, before the age of 15. The signs of FGM/C can be subtle, and the examiner must be trained with a wide range of normal genitalia both before and after puberty, FGM/C types and subtypes, complications and differential diagnosis. This volume is a reference containing iconographic material of both pre and post pubertal genitals with and without genital cutting. This book will guide health care professionals in making the correct diagnosis, outline the clinical management, enhance patient-provider communication, and will enable accurate recording and reporting to governments where required.

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So You're Having Trouble Swallowing by Theresa Richard (29 Reviews)    Price verified 10 minutes ago

So you're having trouble swallowing. You feel anxiety during mealtime or avoid eating in public. Maybe you've been told that you need a feeding tube, will never eat or drink again, or can only consume thick liquids and chopped up foods. Guess what? You're not alone. Far from it. It's estimated that over ten million Americans are evaluated for swallowing disorders (dysphagia) each year. But if this is so common, why does it feel so lonely, scary, and frustrating? So You're Having Trouble Swallowing dives into the facts and frustrations of dysphagia and dysphagia therapy. Theresa Richard, author and dysphagia expert, is a speech-language pathologist who is board certified in swallowing and swallowing disorders. She is also a life-long advocate for her son who lives with a swallowing disorder. After years of clinical practice and fighting for her family, she realized a common thread in the world of swallowing disorders: a large gap exists between research and clinical practice. This gap ...

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The Medical Marijuana Mess: A Prescription for Fixing a Broken Policy by John Hudak (Brookings Institution Press) (14 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

The uncertainty and inconsistency surrounding federal and state laws for medical marijuana use, distribution, and research is placing unnecessary obstacles in the way of suffering patients, their families, and the people trying to help them. In The Medical Marijuana Mess, senior fellow John Hudak illustrates the extreme dysfunction of medical marijuana policy through two different narratives: the Collins', who make the painful choice to split up their family in order to treat their daughter's debilitating epilepsy with CBD oil, and Rabbi Jeffrey Kahn, a medical marijuana dispensary owner who encountered unimaginable obstacles, scrutiny, and personal liability in order to help other patients in need.

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Health Information Systems: Technological and Management Perspectives (Health Informatics) by Alfred Winter (Springer) (1 Review)    Price verified 3 hours ago

This heavily revised open access edition provides a thorough overview of the technologies available to assemble, manage and assess the quality of health information systems. It details a variety of scenarios in the context of both health and heath care, including where prevention and wellness are related, such as the treatment of both acute and chronic diseases. Stakeholder requirements are also described to provide perspectives for describing the architectures and management techniques associated with health information systems, enabling the reader to develop a detailed holistic overview of the subject. Health Information Systems: Technological and Management Perspectives features a detailed overview of how information systems in health care can be managed and is a vital resource for medical informatics students seeking an up-to-date text on the topic.

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Brexit and the Control of Tobacco Illicit Trade (SpringerBriefs in Law) by Marina Foltea (Springer) (2 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

This book assesses the consequences of Brexit for the control of illicit trade in tobacco products in the UK and EU. Based on the currently applicable legal framework, it examines the significance of a possible non-application of the acquis communautaire in the UK in matters relating to anti-illicit trade in tobacco legislation. It also analyses the modes of future cooperation between the UK and the EU in this area, as well as possible regulatory scenarios and their consequences. The book comprises six main sections. After the introduction (Section 1), Section 2 discusses the state of play of Brexit and possible outcomes of Article 50 of the Treaty of European Union procedure. Section 3 illustrates the data and trends of illicit tobacco trade in the UK. Section 4 describes the relevant legal (e.g. trade and fiscal measures) and enforcement frameworks in the UK and suggests possible post-Brexit scenarios in control of tobacco illicit trade. Section 5 focuses on the relevance of ...

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Fast Facts for Patients: Non-small Cell Lung Cancer with KRAS Mutation by A.-M. Baird (S. Karger) Price verified 2 hours ago

Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is one of two main types of lung cancer. Some lung cancers spread to other parts of the body before they are diagnosed. A cancer that has spread is called 'metastatic'. New lung cancer treatments are being developed that directly target the gene mutations that control how cancers grow and spread. The most important gene mutations in cancer are called 'driver mutations'. In NSCLC, this includes KRAS mutations, which can be used as targets for treatment. There are new treatments designed for lung cancers with a KRAS mutation that are already available. And more are being developed. Treatments in development are tested in clinical trials. There are several different phases of clinical trials that people with cancer can take part in. This booklet aims to help patients with NSCLC understand their options so that they can talk to their doctors, nurses, and medical team about their cancer and its treatment. Table of Contents: ? What is non-small cell lung ...

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Assessment of Cancer Screening: A Primer by Pamela M. Marcus (Springer) (1 Review)    Price verified 15 minutes ago

Cancer screening is a prominent strategy in cancer control in the United States, yet the ability to correctly interpret cancer screening data eludes many researchers, clinicians, and policy makers. This open access primer rectifies that situation by teaching readers, in simple language and with straightforward examples, why and how the population-level cancer burden changes when screening is implemented, and how we assess whether that change is of benefit. This book provides an in-depth look at the many aspects of cancer screening and its assessment, including screening phenomena, performance measures, population-level outcomes, research designs, and other important and timely topics. Concise, accessible, and focused, Assessment of Cancer Screening: A Primer is best suited to those with education or experience in clinical research or public health in the United States - no previous knowledge of cancer screening assessment is necessary. This is the first text dedicated to cancer ...

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Carlos Chagas, um cientista do Brasil = Carlos Chagas, scientist of Brazil (Portuguese Edition) by Simone Petragli Kropf (SciELO - Editora FIOCRUZ) (79 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Esta esmerada obra - que reúne um conjunto iconográfico singular, fruto de ampla pesquisa, e uma compilação dos mais expressivos documentos relativos à vida e à obra de Carlos Chagas - conduz o leitor através das múltiplas dimensões da trajetória biográfica desse distinto pesquisador e suas variadas facetas. Por se tratar de um livro composto essencialmente de imagens, contém pouco texto próprio, mas não menos importante, como o que descreve Chagas como um dos líderes do movimento que preconizava a intervenção do Estado na saúde pública. À época, o Brasil era considerado 'doente' não porque fosse país tropical ou formado por mestiços, mas porque não havia políticas preventivas na área da saúde. Chagas, pois, além de brilhante cientista, foi também um destacado sanitarista. A obra é constituída de capítulos que abrangem sua infância, sua formação médica, as campanhas que realizou contra a malária, a descoberta da doença que leva seu nome, os ...

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Microplastic in the Environment: Pattern and Process (Environmental Contamination Remediation and Management) by Michael S. Bank (Springer) (1 Review)    Price verified 8 hours ago

This open access book examines global plastic pollution, an issue that has become a critical societal challenge with implications for environmental and public health. This volume provides a comprehensive, holistic analysis on the plastic cycle and its subsequent effects on biota, food security, and human exposure. Importantly, global environmental change and its associated, systems-level processes, including atmospheric deposition, ecosystem complexity, UV exposure, wind patterns, water stratification, ocean circulation, etc., are all important direct and indirect factors governing the fate, transport and biotic and abiotic processing of plastic particles across ecosystem types. Furthermore, the distribution of plastic in the ocean is not independent of terrestrial ecosystem dynamics, since much of the plastic in marine ecosystems originates from land and should therefore be evaluated in the context of the larger plastic cycle. Changes in species size, distribution, habitat, and food ...

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The Cure For HIV and Aids by Dr. Hulda Regehr Clark (New Century Press) (55 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

In Six Weeks You Are: HIV NEGATIVE What really causes HIV/AIDS, even in Africa, is astonishing, but your body's recovery will convince you. There is no conflict with any clinical treatment. Even near terminal victims can recover. Read How Others Recovered including some with clinical verification. You have no time to lose and everything to gain-start today! A 2-Week Program gives step-by-step instructions on how to clear your body of the five immunity-destroying toxins that cause AIDS. There are only five. The ability to kill HIV viruses returns in days-not weeks. It Took An Independent Research Scientist to find answers. Hulda Regehr Clark began her studies in biology at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, where she was awarded the Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude, and the Master of Arts, with a High Honors major in biology. After two years of study at McGill University, she attended the University of Minnesota, studying biophysics and cell physiology. She received her Doctorate ...

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Anthropologies of Global Maternal and Reproductive Health: From Policy Spaces to Sites of Practice (Global Maternal and Child Health) by Lauren J. Wallace (Springer) Price verified 55 minutes ago

This open access edited book brings together new research on the mechanisms by which maternal and reproductive health policies are formed and implemented in diverse locales around the world, from global policy spaces to sites of practice. The authors - both internationally respected anthropologists and new voices - demonstrate the value of ethnography and the utility of reproduction as a lens through which to generate rich insights into professionals' and lay people's intimate encounters with policy. Authors look closely at core policy debates in the history of global maternal health across six different continents, including: • Women's use of misoprostol for abortion in Burkina Faso • The place of traditional birth attendants in global maternal health • Donor-driven maternal health programs in Tanzania • Efforts to integrate qualitative evidence in WHO maternal and child health policy-making Anthropologies of Global Maternal and Reproductive Health will engage readers ...

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Research as Development: Biomedical Research, Ethics, and Collaboration in Sri Lanka by Salla Sariola (Cornell University Press) Price verified 8 hours ago

In Research as Development, Salla Sariola and Bob Simpson show how international collaboration operates in a setting that is typically portrayed as "resource-poor" and "scientifically lagging." Based on their long-term fieldwork in Sri Lanka, Sariola and Simpson bring into clear ethnographic focus the ways international scientific collaborations feature prominently in the pursuit of global health in which research operates "as" development and not merely "for" it. The authors follow the design, inception, and practice of two clinical trials: one a global health charity funded trial and the other a pharmaceutical industry-sponsored trial. Research as Development situates these two trials within their historical, political and cultural contexts and thus counters the idea that local actors are merely passive recipients of new technical and scientific rationalities. While social studies of clinical trials are beginning to be an established niche in academic writing, Research as ...

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The Medieval Economy of Salvation: Charity, Commerce, and the Rise of the Hospital by Adam J. Davis (Cornell University Press) (6 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

In The Medieval Economy of Salvation, Adam J. Davis shows how the burgeoning commercial economy of western Europe in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, alongside an emerging culture of Christian charity, led to the establishment of hundreds of hospitals and leper houses. Focusing on the county of Champagne, he looks at the ways in which charitable organizations and individuals -- townspeople, merchants, aristocrats, and ecclesiastics -- saw in these new institutions a means of infusing charitable giving and service with new social significance and heightened expectations of spiritual rewards. In tracing the rise of the medieval hospital during a period of intense urbanization and the transition from a gift economy to a commercial one, Davis makes clear how embedded this charitable institution was in the wider social, cultural, religious, and economic fabric of medieval life.

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Decision Science for Future Earth: Theory and Practice by Tetsukazu Yahara (Springer) (1 Review)    Price verified 2 hours ago

This open access book provides a theoretical framework and case studies on decision science for regional sustainability by integrating the natural and social sciences. The cases discussed include solution-oriented transdisciplinary studies on the environment, disasters, health, governance and human cooperation. Based on these case studies and comprehensive reviews of relevant works, including lessons learned from past failures for predictable surprises and successes in adaptive co-management, the book provides the reader with new perspectives on how we can co-design collaborative projects with various conflicts of interest and how we can transform our society for a sustainable future. The book makes a valuable contribution to the global research initiative Future Earth, promoting transdisciplinary studies to bridge the gap between science and society in knowledge generation processes and supporting efforts to achieve the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Compared to other ...

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IAEA Atlas of Cardiac PET/CT: A Case-Study Approach by Marcelo F. Di Carli (Springer) (1 Review)    Price verified 10 hours ago

This open access book presents a wide portfolio of examples of positron emission tomography coupled with computer tomography (PET/CT) studies in various cardiac conditions in order to provide a rationale for the implementation of this technology in an array of clinical conditions. Cardiovascular diseases are a major contributor to premature morbidity and mortality worldwide. Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are particularly affected by cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), with more than 75% of all CVDs deaths occurring in these countries. For this reason, target 3.4 of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agenda aims at a 30% reduction in premature mortality due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which include CVDs, by 2030. Among CVDs, ischemic heart disease (IHD) plays an important role and, according to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), it was responsible for 15.96% of global deaths in 2017. Between 2000 and 2017, the number of ...

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Quantifying Quality of Life: Incorporating Daily Life into Medicine (Health Informatics) by Katarzyna Wac (Springer) (1 Review)    Price verified 4 hours ago

This open access book presents the rise of technology-enabled methods and tools for objective, quantitative assessment of Quality of Life (QoL), while following the WHOQOL model. It is an in-depth resource describing and examining state-of-the-art, minimally obtrusive, ubiquitous technologies. Highlighting the required factors for adoption and scaling of technology-enabled methods and tools for QoL assessment, it also describes how these technologies can be leveraged for behavior change, disease prevention, health management and long-term QoL enhancement in populations at large. Quantifying Quality of Life: Incorporating Daily Life into Medicine fills a gap in the field of QoL by providing assessment methods, techniques and tools. These assessments differ from the current methods that are now mostly infrequent, subjective, qualitative, memory-based, context-poor and sparse. Therefore, it is an ideal resource for physicians, physicians in training, software and hardware developers, ...

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Medicine, Science, and Making Race in Civil War America by Leslie A. Schwalm (The University of North Carolina Press) (1 Review)    Price verified 35 minutes ago

This social and cultural history of Civil War medicine and science sheds important light on the question of why and how anti-Black racism survived the destruction of slavery. During the war, white Northerners promoted ideas about Black inferiority under the guise of medical and scientific authority. In particular, the Sanitary Commission and Army medical personnel conducted wartime research aimed at proving Black medical and biological inferiority. They not only subjected Black soldiers and refugees from slavery to substandard health care but also scrutinized them as objects of study. This mistreatment of Black soldiers and civilians extended after life to include dissection, dismemberment, and disposal of the Black war dead in unmarked or mass graves and medical waste pits. Simultaneously, white medical and scientific investigators enhanced their professional standing by establishing their authority on the science of racial difference and hierarchy. Drawing on archives of the U.S. ...

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Ribosome Biogenesis: Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology Book 2533) by Karl-Dieter Entian (Humana) (1 Review)    Price verified 3 hours ago

This Open Access volume provides comprehensive reviews and describes the latest techniques to study eukaryotic ribosome biogenesis. For more than 50 years ribosomes are a major research topic. Our knowledge about ribosome biogenesis and function such as transcription, mRNA modification, and translation was the sine qua non for developing the powerful RNA-based vaccines against RNA-viruses causing the world-threatening Covid-19 pandemia. The chapters in this book are organized into six parts. Part One discusses a comparative survey about the unity and diversity of ribosome biogenesis in pro- and eukaryotic cells. Part Two deals with the genomic organization of eukaryotic rDNA and the role of RNA polymerase I in ribosomal RNA transcription. Part Three explores in vitro methods to study RNA polymerase I structure and its function, and Part Four analyzes the nucleo-cytoplasmic transport of assembled ribosomes and RNP complexes. Part Five covers modifications that increase the complexity ...

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Childhood Abuse, Body Shame, and Addictive Plastic Surgery: The Face of Trauma by Mark B. Constantian (24 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

Childhood Abuse, Body Shame, and Addictive Plastic Surgery explores the psychopathology that plastic surgeons can encounter when seemingly excellent surgical candidates develop body dysmorphic disorder postoperatively. By examining how developmental abuse and neglect influence body image, personality, addictions, resilience, and adult health, this highly readable book uncovers the childhood sources of body dysmorphic disorder. Written from the unique perspective of a leading plastic surgeon with extensive experience in this area and featuring many poignant clinical vignettes and groundbreaking trauma research, this heavily referenced text offers a new explanation for body dysmorphic disorder that provides help for therapists and surgeons and hope for patients.

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Fast Facts: Leukemia by J. Loke (S. Karger) (1 Review)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Leukemia is a hematologic malignancy arising from hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in the bone marrow. Starting with a detailed description of hematopoiesis and what goes wrong in leukemia, this concise guide covers all aspects of the four most common subtypes of the disease. Although the incidence and prevalence of leukemia are rising worldwide, survival rates are also increasing. However, both the effects of the disease and the adverse effects of treatment remain complex challenges. Yet, as our understanding of the molecular landscape increases, therapeutic options are becoming more personalized. This revised and updated second edition of 'Fast Facts: Leukemia' addresses the causes and risk factors for each subtype of leukemia, the initial and confirmatory diagnostic tests, and the latest treatment options. Designed as a comprehensive primer for physician assistants, nurse practitioners, primary care providers, oncology nurses, hematology/ oncology trainees and pharmacists, this ...

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Fast Facts for Patients and Supporters: Cholangiocarcinoma: A cancer of the bile duct and liver Information + Taking Control = Best Outcome by C. Denlinger (S. Karger) (1 Review)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer) is a cancer of the bile duct and liver. A person can seem healthy and/or can have a variety of symptoms, such as weight loss, bloating, abdominal pain, jaundice (yellowing of the skin and/or eyes), itchy skin, dark urine and/or pale stools. The location of the tumor within the liver/bile duct and its size and spread to other areas of the body will determine the cancer treatment plan. Treatment options may include surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, liver transplant, targeted therapies and clinical trials. This book aims to help patients understand their options, enabling informed decisions, in conjunction with their doctor and other members of the medical team, about their cancer treatment. Table of Contents: ? Understanding cholangiocarcinoma ? How does cholangiocarcinoma develop? ? Symptoms ? Seeing your doctor ? Diagnostic tests and procedures ? Staging ? Biomarker testing ? Multidisciplinary teams and tumor boards ? Surgery ? Radiation ...

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Kantianism for Animals: A Radical Kantian Animal Ethic (The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series) by Nico Dario Müller (Palgrave Macmillan) (3 Reviews)    Price verified 50 minutes ago

This open access book revises Kant's ethical thought in one of its most notorious respects: its exclusion of animals from moral consideration. The book gives readers in animal ethics an accessible introduction to Kant's views on our duties to others, and his view that we have only 'indirect' duties regarding animals. It then investigates how one would have to depart from Kant in order to recognise that animals matter morally for their own sake. Particular attention is paid to Kant's 'Formula of Humanity,' the role of autonomy and the moral law, as well as Kant's notions of practical reason and animal instinct. The result is a deliberately amended version of Kantianism which nevertheless remains faithful to central aspects of Kant's thought. The book's final part illustrates the framework's use in applied contexts, addressing the issues of using animals as mere means, the ethics of veganism and vegetarianism, and environmental protection. Nico Dario Müller shows how, when furnished ...

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Neurovascular Surgery: Surgical Approaches for Neurovascular Diseases by Julius July (Springer) (10 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

This open access book presents the diagnosis, investigation and treatment of neurovascular diseases, and offers expert opinions and advice on avoiding complications in neurovascular surgery. It also covers complication management and post-operative follow-up care. The book is divided in to three parts; the first part discusses common approaches in neurovascular surgery, describing the steps, indications for and limitations of the approach, as well as the associated complications and how to avoid them. The second part addresses surgical treatment based on pathology, taking the different locations of lesions into consideration. The third part focuses on the technological developments that support neurovascular surgery, which may not be available everywhere, but have been included to help vascular surgeon understand the principles. This book is a guide for young neurosurgeons, neurosurgery residents and neurosurgery fellows, as well as for medical students and nurses who are ...

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Diary Written in the Provincial Lunatic Asylum by Mary Huestis Pengilly (104 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

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