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Breaking the Vicious Circle: Toward Effective Risk Regulation
by Stephen BreyerReprinted lectures and thoughts from a United States Supreme Court justice.
The Bowel Book
by Michael LevittClear, readable self-help book for people who suffer all sorts of bowel problems; written by a doctor specializing in bowel disorders.
Your Child's Hearing Loss: What Parents Need to Know
by Debby Waldman Jackson RoushFrom a mother whose daughter has hearing loss, and an audiologist with more than twenty-five years of experience with deaf and hard-of-hearing children and their families, this comprehensive volume offers parents what they need to know from day-to-day practical solutions to technical information to emotional support.
Playing for Their Lives: Helping Troubled Children Through Play Therapy
by Dorothy G. SingerPresents stories of troubled children drawn from the author's private therapy practice, showing the effects of common social problems on children and explaining how they can be healed.
Five Patients
by Michael CrichtonNon-fictional look at 5 patients at a Massachusetts hospital, when Crichton was a medical student at Harvard.
Sounds from Silence: Graeme Clark and the Bionic Ear Story
by Graeme ClarkThe author's interest in the development of improved hearing devices for the deaf arose from his interactions with his own father, who lost his hearing. Having worked in a pharmacy, Graham Clark developed a keen interest in pursuing a medical degree. His research and tenacity led him to develop the multiple contact bionic ear. The book takes us on a journey with the author through his life and his perseverance to develp this device.
Singular Intimacies: Becoming a Doctor at Bellevue
by Danielle OfriIn a series of fifteen essays, Ofri traces her evolution as a physician, from frightened medical student to confident senior resident. Her training is conducted at Bellevue in Manhattan, where she treats a vast cross-section of society. Each essay focuses on her treatment of and interactions with a particular patient, and shows her emotional growth as well as her acquisition of medical knowledge. In the course of the book Ofri struggles to come to terms with her own helplessness before the inevitability of death.
Principles of Health Education & Health Promotion (third edition)
by J. Thomas ButlerThe discipline of health education and the practice of health promotion are continually evolving.
The Lupus Handbook for Women: Up-to-date Information on Understanding and Managing the Disease Which Affects 1 in 500 Women
by Robin Dibner Carol ColmanWhat lupus is, how it affects the body, the 3 types of lupus, how to get a correct diagnosis, how to understand the tests, what treatments are, how to prevent flare-ups and maintain health.
The New Anti-Aging Revolution
by Ronald Klatz Robert GoldmanThis book details a program to significantly slow the biological aging process by using diet, exercise, hormonal supplements, etc.
The Arthritis Helpbook: What You Can Do for Your Arthritis
by Kate Lorig James F. FriesThis is an explanation of the various kinds of arthritis, and what patients can do about it. Although the book is 25 years old (in 2005), the self-help component remains highly useful.
Fundamental Neuroscience, Second Edition
by Larry R. Squire James L. Roberts Nicholas C. Spitzer Michael J. Zigmond Susan K. Mcconnell Floyd E. BloomA definitive text in neuroscience.
Managing Post Polio: A Guide to Living Well with Post-Polio Syndrome
by Lauro S. Halstead Naomi NaiermanA book for those suffering from Post Polio Syndrome in all environments including social and vocational. The history of Polio and references for local Polio groups in the United States are included.
Women's Moods: What Every Woman Must Know About Hormones, the Brain, and Emotional Health
by Deborah Sichel Jeanne Watson DriscollDiscusses the ways menstruation and pregnancy affect mood disorders in women.
From Child Sexual Abuse to Adult Sexual Abuse
by Linda J. Koenig Lynda S. Doll Ann O'Leary Willo PequegnatChild sexual abuse (CSA), while not a new problem, has only received significant attention in both academic and public arenas within the last two decades.
When Your Baby Dies Through Miscarriage or Stillbirth
by Louis A. Gamino Ann Taylor CooneyAdjusting to the loss of a baby through miscarriage or stillbirth
Cancer and Vitamin C: A Discussion of the Nature, Causes, Prevention, and Treatment of Cancer with Special Reference to the Value of Vitamin C
by Ewan Cameron Linus PaulingThis book weighs the value and limitations of various modes of treatment: surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, hormones, immunotherapy, and a number of unorthodox therapies, including Laetrile.
Winning the War Against Asthma & Allergies: A Drug-Free Cure for Asthma and Allergy Sufferers
by Ellen W. CutlerAllergy types, causes, symptoms, testing and treatment. Asthma warning signs, symptoms, causes, respiratory diseases and preventative measures. Nambudripad allergy elimination technique.
How to Protect Your Life Savings from Catastrophic Illness and Nursing Homes: A Handbook for Financial Survival
by Harley Gordon Jane DanielHow to avoid financial disaster from a long nursing home stay, protect your home from a Medicaid lien, choose a lawyer, protect your assets, avoid insurance traps, negotiate with a nursing home, and more
The White Life
by Michael SteinA doctor as well as a novelist, Stein's strength is in the medical insights he brings to his writing.
Conceiving Normalcy
by Elizabeth C. BrittThrough the processes of normalization, "fertile" and "infertile" become cultural categories that frame our understanding of families, parenting, gender roles, and more
Drugs, Behavior, and Modern Society (3rd Edition)
by Charles F. LevinthalAn introduction to many of the controversies related to drug use and abuse with a focus on health and prevention.
The House on Beartown Road: A Memoir of Learning and Forgetting
by Elizabeth CohenFrom the book: "Pop-pop-hey!" "Ava-hey!" "Pop-pop, hi." "Ava, hi." The brain of my father and the brain of my daughter have crossed. On their ways to opposite sides of life, they have made an X. They look upon each other with fond familiarity. And they see each other heading to the place they have just come from. On his way out of this life, Daddy has passed her the keys. Instead of thinking about him losing the abilities to speak, to walk, and to negotiate the world, I like to think he has given them to her.
The Passion of Alice
by Stephanie GrantIt's 1984. Alice Forrester is a twenty-five-year-old anorexic who has just experienced heart failure when she is taken to the emergency room of Seaview Hospital, renowned for its eating disorders clinic. There, family and friends in league with staff and doctors intently try to steer her toward recovery. But it's not that simple. She passes time at the clinic waiting to find out what is wrong with her. What happened. When and how the damage was done. Along the way, Alice encounters a fascinating array of oddballs and misfits - Dr. Paul, the physician who clinically evaluates and monitors this disparate group of afflicted young women; various members of the psychiatric support staff whose treatment of anorexia revolves around a chillingly familiar twelve-step program; wraithlike, flaxen-haired Gwen, whose anorexia ultimately turns into tragedy; and finally Maeve, raucous, vulgar, tender, and kind, who shakes up Alice's life and opens her eyes. Alice questions many things about herself in addition to her eating disorder including her sexuality.