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One Health: The Theory and Practice of Integrated Health Approaches
by Wiku Adisasmito Cécile Aenishaenslin Seid Mohamed Ali Ian Allen Silvia Alonso Vilda Amir Maurizio Aragrande Sara Babo Martins Zolzaya Baljinnyam William Bazeyo Andrea Beetz Jeffrey Bender Mónica Berger-González Benjamin Blair Barry Blakley Michael Bresalier Martin Bunch Massimo Canali Angela Cassidy Nakul Chitnis Guéladio Cissé Michael Clarke Paul Coleman Kathryn C. Conlon Susan Cork Lisa Crump Soledad Cuevas Solveig Danielsen Anna Dean Paula Dominguez-Salas Colleen Duncan Kaylee Errecaborde Patricia Farnese Thomas Fries Samuel Fuhrimann Christa A. Gallagher Iain J. Gordon Ratna B. Gurung Felix Hafner Barbara Häsler Jan Hattendorf Karin Hediger Barbara Jones Joldoshbek Kasymbekov Julia S. Lankton Huong Le Thi Henrik Lerner Mahamat Bechir Michael Mahero Stephanie Mauti Céline Mbilo Hélène Meier Mary Elizabeth Miranda Hung Nguyen-Viet Vi Nguyen-Viet Brigit Obrist Peter Odermatt Anna Okello Christopher A.L. Oura Katharine Pelican Kristina Pelikan Phuc Pham-Duc Sue Pollock Sangay Rinchen Karma Rinzin Felix Roth Johanne Saint-Charles Esther Schelling Alexandra Shaw Jonathan M. Sleeman Woutrina Smith Keira Spinner Katharina D. Stärk Professor Craig Stephen Arlette C. Szelecsenyi Marcel Tanner Tenzin Tenzin Jimmy Tickel Karin Tschanz-Cooke Rea Tschopp Dennis C Turner Hoang Van Minh Alain Vandermissen Tu Vu-Van Daniel P. Walsh David Waltner-Toews Sylvia Wanzala Susan C Welburn Lenke Wettlaufer C. LeAnn White Maxine Whittaker Andreas F. Widmer Abigail Woods Hind Yahyaoui Christian Zurbrügg Michel de Garine-WichatitskyOne Health, the concept of combined veterinary and human health, has now expanded beyond emerging infectious diseases and zoonoses to incorporate a wider suite of health issues. Retaining its interdisciplinary focus which combines theory with practice, this new edition illustrates the contribution of One Health collaborations to real-world issues such as sanitation, economics, food security and vaccination programmes. It includes more non-infectious disease issues and climate change discussion alongside revised case studies and expanded methodology chapters to draw out implications for practice. Promoting an action-based, solutions-oriented approach, One Health: The Theory and Practice of Integrated Health Approaches highlights the lessons learned for both human and animal health professionals and students.
One Health: The Theory and Practice of Integrated Health Approaches
by Angela Cassidy David H Cumming Vanessa Racloz Hung Nguyen-Viet Vreni Jean-Richard Rea Tschopp Monique Lechenne Simon Reid Susan C Welburn Solveig Danielsen Mahamat Bechir Karin Hediger Bonnie Buntain Bassirou Bonfoh Andrea Meisser Eric Boa Martin Bunch Professor Craig Stephen Carol Rubin Susan CorkThe One Health concept of combined veterinary and human health continues to gain momentum, but the supporting literature is sparse. In this book, the origins of the concept are examined and practical content on methodological tools, data gathering, monitoring techniques, study designs, and mathematical models is included. Zoonotic diseases, with discussions of diseases of wildlife, farm animals, domestic pets and humans, and real-world issues such as sanitation, economics, food security and evaluating the success of vaccination programmes are covered in detail. Discussing how to put policy into practice, and with case studies throughout, this book combines research and practice in one broad-ranging volume.
One Health: The Concept and Examples of a One Health Approach (Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology #365)
by John S. Mackenzie, Martyn Jeggo, Peter Daszak and Juergen A. RichtOne Health is an emerging concept that aims to bring together human, animal, and environmental health. Achieving harmonized approaches for disease detection and prevention is difficult because traditional boundaries of medical and veterinary practice must be crossed. In the 19th and early 20th centuries this was not the case—then researchers like Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch and physicians like William Osler and Rudolph Virchow crossed the boundaries between animal and human health. More recently Calvin Schwabe revised the concept of One Medicine. This was critical for the advancement of the field of epidemiology, especially as applied to zoonotic diseases. The future of One Health is at a crossroads with a need to more clearly define its boundaries and demonstrate its benefits. Interestingly the greatest acceptance of One Health is seen in the developing world where it is having significant impacts on control of infectious diseases.
One Health: Food Safety and Security, and International and National Plans for Implementation of One Health Activities (Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology #366)
by John S. Mackenzie, Martyn Jeggo, Peter Daszak and Juergen A. RichtOne Health is an emerging concept that aims to bring together human, animal, and environmental health. Achieving harmonized approaches for disease detection and prevention is difficult because traditional boundaries of medical and veterinary practice must be crossed. In the 19th and early 20th centuries this was not the case—then researchers like Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch and physicians like William Osler and Rudolph Virchow crossed the boundaries between animal and human health. More recently Calvin Schwabe revised the concept of One Medicine. This was critical for the advancement of the field of epidemiology, especially as applied to zoonotic diseases. The future of One Health is at a crossroads with a need to more clearly define its boundaries and demonstrate its benefits. Interestingly the greatest acceptance of One Health is seen in the developing world where it is having significant impacts on control of infectious diseases.
One Health: People, Animals, and the Environment (ASM Books)
by Stanley Maloy Ronald AtlasEmerging infectious diseases are often due to environmental disruption, which exposes microbes to a different niche that selects for new virulence traits and facilitates transmission between animals and humans. Thus, health of humans also depends upon health of animals and the environment – a concept called One Health. This book presents core concepts, compelling evidence, successful applications, and remaining challenges of One Health approaches to thwarting the threat of emerging infectious disease. Written by scientists working in the field, this book will provide a series of "stories" about how disruption of the environment and transmission from animal hosts is responsible for emerging human and animal diseases. Explains the concept of One Health and the history of the One Health paradigm shift. Traces the emergence of devastating new diseases in both animals and humans. Presents case histories of notable, new zoonoses, including West Nile virus, hantavirus, Lyme disease, SARS, and salmonella. Links several epidemic zoonoses with the environmental factors that promote them. Offers insight into the mechanisms of microbial evolution toward pathogenicity. Discusses the many causes behind the emergence of antibiotic resistance. Presents new technologies and approaches for public health disease surveillance. Offers political and bureaucratic strategies for promoting the global acceptance of One Health.
One Health: The Human-Animal-Environment Interfaces in Emerging Infectious Diseases
by Juergen A. Richt Peter Daszak Martyn Jeggo John S. MackenzieOne Health is an emerging concept that aims to bring together human, animal, and environmental health. Achieving harmonized approaches for disease detection and prevention is difficult because traditional boundaries of medical and veterinary practice must be crossed. In the 19th and early 20th centuries this was not the case--then researchers like Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch and physicians like William Osler and Rudolph Virchow crossed the boundaries between animal and human health. More recently Calvin Schwabe revised the concept of One Medicine. This was critical for the advancement of the field of epidemiology, especially as applied to zoonotic diseases. The future of One Health is at a crossroads with a need to more clearly define its boundaries and demonstrate its benefits. Interestingly the greatest acceptance of One Health is seen in the developing world where it is having significant impacts on control of infectious diseases.
One Health
by David Waltner-Toews Rea Tschopp Vanessa Racloz Susan Cork Susan C Welburn Bonnie Buntain Bassirou Bonfoh Simon Reid Jakob Zinsstag Carol Rubin Karin Hediger Eric Boa David H Cumming Mahamat Bechir Vreni Jean-Richard Hung Nguyen-Viet Marcel Tanner Solveig Danielsen Andrea Meisser Professor Craig Stephen Esther Schelling Angela Cassidy Monique Lechenne Martin Bunch Maxine WhittakerThe One Health concept of combined veterinary and human health continues to gain momentum, but the supporting literature is sparse. In this book, the origins of the concept are examined and practical content on methodological tools, data gathering, monitoring techniques, study designs, and mathematical models is included. Zoonotic diseases, with discussions of diseases of wildlife, farm animals, domestic pets and humans, and real-world issues such as sanitation, economics, food security and evaluating the success of vaccination programmes are covered in detail. Discussing how to put policy into practice, and with case studies throughout, this book combines research and practice in one broad-ranging volume. Read a chapter for free
One Health and the Politics of Antimicrobial Resistance
by Laura H. KahnDoes the use of low-dose antibiotics in livestock put human health at risk?Zoonoses—infectious diseases, such as SARS and mad cow, that originate in animals and spread to humans—reveal how intimately animal and human health are linked. Complicating this relationship further, when livestock are given antibiotics to increase growth, it can lead to resistant bacteria. Unfortunately, there are few formal channels for practitioners of human medicine and veterinary medicine to communicate about threats to public health. To address this problem, Dr. Laura H. Kahn and her colleagues are promoting the One Health concept, which seeks to increase communication and collaboration between professionals in human, animal, and environmental health.In One Health and the Politics of Antimicrobial Resistance, Dr. Kahn investigates the use of antibiotics and the surge in antimicrobial resistance in food animals and humans from a One Health perspective. Although the medical community has blamed the problem on agricultural practices, the agricultural community insists that antibiotic resistance is the result of indiscriminate use of antibiotics in human medicine. Dr. Kahn argues that this blame game has fueled the politics of antibiotic resistance and hindered the development of effective policies to address the worsening crisis.Combining painstaking research with unprecedented access to international data, the book analyzes the surprising outcomes of differing policy approaches to antibiotic resistance around the globe. By integrating the perspectives of both medicine and agriculture and exploring the history and science behind the widespread use of growth-promoting antibiotics, One Health and the Politics of Antimicrobial Resistance examines the controversy in a unique way while offering policy recommendations that all sides can accept.
One Health for Dog-mediated Rabies Elimination in Asia: A Collection of Local Experiences
by Ronello Abila Fiaz Ahmad Manzoor Ahmad Genki Arikawa Naila Baig-Ansari Suzanne Barber Omesh Kumar Bharti Victoria J. Brookes Eric Brum Karoon Chanachai Ashoka Dangolla Katinka De Balogh Timothy John Dizon Kinzang Dukpa Salome Dürr Anna S. Fahrion M. Aftab Gohar Ma. Ricci Gomez Gyanendra Gongal Mary Joy Gordoncillo Nicole Perreras Grande Silja Griss Mangala Gunatilake Katie Hampson Michael Hathaway Elly Hiby Akitoyo Hotta Satoshi Inoue Md Hamidul Islam Niti B. Jadeja S. Anzal Jaffari Wajiha Javed Ananda Jayasinghe Chandrika Jayasinghe Koji Kanda Chiho Kaneko Suwicha Kasemsuwan Pankaj Kc Rabia M. Khan Yumi Kirino Tipsarp Kittisiam Shintaro Kobayashi Hirofumi Kugita Kansuda Leelahapongsathon M. A. Masud Qamer Mahmood Daria Llenaresas Manalo Mary Elizabeth Miranda Noel Lee Miranda Naoaki Misawa Scott Newman Yooni Oh K.A.D.N. Perera Oswin Perera Wilaiwan Petsophonsakul Yoenten Phuentshok Ruwini M.S. Pimburage Supalak Prabsriphum Beatriz Puzon Quiambao Sreejith Radhakrishnan Onpawee Sagarasaeranee Naseem Salahuddin Luuk Schoonman David Sutherland Shynie Telmo Lesa Thompson Pasang Tshering Muhammad Rafi Ullah Abi Tamim Vanak Ad Vos Charlotte Warembourg Ewaldus Wera Tikiri Wijayathilaka Omala Wimalaratne Vilaiporn Wongphruksasoong Aya Yajima Takahiko Yoshida Kentaro Yoshii Mirava YusonAlthough an effective human rabies vaccine has existed since 1885, rabies continues to kill an estimated 59,000 people every year. Sixty per cent of these human deaths occur in Asia. The number of animals, especially dogs, who die of rabies is uncalculated. To work towards the global target of eliminating dog-mediated human rabies deaths, the rabies community is applying the One Health approach by jointly focusing on humans and dogs. Written by a multidisciplinary group of scholars and rabies control programme specialists, this book is a collection of experiences and observations on the challenges and successes along the path to rabies control and prevention in Asia. The book: -grounds chapters in solid scientific theory, but retains a direct, practice-focused and inspirational approach; -provides numerous examples of lessons learned and experience-based knowledge gained across countries at different levels of rabies elimination; -brings together and highlights the practices of a strong, international rabies network that works according to the One Health concept. Covering perspectives from almost a dozen Asian countries and a wide range of sectors and disciplines, such as healthcare facilities, veterinary services, laboratories, public health institutes, wildlife research centres and academia, this book is an invaluable resource for rabies practitioners and scholars, but also those working in the wider fields of disease control and cross-sectoral One Health.
One Health for Veterinary Nurses and Technicians: An Introduction
by Helen Ballantyne Emi Barker Paula Boyden Hayley Burdge Kirsty Cavill Marta Costa Carla Finzel Joanna Hockenhull Nicola Lakeman Robyn Lowe Ellie WestThe One Health concept recognizes that the health of humans, animals and the environment are interlinked, and that maintaining optimal health for all is dependent on a collaborative and multidisciplinary approach at a local, national and global level. This book provides information and guidance for veterinary nurses in understanding both the scope of this concept and their role within it. Beginning with an overview of the global issues faced, One Health for Veterinary Nurses and Technicians focuses on providing an insight into how One Health can be applied within a veterinary practice and in the local community. Translating this important concept and making it relevant for veterinary nurses and their clients, this book: - Covers both communicable and non-communicable disease, as well as public health, climate change, sustainability and the importance of the human-animal bond. - Includes case studies to help to translate theory into practice. - Provides questions to help promote discussion and implement change. Reviewing the interrelations between humans, animals and their environment, this book is an approachable and useable introduction to One Health and is suitable for veterinary nurses and students in the clinical and non-clinical environment One Health for Veterinary Nurses and Technicians has been written by contributors based within the United Kingdom. However, the content is applicable to those working internationally within a veterinary environment and will also be of interest to other allied healthcare professionals.
One Hot Night with Dr. Cardoza (A Summer in São Paulo #3)
by Tina BeckettCan one steamy night……take them to paradise?Physiotherapist Amy Woodell is going to use her time in Brazil to embrace her heritage. She might even let loose while she’s there! Who better to indulge in than her new colleague, sexy ex-footballer turned orthopedic surgeon Roque Cardoza… Only, once she uncovers the passionate man behind the determined bachelor, Amy knows one night—no matter how hot—is never going to be enough!
One Hundred Case Studies in Epilepsy
by Dieter Schmidt Steven C SchachterFrom pediatric to the elderly, from contractible to refractive, epilepsy is an illness that manifests in many forms and across a range of demographics. In this fascinating volume, the author details more than one hundred instances where health care practitioners faced unusual challenges in treating the disease. All aspects of epilepsy are explored
One Hundred Days: My Unexpected Journey from Doctor to Patient
by David BiroIt is a situation we all fear and none of us can imagine: a life-threatening diagnosis. But what if the person receiving the diagnosis--young, physically fit, poised for a bright future--is himself a doctor? At thirty-one David Biro has just completed his residency and joined his father's successful dermatology practice. Struck with a rare blood disease that eventually necessitates a bone marrow transplant, Biro relates with honesty and courage the story of his most transforming journey. He is forthright about the advantages that his status as a physician may have afforded him; and yet no such advantage can protect him from the anxiety and doubt brought on by his debilitating therapies. The pressures that Biro's wild "one hundred days" brings to bear on his heretofore well-established identity as a caregiver are enormous--as is the power of this riveting story of survival.
One Hundred Names for Love: A Memoir
by Diane AckermanFinalist for the Pulitzer Prize Finalist for the National Book Circle Critics Award "A testament to the power of creativity in language, life--and love." --Heller McAlpin, Washington Post No other writer can blend the science of the brain with the love of language like Diane Ackerman. In this extraordinary memoir, she opens a window into the experience of wordlessness--the language paralysis called aphasia. In narrating the recovery of her husband, Paul West, from a stroke that reduced his vast vocabulary to a single syllable, she evokes the joy and mystery of the brain's ability to find and connect words. Deeply rewarding to readers of all kinds, Ackerman has given us a literary love story, accessible insight into the science and medicine of brain injury, and invaluable spiritual sustenance in the face of life's myriad physical sufferings.
One in a Billion: The Story of Nic Volker and the Dawn of Genomic Medicine
by Mark Johnson Kathleen GallagherThe breathtaking story of a young boy with a never-before-seen disease, and the doctors who take a bold step into the future of medicine to save him--based on the authors' Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting.In this landmark medical narrative, in the tradition of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Mark Johnson and Kathleen Gallagher chronicle the story of Nic Volker, the Wisconsin boy at the center of a daring breakthrough in medicine--a complete gene sequencing to discover the cure for an otherwise undiagnosable illness. At just two years old, Nic experienced a searing pain that signaled the awakening of a new and deadly disease, one that would hurl Nic and his family up against the limits of modern medicine. For years, through false starts and failed cures, Nic holds on to life, buoyed up by his mother's fierce drive to get him the care he needs. But when even the world's experts are stumped by Nic's illness, his doctors come up with a radical, long-shot plan: a step into the unknown. The next major scientific frontier, following the completion of the Human Genome Project, was to figure out how to use our new knowledge to save lives--to bring genomic or personalized medicine into reality. It's a quest that is undertaken by researchers around the world. But it is only when geneticist Howard Jacob hears about young Nic that the finish line finally comes into sight: It's no longer a race to make history. It's a race to save this boy's life. One in a Billion is an unforgettable tale of the lives that converged to launch a medical revolution. As pioneering geneticist Mary-Claire King pronounced upon learning Nic's story: "It was as if one had heard about Case Zero of AIDS and the cure, all at once."
One Kiss in Tokyo...
by Scarlet WilsonOne explosive meeting... Air Force doctor Captain Avery Flynn is literally knocked off his feet by feisty nurse Katsuko Williams. Avery's posting in Tokyo is only temporary-he's well aware nothing lasts forever-and yet he's powerless to resist the attraction between them... One unforgettable kiss! Avery's desire for adventure is thrilling, and it tempts Katsuko to break her no-dating rule. But his earth-shattering kisses leave her wanting more than commitment-shy Avery can offer her. Can Katsuko be the one woman to tame this restless wanderer?
One Life at a Time: An American Doctor's Memoir of AIDS in Botswana
by Daniel BaxterWhen Dr. Daniel Baxter arrived in Botswana in 2002, he was confident of the purity of his mission to help people with AIDS, armed with what he thought were immutable truths about life—and himself—that had been forged on his AIDS ward in New York City ten years earlier. But Baxter’s good intentions were quickly overwhelmed by the reality of AIDS in Africa, his misguided altruism engulfed by the sea of need around him. Lifted up by Botswana’s remarkable and forgiving people, Baxter soldiered on, his memorable encounters with those living with AIDS, and their unfathomable woes assuaged by their oft-repeated “But God is good,” profoundly changing the way he thought about his role as a doctor. Now, after caring for innumerable AIDS patients for eight years in Botswana, Baxter has written an urgent, quietly philosophical account of his journey into the early twenty-first century’s new heart of darkness: AIDS in Africa, where legions desperately struggled to be among the spared and not the doomed. Part memoir, part travelogue, part chronicle of the zaniness of Botswana (one of the questions on his driver’s license application was “Are you or have you ever been an imbecile?”), and part witness to suffering unknown to most Americans, his testimony is an unforgettable tribute to the many people he cared for. Join Baxter on his life-changing journey in Botswana, as he recounts the stories of people like Ralph, a deteriorating AIDS and cancer patient who nonetheless always wore a smile, or Precious, a woman found sick and abandoned in the capital’s slum, or “No Fear,” a rude man in Baxter’s gym whose descent he halted. After many years on the front lines of the African pandemic, Baxter realized that “one life at a time” was the only way to fight AIDS.
One Life-Changing Night
by Louisa HeatonA kiss to mean forever? For ER nurse Naomi Bloom, a handsome man only spells bad news. So when she's forced to move in with her gorgeous new boss, Dr. Tom Williams, she is certain he's strictly off-limits! Tom swore he'd never love again after losing his wife. But Naomi's presence is a breath of fresh air, and Tom finds his long-held vow challenged. Will he be ready to embrace the risk when one kiss leads to a night these two will never forget?
One Magical Christmas
by Carol MarinelliER Consultant Angus Maitlin has just discovered that he's facing his first Christmas as a single dad. Usually cool and confident, he is dreading breaking the news to his two kids. . . Single mum and midwife Imogen is alone this Christmas, and is filling the long hours with double-shifts. Working with Angus on one of the toughest cases she's ever been assigned, she thinks the consultant seems unflappable. But as the night gets harder she gets to know the man behind the professional façade. . . They are far from suited--not to mention having three kids between them! But as the magic of Christmas weaves its spell Imogen and Angus begin to dream that their patchwork family can work. . . and prove this love story is not just for Christmas--it's for life!
The One Man to Heal Her
by Meredith WebberSingle dad to her rescue! Dr. Alexandra Hudson's homecoming is bittersweet. She's still scarred by her family's rejection, and it's a comfort to find her childhood friend Will Kent. Except she's overwhelmed by her attraction to the handsome widower-feelings she never expected to have again! Will is shocked that the gorgeous new cardiologist is the girl from next door. He's also shocked by his desire to keep her safe in his arms! But now he has a toddler to protect, too. He'll gladly offer Alex a whole new life...if she'll risk being part of a brand-new family!
One Medicine: How understanding animals can save our lives
by Dr Matt MorganIt all started with a Hob Nob. As Dr Matt Morgan, an intensive care consultant, examined a patient who had suffered a cardiac arrest after inhaling some biscuit crumbs, he saw a flock of birds fly past the window. They must inhale objects all the time when flying, how do they survive? he thought to himself. This began an investigation that spanned continents, species and millennia. For animal science has so much to teach us about human medicine. While some of the overlaps and parallels are obvious – we know how much DNA we share with primates, the first pig heart has been transplanted into a human – there is so much more that we have learnt from the animal world. For example, studying kangaroos, in particular the female&’s three vaginas, has improved in-vitro fertilisation success rates. Watching how a giraffe breathes can help save the life of someone struggling with asthma. Investigating why birds that live in the frozen Arctic circle don&’t freeze to death led to advances with treating hypothermia. Getting a ECG on the 150kg heart of a humpback whale was instrumental to keeping patients with cardiac failure living longer. We owe animals so much, it&’s time to focus on examining how they live and what we still have to learn from them. Better shared understanding of how our species coexists with millions of others can lead to untold medical advances, help both humans and animals and improve the world for all creatures from single-celled bacteria to a 30,000 kg whale. Who knows, maybe a kiss from a frog will save your life?
One Month of You: A Novel
by Suzanne Ewart"Charming yet serious…Fans of complex characters in romance will be intrigued." —BooklistA Walk to Remember meets Jojo Moyes in a stunning love story following one woman who has already seen how her story will end and the one man determined to change it...When Alec asks Jess out, she knows it won't work. Is Alec charming? Of course. Attractive? Definitely. Can she not stop thinking about him…yes, but that's also the problem. Because Jess has rules. And the first? Don't fall in love.What no one knows is that Jess has inherited Huntington's disease from the mother that she cares for. And while witnessing her own future play out, Jess has learnt to keep everyone and everything at arm's length. But Alec is determined to break down those barriers. When she finally tells him why they have no future, he proposes a different option—just one month together.One month to date. One month to live. One month to fall in love.But as Jess grows closer to Alec, she knows she has to end it. It's better that he is hurt now rather than heartbroken later, isn't it?A tearjerker of a novel covering love in all its forms, this tender debut is the perfect next read for fans of Jill Santopolo, Tracey Garvis Graves, and Colleen Hoover."A poignant book with the most beautiful love story at its heart. It looks at how hard it is to care for someone with a degenerative illness while trying to live your own life. Loved it!" - Caroline Khoury, author of It Must Be Love
One Month to Tame the Surgeon
by Carol MarinelliA nurse&’s world is turned upside down when she discovers her new colleague…is her teenage crush! Will their connection be mutual this time? Find out in Carol Marinelli&’s latest Medical Romance… THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY… Nurse Pippa Westford is shocked when charismatic surgeon—and her secret teenage crush—Luke Harris starts working at her hospital. The distraction he unknowingly provided back then helped Pippa survive the tragic loss of her sister, except now he doesn&’t even recognize her. Yet their chemistry ignites instantly, and is completely inescapable! But Luke is only in London for a month, unless Pippa can tame the man who&’s barricaded his emotions for so long…From Harlequin Medical: Life and love in the world of modern medicine.
One More Step
by Neal Bascomb Bonner PaddockIn 2008, Bonner Paddock summited 19,341-foot-high mount kilimanjaro, the world's tallest freestanding mountain. Four years later, he earned the elite triathlete title kona Ironman. Thousands have done each individually. Bonner is the first person with cerebral palsy to do both.Bonner Paddock grew up just wanting to be ordinary. Despite his skinny legs and habit of tripping over nothing, he fought to keep up with his athletic older brothers, learned to battle riptides with his grandfather on close watch, and did everything he could to feel like a regular kid, even when it became clear he wasn't. After being diagnosed with cerebral palsy at age eleven, Bonner didn't let it limit him--instead he simply ignored its existence. For the next eighteen years, he guarded the truth about his health, building a normal life and keeping his secret from everyone--most of all himself.But the sudden death of a friend's young son named Jake, a boy who also suffered from cerebral palsy, forced Bonner to reevaluate who he was. No longer content striving for normal, he began to pursue one breathtaking experience after another in Jake's memory, never hiding from his physical limitations and, in the process, raising international awareness about cerebral palsy. T is appetite for challenges led him to the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro where, pushing his fragile body to the brink and barely surviving, he braved one mountain only to discover that he still had farther to climb.Embracing his weaknesses to understand his strengths, he then pursued the ultimate adventure: testing his mind, body, and will at the Ironman in Kona, Hawaii, a race regarded by many as the hardest on earth. Along the way he forged a renewed bond with his family and launched a foundation to help disabled children in Africa and at home.In the end, his remarkable journey took him across the globe and introduced him to a compelling cast of characters--from Tanzanian mountain guides to top-class surgeons, to disabled children, to champion athletes--all of whom inspired his quest. Infused with his irresistible charisma, courage, and heart, and illustrated with sixteen pages of color photos, One More Step is a gripping story of human perseverance that demonstrates how our lives are not defined by limits, but by the moments and lessons that push us past them.
One Nation under AARP: The Fight Over Medicare, Social Security, and America's Future
by Frederick R. LynchThis book provides a fresh and even-handed account of the newly modernized AARP (formerly the American Association of Retired Persons)--the 40-million member insurance giant and political lobby that continues to set the national agenda for Medicare and Social Security. Frederick R. Lynch addresses AARP's courtship of 78 million aging baby boomers and the possibility of harnessing what may be the largest ever senior voting bloc to defend threatened cutbacks to Social Security, Medicare, and under-funded pension systems. Based on years of research, interviews with key strategists, and analyses of hundreds documents, One Nation under AARP profiles a largely white generation, raised in the relatively tranquil 1950s and growing old in a twenty-first century nation buffeted by rapid economic, cultural, and demographic change. Lynch argues that an ideologically divided boomer generation must decide whether to resist entitlement reductions through its own political mobilization or, by default, to empower AARP as it tries to shed its "greedy geezer" stereotype with an increasingly post-boomer agenda for multigenerational equity.