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Every profession has its secrets that would make all of our lives better if we knew that inside information. This book aims to reveal the secrets of pediatrics. It offers practical information about choosing and using a pediatrician's office, from how to avoid waiting for an appointment to how to know a medical practice that is of poor quality.

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For those who want to make educated decisions about whether, and when, to use natural products, this text explains the most current scientific evidence of the roles that plants can play in our health: how they can prevent, modify, or treat disease.

(Hardback)

This compelling book examines what causes compulsive eating, and provides methods for dealing with the emotional and psychological issues at the root of the problem.

(Hardback)

A clear, concise, and essential guide providing key information about cancer survivors and their needs-and how those needs can best be met.

(Hardback)

Written by a practicing ophthalmologist, this book explains the eye and how it develops and functionsor can malfunction, especially as we ageand what our options are to maximize or retain eye health.

(Hardback)

State-of-the-art counter-terrorism techniques, insights into modern medical practice, medical errors, and disaster prevention all intersect in this groundbreaking book by Adam Dorin, M.D., an anesthesiologist and medical director across 15 years.

(Hardback, 2nd edition)

(Hardback)

Emory University Pediatrician Roy Benaroch wrote this guide to help parents understand the most common childhood maladies and misbehaviors and know what the best options are for action.

(Hardback)

This book offers a unique glimpse into the startlingly complex world of acute children's psychiatry through 12 chapters, each inspired by the actual visit of a child in psychiatric crisis to one of the most well-known psychiatric emergency rooms in the nation.

(Hardback)

This volume provides a practical exploration of one of today's most complex and challenging issues-the care of an elderly parent-with an innovative approach that emphasizes how rewarding the caregiver/care-receiver relationship can be.

(Hardback)

Medical doctors have been made political scapegoats for the financial crisis of healthcare and the failed war on drugs in the United States, says author Ronald Libby.

(Hardback)

A prominent geriatric psychiatrist details the good, the bad, and the ugly aspects of places where those with dementia are treated-from emergency rooms and psychiatric hospitals to assisted living facilities and nursing homes.

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Sure to be welcomed by the thousands suffering persistent pain, this volume explores what physicians often ignore-how psychological and social issues can influence health, illness, pain, and recovery.

(Hardback)

This empowering book provides a comprehensive resource to help readers of all ages understand pain, seek the right diagnosis and treatment, and allow them to take control of their pain.

Unfortunately, pain is a universal human experience.

(Hardback)

Current scientific evidence suggests that free radicals unstable by-products produced by normal human metabolic processesdamage the body, resulting in chronic health disorders and degenerative changes associated with aging. Media reports extol antioxidants as the solution to disease and aging, and some studies do seem to back up those reports.

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

When picturing a typical alcoholic, most people would visualise a down-on-his-luck, low-income individual. However, of the alcoholics in western countries, nearly 20 per cent are 'highly functional alcoholics. This title offers insights into the millions of 'successful' people who excel in many ways, but remain under the control of alcohol.

(Hardback)

A new work on the history of vitamins and the brilliant men and women who discovered the existence and nature of these small molecules so vital to our health.