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A timely study of early efforts to conquer smallpox offers a dramatic profile of two eighteenth-century health pioneers--Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and Dr. Zabdiel Boylston--who flouted the European medical conventions of their era to draw on African folk knowledge and Eastern traditions to protect

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Personal stories and professional research findings make this volume a ready summary of the current knowledge surrounding autism. This book explains what research has revealed and supports it with personal accounts written by people with autism and the parents of autistic children.

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In this book, two distinguished surgeons offer an up-to-date, easy-to-understand book on thyroid disease.

Millions of people are affected by thyroid disease worldwide, yet most people know little about the thyroid.

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This thought-provoking biography of tuberculosis presents medical, historical, and social perspectives on this reemergent threat.

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The contributions by leading authorities include discussions of techniques for detecting tumor markers, steroid receptors, monoclonal antibodies, flow cytometry, chromosomal abnormalities, radioimmunodetection, ectopic hormones, cell markers in leukemia, nucleolar antigens, and non-specific markers.

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Explains with a minimum of jargon how diseases start, what that main symptoms are and how they may affect us. This book is suitable for those working in alternative medicine and also for those without a medical background who want an understanding of the ways in which common illnesses develop and the terms used to describe them.

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Specialists join forces in this new volume to offer a complete, practical guide for understanding and treating obesity and eating disorders.

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- More than 35 million Americans suffer from IBS. The condition is responsible for more than three million trips to the doctor and two million prescriptions annually. Dr. Ash's drug-free approach can bring relief to these patients.- Dr. Ash hosts a two ho

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A go-to thyroid expert and bestselling author of thyroid books teams up with the founder of hypothyroidmom.com to address the myriad concerns and issues for women with thyroid disease who are trying to conceive or are pregnant.

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With the staggering rise in cancer diagnoses for adults under 50, Coping with Cancer in Early Adulthood fulfills the need for a resource speaking specifically to this audience. Written by the Director of Dana-Farber Cancer Institutes Young Adult Program, it offers the validation, self-care advice, and practical considerations these people need during this difficult time.

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What every teen needs to feel great in their own skin.

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Founder and Medical Director of the Center for New Medicine and the Cancer Center for Healing Dr. Leigh Erin Connealy's integrative approach to preventing and treating cancer, with a practical program and strategies, now completely updated with the most recent research and developments.

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Obesity and diabetes are not just problems for the individual. They pose risks to the environmental, psychological and economic stability of the entire world. The solutions, therefore, need to be equally wide-ranging and accessible to all.

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What causes anxiety to be so prevalent in so many people How is it best prevented and treated What can patients and physicians do to better understand this common medical issue

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Infectious diseases specialist Frank Bowden sheds light on the everyday diseases that affect most of us (colds, head lice) and the more serious issues that keep us awake at night (antibiotic resistance, the Ebola epidemic). As well as exploring treatments and busting myths, Bowden draws out the basics of epidemiology and medical research to look at the big issues affecting public health.

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2003 marks the twentieth anniversary of the first case of HIV-AIDS in Australia. Working from an extensive array of documents and interviews with key participants, Australia's response to the epidemic is examined to establish why it has been one of the most effective responses in the world.

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From the Baillie Gifford-shortlisted New York Times science columnist, the hidden biology of the air we breathe, from pollen to viruses such as COVID-19.

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For teens, a diagnosis of celiac disease or gluten intolerance can seem like the end of the world. This book is full of simple suggestions, tips and ideas for meals, snacks, and desserts that prove that giving up gluten does not mean going without.