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Simon Forman was one of the extraordinary personalities of Elizabethan and Jacobean London. Like most doctors, he was also an astrologer, reading the stars for all and sundry. This book uncovers Forman's private world, that of a compulsive womaniser who kept a coded diary, a record of promiscuity as colourful as the journals of Pepys and Boswell.

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Physicians, philosophers, and theologians consider how to address death and dying for a diverse population in a secularized century.

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This book contains substantial new historical research on medicine in early modern Ireland. Its twelve chapters address a variety of subjects and situate them in appropriate contexts. The main focus is on medical practitioners and their place in Irish society. The book makes a major contribution to scholarship on early modern medicine. -- .

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This book explores the rural and urban healthcare environments that emerged in response to the HITECH Act of 2009. As it tracks the imminent challenges faced over the past ten years, this book sheds light on patterns of change that suggest healthcare transformations and electronic communication in the future.

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Edited by a noted scholar of health and sexuality, Encyclopedia of Birth Control is a complete report on the historical development and efficacy of contraceptive practices around the world, both past and present.

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The sociological, medical and historical aspects of birth control in the 20th century have been compiled in this A-Z encyclopedia. It covers topics such as: biology and anatomy; birth control methods and devices; influential people and organizations; issues and debates; and religious perspectives.

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This updated encyclopedia examines the basics of nutrition and dieting, presenting the important people, concepts, and criticisms involved and examining the pros and cons of different plans.

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Eating junk food and fast food is a great all-American passion. This A-to-Z reference is the first to focus on the junk food and fast food phenomena from a multitude of angles in addition to health and diet concerns.

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This easily accessible reference describes court cases, legislation, public policies, technologies, issues, key government agencies, and private organizations dealing with the complex economic, cultural, social, and political context for biomedical decisionmaking today.

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As society struggles to cope with the many repercussions of assisted life and death, the evening news is filled with stories of legal battles over frozen embryos and the possible prosecution of doctors for their patients' suicide.

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Balancing current and historical issues, this volume of essays covers the most significant worldwide epidemics from the Black Death to AIDS.

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How did American geneticists go from fearing the dysgenic effects of deaf intermarriage to considering modern biotechnology a threat for Deaf culture This book provides insight into changing ideas of what deafness is, what science and medicine should achieve, and to the transformative effect of exchange between scientists and deaf communities.

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A well-organized, thoughtful, and logical discussion of a difficult ethical issue frequently encountered by clinicians.

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Walton has made a successful attempt to write about medical concerns without ever leaving the layperson to flounder in confusion.

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Examines the growth and development of Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) over the past two decades, detailing the success that they have had in controlling costs, and assesses the quality of care they provide to their 33 million current enrollees.

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The volume explores the shaping of everyday health in different contexts since 1950. It shows how different aspects of identity affected experiences of health and wellbeing.

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