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Body Signs:
From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How
to Be Your Own Diagnostic
Detective
by Joan
Liebmann-Smith and Jacqueline
Egan
We all notice things about our bodies
that don't seem quite right. But when are
these simply harmless physical quirks and
when are they signs that a visit to the
doctor is in order? This comprehensive and
fascinating guide covers every body part
from head to toe -- and everything in
between -- to help you decode the often
mysterious messages your body sends
you.
Drawn from cutting-edge research and
the latest scientific literature, and
vetted by a panel of medical experts, this
remarkable book also includes historical
trivia and fascinating factoids about each
body area in question, plus an invaluable
resource section. Whether you have a
health concern or simply enjoy playing
medical detective, Body Signs will
not only absorb and inform you but will
help you gain a more intimate
understanding of the wondrous workings of
your body.
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What You
Don't Know Can Kill You: A Physician's
Radical Guide to Conquering the Obstacles
to Excellent Medical
Care
by Laura W.
Nathanson
In 2003, Dr. Laura Nathanson was
widowed after the misdiagnosis of her
beloved husband. After this tragedy, she
was determined to help others protect
themselves and their loved ones from
similarly preventable health care
disasters -- and help them benefit from
health care miracles.
In What You Don't Know Can Kill
You, Dr. Nathanson provides a guide to
getting the best medical care and
navigating our frustrating and often
impenetrable health care system. In clear,
non-medical language, she shows how to:
Flag any signs of misdiagnosis and
misleading analysis of symptoms; Prevent
miscommunication among specialists from
having dire consequences; and Stay safe in
the hospital and bypass its dangers·
Choose a health care plan without falling
into the "uncovered services" trap
Full of empathy for each individual
patient and caregiver, What You Don't
Know Can Kill You will empower
patients to be their own best
advocates.
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Better: A
Surgeon's Notes on
Performance
by Atul
Gawande
The struggle to perform well is
universal: each one of us faces fatigue,
limited resources, and imperfect abilities
in whatever we do. But nowhere is this
drive to do better more important than in
medicine, where lives are on the line with
every decision. In his new book, Atul
Gawande explores how doctors strive to
close the gap between best intentions and
best performance in the face of obstacles
that sometimes seem insurmountable.
Gawandes gripping stories of diligence,
ingenuity, and what it means to do right
by people take us to battlefield surgical
tents in Iraq, to labor and delivery rooms
in Boston, to a polio outbreak in India,
and to malpractice courtrooms around the
country. He discusses the ethical dilemmas
of doctors participation in lethal
injections, examines the influence of
money on modern medicine, and recounts the
astoundingly contentious history of hand
washing.
And as in all his writing, Gawande
gives us an inside look at his own life as
a practicing surgeon, offering a searingly
honest firsthand account of work in a
field where mistakes are both unavoidable
and unthinkable. At once unflinching and
compassionate, Better is an
exhilarating journey narrated by arguably
the best nonfiction doctor-writer around.
Gawandes investigation into medical
professionals and how they progress from
merely good to great provides rare insight
into the elements of success, illuminating
every area of human endeavor..
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Riddled
with Life: Friendly Worms, Ladybug Sex,
and the Parasites That Make Us Who We
Are
by Marlene
Zuk
We think of disease as our enemy,
something we try to eradicate; germs and
infections are things we battle. But in
this witty, engaging book, evolutionary
biologist Marlene Zuk reveals that, in
fact, disease is our partner, not our foe,
and is responsible for everything from how
we look to how we have sex.
Since the earliest days of life on
earth, disease has evolved alongside us.
Drawing on the latest research and
studies, Zuk explains the role of disease
in answering a fascinating range of
questions such as: Why do men die younger
than women? Why does the average male bird
not have a penis? Why do we -- and lots of
other animals -- get STDs? How is our
obsession with cleanliness making us
sicker? And how can parasites sometimes
make us well?
Using her own work on sexual selection
as well as a sampling of stories from the
natural world, Zuk makes us reconsider the
fearsome parasite.
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Cholesterol
Down: Ten Simple Steps to Lower Your
Cholesterol in Four Weeks -- Without
Prescription Drugs
by Janet
Brill
If you are one of the nearly 100
million Americans struggling with high
cholesterol, then Dr. Janet Brill offers
you a revolutionary new plan for taking
control of your health&emdash;without the
risks of statin drugs. With Dr. Brill's
breakthrough Cholesterol Down Plan, you
simply add nine "miracle foods" to your
regular diet and thirty minutes of walking
to your daily routine. That's all. This
straightforward and easy-to-follow program
can lower your LDL ("bad") cholesterol by
as much as 47 percent in just four
weeks.
Cholesterol Down explains Dr. Brill's
ten-point plan as well as the science
behind it. You'll learn how each miracle
food affects LDL cholesterol and how the
foods work together for maximum effect, as
well as:
- How eating whole grains helps
reduce LDL cholesterol in your
bloodstream
- Why antioxidants keep plaque from
building up in your arteries
- How certain steps change the
structure of LDL cholesterol particles
(and why it's best for them to be large
and fluffy)
- Why walking just thirty minutes a
day lowers "bad" cholesterol and cuts
dangerous belly fat
With everything you need to stay
focused on the plan, including a daily
checklist, a six-month chart for racking
LDL cholesterol changes, tools for
assessing your risk level for
cardiovascular disease, sample weekly
menus, and even heart-healthy recipes,
Cholesterol Down is the safe and effective
alternative or complement to statin
drugs.
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Highly
Recommended...
One of the most respected scientists
and futurists in America teams up with an
expert on human longevity, to show how we
can tap today's revolution in
biotechnology and nanotechnology to
virtually live forever.
Startling discoveries in the areas of
genomics, biotechnology, and
nanotechnology are occurring every day.
The rewards of this research, some of it
as spectacular as what was once thought of
as science fiction, are practically in our
grasp. Already it is possible to analyze
our individual genetic makeups and
evaluate our predisposition for breast
cancer or other deadly diseases on a
case-by-case basis. And once we've
isolated these genes, the ability to
repress or enhance them through
biotechnology is just around the corner.
Soon, for example, it will be feasible for
10% of our red blood cells to be replaced
by artificial cells, radically extending
our life expectancy and enhancing our
physical and even mental abilities beyond
what is humanly possible today. In
Fantastic Voyage, Ray Kurzweil and Terry
Grossman will show us how amazingly
advanced we are in our medical technology,
and how incredibly far each of us can go
toward living as long as we dare
imagine.
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by clicking HERE.
Fantastic
Voyage: Live Long Enough to Live Forever,
by Ray Kurzweil and Terry Grossman,
M.D.
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The
Complete Idiot's Guide to Dangerous
Diseases &
Epidemics
With bioterrorism in the news, strange
new viruses popping up everywhere, and
health care in disarray, now's a great
time to educate yourself about diseases
and epidemics. You'll find the facts you
want in The Complete Idiot's Guide to
Dangerous Diseases and Epidemics.
Authors David Perlin and Ann Cohen offer a
hysteria-free look at the real world of
infectious disease prevention, management,
and research.
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Germs: Biological Weapons and
America's Secret War
Deadly germs sprayed in shopping malls,
bomb-lets spewing anthrax spores over
battlefields, tiny vials of plague
scattered in Times Square -- these are the
poor man's hydrogen bombs, hideous weapons
of mass destruction that can be made in a
simple laboratory. In this groundbreaking
work of investigative journalism, Judith
Miller, Stephen Engelberg, and William
Broad of The New York Times uncover
the truth about biological weapons and
show why bio-warfare and bio-terrorism are
fast becoming our worst national
nightmare.
Germs shows how a small group of
scientists and senior officials persuaded
President Bill Clinton to launch a
controversial multibillion-dollar program
to detect a germ attack on U.S. soil and
to aid its victims -- a program that, so
far, is struggling to provide real
protection. Based on hundreds of
interviews with scientists and senior
officials, as well as on recently
declassified documents and on-site
reporting from the former Soviet Union's
sinister bio-weapons labs, Germs shows us
bio-warriors past and present at work at
their trade.
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