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Ben Goldacre
[Paperback 2009]
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Dr Ben Goldacre's wise and witty bestseller, shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, lifts the lid on quack doctors, flaky statistics, scaremongering journalists and evil pharmaceutical corporations. Since 2003 Dr Ben Goldacre has been exposing dodgy medical data in his popular Guardian column. In this eye-opening book he takes on... more
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Nancy L Snyderman
[Paperback 2009]
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In her trademark practical and straightforward way, Dr. Snyderman reveals the truths behind unscientific, undocumented, and dangerous medical myths. (Consumer Health) Do you know what's really good for you? In this age of countless miracle cures, it's vital to separate the myths that endanger your health from the medical facts... more
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Gary Springer
[Paperback 2009]
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Stan Cox
[Paperback 2008]
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Neoliberals often point to improvements in public health and nutrition as examples of globalization's success, but this book argues that the corporate food and medicine industries are destroying environments and ruining living conditions across the world. Scientist Stan Cox expertly draws out the strong link between Western big business and... more
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Alan M Rees
[Hardcover 1997, 2nd Edition]
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The second volume of this highly regarded reference source features the full text of nearly 150 of the most recent articles available from the National Cancer Institute, the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institute on Aging, and other authoritative agencies. New chapters on stroke and musculoskeletal and connective tissue... more
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William R Hersh
[Hardcover 1995]
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As the health care industry becomes increasingly dependent on electronic information, the need for sophisticated information retrieval systems and for knowledgeable people to design, purchase, and use them also increases. Although a number of books have been devoted to the mechanics of on-line searching and the structure of general retrieval... more
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Robert L Rabin ,
Stephen D Sugarman ,
Stephen D Sugerman
[Paperback 2001]
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The proliferation of lawsuits against the tobacco industry has had profound implications for American health policy, tort law, civil law, and welfare and social policy. Since the publication of Rabin and Sugarman's Smoking Policy, class action suits, FDA regulation, clean air legislation, health insurance reimbursement, and extensive advertising have brought... more
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Diane Gerber ,
Marie Czenko Kuechel
[Paperback 2004]
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Within this one-of-a-kind guide for consumers, the authors address many of the key issues concerning plastic surgery, including reasons why an individual has an interest or desire for plastic surgery, how to find, evaluate, and communicate with a credible provider, and what a patient can expect both physically and emotionally.... more
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M K Gupta
[Paperback 1999]
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This book tells you how you can find out the foods that cause you harm and advises how to overcome the problems by prescribing the right foods. Know how to pin point specific harmful foods, select proper diet,... more
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James E Allen
[Paperback 2004, 2nd Edition]
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In recent years, assisted living facilities have begun to dominate the field of nursing home administration. These facilities serve the health care market segment of persons who no longer are able to live independently, who need help with the activities of daily living, but do not need 24-hour nursing care.... more
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Howard Waitzkin ,
Suzanne G Bennett
[Paperback 1993]
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Valerie Iles
[Paperback, 2nd Edition]
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Praise for the first edition: "Valerie Iles has such a sensitive no-nonsense style that she easily succeeds in seducing the reader to accept her arguments about what is going so badly wrong with management in health care ... The case studies can only be described as 'gems'... But perhaps the... more
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Brida Karat
[Paperback 2012]
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Arthur Brown
[Paperback 2000]
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Awareness of the law is an essential part of any medical practice manager's role and is becoming even more important as patients and employees are becoming more litigation conscious. Every doctor in general practice must take note of the legal rights of different classes of people such as patients, employees,... more
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J K Silver ,
M D Julie K
[Paperback 2004]
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Gary L Albrecht ,
Susan C Scrimshaw ,
Ray Fitzpatrick
[Paperback 1999]
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This is the first international and inter-disciplinary social science Handbook on health and medicine. Five years in the making, and building on the insights and advice of an international editorial board, the book brings together world-class figures to provide an indispensable, comprehensive resource book on social science, health and medicine.... more
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Samuel J Rosenberg ,
Cynthia L Divino ,
Michael R Freedman
[Paperback 1998]
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Meeting the needs of a growing clinical population, this reader-friendly, practical book offers a lifeline to asthma patients attempting to understand and cope with the psychological ramifications of their illness and its treatment. From embarrassment about the use of medications, to anxiety, body image problems, and problems in family functioning,... more
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W H Bassett ,
Henry Hurrell Clay
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Description: The latest edition of this long established reference work for all those involved in environmental health is opened by a new chapter which discusses the changing approaches to Environmental Health. Description: The latest edition of this long established reference work for all those involved in environmental health is opened... more
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J H Millar
[Paperback 2006]
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Get it right the first time John Humphrey Millar, now in his 103rd year, has written a non-fiction health booklet: a "user-friendly" manual on how to protect one's immune system to ensure a long and healthy life. This information has been gathered... more
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Pamela M Ironside
[Paperback 2005]
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"Beyond Method" provides a forum for scholars across health and human sciences disciplines to explore issues surrounding philosophy, methodology, and epistemology in the context of interpretive scholarship. The essays comprising this volume move beyond th... more
