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COPD
Answers to Your Most Pressing Questions about Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Häftad, 2022
231 kr
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A leading expert answers your questions about how to live to your fullest with COPD.Significant lung damage from smoking, exposure in some jobs, or even diseases such as AIDS and tuberculosis can lead to COPD. Having chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can leave you feeling short of breath, …
Keeping Control
Understanding and Overcoming Fecal Incontinence
Av Marvin M. Schuster, Jacqueline Wehmueller
Häftad, 1994
288 kr
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Keeping Control is a compassionate, medically reliable, and thoroughly informative resource for anyone who wants to understand the possible causes of fecal incontinence, learn about important advances in management and treatment, and do something about the problem. Written by a noted Johns Hopkins …
What You Really Need to Know about Moles and Melanoma
Av Jill R. Schofield, William A. Robinson
Inbunden, 2000
738 kr
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Throughout the world, the incidence of malignant melanoma is increasing at an alarming rate. This dramatic rise is largely due to more frequent and prolonged exposure to intense sun, the result of major changes in clothing styles, recreation, and lifestyle (including widespread access to midwinter …
Healing Heartburn
Av lawrence J. cheskin, Brian E. Lacy
Häftad, 2003
338 kr
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Nearly everyone has experienced heartburn, the sensation of burning discomfort in the chest, often brought on by eating a large meal. In fact, heartburn is the most common gastroesophageal disorder in the United States-more than seven in ten adult Americans suffer from heartburn each month. Few …
Cesarean Section
Understanding and Celebrating Your Baby's Birth
Av Michele C. Moore, Caroline M. de Costa
Häftad, 2003
291 kr
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One in four babies born in the United States and Europe comes into the world via Cesarean section. Yet this procedure has been described by critics as an unnecessary and potentially dangerous medical intervention. Consequently, expectant mothers often fear this option, and women who have had …
Life After Stroke
The Guide to Recovering Your Health and Preventing Another Stroke
Av Joel Stein, Julie K. Silver m. fl.
Inbunden, 2006
712 kr
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If you or someone you love has had a stroke, you understand that after a stroke, a person has many questions: "What is a stroke, and why did I have one?" "How can I best recover from my stroke?" "How can I make sure this never happens to me again?" Every 45 seconds someone in this country has a …
Depression, the Mood Disease
Häftad, 2007
303 kr
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Depression is a mood disorder that affects one in ten Americans in any given year. At one time too stigmatized to be mentioned in polite conversation, depression is now discussed frankly in the media, and advertisements for drug therapy appear everywhere. The third edition of this widely acclaimed …
Guide to Living with HIV Infection
Developed at the Johns Hopkins AIDS Clinic
Av John G. Bartlett, Ann K. Finkbeiner
Inbunden, 2006
878 kr
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The Guide to Living with HIV Infection is the most complete source of medical, emotional, social, and practical advice available for those infected with HIV and their loved ones. Developed at the Johns Hopkins AIDS Clinic, the guide provides essential information for making decisions about …
Planning for Uncertainty
Living Wills and Other Advance Directives for You and Your Family
Av David John Doukas, William Reichel
Häftad, 2007
291 kr
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It won't happen to me. I'm too busy to worry about a living will. My family will know what to do. No one wants to plan for death or incapacitating illness. But, as the emotional legal battle in the Terri Schiavo case made all too clear, people of all ages need to document and communicate clear …
Uterine Fibroids
The Complete Guide
Inbunden, 2008
397 kr
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You've called in sick today. Your back and legs hurt. Your abdomen is bloated and more than a little uncomfortable. You are having your period, and the bleeding is so heavy you can't even think about leaving the house. You have uterine fibroids. One in every four women see their lives affected by …
My Neck Hurts!
Nonsurgical Treatments for Neck and Upper Back Pain
Inbunden, 2011
549 kr
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If you have neck pain and you are like most people, you want to know how to relieve the pain without having surgery. Dr. Martin Taylor's comprehensive, user-friendly guide to treating neck pain will help you become a partner with your health care team in charting an effective nonsurgical plan for …
My Neck Hurts!
Nonsurgical Treatments for Neck and Upper Back Pain
Häftad, 2011
303 kr
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If you have neck pain and you are like most people, you want to know how to relieve the pain without having surgery. Dr. Martin Taylor's comprehensive, user-friendly guide to treating neck pain will help you become a partner with your health care team in charting an effective nonsurgical plan for …
Patient's Guide to Heart Rhythm Problems
Inbunden, 2011
633 kr
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Heart rhythm problems can be a matter of life or death. In this easy-to-read guide, Dr. Todd Cohen provides comprehensive information to help people with heart rhythm problems (arrhythmias) get an accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment. Dr. Cohen tells readers what they need to know about …
When Your Spouse Has a Stroke
Caring for Your Partner, Yourself, and Your Relationship
Av Sara Palmer, Jeffrey B. Palmer
Inbunden, 2011
633 kr
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A stroke can alter two people's lives in an instant. For the person who has had a stroke, simple tasks suddenly become difficult or impossible. For that person's partner, life seems to revolve mostly around the stroke survivor's needs. Such a drastic change naturally requires making many, sometimes …
Pancreatic Cancer
A Patient and His Doctor Balance Hope and Truth
Av Michael J. Lippe, Dung T. Le
Inbunden, 2011
585 kr
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Michael J. Lippe was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2007. This is his story, and the story of pancreatic cancer, narrated by Lippe and Dr. Dung T. Le, the physician who is treating him. In telling these stories, Lippe and Le alternate chapters. Lippe writes about the early signs that something …
Pancreatic Cancer
A Patient and His Doctor Balance Hope and Truth
Av Michael J. Lippe, Dung T. Le
Häftad, 2011
290 kr
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Michael J. Lippe was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2007. This is his story, and the story of pancreatic cancer, narrated by Lippe and Dr. Dung T. Le, the physician who is treating him. In telling these stories, Lippe and Le alternate chapters. Lippe writes about the early signs that something …
Foot Book
A Complete Guide to Healthy Feet
Av Jonathan D. Rose, Vincent J. Martorana
Häftad, 2011
289 kr
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Aching or painful feet make it hard to stand or walk-not to mention dance, play sports, and take part in other activities. To keep you on your feet, this book offers a rich resource for understanding what can go wrong and how disorders, diseases, and injuries to the foot are diagnosed and treated. …
Keeping Your Child Healthy in a Germ-Filled World
A Guide for Parents
Inbunden, 2011
631 kr
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The world is full of germs, and the news is full of stories about infectious diseases and antibiotic-resistant superbugs. What can parents do to protect their children? Keeping Your Child Healthy in a Germ-Filled World gives parents the information they need to shield their kids from infections and …
Keeping Your Child Healthy in a Germ-Filled World
A Guide for Parents
Häftad, 2011
290 kr
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The world is full of germs, and the news is full of stories about infectious diseases and antibiotic-resistant superbugs. What can parents do to protect their children? Keeping Your Child Healthy in a Germ-Filled World gives parents the information they need to shield their kids from infections and …
Understanding Anesthesia
What You Need to Know about Sedation and Pain Control
Inbunden, 2012
612 kr
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Most people choose their surgeon with care, but very few think about the anesthesiologist, even though that physician's skills and approach can significantly influence surgical outcomes. Here Dr. Steven L. Orebaugh recommends steps we all can take to secure safe and effective anesthesia. What type …
International Traveler's Guide to Avoiding Infections
Inbunden, 2012
819 kr
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The last thing a world traveler wants is to get sick. To stay healthy, travelers need to protect themselves from viruses, bacteria, and parasites, including many they have seldom, if ever, encountered. With precise, simple explanations, this indispensable guide helps international travelers avoid …
International Traveler's Guide to Avoiding Infections
Häftad, 2012
377 kr
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The last thing a world traveler wants is to get sick. To stay healthy, travelers need to protect themselves from viruses, bacteria, and parasites, including many they have seldom, if ever, encountered. With precise, simple explanations, this indispensable guide helps international travelers avoid …
Confronting Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer
Identify Your Risk, Understand Your Options, Change Your Destiny
Av Sue Friedman, Rebecca Sutphen m. fl.
Inbunden, 2012
612 kr
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"Be informed. Be empowered. Be well". If you are concerned that the cancer in your family is hereditary, you face difficult choices. Should you have a blood test that may reveal whether you have a high likelihood of disease? Do you preemptively treat a disease that may never develop? How do you …
Disorders of Sex Development
A Guide for Parents and Physicians
Av Amy B. Wisniewski, Steven D. Chernausek m. fl.
Inbunden, 2012
547 kr
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Compassionately written by an experienced team of professionals, this book offers parents and families essential information about the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of sex development, or DSD. DSD refers to medical conditions, usually discovered at birth, in which there is …
Woman's Guide to Living with HIV Infection
Av Rebecca A. Clark, Robert T. Maupin Jr. m. fl.
Inbunden, 2012
595 kr
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Written by three experts with extensive experience helping people with HIV/AIDS, this trusted resource is the complete guide to better physical and emotional health for women living with HIV or AIDS. It covers the full range of health and emotional issues faced by people with HIV while also …
Woman's Guide to Living with HIV Infection
Av Rebecca A. Clark, Robert T. Maupin Jr. m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
259 kr
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Written by three experts with extensive experience helping people with HIV/AIDS, this trusted resource is the complete guide to better physical and emotional health for women living with HIV or AIDS. It covers the full range of health and emotional issues faced by people with HIV while also …
Depression and Anxiety in Later Life
What Everyone Needs to Know
Av Mark D. Miller, Charles F. Reynolds III
Inbunden, 2012
658 kr
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Physical problems and emotional stresses, such as bereavement, health conditions, pain, concerns about the future, side effects of medications, and the accumulated effects of lifestyle choices, may lead to depression or anxiety in older people. However, as Drs. Mark D. Miller and Charles F. …
Depression and Anxiety in Later Life
What Everyone Needs to Know
Av Mark D. Miller, Charles F. Reynolds III
Häftad, 2012
290 kr
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Physical problems and emotional stresses, such as bereavement, health conditions, pain, concerns about the future, side effects of medications, and the accumulated effects of lifestyle choices, may lead to depression or anxiety in older people. However, as Drs. Mark D. Miller and Charles F. …
Just One of the Kids
Raising a Resilient Family When One of Your Children Has a Physical Disability
Av Kay Harris Kriegsman, Sara Palmer
Häftad, 2013
290 kr
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If you have a child with a physical disability, how can you plan your family's life in a way that is inclusive for everyone? What can you do to create a family where every member pulls his or her own weight (in appropriate measure), meets challenges, and has moments in the spotlight along the way? …
Caring for Children Who Have Severe Neurological Impairment
A Life with Grace
Häftad, 2013
443 kr
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Global impairment of the central nervous system, whether stable or progressive, is often called severe neurological impairment (SNI). A child who has SNI will be cared for both by specialist clinicians and by parents at home. A parent is a child's best expert and advocate, and many parents become …
