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The healthy boomer: a no-nonsense midlife health guide for women and men
Par Miroslava Lhotsky, Peggy Edwards, Judy Turner. 1999
Provides information and practical advice on such topics as: the male and female menopause; how to make a decision about…
hormone replacement therapy; alternative health care; preventing heart disease, cancer, and osteoporosis; prostate health and impotence; healthy relationships and sex in midlife; weight control, exercise, and healthy eating; handling midlife stress. Some descriptions of sex. 1999.The diabetes diet: Dr. Bernstein's low-carbohydrate solution
Par Richard K Bernstein, Marcia Miele. 2005
For diabetics, diet is more than a lifestyle choice - it's the key to controlling the course of their disease.…
Many struggle to maintain a healthy weight because the guidelines of the American Diabetes Association are unhelpful in regulating blood sugar - the critical component in keeping diabetes in check. Dr. Bernstein provides a low-carbohydrate approach that has enabled his patients, and himself, to take control of their disease. 2005.The closer we are to dying: A Memoir
Par Joe Fiorito. 1999
Fiorito recalls his life growing as a poor, Italian boy in 1950s Fort William, Ontario. He shares memories of his…
father, and of the stories his father told about his own family. Strong language. c1999.The bloody red hand: a journey through truth, myth and terror in Northern Ireland
Par Derek Lundy. 2006
Author Derek Lundy, bearing in mind that the name "Lundy" is synonymous with traitor in Ulster, delves into the lives…
of ancestors Robert Lundy, Protestant governor of Derry in 1688, William Steel Dickson, a Protestant preacher of the early 19th century who advocated resisting the English, and Billy Lundy, born in 1890 and the embodiment of what the Ulster Protestants became - a tribe united in their hostility to Catholics and to the prospect of an independent Ireland. 2006.The arthritis helpbook: a tested self-management program for coping with arthritis and fibromyalgia, 5th edition
Par Kate Lorig, James F Fries. 2000
Based on the program developed at the Stanford University Arthritis Center. A self-treatment plan to help arthritic people lead a…
productive life, including: exercise, pain management techniques, problem solving, making everyday tasks easier, tips on traveling, joint protection, and self- help aids. Also includes information on diet and nutrition, and medications. Some descriptions of sex. 2000.Stroke: a comprehensive guide to "brain attacks"
Par Vladimir Hachinski, Larissa Hachinski. 2002
Every 45 seconds someone in the United States will experience a stroke and four million Americans are living with the…
effects of stroke. Information resource for those who want to understand this silent and debilitating disease, whether for themselves or for someone they love. 2002.Still me: A Life
Par Christopher Reeve. 1998
Best known for his role as Superman, actor Reeve discusses his life and career before and after the 1995 horseback…
riding accident that left him paralyzed. Reeve has faith that his injured spinal cord can eventually be repaired and is active in raising funds for research. Some strong language. Bestseller. 1998.Reflections of the moon on water: healing women's bodies and minds through traditional Chinese wisdom
Par Xiaolan Zhao, Kanae Kinoshita. 2006
Dr. Xiaolan Zhao has treated thousands of women suffering from fatigue, PMS, infertility, depression, menopausal symptoms and other gynecological disorders…
- common health problems in the West, but not in China, where traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been an integral part of women's lives for thousands of years. She explains what every woman can do in terms of ongoing and preventative self-care to improve her health and vitality and prevent illness. Descriptions of sex. 2006.Polio: an American story
Par David M Oshinsky. 2005
Account of the twentieth-century search for a polio vaccine and the rivalries that developed between competing medical researchers, notably Jonas…
Salk, Albert Sabin, and Hilary Koprowski. Traces the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis campaigns and the public health experiment involving Salk's vaccine. Evokes the widespread panic over the disease. Winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for history. 2005.Pain: the fifth vital sign
Par Marni Jackson. 2002
An exploration of the nature of pain, and why it is so poorly understood and expressed. Investigates the history of…
pain and the possibility of pain genetics. Includes stories of people in pain and pain pioneers, from eccentrics, artists, wrestlers, and writers to ministers, mothers, psychologists, philosophers, nurses, and doctors. Some strong language. 2002.Oh the glory of it all
Par Sean Wilsey. 2005
Sean Wilsey's memoir of growing up in 1980s' San Francisco. Despite a privileged background, family neglect supplies him with more…
than his share of neuroses, narcissism, and self-destructive behaviour, which lead him ultimately to a boarding school in Italy, where he turns his life around. Strong language and some descriptions of sex and violence. 2005.Never say diet!: Discover Your Body's Inner Wisdom And Learn How To Use It
Par Judy Toews, Nicole Parton. 2001
More than a decade ago, Registered Dietician-Nutritionist Judy Toews developed a science-based, non-diet approach to healthy living and weight management…
that hospitals and fitness centres began to use with impressive results. In this book, the authors show you how to listen to your body and ease your mind. 2001.Navigating Canada's health care: a user guide to getting the care you need
Par Francesca Grosso, Michael Decter. 2006
A practical guide to getting the best health care within the existing system. Filled with concrete, up-to-date information and surprising…
facts, the book follows best-practice health care through the three stages of life (early, middle and senior years). Explains what the system does and does not provide, and outlines strategies for better advocacy. 2006.Multiple sclerosis: the facts you need
Par Paul O'Connor. 2002
Multiple sclerosis - MS - strikes about one in a thousand North Americans, usually in early adulthood. The disease involves…
the central nervous system and has wide-ranging effects that are difficult to predict. This fully updated edition is a comprehensive guide to living with MS, including diagnosis, treatments, and coping skills. 2002, c1998.Motion sickness: a memoir
Par David Layton. 1999
David Layton shares his memories of a childhood during which he was shuttled from country to country, guardian to guardian.…
His parents, poet Irving Layton and his wife Aviva, largely ignored their son and allowed others to be responsible for his upbringing. Layton's story moves from Canada to London to Greece to Morocco and then back to London again, and includes stories about not just his family but also about his godfather, the poet and performer Leonard Cohen. 1999.Kill or cure?: how Canadians can remake their health care system (Phyllis Bruce book)
Par Rick Archbold, Carolyn Bennett. 2000
Dr. Bennett compares the health care system in Canada with other countries and analyzes where the money is being spent…
or misspent. She offers a plan for creating a new health care team that will bring together doctors and patients more productively, reduce overlapping and waste, and move health care technologically into the twenty-first century. She also suggests ways to choose a good family doctor and to become a health care advocate. 2000.Chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome (CFIDS) and fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) can cause a baffling array of symptoms and are…
frequently misdiagnosed or even dismissed by physicians. Teitelbaum presents the latest information about CFIDS and FMS, where they come from, and how you can eliminate them. Includes facts on endocrine and hormonal imbalances, nutritional problems, hypothyroidism, blood pressure disturbances, yeast overgrowth, sleep disorders, recurrent infections, parasites, mitochondrial dysfunction, and anatomical anomalies. 2001.Crohn's disease & ulcerative colitis (Your personal health series)
Par Fredric G Saibil. 2003
The author, a renowned expert on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), describes the normal gastrointestinal system, explains what goes wrong in…
someone with IBD. He also provides travel tips and other useful self-help strategies for living with IBD. He explains the possible complications of the disease, and the special problems of children with IBD. 2003.Hepatitis C: everything you need to know (Your personal health series)
Par Jenny Heathcote. 2002
Arthritis: revised edition (Your personal health series)
Par John Thompson. 2000
Up-to-date information on the causes, diagnosis and treatment of arthritis. Includes how a diagnosis is made; different types of arthritis;…
symptoms of arthritis and how to interpret them ; arthritis in children; and the various treatments for arthritis. 2000, c1995.