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Les dérives de l'industrie de la santé: petit abécédaire
Par J.-Claude St-Onge. 2006
"[...] Lauteur dévoile dans ce nouvel ouvrage le fruit de ses recherches, une mine d'informations fouillées, claires et souvent choquantes.…
Par exemple : les raisons pour lesquelles tant d'essais cliniques ne sont pas fiables; la démonstration que le fabricant du Vioxx devait savoir que son médicament était dangereux pour le cœur; la portion exagérée du coût des médicaments qui est due au marketing; de nouvelles preuves que les antidépresseurs poussent certains utilisateurs au suicide et qu'ils n'ont pas l'efficacité qu'on leur prête ; la démonstration qu'une autre politique du médicament est possible et peut sauver des vies et des milliards de dollars; la façon dont on invente de nouvelles maladies pour nous abonner aux pilules; comment les agences de contrôle jouent à la roulette russe avec nos vies; la constatation que le virus de la grippe aviaire est connu depuis au moins un demi-siècle et qu'il n'a pourtant jamais provoqué la pandémie si redoutée; et une foule d'autres renseignements qui pourraient vous protéger contre les dérives de l'industrie de la santé." -- 4e de couv.Mort sur ordonnance: la vérité consternante que cache la surconsommation de médicaments
Par Ray D Strand, Donna K Wallace, Claude Charbonneau. 2005
Médecin de famille dexpérience, chaque semaine, Ray Strand doit délivrer des ordonnances à ses patients, mais il nen estime pas…
moins que, dans la majorité des cas, les médicaments ne devraient être prescrits quen dernier recours, et pas de façon quasi-automatique. Dans Mort sur ordonnance, le docteur Strand vous propose des règles de conduite simples pour vous aider à vous protéger, vous ainsi que votre famille, contre tout effet indésirable des médicaments vendus sur ordonnance. -- 4e couv. Titre uniforme: Death by prescription.Medical curiosities: a miscellany of oddities, horrors and humours
Par R. M Youngson. 1997
A collection of bizarre medical stories, ranging from the horrifying to the hilarious. Stories include therapies involving strange items; the…
limitations of medical science; bizarre ailments such as Fishy Odour Syndrome; quack cures for rabies; and the weird and sometimes misdiagnosed symptoms of physical and psychological illnesses.To the left of inspiration: adventures in living with disabilities
Par Katherine Schneider. 2006
Millions of North Americans have chronic illnesses or disabilities requiring them to make accommodations in their lives. The author, a…
psychologist who has been blind since birth, hopes to help this adjustment with her own humorous life stories, as well as provide understanding of what life is really like for those with disabilities. 2006.The two-in-one: walking with Smokie, walking with blindness (Animals, culture, and society)
Par Rod Michalko. 1999
In this meditation on his relationship with his guide dog Smokie, Michalko probes into what it means to be at…
home with blindness. Smokie makes no judgment about Michalko's lack of sight; it simply is the condition within which they work together. Their partnership thus allows Michalko to step outside of the conventional - and even 'enlightened' - understanding of blindness; he becomes not simply resigned to it but able to embrace it as an essential part of his being in the world. 1999.Stanford professor Krieger describes adapting to life with progressively limited vision caused by birdshot retinochoroidopathy. She writes of embarking upon…
local and long-distance trips and exploring the southwest desert with her guide dog Teela and her lover Hannah. c2010.Eyes (Your personal health series)
Par Marvin L Kwitko, Marvin Ross. 1994
Words in my hands: a teacher, a deaf-blind man, an unforgettable journey
Par Diane P Chambers. 2005
A true story of a sign language teacher's encounter with Bert Riedel, an 86-year-old pianist who lost his hearing and…
sight at age 45. By learning hand-over-hand signing, Bert was able to experience a life renewal, and at the same time, Bert's teacher underwent a personal transformation. 2005.A handbook to help parents gain confidence in raising a child who is blind or has low vision. Suggests strategies,…
support parents' beliefs in their own abilities, and provide information and suggestions about additional sources of advice. Also defines the technical terms parents are likely to hear and discusses the expectations parents, educators, and others can have for a child who is blind or visually impaired. 2002.You and your vision health: yes! something more can be done
Par Deborah Gold, Terri Hulett. 2007
This guide is intended for all Canadians who want to learn about vision health and the leading causes of age-related…
vision loss. It also aims to reduce some common feelings of frustration, anxiety, fear and sadness frequently experienced by people who are learning to deal with vision loss. The guide can also be used by family members, friends and health-care providers. 2007.To love this life: quotations
Par Helen Keller. 2000
Quotations from speeches, letters, articles, and interviews by the author, lecturer, and humanitarian who became deaf-blind at nineteen months of…
age. Topics include the senses, faith, women in society, human nature, war and peace, education, happiness, friendship and love, and triumph over adversity. Includes a chronology of Keller's life from 1880 to 1968. 2000.The voice gallery: travels with a glass throat
Par Keath Fraser. 2002
For twenty years, the author battled a rare disorder that caused him agonizing episodes of broken speech, leading to the…
loss of his voice. Mislead by the medical profession, convinced that the problem was psychological, Fraser finally received a proper diagnosis and found some relief with Botox, a drug mainly used to smooth out wrinkles. He then set out around the world to find others like himself, and to record in this memoir the wonders and frailties of the human voice. Some strong language. 2002.The mold in Dr. Florey's coat: the story of the penicillin miracle
Par Eric Lax. 2004
Describes how in 1940 Oxford scientists Howard Florey, Ernst Chain, and Norman Heatley developed an antibiotic wonder drug from the…
mold discovered by Alexander Fleming twelve years earlier. Explains penicillin's lifesaving impact on treating infections, especially of World War II soldiers. Covers the controversy surrounding the 1945 Nobel Prize. 2004.Veterans with a vision: Canada's war blinded in peace and war (Studies in Canadian military history,)
Par Serge Marc Durflinger. 2010
A history of Canada's war-blinded veterans and of the organization they founded in 1922, the Sir Arthur Pearson Association of…
War Blinded. Durflinger details the veterans' process of civil re-establishment, physical and psychological rehabilitation, and social and personal coping, and describes their public advocacy for government pension entitlements, job retraining, and other social programs. Captures the spirit of perseverance that permeated the veterans' community, and highlights the impact made by the war blinded as advocates for all Canadian veterans and for all blind citizens. 2010.Four strong winds: understanding the growing challenges to health care
Par Michael B Decter. 2000
According to Michael Decter, the forces behind the changes in our health care systems are fourfold: paradigm shifts, new public…
expectations, technology and finances. Supplemented with case studies from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia, he analyzes how fiscal constraints, market competition, evolving technology and changing consumer demands are reshaping health care systems around the world at a dizzying rate. 2000.For the benefit of those who see: dispatches from the world of the blind
Par Rosemary Mahoney. 2014
In the tradition of Oliver Sacks's 'The Island of the Colorblind', Rosemary Mahoney tells the story of Braille Without Borders,…
the first school for the blind in Tibet, and of Sabriye Tenberken, the remarkable blind woman who founded the school. 2014.Teacher: Anne Sullivan Macy : a tribute by the foster-child of her mind
Par Helen Keller. 1985
Deaf-blind Helen Keller tells of her early years with Anne Sullivan, the Irish immigrant girl who became her teacher-companion. She…
also describes her years at Radcliffe, Anne's marriage to John Macy, and their work together for the blind. 1985.The mind's eye
Par Oliver W Sacks. 2010
Neurologist uses case studies to illustrate the brain's ability to adapt to lost senses. Discusses a concert pianist who can…
no longer read music, a writer who is unable to read print after suffering a stroke, and Sacks's own macular melanoma and its effects on his visual perception. 2010.Being mortal: medicine and what matters in the end
Par Atul Gawande. 2014
In his previous books, Dr. Gawande, a practicing surgeon, has fearlessly revealed the struggles of his profession. Now he examines…
its ultimate limitations and failures - in his own practices as well as others’ - as human lives draw to a close. And he discovers how we can do better. He follows a hospice nurse on her rounds, a geriatrician in his clinic, and reformers turning nursing homes upside down. He finds people who show us how to have the hard conversations and how to ensure we never sacrifice what people really care about. The subject of a PBS documentary. Bestseller. 2014.The silent thief: bone-building exercises and essential strategies to prevent and treat osteoporosis
Par Karine Bohme, Frances Budden. 2001
Known as the "Silent Thief" for its quiet, symptom-free onset, osteoporosis can slowly erode bone mass. However, it can not…
only be treated, but also prevented with good advance planning, simple lifestyle strategies, and essential bone-building exercises. This book outlines a comprehensive, three-pronged approach to combating and preventing osteoporosis - one combining dietary, medical and exercise-based strategies. 2001.