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A small-town doctor acquitted of murdering his pregnant wife faces new accusations in this classic set in the early days of modern medicine. Hambledon, Pennsylvania, is still reeling from the sensational murder trial that shattered the peace of the bucolic hamlet less than a year ago. Dr. Jonathan Ferrier was accused of killing his beautiful young wife after she died following a botched abortion. The scion of a powerful old eastern family, Jonathan...
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The author of Medical Nihilism examines the philosophical complications and controversies underlying medicine.
The philosophy of medicine has become a vibrant and complex intellectual landscape, and Care and Cure is the first extended attempt to map it. In pursuing the interdependent aims of caring and curing, medicine relies on concepts, theories, inferences, and policies that are often complicated and controversial. Bringing much-needed clarity...
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Mystic volume 1
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Unwillingly promised in marriage to Stalking Wolf, an Oglala warrior, Star Dancer, a Sichangu, is forced to leave her home and travel to a distant land far from her family, but their loveless marriage leads them both to a union blessed by love and by destiny.
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Each year, on the third Thursday in March, more than 15,000 graduating medical students exult, despair, and endure Match Day: the decision of a controversial computer algorithm, which matches students with hospital residencies in every field of medicine. The match determines where each graduate will be assigned the crucial first job as an intern, and shapes the rest of his--or, in increasing number, her--life. In Match Day, Brian Eule follows three...
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Tyrant philosophers volume 2
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"City-by-city, kingdom-by-kingdom, the Palleseen have sworn to bring Perfection and Correctness to an imperfect world. As their legions scour the world of superstition with the bright flame of reason, so they deliver a mountain of ragged, holed and scorched flesh to the field hospital tents just behind the front line. Which is where Yasnic, one-time priest, healer and rebel, finds himself. Reprieved from the gallows and sent to war clutching a box...
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Your Roadmap to Mastering the Intricacies of StrokeIn "Unraveling the Complexity of Stroke: A Comprehensive Guide," embark on a captivating journey through the multifaceted world of stroke. This book is your indispensable companion, offering a deep and engaging exploration of a condition that touches millions of lives worldwide.Discover the intricate workings of the brain, the delicate dance of blood vessels, and the profound impact of stroke on individuals...
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Simple Medicine chronicles the change in primary care medicine over the past 50 years. Despite all the new medical technology, studies, medications, specialization, and computers, medical care is fractured. The physician-to-physician relationships have decayed. The federal government and insurance companies are dictating what they think is appropriate medical care. Too many patients are over medicated and not receiving the standard of care that is...
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"In Farmacology: What Innovative Family Farming Can Teach Us About Health and Healing, Daphne Miller, practicing physician and author of The Jungle Effect, draws from the lessons of organic farming to offer a fascinating and completely novel approach to staying well and preventing disease. What can farming teach a family doctor about the art and science of medicine? Nothing less than a revolutionary new way of thinking about health and well-being--an...
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Start Your Self-Care Journey with Cannabis Cocktails, Cooking, and Creams
"Whether you are new to handling or consuming cannabis, have an interest in aromatherapy, or want to expand your culinary repertoire to include the basics of natural plant terpenes, you'll enjoy this book!" -Jacqui Pressinger, director of the American Culinary Federation
Living Now Book Award, Silver – Health and Wellness
#1 New Release in Pharmaceutical Drug Guides, Health,...
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Holistic physical therapist, human MRI, and master healer Vivian S. De Guzman, PT has guided thousands toward honing their intuitive gifts for decades. Now, she writes Awaken Your Medical Intuition to help healthcare professionals harness their power so that they can make the biggest impact possible with their life and soul's purpose. Within Awaken Your Medical Intuition, Vivian shares with healthcare professionals:
• The truth about why they keep...
11) Sinusitis Hacks
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There are three causes for sinus infections. Your doctor isn't telling you one of them. It took me 35 years to find the cure. It may not be at the doctor's office. It may be right here in this book. If you have bloody nasal discharge, you must hear this book now. Throwing antibiotics, sinus surgeries, and a myriad of other treatments at your sinus infection may not cure you. It may only set you up for disaster. Listen to this book to stop your sinus...
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"To the typical physician, my metastatic cancer is a routine incident in his (her) rounds, while for me it's the crisis of my life. I would feel better if I had a doctor who at least perceived this incongruity." wrote author Antole Broyard.
Medicine in the United States is widely regarded as the best in the world. Hardly a day passes without a major scientific breakthrough. Many formerly fatal diseases are now curable. People are healthier and...
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This book confronts the biggest controversy surrounding our traditional food. It is the story of adopting wheat 10,000 years ago (which launched mankind into the agricultural revolution); the incorporation of the gluten-grains into every aspect of our diets (which nourished the peoples of this world with plentiful food); but now the alarming recent discovery that gluten–wheat is causing universal harm (which is causing millions to suffer). Ironically,...
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Ayurveda, popularized by Deepak Chopra in his bestselling books, is an ancient wholistic approach that originated in India. Both natural skin care and the ancient discipline of Ayurveda are tremendously popular concepts right now, and this is the first time the two have come together in a comprehensive book. The founder of her own skin care clinic in Manhattan, author Pratima Raichur is a leading expert on Ayruveda who uses classic Ayurvedic principles...
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"An unnamed paralegal, brought back to life through a controversial process, maneuvers through a near-future world that both needs and resents him. As the United States president spouts anti-reanimation rhetoric and giant pharmaceutical companies rake in profits, the man falls in love with lawyer Faustina Godínez. His world expands as he meets her network of family and friends, setting him on a course to discover his first-life history, which the...
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Approximately one out of every 10 women has endometriosis, an inflammatory disease that causes chronic pain, limits life's activities, and may lead to infertility. Despite the disease's prevalence, the average woman may suffer for a decade or more before receiving an accurate diagnosis. Once she does, she's often given little more than a prescription for pain killers and a referral for the wrong kind of surgery. Beating Endo arms women with what...
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On Call begins with a newly-minted doctor checking in for her first day of residency--wearing the long white coat of an MD and being called "Doctor" for the first time. Having studied at Yale and Dartmouth, Dr. Emily Transue arrives in Seattle to start her internship in Internal Medicine just after graduating from medical school. This series of loosely interconnected scenes from the author's medical training concludes her residency three years later.
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18) Bowel Cancer Screening: A Practical Guidebook For FIT (FOBT) Test, Colonoscopy & Endoscopic Resec
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Bowel Cancer Screening: A Practical Guidebook For FIT (FOBT) Test, Colonoscopy And Endoscopic Resection Of Polyp Removal In The Colon Knowing what to expect reduces stress. This book can help you prepare for a preliminary test.This should calm concerns of a FIT (or FOBT) kit test, colonoscopy, and advanced endoscopic polyp removal, which are detailed inside this simple guide.Should blood be found in your stool you may require colonoscopy or endoscopic...
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A complied resource of evidence-based research validating and providing guidance for integrating spiritual care into health care settings and other whole person care situations and circumstances. A core focus of HealthCare Chaplaincy Network (HCCN) has always
been the integration of spiritual care into health care in the United
States through evidence-based clinical practice, education, advocacy,
and more. Key to our efforts has been the...
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Rainforest Healing from Your Home and Garden
• Find alternatives to chemical anti-depressants and painkillers in your spice rack.
• Learn about natural anti-itch salves for insect bites.
• Soothe and relieve envy, grief, sadness, and fear the Maya way.
• Rid your house of negative energy with a Maya cleansing ritual.
• Try the easy-to-make bronchitis remedy.