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Author
Publisher
Gatekeeper Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
""Don't Necessarily" Trust Me, I'm a Doctor is a healthcare consumer's guide to forging partnerships with trustworthy healthcare providers and avoiding the potentially life-threatening dangers of failing to do so. This includes information that will demystify the confusing nature of medical economics and provide a pathway to obtaining high-quality, evidence-based medical care at a reasonable cost. The earlier chapters define the trust problem and...
Author
Publisher
National Issues Forums Institute
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Obesity is a health problem that is growing rapidly in the United States and other parts of the world. In this country, it is epidemic. About one in three Americans is obese.It may be natural for people to gain at least a little weight later in life. But that is no longer the issue. The problem today is that by the time American children reach their teens, nearly one in five is already obese, a condition all too likely to continue into adulthood.This...
3) Get Inside Your Doctor's Head: 10 Commonsense Rules for Making Better Decisions about Medical Care
Author
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"This concise and accessible guide to modern healthcare explains the 10 rules of medical decision-making -- and when to break them. With so many medical tests and treatments to consider and so much information out there -- some of it contradictory -- it can be difficult to know what's right for you. In Get Inside Your Doctor's Head , Dr. Phillip K. Peterson explains the Ten Rules of Internal Medicine. Using real case examples, Peterson shows how following...
Author
Publisher
Belly Song Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Big Medicine is a guide for anyone who is interested in health and healing, including "patients," providers, and caregivers who want to uncover the deeper meaning of physical symptoms and build a new relationship with their bodies. Author Pierre Morin, MD, PhD, revolutionizes the field of medicine by explaining the body's manifestations as a Process -- one that is neither bad nor good, neither "sick" nor "healthy." Dr. Morin explores how, through...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Two leaders in the field of genetics of genetic messages change our lives, our interaction with our physicians and our healthcare system? Groundbreaking and provocative, Genomic Messages fuses the often conflicting worlds of medicine and law to provide information and insight that will impact the health choices of every one of us, from how medicine is practiced to concepts of privacy, confidentiality, and informed consent. Ultimately, it reveals how...
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A Cute, Practical Guide Packed with Useful, Straightforward Information for All! In this day and age, women are expected to have a killer full-time job, time to hang out with friends and family, a successful fitness regime, and oh yeah, glowing skin. According to just about every traditional media source, women have never been more into skincare, and the craze shows no signs of abating. So it's no surprise that in these stressful times, we've turned...
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Language
English
Description
If you have ever bought an I love Boobies bracelet and truly meant it, this book is definitely for you. Although this book is not about Breast Cancer Awareness, I like to think that my story is an extension of the same type of admiration. Whether the breasts in your life are too big, too small, broken and/or repaired, this is a book that breast owners of all types will enjoy.
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Language
Español
Description
La enfermedad del párkinson afecta todo nuestro ser desde lo profundo e invisible hasta lo visible y superficial, aunque el efecto es diferente para cada individuo. A pesar de no parecernos físicamente, todos tenemos una cosa en común-el querer vivir una vida mejor, llena de éxito, felicidad, y amor; en si una, vida abundante. Queremos aprender a caminar con la enfermedad al lado pero no controlados por ella.Por lo tanto los Viviendo más allá...
Author
Language
English
Description
Experienced family doctor Ray Strand writes his patients prescriptions every week, but he also believes that prescribing drugs should be a last resort in most medical cases-not a first choice. In Death by Prescription he provides simple guidelines to help readers protect themselves and their families from suffering adverse reactions to prescription medication.
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Language
English
Description
As the years unfolded for me, a recurring desire was trying to rhyme words. Limericks offered the opportunity along with the challenge of meter. Of the many that have been penned, I have summoned the courage to select those enclosed, sprinkled with satire and a dash of poetic license. One target of the satire is the system of medical care existing for patients and doctors alike. For both, insurance carriers and the federal government dictate the parameters...
12) Mind Tricks
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Language
English
Description
Mind Trick - John Brown
Not until we experience on a personal level the utter, devasting effects of memory loss in someone close to us, does the awful significance of this condition come crashing home.
Within this compact book, the author tackles the thorny issue of Dementia, its complications, its impact and how to cope on a day-to-day basis.
Packed with some unusual tips and loads of common-sense advice on how to reduce the impact of this awful...
Author
Language
English
Description
This is a deeply personal and insightful book, written by a father, who, alongside his wife, navigates the challenging journey of their son's battle with anxiety and depression during his teenage years. This book is a comprehensive guide and companion for parents facing similar struggles, offering a blend of personal anecdotes, professional insights, and practical strategies. The book aims to equip parents with the knowledge and tools necessary to...
Author
Language
English
Description
Dr. Michael J. Young, a physician for 3 decades sheds light on the current debacle of the medical health delivery system in America. His powerful book is an important message and honest look behind and around the process of health care delivery, from the perspective of both patient and provider. The book examines and reviews how one experiences medical treatment from both sides of the table. The significant obstacles patients endure, as well as the...
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Language
English
Description
On August 7, 2012 Camden Clark Medical Center announced the impending closure of the St. Joseph's Hospital campus in Parkersburg, WV. Among the reasons provided for closure of the hospital were upcoming changes established by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Being a person who was born at St Joseph's and raised in Parkersburg, I was moved by the news of the upcoming closure. Being a physician and a healthcare consultant whose life and...
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Language
English
Description
What if there's a scandal lurking in healthcare, waiting to break?
MRI contrasts are a billion-dollar industry, with over one hundred million people around the globe having been injected, believing in good faith that it was necessary and safe. But what if we got it wrong? What if that trust was misplaced?
Do MRI contrasts genuinely cause gadolinium toxicity in vulnerable and unsuspecting people?
What do we really know about gadolinium, the toxic...
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Language
English
Description
Death is increasingly on the agenda for baby boomers moving ever closer to it. Timothy Leary brings some startlingly fresh ideas to this topic. Fundamentally, he claims, we have been brainwashed by our institutions government, organized religion, the healthcare industry to accept death as an inevitable end. Leary argues instead that death is misunderstood, that we don't have to die, and that there are "commonsense alternatives." His theory rests on...
18) Doctors, Hospitals, Insurers, Oh My! What You Need to Know about Health Insurance and Health Care
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Language
English
Description
Do you know what medical care your insurance covers? Do you understand when Medicare may stop paying for medical care or that Medicare managed care plans require approval for care the same as commercial insurance plans? This book contains information for everyone but all information pertains to everyone. You may want to learn about commercial plans for you and your family but you may also need to understand how Medicare applies to your elderly parents...
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Language
English
Description
In Off Balance, The American Way of Health, author and pharmacist Dr. Leyla Ali's shares her unique perspective of a failing healthcare system in a colorful and easy-to-read format. After reading this book, Dr. Leyla hopes the reader will not only understand the limitations of doctors and drugs, but also take responsibility for their own health and start seeking holistic and alternative solutions for their own healthcare needs.
You will discover...
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Language
English
Description
This book is an autobiographical account focusing on plastic surgery medi-tourism and travel in Bogota during the Covid pandemic that was part of a larger trip to Colombia in general. The book will be of interest to those interested in plastic surgery or medical services performed abroad at a comparatively lower cost to those in the United States. It also focuses on topics of usual interest to would-be travelers such as optimizing travel arrangements,...
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