Books – Health – Disease
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The Good Doctor’s Guide to Colds and Flu by Neil Schachter
Provides information on preventing and treating colds and flu. This book features: treatment plans for the most common respiratory infections, including colds, flu, bronchitis, pneumonia, sinusitis, and strep throat; the five best ways to quiet a cough; three signs that indicate if it’s a cold or flu; and more
Paperback, 272 pp, $22.99. Buy
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Beating the Flu; The Prescription for Surviving Pandemic Influenza and Bird Flu Naturally by J.E. Williams
Every year one million people worldwide die of the flu. By comparison, the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 killed at least 50 million worldwide. This book tells how to avoid the flu bug through a combination of hygiene and foods. It also offers a “natural medicine cabinet” of vitamins, herbs and minerals that work best against the flu
Paperback, 176 pp, $22.95. Buy
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Everything You Need to Know About Bird Flu and What You Can Do to Prepare For It by Jo Revill
Humans have no natural immunity to bird flu. Its symptoms are severe and can lead to death within five to six days. While so far all victims have caught the virus directly from infected birds, many scientists fear that it is just a matter of time before the virus mutates and begins to spread from human to human, leading to a pandemic that could kill up to 40 million people. Cutting through the deluge of news stories about bird flu, this definitive guide explains how the bird flu virus works, the harm that it has already caused in Asia, why it will be so deadly if it begins to spread between humans. In addition, it offers practical information on what people can do to protect themselves.
Paperback, 224 pp, $26.95. Buy
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Understanding Disease by John Ball
UNDERSTANDING DISEASE explains with a minimum of jargon how diseases occur, what the main symptoms are, and how they may affect us. Complete with illustrations, this concise guide is written for those working in alternative medicine and those without a medical background who want a clearer understanding of the ways in which common illnesses develop and the terms used to describe them.
Paperback, 272 pp, $27.95. Buy
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Dr Ruth’s Guide to Talking About Herpes by Ruth Westheimer
Educational and informative, this handbook is an essential guide to dealing with and overcoming one of the nation’s most common afflictions
Paperback, 224 pp, $29.95. Buy
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Federal Bodysnatchers and the New Guinea Virus, Tales of Parasites, People and Politics by Robert S. Desowitz
This book traces the history of diseases like AIDS, malaria and African sleeping sickness and explores the morality and legality of patent laws, the effect of global warming on epidemics, public support for the commercial biomedical industry and the shadow of bioterrorism
Paperback, 272 pp, $20.95. Buy
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First Year Lupus Essential Guide for Newly Diagnosed
The author, a lupus sufferer, arms readers with the vital information they will need to face this disease, with advice on diagnosis, lifestyle changes, and treatment options. Original.
Paperback, $22.95. Buy
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Prescription for Dietary Wellness by Phyllis Balch
A practical approach to the role of diet in promoting health and preventing and curing disease. The topics include: phytochemicals and antioxidants; foods that boost immunity; food combining; designing an individual diet; healthy food preparation; and more.
Paperback, 384 pp, $34.95. Buy
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Living with Hepatitis B by Gregory T. Everson and Hedy Weinberg
The team that wrote the bestselling “Living with Hepatitis C” brings to hepatitis B sufferers the same authoritative information, expert answers, practical guidance, hope, and inspiration
Paperback, 240 pp, $22.95. Buy
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In Your Own Time by Elizabeth Lee
A compassionate and practical guide for anyone affected by serious illness. This text should empower patients – in hospital or at home – with the information they need to maintain the highest possible quality of life in their final days.
Paperback, 268 pp, $44.95. Buy
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Coping With Lupus: A Practical Guide to Alleviating the Challenges ofSystematic Lupus Erythemat by Phillips Robert H
A diagnosis of lupus is understandably disquieting and can cause emotional turmoil. After all, there is no cure for the disease, and managing its debilitating symptoms can be challenging.
This completely revised and updated edition of Coping with Lup
Paperback, 400 pp, $27.95. Buy
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Living Healthy with Hepatitis C by Harriet A. Washington
Shattering the myths surrounding this dreaded disease, this comprehensive guide draws on the latest research to present a series of breakthrough treatments, complementary therapies, and other medical approaches, ranging from diet and exercise to herbal supplements, designed to help sufferers enhance the quality of their lives. Original
Paperback, $12.95. Buy
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The Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema Handbook by Haas
This revised edition on self-managing the diseases of chronic bronchitis and emphysema and how to lead a happy, healthy life has been updated to include chapters on alternative therapies, herbal treatments, and new surgical techniques.
Paperback, 336 pp, $23.95. Buy
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Environmental Management in the Hospitality Industry, A Guide for Students and Managers by Kathryn Webster
As the hospitality industry grows larger, it is having an increasing effect upon the environment. Aimed at both the student and professional in the industry, this text looks at the issues individuals and businesses need to tackle, such as water usage and waste management
Paperback, 288 pp, $107.95. Buy
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Polio Voices, An Oral History from the American Polio Epidemics and Worldwide Eradication Efforts by Daniel J. Wilson and J.K. Silver
Offers a combination of historical perspective and direct testimonies from people impacted by the dreaded disease, to give a compelling view of the United States polio epidemics, as well as polio today
, 192 pp, $85.95. Buy
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The Hot Zone by Richard Preston and Preston
The true story of how a deadly virus from the central African rain forest suddenly appears in a Washington, D.C., animal test lab. In a matter of days, 90% of the primates exposed to the virus are dead, and secret government forces are mobilized to stop the spread of this exotic “hot” virus
Paperback, 448 pp, $11.95. Buy
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Living with Hepatitis C: A Survivor’s Guide by Gregory T. Everson and Hedy Weinberg
Living with Hepatitis C: A Survivor’ s Guide is the first book written for the millions of Americans who suffer from this deadly disease. Completely updated and now in its fourth edition, it offers guidance and answers for those infected by the deadly virus– and for their husbands, wives, families, and friends. Written by a nationally renowned hepatitis C expert and an award-winning writer, Living with Hepatitis C explains in everyday language: • The nature of the disease and how it affects your body • Pegylated and consensus interferons, the emerging standard-of-care • How to understand confusing blood tests and biopsies • How to avoid infecting others • What to expect if you need a liver transplant • How to deal with your emotions and gri
Paperback, 306 pp, $26.95. Buy
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Exercise and Diseases by Zsolt Redak
Regular exercise increases the average life span and the quality of life. These effects are mediated by the fact that regular exercise is preventive to a number of diseases. This work covers the effects of exercise on the most common health threatening diseases.
Paperback, 150 pp, $32.95. Buy
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Investing in Strategies to Reverse the Global Incidence of TB by UN Millennium Project
* One of 14 publications comprising the official UN strategy on how to reduce extreme poverty and achieve the fundamental worldwide human development goals for the coming decade
Paperback, 224 pp, $79.95. Buy
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