In this important new book, Hans-Georg Gadamer discusses the transformation in human self-understanding wrought by the scientific worldview, focusing in particular on the unparalleled achievements of modern medicine. He explores the ethical and humanist issues raised by the technological successes of modern clinical practice,...

Series: Themes in Canadian Sociology The only Canadian text to examine the intersection of technology and society through theories and real-world examples. This fully updated third edition examines the places where technology and society intersect, connecting the reality of our technological age to issues...

The compelling account of the real solution to our healthcare crisis-leadership ... the only solution that has a chance of working!Author: Antony Bell, Denis A. CorteseISBN-10: 1683501365ISBN-13: 9781683501367Publisher: Morgan James PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/04/2017Pages: 250Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.86lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d

Currently, there is the highest level of evidence for physiotherapy and bracing for scoliosis. In contrast, evidence for spinal fusion surgery remains questionable. Moreover, recent improvements in bracing now strive to improve curvature rather than merely stopping progression during the pubertal growth spurt. Adolescent...

ISBN-10: 0828019398ISBN-13: 9780828019392Publisher: Review & Herald PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2006Pages: 240Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.10lbsSize: 9.20h x 6.20w x 0.90d

When it first appeared in 1976, Understanding Human Behavior for Effective Police Work quickly became the foremost guide for the officer on the force and the recruit in the classroom. Today, the new third edition is still the only comprehensive book on the subject....

Benzodiazepines were introduced in the 50s, and marketed as a non-addictive drug for psychic tension. Time has proven otherwise and these drugs are now known to be responsible for one of the worst medical blunders in history. Many people who are taking benzos, (prescribed...

Natural Eye Care Series: Cataracts offers a unique approach to supporting healthy vision from early childhood to mature age, with the understanding that healthy vision relies on overall health and emotional health. Filled with wisdom and insight of both ancient and modern-day healing methods,...

SALICYLATE INTOLERANCE SURVIVAL GUIDEAfter being diagnosed with Salicylate Intolerance, I was surprised how difficult it was to find consistent advice and information on the topic. However, as an experienced nurse, I proceeded to research the condition. Fifteen years later I have decided to compile...

Mountain Midwife is the story of Isabella Brown Neal, a hard-working, smart, outspoken old mountain woman. Belle, as she was known, traveled day and night through the hills of Clay County, West Virginia delivering babies and nursing the area's poorest families. Belle walked or...

Experience is honored.This book is the result of experience.Man is interested in what pertains to health.We are positive that the ideas herein set forth are healthful.Our profession is not that of a doctor of chemical medicines.We have no hobby to ride or patent panacea...

Wondering what's next in your PA career? The Purpose-Driven Physician Assistant is a guide directed toward new graduate and established PAs who are wanting to be productive, successful, organized, and purposeful in their career, or those who are interested in the ins and outs...

This short book is a starting point to introduce Design control, risk management and regulatory impact and application of Medical Device Directive MDR 2017/745 or to give its full name- Regulation (Eu) 2017/745 Of The European Parliament And Of The Council of 5 April...

Prepare for success on your Veterinary Assisting exam with a comprehensive review! Elsevier's Veterinary Assisting Exam Review is the only review book for Veterinary Assistants. An illustrated, outline format makes it easier to review veterinary assisting topics such as laboratory, examination room, office, and...

In the early 2000s, the central government of China encouraged all of the nation's registered minorities to "salvage, sort, synthesize, and elevate" folk medical knowledges in an effort to create local health care systems comparable to the nationally supported institutions of traditional Chinese medicine....

The Solutions Manual to accompany Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences 2e contains fully-worked solutions to all end-of-chapter discussion questions and exercises featured in the book. The manual provides helpful comments and friendly advice to aid understanding. It is also a valuable resource for...

Author: Darin Garard, Heidi Kirkman, Mary Ann McHughISBN-10: 0190917202ISBN-13: 9780190917203Publisher: Oxford University Press, USALanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/31/2018Pages: 136Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.62lbsSize: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.29d

Introduction: Sexual and reproductive health and the human condition.- Chapter 1: The principle of Sexual and Reproductive Health and why it is central to broad advancements in human health and development in sub-Saharan Africa.- Chapter 2: Sexual and reproductive health as rights.- Chapter 3:...

The Lyme Letters is epistolary verse that spells out a memoir. R, a non-binary femme character, narrates their experience of disease and recovery through recurrent letters to doctors, pets, family members, lovers, and a "Master." R, in letter form and repurposed religious texts, also...

Assembles the most important theories in the field of health communication in one comprehensive volume, designed for students and practitioners alike Health Communication Theory is the first book to bring together the theoretical frameworks used in the study and practice of creating, sending, and...

This handbook provides therapists with guidance in crafting a comprehensive behavioral treatment plan for adult clients. It offers suggestion on documenting treatment at every step, including instructions on tracking patient sessions, and monitoring payments and authorization dates. Chapters describe treatment plans for 19 types...

The "Age-Friendly Cities & Communities: States of the Art and Future Perspectives" publication presents contemporary, innovative, and insightful narratives, debates, and frameworks based on an international collection of papers from scholars spanning the fields of gerontology, social sciences, architecture, computer science, and gerontechnology. This...

The Reiki Way is an attunement to the frequency of your soul. These pages offer an immersion into the heart of the Universe. Through meditative poetry, soul seducing prose, and carefully crafted prompts to guide you inward, the words will beckon your True Self...

We found out Logan had ARPKD when he was two years old. He's such an amazing little guy. As he started in school, I wanted to give him a way to share his story with his classmates. I had him tell me what it...

Fountain of Health: Regain Your Health, Happiness, and Lose Weight. A Revolution in Health for EverybodyBy: Manuel Moran, MDWhile working as a surgeon over the last few decades, it became increasingly frustrating to Dr. Manuel Moran the obvious increase in diabetes, obesity, heart disease,...

In a world coming of age in the shadows of social media giants, we are in the midst of a losing battle to train empathetic and situationally aware doctors, nurses, and health care professionals. Making contact and connection with people who seek healing has...

Plant extracts are widely used for therapeutic purposes. The vegetal origin of these products satisfies people's desire to cure themselves with natural drugs; this aspect, together with effectiveness and regulatory opportunities, is the base of the broad modern use of medicinal plants. Traditional uses...

An introspective look at how the experiences of an intensive care unit physician helped shape his optimistic worldview during a thirty-two-year medical career. In Blessings and Sudden Intimacies: Musings of a Pediatric Intensivist, Dr. Greg Stidham entertains, inspires, and expresses gratitude for the experiences...

This textbook, ideal for students and lecturers alike, is nothing less than a systematic study of the qualitative and geometric theory of nonlinear differential equations and dynamical systems. Although the main topic of the book is the local and global behavior of nonlinear systems...

Elizabeth Waterston is a 2011 Fellow of The Royal Society of Canada. The fourth volume of the immensely successful The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery covers the years from 1929 to 1935, a tumultuous period in the writer's life. By 1929, Montgomery was 54...

In today's euphoric bull market, everyone wants in. For millions of investors, however, even US$8 trades with Ameritrade cut too deeply into their pockets - and profits. But, there is a solution. Of the more than 45 million Americans who own stocks, more than...

As editors of this book our aim was to collect new data from experienced authors in order to further advance the knowledge on the protective effects of polyphenols' intake, e.g., when included in the human diet, to modulate cellular functions and pathways associated with...

Point of care ultrasound is a critical tool required for assessing all patients, providing rapid answers to clinical questions and facilitating high quality care for patients. This essential guide caters for all generalist clinicians beginning their ultrasound journey and extends to more advanced assessments...

This book has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted,...

From the NINE TIME #1 Bestselling Medical Author & Educator - Essential Oils for Your Healthy Menopause Your periods dried up eight months ago - you are in the throes of another meltdown (your friends called it a hot flash) and your 30 year...

J. Eugene Wilson had his own experience with a medical problem after writing this book. He had a tooth ache and went to the dentist. The dentist wanted to prescribe him some pain medicine, but J. Eugene Wilson said, "No thank you, I will...

Over the last two decades, the study of speciation has expanded from a modest backwater of evolutionary biology into a large and vigorous discipline. Thus, the literature on speciation, as well as the number of researchers and students working in this area, has grown...

Ever since Jesus's proclamation in word and deed as the Great Physician, his followers in mission have assumed that salvation and health are intertwined. Yet for every age, Christians need to examine how they can best announce the gospel message of God's healing in...

"Everyone who cares about the question of regulating lay-midwifery should consider the author's premise." -Journal of Nurse-Midwifery Making Midwives Legal explores what happens when midwifery and medicine are brought together by legal regulation. Combining historical data on the regulation of midwifery in Europe and...

What if 95% of Modern Medicine is scientifically and medically WRONG? The Biomedical Paradigm describes the underlying philosophy or pattern of thinking behind Modern Medicine. What if the Biomedical Paradigm is fundamentally flawed, resulting in 95% of Modern Medicine being scientifically and medically wrong?...

This highly acclaimed text, now available in paperback, provides a thorough account of key concepts and theoretical results, with particular emphasis on viewing statistical inference as a special case of decision theory. Information-theoretic concepts play a central role in the development of the theory,...

This new book edited by rare disease experts Anthony Hall and Nicolas Sireau provides a collection of chapters by world leaders in the field of orphan diseases and drugs in order to help patient groups grow fast and sustainably. As a practical, hands-on guide...

Gastroparesis is a very difficult condition for a parent to suffer from, we know from experience. This book breaks down the condition and living with Gastroparesis in to the simplest terms in order to convey and allow a child to comprehend and get a...

The focus in this Second Edition is again on logistic regression models for individual level data, but aggregate or grouped data are also considered. The book includes detailed discussions of goodness of fit, indices of predictive efficiency, and standardized logistic regression coefficients, and examples...

'A practical description of the leading treatment for insomnia and the causes of insomnia' Allison G. Harvey, PhD, University of California, Berkeley, USA Poor sleep is one of the most common health problems and can leave you feeling exhausted, stressed and run down. While...

Author: Willem SerfonteinISBN-10: 1456850733ISBN-13: 9781456850739Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/11/2011Pages: 392Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.26lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.87d

You've seen Susan Powter on her phenomenally successful "Stop the Insanity" infomercial, on the Home show, and on The Susan Powter Show, bringing her message of health, hope and wellness to millions. Now in this runaway bestseller she gives women everywhere the step-by-step motivation...

What is illness? Is it a physiological dysfunction, a social label, or a way of experiencing the world? How do the physical, social, and emotional worlds of a person change when they become ill? Can there be well-being within illness? In this remarkable and...

This book is a complete and clear guide to medical writing that will help you format your ideas, clinical observations, and research into articles, book chapters, and review papers ready for publication. Academic and medical writing skills are essential for today's clinician, graduate student,...

It is very likely that you or someone you love is one of the 30 million people worldwide who have the 'irregularly irregular' heartbeat of atrial fibrillation. Or, it is possible that you may be among the people who do not realise they have...