Health Care Issues 7

Health is a gendered concept in Western cultures. Customarily it is associated with strength in men and beauty in women. This gendered concept was transmitted through visual representations of the i……続きを見る

In the 1960s to 1980s, a heated controversy arose as to how best medical care could be delivered to individuals living in rural ‘third-world’ communities. This became polarised: should the national ……続きを見る

Skin cancers (neoplasms) are named after the type of skin cell from which they arise. Basal cell cancer originates from the lowest layer of the epidermis, and is the most common but least dangerous……続きを見る

The Importance Of Creating Your Own Personal Budget • A budget contains a list of your planned and actual expenses and your income, which includes all of the money you receive from work, government ……続きを見る

Murmurs are pathologic heart sounds that are produced as a result of turbulent blood flow that is sufficient to produce audible noise. Most murmurs can only be heard with the assistance of a stethos……続きを見る

So, you're stuck with a catheter. Now what? Generally, the doctor sends a patient home with very little explanation on how to make this device comfortable and not inconvenient. This is one man's sto……続きを見る

In this new book Simon Baron-Cohen summarizes the current understanding of autism and Asperger Syndrome. He explains the process of diagnosis, as well as the options for education and intervention f……続きを見る

Read Cynthia Koelker's blogs and other content on the Penguin Community. "Dr. Cynthia Koelker gives us the inside scoop on how to save money at the doctor's office and still get great care. Even if ……続きを見る

Improving access to hospital services has been a goal of public policy in Britain for over seventy years, but the means by which this goal is to be attained have changed significantly over time. Dra……続きを見る

  In Hand has been devised to support health and social service practitioners in their ethical reflection leading to decision-making during the intervention process in a senior abuse situa……続きを見る

Urinary Stones are small, solid stones which occur when salts or minerals in the urine become solid crystals inside the kidney. Urinary Stones are formed usually because of the accumulation of salts……続きを見る

Medical and health tourism is a significant area of growth in the export of medical, health and tourism services. Although spas and improved well-being have long been part of the tourist experience,……続きを見る

The primary purpose of this book titled, “Managing Alzheimer’s and Dementia Behavior” is to assist both “Healthcare Professionals” and “Family Caregivers” alike in providing the best care possible t……続きを見る

Reforming Long-term Care in Europe offers the most up-to-date analysis of the features and developments of long-term care in Europe. Each chapter focuses on a key question in the policy debate in ea……続きを見る

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What Is This Information Booklet About? This information booklet is for older women who feel uncomfortable or unsafe in their home because they are being treated badly by someone who lives or vis……続きを見る

In this unforgettable, dramatic account of one man's experience as an EMT, Peter Canning relives the nerve-racking seconds that can mean the difference between a patient's death and survival, as Can……続きを見る

Pericarditis is an inflammation of the pericardium (the fibrous sac surrounding the heart). A characteristic chest pain is often present. The causes of pericarditis are varied, including viral infec……続きを見る

Becoming a caregiver is increasingly an inevitable experience for many people and, therefore, a likely life transition. Drawing on research and personal experiences of working with family caregivers……続きを見る

The inspiring story of how a leading innovator in patient safety found a simple way to save countless lives. First, do no harm-doctors, nurses and clinicians swear by this code of conduct. Yet in ho……続きを見る

TABLE OF CONTENTS FORWARD PART A – The whys and how’s of reforming Health Care? I. So what’s the problem? II. How Obamacare was passed into Law? PART B - What has happen so far? III. Ten Titles/sect……続きを見る

An ever increasing number of codes of conduct, disciplinary bodies, ethics committees and bureaucratic policies now prescribe how health professionals and health researchers relate to their patients……続きを見る

Medicine is concerned with the most intimate aspects of private life. Yet it is also a focus for diverse forms of public organization and action. In this volume, an international team of scholars us……続きを見る

An auto immune disease is a disease of the human body where the immune system of the body attacks its own cells in the joints as in Rheumatoid arthritis Or in the skin as in psoriasis Or in the musc……続きを見る

In physiology and medicine, hypotension is abnormally low blood pressure, especially in the arteries of the systemic circulation. It is best understood as a physiological state, rather than a diseas……続きを見る

Financing Medicine brings together a collection of essays dealing with the financing of medical care in Britain since the mid-eighteenth century, with a view to addressing two major issues: Why did……続きを見る

The colon is also known as the large intestine and a part of the digestive system. It's a long, hollow tube about 6 feet in length at the end of the digestive tract where the body makes and stores s……続きを見る

Breast cancer is a type of cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are……続きを見る

Every year, the average American spends about $7,300 on medical expenses. The typical Canadian pays $2,700, the Briton only $2,000. And yet, according to the World Health Organization, our healthcar……続きを見る

In Excellent Health offers an alternative view of the much maligned state of health care in America, using facts and peer-reviewed data to challenge the statistics often cited as evidence that medic……続きを見る