An aneurysm or aneurism (from Greek: ἀνεύρυσμα - aneurusma "dilation", from ἀνευρύνειν - aneurunein "to dilate") is a localized, blood-filled balloon-like bulge in the wall of a ……続きを見る
Award-winning journalists expose the horrific practices within America’s health care system, profiling patients and doctors and offering startling personal stories to illuminate what’s gone wrong.
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On the front lines with extreme hoarders
The Secret Lives of Hoarders is much more than harrowing tales of attacking the ugliest, dirtiest, and most shocking hoarding cases in the country. It is a b……続きを見る
Marfan syndrome (also called Marfan's syndrome) is a genetic disorder of the connective tissue. People with Marfan tend to be unusually tall, with long limbs and long, thin fingers.
The syndrome is ……続きを見る
Author Jonny Bowden looks at what he calls “The Four Horsemen of Aging”ーfree radicals, inflammation, glycation, and stressーand shows how they can harm your health and shorten your life. Bowden the……続きを見る
Do You Have Bronchitis?
Struggling With The Symptoms Of Bronchitis?
Want To Know How To Cure Bronchitis?
Bronchitis is a very common condition and most people would suffer from it at least once in t……続きを見る
著者:Jan Hall
出版社: Ebury Publishing
発売日: 2013年05月02日
When a loved one has been diagnosed with dementia you might step into the new role of carer, helping your relative to remain safe, happy and as independent as possible.
In this fully updated and rev……続きを見る
著者:Carl Elliott
出版社: W. W. Norton & Company
発売日: 2012年11月12日
"Elliott's absorbing account will make readers think again about the ways that science shapes our personal identities."ーAmerican Scientist
Americans have always been the world's most anxiously enth……続きを見る
Fitness describes the capability of an individual of certain genotype to reproduce, and usually is equal to the proportion of the individuals genes in all the genes of the next generation. If differ……続きを見る
Cosmetic surgery has become the subject of intense media and public interest in the last few years. It is unique amongst the surgical specialties in that prospective patients are directly targeted b……続きを見る
Infertility is a significant health issue and one that has received increasing media attention in the UK and elsewhere in recent years. For affected couples, it is the cause of substantial distress ……続きを見る
Multiple myeloma (from Greek myelo-, bone marrow), also known as plasma cell myeloma or Kahler's disease (after Otto Kahler), is a cancer of plasma cells, a type of white blood cell normally respon……続きを見る
Are you looking for effective ways to improve service excellence with your team?
Achieving Impressive Customer Service helps healthcare managers inspire and mobilize their teams to extend effective ……続きを見る
著者:Anne Lyerly
出版社: Penguin Publishing Group
発売日: 2013年08月01日
Drawing on a landmark study involving more than one hundred pregnant women and mothers, a renowned OB/GYN synthesizes the secrets to a good birthーmedically and emotionally.
Most doctors are trained……続きを見る
著者:Patrick W. Nee
出版社: MedicalCenter.com
発売日: 2013年06月26日
The Key Facts on Diabetes provides individuals with comprehensive, easy to read information on the disease. Covering topics from the symptoms of diabetes to ways to maintain a healthy lifestyle with……続きを見る
著者:Spencer Nadler
出版社: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
発売日: 2007年12月18日
As a surgical pathologist for more than twenty-five years, Spencer Nadler was not content with the distance between his lab and the patient. Meeting with those whose diseased cells he has diagnosed,……続きを見る
Refractive Eye Disease is an eye disease occurring as a result of error in the focusing of light by the eye.
It results in poorer eye vision.
These are :
Myopia or short sightedness
where light co……続きを見る
In 1983, the first patient classification system to be used on a national basis, the Diagnosis Relate Groups (DRGs), was adopted as part of the Prospective Payment System in the United States. This ……続きを見る
著者:Guy Ramsay
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2013年03月12日
With rapid economic progress and increasing life expectancy in East Asian societies, more attention is being paid by their governments, the media and the academy to mental illness and dementia. Whil……続きを見る
Both Canada and British Columbia have several programs in place to assist low-income seniors. Each program has specific eligibility and application requirements.続きを見る
Epilepsy: The Facts is written specifically for sufferers of epilepsy and their friends and families. This easy-to-understand, evidence-based guide to epilepsy explains everything about the causes a……続きを見る
There’s a whole world of people who find themselves caring for someone and often haven’t been trained on the subject of caring. Even the clinical or technical skills needed to be an effective profes……続きを見る
A fascinating story of medical experimentation, parental love, and the extreme measures taken to make children fit within ?the norm.?
Most people rarely think about their height beyond a little wish……続きを見る
Cancer, the second leading killer after heart disease, has plagued mankind for centuries. This book outlines its past history and primitive therapy, discusses the breakthrough advances in understand……続きを見る
A completely updated and revised edition that provides comfort, information, strategies, and advice for those living with lupus.
There is no cure for lupus, so a diagnosis of this potentially debili……続きを見る
Helps seniors and their caregivers successfully navigate the challenges of aging, make informed decisions, and focus on individualized goals of care to promote resiliency and maximum functional pote……続きを見る
Earlier this year John Suchet revealed that his beautiful 67-year-old wife Bonnie, the love of his life, is suffering from Dementia. During the past three years he has gone from lover to carer. And ……続きを見る
These elements of a Coordinated Community Response have been identified as a result of more than fifteen years of experience with capacity building to address abuse in BC. Since 1995 more than 70 B……続きを見る
The obvious thing to do is to circumvent your ardour for your ordinary day's work by a ruse. Employ your engines in something beyond the programme before, and not after, you employ them on the progr……続きを見る