Medical profession

Organs for Sale is a study of the bioethical question of how to increase human organ supply.

Every year in the United States, 12 per cent of all births are preterm births, 5 per cent of all babies need help to breathe at birth, and 3 per cent of neonates are born with at least one severe malformation.

Every year in the United States, 12 per cent of all births are preterm births, 5 per cent of all babies need help to breathe at birth, and 3 per cent of neonates are born with at least one severe malformation.

Childhood adversity that is severe enough to be harmful throughout life is one of the biggest public health issues of our time, yet health care systems struggle to even acknowledge the problem.

Childhood adversity that is severe enough to be harmful throughout life is one of the biggest public health issues of our time, yet health care systems struggle to even acknowledge the problem.

Each year, almost twenty million people worldwide receive the grim diagnosis of cancer, yet few are prepared for the difficult emotional journey ahead.

Each year, almost twenty million people worldwide receive the grim diagnosis of cancer, yet few are prepared for the difficult emotional journey ahead.

Controversies and scepticism surrounding vaccinations, though not new, have increasingly come to the fore as more individuals decide not to inoculate themselves or their children for cultural, religious, or other reasons.

Controversies and scepticism surrounding vaccinations, though not new, have increasingly come to the fore as more individuals decide not to inoculate themselves or their children for cultural, religious, or other reasons.

Dying and Death in Canada provides a comprehensive, up-to-date examination of dying, death, and bereavement from a Canadian perspective.

Dying and Death in Canada provides a comprehensive, up-to-date examination of dying, death, and bereavement from a Canadian perspective.

The personal interface between clinician and patient is a misunderstood subject which can impact all areas of health care.

This introductory textbook relates theory to practice and enhances students' learning and understanding of cultural issues that impact on patient care and their own practice as nurses, while considering wider social and political issues.

This introductory textbook relates theory to practice and enhances students' learning and understanding of cultural issues that impact on patient care and their own practice as nurses, while considering wider social and political issues.

THE EXCITING DIVERSE LIFE OF A physician SCIENTIST WHO MERGED RESEARCH, MEDICINE,TRAVELS TO EXOTIC PLACES, FUN,SEX, HARDSHIP AND TRIUMPHS DISCOVERING NEW TREATMENTS TO CHALLENGE INCURABLE DISEASES SUCH AS ALS, ALZHEIMERS, PARKINSON, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS,AUTISM, BRAIN DAMAGE, DIABETES, COPD, BLINDNESS, TAY-SACHS, HUNTINGTON, KIDNEY DISEASE.

In this sometime amusing, sometime challenging journey through fifty years of Nursing, this author presents her favorite memoirs.

This step-by-step guide will share strategies on preparing for doctor visits and communicating with doctors to get the most out of limited time.

Winner of the American Heart Association's Howard W.

Three powerful profiles of men and women whose lives were changed forever by the AIDS epidemic"e;Some of my reasons for wanting to write about AIDS were altruistic, others selfish.

The author wrote this book to give us some sort of an insight into the mindset that war tends to put you into.

I was diagnosed with Crohns disease in 2009.

Margaret had been diagnosed with a rare, aggressive type of breast cancer and desperately wanted to find someone else who had the same disease or who had survived it, as the prognosis was not good.

Americas health care delivery system is in disarray.

Millions of people experience symptoms of central sensitization (CS) and central sensitivity syndromes (CSS) such as chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia and multiple chemical sensitivities.

Since 1995, Michelle Cox has been an active participant in online chatrooms, gaming sites, and lobby activity.

At the age of thirty-three, Delanie Stephenson was enjoying life with her husband, two kids, and a teaching job she loved.

This book is based on a disease that has plagued the Cushite race from the dawn of existence: sickle cell or trait sickle cell, for which experts continue to say there is no cure.

On June 9, 2009, Carol M.

This book is based on my experiences and observations during a most exasperating and frustrating time as a newly hired Director at Bronx Hospital.

Nathalie Brisebois has lived through many difficult challenges, but has found a path to health and happiness.

Jamie Schneiders life changed with one phone call in February of 2010.

The Elephants Graveyard tells the story of a young mans journey through higher education and ultimately pursuing a career in medicine.

Juliet Knowles began writing a blog about her daughters fight with cancer as a way to reach out to others in the same situation, and her work became a personal story of survival.

Until the age of four, Irene Snow lived happily with her mother and gentle, doting grandparents.

Medicine in the United States is big business.

A cross between Archie Bunker and Ralph Kramden, Ellie is an old-school New Yorker who has outlived his wife, his money, and his body.

Nathalie Brisebois has lived through many difficult challenges, but has found a path to health and happiness.

Author Tammy Schuman led an active, charmed life.

Horace Lennon was diagnosed with Alzheimers in 1998.

One of the happier moments in Carole Stielers life was on that day in 2006 when her husband, author David Charles Stieler, brought home a 1990 Harley-Davidson motorcycle.

Alzheimers is a memory-robbing, debilitating disease that affects millions of Americans.

After a long journeyMy heart is healedMy mind is at peaceMy soul rejoicesNo more criesNo more painFear is under my feetI have faithI've gained strengthGod is nearHaving grown up in a dysfunctional family environment in Montreal, Canada, Lyne.

Fifty-nine-year-old Robert LaPlante gave up cigarettes in his twenties, was never overweight, practiced good health habits, and had run marathons and many other foot races.

Death comes for us all, and the desire to ease into that death is as ancient as humankind.

Im hoping my life story will give insight to people who live and suffer from mental illness and help them receive a clearer form of understanding of their similar diseases in an effort for them to better cope with their everyday lives armed with new knowledge to avoid certain emotional situations when the going gets rough.

In his memoir, One HeartEmbrace Life, author Dr.

One Day Well Dance Again chronicles the life of Eric Ashton Ware and his courageous battle against astrocytomas of the brain stem.

Ken and Pat were in their sixties when they discovered each other on an online dating site.

RECALCULATING: Travels Along the Road Through Crisis is offered as comfort for the faithlessly faithful who frequently doubt they will find their way through lifes challenges.

December 9, 2003, is a day Mary Ann Sheveland will never forget.