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This book is a collection of papers reflecting the latest advances in geographic research on health, disease, and well-being.

This book is a collection of papers reflecting the latest advances in geographic research on health, disease, and well-being.

Women now account for one third of the ten million people with HIV infection worldwide.

Women now account for one third of the ten million people with HIV infection worldwide.

The foundations of health sciences need rethinking.

The foundations of health sciences need rethinking.

Tranquillisers are prescribed to almost twice as many women as men, yet very little gender-based research has been carried out on the social context of their use.

Tranquillisers are prescribed to almost twice as many women as men, yet very little gender-based research has been carried out on the social context of their use.

Is another future possible?

Is another future possible?

Contributions to this study are drawn both from health professionals engaged in genetic counselling and from observers and critics with backgrounds in law, philosophy, biology, and the social sciences.

Contributions to this study are drawn both from health professionals engaged in genetic counselling and from observers and critics with backgrounds in law, philosophy, biology, and the social sciences.

Health and Development presents a broad and detailed description of the multifaceted aspects of health and development across the globe.

Health and Development presents a broad and detailed description of the multifaceted aspects of health and development across the globe.

Rising to the Challenge of Life After Cancer: Expert Advice for Finding Wellness is an easy-to-read self-help guide for people facing cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Among the developed countries it is not the richest societies which have the best health, but those which have the smallest income differences between rich and poor.

Among the developed countries it is not the richest societies which have the best health, but those which have the smallest income differences between rich and poor.

The growing popularity of alternative therapies poses challenging questions for the medical establishment and the state.

The growing popularity of alternative therapies poses challenging questions for the medical establishment and the state.

Social medicine, starting two centuries ago, has shown that social conditions affect health and illness more than biology does, and social change affects the outcomes of health and illness more than health services do.

Social medicine, starting two centuries ago, has shown that social conditions affect health and illness more than biology does, and social change affects the outcomes of health and illness more than health services do.

As we move through our modern world, the phenomenon we call knowledge is always involved.

As we move through our modern world, the phenomenon we call knowledge is always involved.

Motor Neurone Disease is one of the most difficult conditions to manage medically and socially.

Motor Neurone Disease is one of the most difficult conditions to manage medically and socially.

The use and misuse of alcohol by young people is an established concern.

The use and misuse of alcohol by young people is an established concern.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a major cause of disability affecting about 1% of the population.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a major cause of disability affecting about 1% of the population.

Ageing populations have gradually become a major concern in many industrialised countries over the past fifty years, drawing the attention of both politics and science.

Ageing populations have gradually become a major concern in many industrialised countries over the past fifty years, drawing the attention of both politics and science.

Since the onset of the HIV epidemic, the behaviour of men who have sex with men has been subject to intense scrutiny on the part of the behavioural and sociomedical sciences.

Since the onset of the HIV epidemic, the behaviour of men who have sex with men has been subject to intense scrutiny on the part of the behavioural and sociomedical sciences.

A concise introduction to the central issues concerning health and health care in contemporary society, Society and Health is written for all health professionals undergoing basic training.

A concise introduction to the central issues concerning health and health care in contemporary society, Society and Health is written for all health professionals undergoing basic training.

This book establishes the voice of medical sociology in key debates in the social sciences.

This book establishes the voice of medical sociology in key debates in the social sciences.

Promotion of health has become a central feature of health policy at local, national and international levels, forming part of global health initiatives such as those endorsed by the World Health Organisation.

Promotion of health has become a central feature of health policy at local, national and international levels, forming part of global health initiatives such as those endorsed by the World Health Organisation.

The growth of AIDS has focused renewed attention on the institution of prostitution.

The growth of AIDS has focused renewed attention on the institution of prostitution.

Unequal social relations are reflected in uneven patterns of health within and between populations.

Unequal social relations are reflected in uneven patterns of health within and between populations.

There is widespread recognition that the most powerful determinants of health today are to be found in social, economic and cultural circumstances.

There is widespread recognition that the most powerful determinants of health today are to be found in social, economic and cultural circumstances.

In recent years the study of illness as experienced by patients has emerged as an approach to understanding sickness.

In recent years the study of illness as experienced by patients has emerged as an approach to understanding sickness.

Women occupy a privileged place in horror film.