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Nursing Against the Odds: How Health Care Cost Cutting, Media Stereotypes, And Medical Hubris Undermine ...

14 reviews
Suzanne Gordon

ILR Press, 2006

Nursing against the Odds
This a a very good, and easy to read nursing text book. It flows well because of the real life stories and examples that all of us at the bedside can relate to. It makes you think about what you do, and what you say. How these things can and do impact patient care, and relationships with staff, patients, facilty, etc. We are such a necessary part of the bigger picture, and this book helps ...

Innocent Casualties : The FDA's War Against Humanity

2 reviews
Elaine Feuer

Elaine Feuer, 1998

Finally, an honest and gutsy expose on the FDA's deceit.
Let the truth be told. It is about time that someone finally found a way to put the facts into print. Feuer has the guts to tell it like it is. Let the truth be told to all. Everyone should read this book!

Against Bioethics (Basic Bioethics)

1 review
Jonathan Baron

The MIT Press, 2007

Excellent study of the basis of medical ethics
Having worked on the Ethics Committee of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Jonathan Baron became concerned that bioethicists were neglecting decision analysis. He writes, "In practice, bioethical advice tends to be based on tradition and intuitive judgments. Often its advice is reasonable and leads to good outcomes." But in other cases, judgments `override considerations of ...

The Invisible Cure: Why We Are Losing the Fight Against AIDS in Africa

5 reviews
Helen Epstein

Picador, 2008

A CLASSIC WORK
The most important book published on AIDS in a long time, and one of the most important books of the year. If you liked Rachel Carson's Silent Spring or And The Band Played On, you will love this book. It is readable, impassioned and brilliant, and despite its savage denunciation of the failures of the West to deal with the AIDS crisis, it is an essentially optimistic work. Publishers Weekly in ...

Shunned: Discrimination against People with Mental Illness

1 review
Graham Thornicroft

Oxford University Press, USA, 2006

A review of Shunned
From the impact of the title to the graphic display of discrimination by the families pictured on the back cover, the reader is left in no doubt as to the content of this impressively researched and eminently readable book. `The stigma and discrimination faced by those with mental illness is often worse than the condition itself.' This is a phrase many are aware of but rarely has it been ...

The Forgotten Plague: How the Battle Against Tuberculosis Was Won - And Lost

6 reviews
Frank Ryan

Back Bay Books, 1994

Simply amazing!!
As a lung doctor coming from a country where tuberculosis is a common disease I thought this book was going to be interesting. I was wrong. It was fascinating! I made the mistake of start reading it while I was working on some professional projects. The result was several nights of poor sleep just because I started my reading after finishing my work late at night and I just could not stop reading ...

Fed Up!: Winning the War Against Childhood Obesity

3 reviews
Susan Okie

Joseph Henry Press, 2005

Extensive look at childhood obesity.
Dr. Susan Okie has done exhaustive research into one of the most pressing medical issues of today - childhood obesity. The 322 page hardcover book explores the issues surrounding this problem that continues to grow. Obesity not only effects a child's self-esteem but can lead to medical problems; high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease and other conditions. In her book, Okie examines ...

Four Women Against Cancer
Alan Cantwell

Aries Rising Press, 2005

The untold story of four outstanding women scientists who discovered the bacterial cause of cancer back in the 1950s and whose research was ignored, overlooked, or was actively suppressed by the cancer establishment and the powers that be.

The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs And Men in a Race Against an Epidemic

41 reviews
Gay Salisbury, Laney Salisbury

W. W. Norton & Company, 2005

A superb book -- well-written, exciting, uplifting, true!
-I'd like to add another five-star vote for this book, which recounts the desperate emergency dogsled run to deliver diphtheria toxin to the town of Nome, AK, when it experienced a sudden epidemic during an Arctic blizzard (this journey served as the inspiration for the famous Iditarod race). At the time, Nome was hundreds of miles from the nearest point of transport, and dogsleds were the only ...

Vaccination Against Smallpox (Great Minds Series)

1 review
Edward Jenner

Prometheus Books, 1996

Very Interesting Look Into Early Scientific Methodology
I'm always in awe of the great science pioneers that have gone before us. This brief book provides a peak into the thoughts and methods of one of those pioneers. As long as the reader keeps in mind the literary style of the time as well as the level of maturity of scientific experimentation, they will find this book to be inspiring and useful. I especially recommend this book to future ...

Winning the War Against Immune Disorders and Allergies: A Drug Free Cure for Allergies

4 reviews
Ellen Cutler

Delmar Thomson Learning, 1998

Excellent
A highly intelligent overview of many illness that are directly or indirectly connected to allergies. What struck me most was the way the author shows a truly deep understanding of the complex causes of each illness and yet offers meaningful treatment options. It should be noted that the book is primarily intended as an introduction (though it goes further than any introduction) to using ...

Methods for Field Trials of Interventions Against Tropical Diseases: A "Toolbox" (Oxford Medical Publications)

Oxford University Press, USA, 1992

Before new interventions are released into disease control programs, it is essential that they are carefully evaluated in "field trials". These may be complex and expensive undertakings, requiring the follow-up of hundreds or thousands, of individuals, often for long periods. Descriptions of the detailed procedures and methods used in the trials that have been conducted have rarely been published. A consequence of this is that those planning ...

TNM Supplement 1993: A Commentary on Uniform Use (UICC International Union Against Cancer)

Springer, 1994

The TNM Supplement 1993 facilitates uniform application of the TNM classification. The supplement provides explanations and examples that will solve practical problems when using TNM on a daily basis. It spells out the requirements for pathological classification (pT, pN) and contains recommendations for classification of new tumour sites and entities which are not yet formally included in the TNM system. It also includes proposals for optimal ...

Winning the Fight Against Diabetes

1 review
Charles J. Masison

Tomorrow's Health Today Publishers, 2005

Great: A Must Read!
This book is a joy to read. As a reader, you are swept along on a journey of exploration to discover how you can defeat the enemy, diabetes. Easy to understand language for a technical subject, and the author's passion of providing help for the diabetic, or to prevent it, comes through. Especially liked the chapter, "Let's All Fight for the Children" , and also the Chapter on ...

The aWAKE Project : Uniting against the African AIDS Crisis

3 reviews

Thomas Nelson, 2002

Changed my Life
This book changed my life. The facts about what's really going on in Africa shocked me. The stories of women, men, and children suffering from the disease broke my heart. I've now made this my personal crusade!

The Liberal Case Against Abortion

4 reviews
Vasu Murti

R.A.G.E. Media, 2006

A Pro-Life Book Like No Other!
This is a truly unique and stunning work. Unlike a majority of pro-life material, it does not rely on any religious common ground between author and reader. Even more amazing is the fact that the author comes from a strong "left-wing" position, yet makes common sense arguments from that position in opposition of abortion. I would go so far as to say that Vasu's arguments are even stronger than ...

Stella's Story: Fighting for Life Against a Malignant Brain Tumor
Kay Loveland

iUniverse, Inc., 2004

I wish there had been a book like this when I was fighting alongside my partner, Stella, as her 24/7 caregiver in a 19-month battle against the deadliest brain tumor, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Too often I felt sideswiped by unexpected obstacles. The Internet was a great resource, but having a book at hand illuminating the day-to-day struggle--treatments, questions, decisions, emotions, surprises--would have helped immensely. After Stella ...

Hospitals, Paternalism, and the Role of the Nurse (Nursing Education Monographs)

1 review
Jo Ann Ashley

Teachers College Press, 1976

A classic!
This book is a classic in nursing history, presenting a feminist critque of the patriarchial health care system. A popular book of the 1970's and 1980's the book helped to launch the feminist consciouness raising of nurses. Still relevant today, the book speaks to the ongoing struggles of nurses as woment to gain true control over nursing education and practice.

The Physicians' Crusade Against Abortion
Frederick N. Dyer

Science History Publications/USA, 2005

This book documents the true story of the passionate defense of the unborn by physicians, beginning with Hippocrates, and continuing into the 20th century.

Defense Against Alzheimer's Disease: A Rational Blueprint for Prevention
H. J. Roberts

Sunshine Sentinel Press, 1995

An original and logical guide for persons seeking to prevent or minimize the ravages of Alzheimer's disease. This clear and detailed book by an eminent physician represents an extraordinary public health and literary achievement.

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