Journalist Jennifer Margulis questions the information parents are given by the medical community and the consumer culture, addressing the relationship between the money-making business of pregnancy and the early childcare advice...
Medicine, health and fitness
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Author:Margulis, JenniferSummary: - Author:Gordon, DaniSummary:
Safe, practical advice on how to effectively use CBD from a leading Canadian doctor and international authority on cannabis wellness. For over a decade, Dr. Dani Gordon has been researching and integrating cannabis into her medical...
- Author:Benzel, Edward C.Summary:
The Cervical Spine is the most comprehensive, current and authoritative reference on the cervical spine. Prepared by internationally recognized members of The Cervical Spine Research Society Editorial Committee, the Fifth Edition...
- Author:Panda, SatchinSummary:
Like most people, you probably wake up, get hungry for meals and doze off in bed around the same time every day. If you've ever experienced jet lag or pulled an all-nighter, you know that this schedule can easily be thrown off...
- Author:Fife, BruceSummary:
For years, The Coconut Oil Miracle has been a reliable guide for men and women alike. Now in its fifth edition, this revised and updated version has even more information on the benefits of coconut oil and shows listeners how to use it...
- Author:Noguchi, Thomas T.Summary:
A New York Times-bestselling author and renowned Los Angeles medical examiner challenges the verdicts in America's most controversial celebrity deaths. "Dr. Thomas T. Noguchi encountered the best and the worst of Los Angeles-...
- Author:Leland, AndrewSummary:
A witty, winning, and revelatory personal narrative of the author's transition from sightedness to blindness and his quest to learn all he can about blindness as a distinct and rich culture all its own. We meet Andrew Leland as he's...
- Author:Kaye, Elizabeth, Curran, AbbeySummary:
Abbey Curran was born with cerebral palsy, but she resolved to never let it limit her. And after realizing her own dreams, she began helping other disabled girls do the same. Abbey tells a story of overcoming the odds and finding the...
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Early in the pandemic, medical personnel were our front lines. What was that like? Through stories, art, and poetry, Canadian health-care workers from across the country recount their experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
- Author:Chatham, JohnSummary:
The DASH diet has been named by U.S. News & World Report year after year as its #1 choice in Best Diets Overall, Best Diets for Healthy Eating and Best Diabetes Diets. The DASH Diet Cookbook author, best-selling health and nutrition...
- Author:Douthat, Ross GregorySummary:
In this vulnerable, insightful memoir, the New York Times columnist tells the story of his five-year struggle with a disease that officially doesn't exist, exploring the limits of modern medicine, the stories that we unexpectedly...
- Author:Smith, RonSummary:
“What is a stroke?” This is the question that plagues Ron Smith as he emerges from the carpet bombing of his brain. The Defiant Mind: Living Inside a Stroke is a first-person account of a massive ischemic stroke to the brain stem. Smith...
- Author:Mars, BrigitteSummary:
This ultimate reference guide on the amazing power of herbs has now been expanded and also includes a new handy index of disease conditions.
- Author:Fung, JasonSummary:
From acclaimed author Dr. Jason Fung, a revolutionary guide to reversing diabetes. Dr. Jason Fung forever changed the way we think about obesity with his best-selling book, The Obesity Code. Now he has set out to do the same for type 2...
- Author:Rodriguez, Jorge E.Summary:
In The Diabetes Solution, Dr. Jorge Rodriguez and dietitian nutritionist Susan Wyler tell you everything you need to know about this increasingly common disease-from diagnosis to treatment-including the difference between prediabetes...
- Author:Leavitt, HannaloraSummary:
** IBBY 2023 Collection of Books for Young People with Disabilities** This nonfiction book for teens provides a history of disability, describes types of disabilities and examines the challenges faced by people living with disabilities...
- Author:Deer, BrianSummary:
Controversy over vaccines is erupting around the globe. Fear is spreading. Banished diseases have returned. And an "anti-vax" movement has surfaced to campaign against children's shots. Investigative reporter Brian Deer...
- Author:Nimura, Janice P.Summary:
Elizabeth Blackwell believed from an early age that she was destined for a mission beyond the scope of "ordinary" womanhood. Though the world at first recoiled at the notion of a woman studying medicine, her intelligence and...
- Author:Sears, William, Basile, Erin SearsSummary:
Maybe you've just received a wake-up call: your own health crisis, or a sick parent or friend. Or maybe you're just tired of feeling tired and sick of feeling sick. You don't need a diet plan. You need a health transformation-from the...
- Author:Moisan, MartinSummary:
This book is the result of a personal and professional journey. After having practiced general medicine in private practice and hospitals in Quebec for more than 15 years, Dr. Martin Moisan shares his observations with us. He concludes...
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