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In Dr. Benaroch's 24 lectures, experience for yourself the high-stakes drama and medical insights of life in an everyday emergency department: the most intense department in any hospital and home to the kind of split-second decision making, troubleshooting, and detective work that can make the difference between a patient's life and death.

Health Secrets from the Great Gurus brings to you effective ways for building a healthy lifestyle, polishing your mind, nurturing your spirit and cultivating a persona that you are proud of. With insights from well-known best-selling gurus from across the globe, this book will make holistic living easier and achievable!

Doctors are more than doctors. They’re detectives who solve mysteries about the human body. Diagnosing patients is about looking for clues, whether a persistent tickle in the back of the throat or confusion and memory loss. Just like detectives, good doctors sift through information until they arrive at the medical solution that fits best. Think you have what it takes to keep up with medical detective work? Find out with this second installment of Dr. Roy Benaroch’s thrilling look at medical mysteries from across history.

We might be afraid of lions, tigers, and bears (oh, my!), but much more frequently, our worst foes come without teeth and claws and in teeny, tiny packages. In These Six Things Will Kill You, medical historian Brandy Schillace introduces you to half a dozen deadly forces, often microscopic and invisible, that might be coming for you at this very moment.

There's an art and science behind how doctors diagnose and treat medical patients. Where do doctors get these skills? The Grand Rounds experience, where they practice how to make accurate diagnoses by examining real patients. And with Dr. Benaroch's 24 unique lectures, you'll explore how a master physician solves medical problems just like a detective.

Energy medicine. Acupuncture. Superfoods. Healing magnets. What does the scientific evidence really say about these and other eclectic treatments for personal wellness that fall under the popular term “alternative medicine”? How can we know if a treatment is safe and effective? How can you become your own best skeptical consumer of health news in the media? Join neurologist and science educator Dr. Steven Novella for a fascinating exploration of these and other important questions about the truths - and myths - behind alternative medicine.

From a case of hysterical paralysis to a pregnancy puncturing a lung, twenty-five of the most thrilling medical mysteries known to man (and doctor)."Vital Signs," a popular column featured in Discover Magazine, has long been a favorite of readers, showcasing, each month, fascinating new tales of strange illnesses and diseases that baffle doctors and elude diagnosis. Each tale is true and borders on the unbelievable. It's no wonder that throughout the years the column has become an unofficial textbook for medical students, interns, doctors, and anyone interested in human illness and staying healthy.

Questo audioaudiolibro ti fornirà le basi e le indicazioni per comprendere come e perchè funziona il Training visivo, e ti fornirà le indicazioni per metterlo in pratica con successo, a spese zero e direttamente a casa tua. Gli autori sono l'uno l'ideatore del conosciuto metodo innovativo di Rieducazione visiva chiamato "Power Vision System", l'altro un Medico Oculista americano orientato alla Rieducazione visiva con metodi fisiologici e naturali.

National polls show that Americans are increasingly concerned about vaccine safety and the right to make individual, informed choices together with their healthcare practitioners. Vaccine Epidemic focuses on the searing debate surrounding individual and parental vaccination choice in the United States. Featuring more than 20 experts from the fields of ethics, law, science, medicine, business, and history, Vaccine Epidemic urgently calls for reform.

Reservation or affirmative action is a hugely controversial policy in India. While constitutionally mandated and with historians, political scientists and social activists convinced of its need, many resist it and consider it as compromising 'merit' and against the principle of equality of...

Questo testo mira ad essere uno strumento pratico per i fisioterapisti delle strutture residenziali, inoltre la breve lunghezza lo rende facilmente consultabile. All'interno sono presenti tre casi studio analizzati nello specifico, tre diverse tipologie di pazienti e trattamenti spersonalizzati. Una realtà in espansione come quella delle strutture residenziali RSA, necessita di un'analisi attenta e dettagliata e anche di un nuovo piano di interventi dal punto di vista fisioterapico. Ecco all'interno una serie di consigli pratici da essere applicati fin da subito.

Are you constantly worrying about your health, or the health of a loved one? Do you find yourself endlessly looking up symptoms on the internet? No matter how your health anxiety manifests, it can be a crippling psychological burden. In Freedom from Health Anxiety, nationally recognized anxiety expert Karen Lynn Cassiday teaches you skills to conquer health anxiety, once and for all. You'll learn to switch from focusing on worst-case scenarios to appreciating the joy of the present moment—regardless of health status.

For two thousand years, cadavers have been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. They've tested France's first guillotines, ridden the NASA Space Shuttle, been crucified in a Parisian laboratory to test the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, and helped solve the mystery of TWA Flight 800. For every new surgical procedure, from heart transplants to gender reassignment surgery, cadavers have been there alongside surgeons, making history in their quiet way.

The Essence of Invention tells the story of medical inventors who have laid the foundation for modern patient care, from the development of anesthesia and safe surgery to the advent of vaccines against smallpox, polio, and COVID-19, and how, through creativity and persistence, they have changed the world.

Esiste la necessità di un audiolibro che possa essere letto ed utilizzato da coloro che non abbiano familiarità con l'Oftalmologia. È mio desiderio di scrivere queste informazioni in maniera che anche chi non abbia avuto una preparazione specifica su questo argomenti sia capace di migliorare la sua vista senza consultare un medico. Questo audiolibro non intende sostituirsi ad un medico, ma di aiutare migliaia di persone che hanno voglia e sono pronte ad aiutare se stesse.

Although they are often misunderstood, the chakras are important facets of health and spirituality and when properly attuned can lead to happier and healthier lives. In The Big Book of Chakras and Chakra Healing, Dr. Susan Shumsky delves into the ancient Tantric and Vedic literature to uncover the veiled mysteries of the ages, where the most authentic information about the seven chakras, seven subchakras, and the subtle energy system can be found.

When three-month-old Lia Lee arrived at the county hospital emergency room in Merced, California, a chain of events was set in motion from which neither she nor her parents nor her doctors would ever recover. Lia's parents, Foua and Nao Kao, were part of a large Hmong community in Merced, refugees from the CIA-run "Quiet War" in Laos.

Today, we are told that medical interventions increased our lifespan and single-handedly prevented masses of deaths. But is this really true? Dissolving Illusions details facts and figures from long-overlooked medical journals, books, newspapers, and other sources. Using myth-shattering information, this book shows that vaccines, antibiotics, and other medical interventions are not responsible for the increase in lifespan and the decline in mortality from infectious diseases.

The perfect reference tool for those already familiar with the step-by-step processes of ThetaHealing, ThetaHealing Diseases and Disorders contains all of the Programs, Belief Systems, intuitive insights, remedies and supplements that Vianna has found to be of value for certain diseases and...

Based on the latest advances in medicine, this concise, wide-ranging book by a leading doctor reveals all that you need to know to be fit and trim and lead an active healthy life, free from stress and disease. Fit, Trim and Disease-free will divulge the many secrets which busy doctors are unable to tell you during your occasional brief consultations with them. Written by an eminent consultant with vast clinical experience, who is also the best-selling author of Baby and Child Care, this book will empower you to be the master of your own health and happiness.