Forlagets beskrivelse: NCRP Report No. 171, Uncertainties in the Estimation of Radiation Risks and Probability of Disease Causation, considers the types and magnitude of the several uncertainties that are a component of the risk assessment process for cancer, heritable and nonca…
The meanings and causes of hearing voices that others cannot hear (auditory verbal hallucinations, in psychiatric parlance) have been debated for thousands of years. Voice-hearing has been both revered and condemned, understood as a symptom of disease as well as a source of othe…
In many near eastern traditions, including Christianity, Judaism and Islam, demons have appeared as a cause of illness from ancient times until at least the early modern period. This volume explores the relationship between demons, illness and treatment comparatively. Its twenty…
On the verge of completing a decade's worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. Just like that, the future he and his wife had imagined evaporated. Kalanithi chronicles his transformation from a naïve medical student into a neurosurg…
Divides health into four pillars- diet, rest, sleep and movement. By making small, easily achievable changes in each of these key areas you can find and maintain good health - and avoid illness. You don't need to excel at any one pillar; what matters is the balance across all th…
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Living with a long-term illness: the facts
by Sharpe, Michael, Campling, Frankie
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Synopsis: Physical Therapy Prescriptions for Musculoskeletal Disorders will assist the physician in understanding the physical therapy process once a prescription is written. To achieve this, typical cases of musculoskeletal conditions are followed from the original work-up to t…
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Presents a preventative element and holistic approach to diagnosis and exercise management of musculoskeletal pain syndromes. The alterations in muscle function and in movement underlying each diagnosis are discussed at length in the text. The text covers how to perform the spec…
Jack, terminally ill and preparing to say goodbye to his family, has a miraculous recovery after his wife is killed in a car accident and struggles to reunite his family at her childhood home on the South Carolina oceanfront