Non Fiction - Health - Medical
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The Bipolar Workshop
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"The Bipolar Workshop" is a wonderful book written by Terri Callsen to help those unfamiliar with the behavior of Bipolars understand and work their way through an unpleasant situation caused by behavioral disruption. Interesting episodes written about real-life situations help the reader, whether he or...
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The pH Miracle
Balance Your Diet, Reclaim Your Health
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"The pH Miracle" by Shelley Redford Young and Robert O. Young is a must read. I was quite surprised and pleased to receive this audio book for review. I had recently heard about the pH diet/way to eat. The premise of this book lies in...
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The Spirit of the Heart
Stories of Family, Hope, Loss, and Healing
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The life of a cardiac surgeon is, not surprisingly, full of challenges, drama, heartache and, on occasion, miracles. "The Spirit of the Heart" by Ismael N. Nuno M.D. takes the reader through a lifelong journey filled with all those elements, told in a close-up, very...
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The Take-Charge Patient
How You Can Get the Best Medical Care
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As soon as I saw the title of Martine Ehrenclou’s book I knew I had to read it. In "The Take-Charge Patient: How You Can Get the Best Medical Care" by Martine Ehrenclou we learn much about patients’ rights and how we can be our...
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Twirling Naked in the Streets and No One Noticed
Growing Up With Undiagnosed Autism
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Jeannie Davide-Rivera spent most of her 38 years alone in her mind. Her insensitivity to others’ thoughts, feelings, and actions kept her from making meaningful emotional connections. One grandmother was an exception. She understood one aspect of her hyper-sensitivity. She took her to the yarn...
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Waking Up Emily
Antics and Inspiration While Patients Sleep
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"Waking up Emily" is about the Anesthesia Department of a hospital and includes doctors, assistants, nurses, and the infamous coin counters that drive the anesthesiologist cranky when they try to cut cost, possibly causing the doctors to not have the supplies when they desperately need...
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When Cancer Hits
Your Complete Guide To Taking Care of YOU Through Treatment
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"When Cancer Hits" by Britta Aragon is a tidy little "pick me up" book for those undergoing cancer treatments themselves or for those who are struggling to support a loved one undergoing chemotherapy, surgery and/or radiation treatment. Herself a teenage cancer survivor and caretaker for...
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I Left My Prostate in San Francisco-Where's Yours?
Coping With The Emotional, Relational, Sexual and Spiritual Aspects of Prostate Cancer
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At the writing of the book "I Left My Prostate in San Francisco– Where Is Yours?: Coping with the Emotional, Relational, Sexual, and Spiritual Aspects of Prostate Cancer" by Rick Redner and Brenda Redner, the American Cancer Society reported that 241,740 men would be diagnosed...
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In the Blink of an Eye
My Life with RSDS
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RSDS is a horrible affliction. The brain refuses to turn off the pain that can inhabit any part of or almost all of the body. Mary Jane Gonzales' brief book "In the Blink of an Eye: My Life with RSDS" does an excellent job of...
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SHOWgrins
Women Who Walk on Water
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“SHOWgrins: Women Who Walk on Water” by Betty Collier is the courageous account of Venus Williams, tennis champion, as she battles a disease, Sjogren’s. It also chronicles the lives of Cathy Taylor, Estrella Bibbey, Judy Kang, Lynn Petruzzi and Paula Beth Sosin -- five women...
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