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Am I Dying?!: A Complete Guide to Your Symptoms--and What to Do Next

Christopher Kelly M.D. · William Morrow
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

A comprehensive, light-hearted resource for the hypochondriac in all of us, from two Columbia University cardiologists who review dozens of symptoms and offer advice on when to chill out, make a doctor's appointment, or go to the hospital.Cardiologists at Columbia University Medical Center,...
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American Overdose: The Opioid Tragedy in Three Acts

Chris McGreal · PublicAffairs
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

A comprehensive portrait of a uniquely American epidemic--devastating in its findings and damning in its conclusionsThe opioid epidemic has been called "one of the greatest mistakes of modern medicine." But calling it a mistake is a generous rewriting of history. Driven by greed,...
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Are u ok?: A Guide to Caring for Your Mental Health

Kati Morton · Da Capo Lifelong Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

A licensed family therapist and You Tube personality, Kati Morton answers the most commonly asked questions about mental health, including when to get help and where to find it.Everyone struggles with mental health issues from time to time, but the greatest level of misunderstanding comes...
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The Breakthrough: Immunotherapy and the Race to Cure Cancer

CHARLES GRAEBER · Twelve
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Bestselling author of The Good Nurse, Charles Graeber details the discovery of cancer's secret weakness, and how a new generation of scientists finally cracked the code on how the human immune system can fight -- and beat -- the disease. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px...
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Gut Reactions: The Science of Weight Gain and Loss

Simon Quellen Field · Chicago Review Press
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

How much do you really know about how the human body works, and how it reacts to food, exercise, nutrition, and the environment? While most of us have read about at least one fad diet, we're left wondering about the greater biochemistry, psychology, sociology, and physiology of the obesity...
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HOPE for the Alzheimer's Journey: Help, Organization, Preparation, and Education for the Road Ahead

Carol B. Amos · Morgan James Publishing
Pages: 262
Format: Paperback

H.O.P.E. for the Alzheimer's Journey equips Alzheimer's caregivers with knowledge, tools, and advice for their difficult road ahead. The concepts are conveyed in an open, honest, and creative manner using original family email communications from Carol B. Amos's own journey. Carol also...
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Influenza: The Hundred Year Hunt to Cure the Deadliest Disease in History

JEREMY BROWN · Touchstone
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

On the 100th anniversary of the devastating pandemic of 1918, Jeremy Brown, a veteran ER doctor, explores the troubling, terrifying, and complex history of the flu virus, from the origins of the Great Flu that killed millions, to vexing questions such as: are we prepared for the next epidemic,...
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Sicker, Fatter, Poorer: The Urgent Threat of Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals to Our Health and Future . . . and What We Can Do About It

Leonardo Trasande MD · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

A leading voice in public health policy and top environmental medicine scientist reveals the alarming truth about how hormone-disrupting chemicals are affecting our daily lives - and what we can do to protect ourselves and fight back. Lurking in our homes, hiding in our offices, and polluting...
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