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Hip Replacement: Experts Answer Your Questions

Adam E. M. Eltorai - Johns Hopkins University Press
Format: Paperback

Each year, more than 300,000 adults in the United States undergo hip replacement surgery. What can the many people experiencing hip pain in this country expect before, during, and after surgery? Hip Replacement -- part of a new series of Johns Hopkins University Press books on specific...
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Cancerland: A Medical Memoir

DAVID T M D SCADDEN - Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Hardcover

A doctor's riveting story of loss and hope in the world of cancer.What is it like to encounter cancer? How does it feel to face the unknown, to enter a world of hope, loss, and dread?From the diagnosis of his childhood friend's mother to his poignant memories in the lab, David Scadden's...
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Stepping Back from the Ledge: A Daughter's Search for Truth and Renewal

Laura Trujillo
Format: Hardcover

In this stunning memoir, a daughter seeks renewal as she confronts her family's history of secrets, in the aftermath of her mother's death.Laura and her mother share an incredible bond, but each protects the other from the deepest truths about their lives. When her mother takes...
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First Aid Fast for Babies and Children: Emergency Procedures for all Parents and Caregivers

DK - DK
Format: Paperback

An indispensable guide for all parents and caretakers that covers a wide range of childhood emergencies.From anaphylaxis to burns to severe bleeding and bruising, First Aid Fast for Babies and Children offers clear advice, and step-by-step photographs show you what to do.This revised and updated...
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Little and Often: A Memoir

Trent Preszler - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

"Little and Often is a beautiful memoir of grief, love, the shattered bond between a father and son, and the resurrection of a broken heart. Trent Preszler tells his story with the same level of art and craftsmanship that he brings to his boat making, and he reminds us of creativity's...
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Sleep and You: Sleep Better, Live Better

Diane B. Boivin - Dundurn
Format: Book

An easy and readable guide to the latest scientific information on how and why to sleep better and improve your wellbeing. Why do we need to sleep? For those of who pass nights staring at the ceiling, the question is beside the point. In fact, we are all sleeping less, and worse, than ever....
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Doing Harm: The Truth about How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick

Maya Dusenbery - Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Format: Audiobook

This stunning expose is the first comprehensive analysis of gender bias in modern medical treatment in the United States today, putting women at increased risk for sickness and death. In this shocking, hard-hitting expose in the tradition of Naomi Klein and Barbara Ehrenreich, the editorial...
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DIRTY, LAZY, KETO: Get Started Losing Weight While Breaking the Rules

Stephanie Laska - St. Martin's Essentials
Format: Paperback

DIRTY, LAZY KETO is part girlfriend's guide, part inspirational story detailing the secret to losing weight and keeping it off without the strict restrictions of a traditional keto diet.You don't have to be perfect at keto to be successful! Stephanie Laska lost 140 pounds, roughly...
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The Secret of Life: Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, Francis Crick, and the Discovery of DNA's Double Helix

Howard Markel - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

An authoritative history of the race to unravel DNA's structure, by one of our most prominent medical historians.James Watson and Francis Crick's 1953 discovery of the double helix structure of DNA is the foundation of virtually every advance in our modern understanding of genetics...
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Nursing2018 Drug Handbook

LWW. - LWW
Format: Paperback

Fully updated with more than 4,300 clinical changes to nearly 3,500 generic, brand, and combination drugs"New Drugs" section featuring nearly 29 new FDA-approved generics and their corresponding brand-name drugsNew information on the National Cancer Institute's "Common Terminology...
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