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  • The ABC's of the Big D: My Life on Dialysis

    by Bob Northam ...
    A humorous look at the issues faced by dialysis patients. Dialysis is the most prominent treatment for people with kidney failure, not a subject one would normally associate with humor. But between side effects like cramping that can lead to embarrassing social situations; the use of needles that look like props from a Friday the 13th movie; ridiculous dietary restrictions that make you howl at ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care

    by T. R. Reid ...
    A New York Times Bestseller, with an updated explanation of the 2010 Health Reform BillBringing to bear his talent for explaining complex issues in a clear, engaging way, New York Times bestselling author T. R. Reid visits industrialized democracies around the world--France, Britain, Germany, Japan, and beyond--to provide a revelatory tour of successful, affordable universal health care systems. ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • The Slim Book of Health Pearls: The Complete Medical Examination

    by Sheldon Cohen M.D. FACP ...
    A complete medical examination includes a history, physical examination and basic laboratory analysis. Performed with compassion and care, it provides a diagnosis eighty percent of the time.Busy physicians, who find themselves pressed for the time necessary to complete this important task, compromise this complicated and time-consuming procedure. As a result, initial diagnosis is prone to errors ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Medical Science of House, M.D.

    by Andrew Holtz ...
    How can a teenager adopted at birth nearly die because his real mother didn’t get a measles shot?How can a husband’s faith in his wife’s fidelity determine whether radical treatment will cure her or kill her?How can a missed eye doctor appointment reveal a genetic disease?How can doctors choose the right course for a pregnant woman when one may kill her and the other would abort her fetus?Answers ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • When Someone Close To You Is Dying

    by National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly ...
    What You Can Expect and How You Can HelpHelping someone through the last years of their life is one of the most difficult journeys anyone can take. As the illness progresses, you may have to make important decisions on behalf of someone close to you. You may be responsible for ensuring that their most basic needs for respect, dignity and physical comfort are sustained until the end of life. ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD

  • The Complete Guide to Medical Tourism

    by Jay Siva ...
    The Authoritative Guidebook for The Medical Tourist Who wants to Beat the High Cost of Private Healthcare, Jump the long Queue for life-saving surgery and Get High-Quality, Low-cost Healthcare at Hospitals that meet American Standards. How to Successfully Plan your Medical Trip Abroad. Discount Airfare, American-Trained Doctors and Internationally- Accredited Hospitals have made expensive Medical ... Read more

    $4.22 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Alcoholism

    by Ann M. Manzardo, Donald W. Goodwin, Jan L. Campbell, Elizabeth C. Penick, William F. Gabrielli, Jr. ...
    Series series The Facts
    The third edition of this successful Facts title was authored by the late Dr Donald W. Goodwin, who wrote with a unique and engaging style defining alcoholism in very human terms. Although much of Dr Goodwin's assessments of alcoholism still hold true today, a great deal of progress has been made in the quest to better understand the underlying causes of the disease. This fourth edition, written ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Stop Smoking Now: The Ultimate Stop Smoking Guide, Learn How To Stop Smoking Permanently Without Side Effects Or Gaining Weight

    by Dr. Michael Ericsson ...
    This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to kick your smoking habit without worrying about gaining extra pounds and experiencing unpleasant side effects. Thousands of death cases have been reported every year in the United States due to the health risks caused by smoking cigarettes. Stop Smoking Now gives you effective tips to achieve a smoke-free and longer life.You might be ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Familiar Physician

    Saving Your Doctor In the Era of Obamacare

    by Peter B. Anderson, Bud Ramey, Tom Emswiller ...
    An examination of how primary care doctors and their patients can save their relationship in the age of ever evolving medical reform.Powerful forces of change are at the core of Obamacare—and they could either strengthen or destroy our family doctors. It's a perfect storm that threatens our hope for more effective and personalized medical care and it holds the potential to drive our trusted ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Making Medicare

    New Perspectives on the History of Medicare in Canada

    by Gregory Marchildon ...
    The Canadian health care system is so indisputably tied to our national identity that its founder, Tommy Douglas, was voted the greatest Canadian of all time in a CBC television contest. However, very little has been written to date on how Medicare as we know it was developed and implemented. This collection fills a serious gap in the existing literature by providing a comprehensive policy history ... Read more

    $44.99 CAD

  • Understanding Gout

    by Warren Jefferson ...
    Gout—a chronic, painful, degenerative disease of the joints—is one of the most common inflammatory arthritic conditions. But relief is at hand! Understanding Gout examines the causes, symptoms, and treatments of this debilitating disease and identifies who might be at risk. Here is the essential information about testing, diagnosis, and complications that can arise from untreated attacks. Along ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • Fat-Talk Nation

    The Human Costs of America’s War on Fat

    by Susan Greenhalgh ...
    In recent decades, America has been waging a veritable war on fat in which not just public health authorities, but every sector of society is engaged in constant "fat talk" aimed at educating, badgering, and ridiculing heavy people into shedding pounds. We hear a great deal about the dangers of fatness to the nation, but little about the dangers of today's epidemic of fat talk to individuals and ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD