Ailments category: 10428 books
Every Day I Fight
Making a Difference, Kicking Cancer's Ass
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2015
“When you die, it does not mean that you lose to cancer. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and the manner in which you live.” – Stuart Scott
The fearless, intimate, and inspiring story behind ESPN anchor Stuart Scott’s unrelenting fight against cancer, with a foreword by...
Against Football
One Fan's Reluctant Manifesto
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2014
**A New York Times Best Seller
“Powerful...an important read." *—Publishers Weekly
New York Times* bestselling author Steve Almond takes on America’s biggest sacred cow: football**
In Against Football, Steve Almond details why, after forty years as a fan, he can no...
Living Out Loud
Sports, Cancer, and the Things Worth Fighting For
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2016
New York Times Bestseller
“Time is something that cannot be bought, it cannot be wagered with God, and it is not in endless supply. Time is simply how you live your life.” —Craig Sager
Thanks to an eccentric wardrobe filled with brightly colored suits and a love of sports that...
UNTERNEHMEN(S)GESUNDHEIT
Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement in der Praxis
Language: German
Release Date: November 2, 2016
»Das vorliegende Buch ist viel mehr als eine wissenschaftlich fundierte Belehrung zu wünschenswerten Führungskompetenzen in einer globalisierten, beschleunigten und verdichteten Arbeitswelt, in deren Rahmen seit Jahrzehnten eine Zunahme an psychischen Erkrankungen von Mitarbeitern Fakt ist. Jäkel...
by Marla Runyan, Sally Jenkins
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2002
The courageous autobiography of the first legally blind athlete to compete in the Olympic Games.
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Millions watched in awe as Marla Runyan ran the 1500 meter event in Sydney. But few know the real story of the woman who was diagnosed with Stargardt’s disease at nine years old—and became compelled...
by Jim Phelps
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2006
Tried everything but still not feeling better?
If your depression keeps coming back or is even getting worse, then you may be suffering from bipolar II or “soft” bipolar disorder. Commonly misdiagnosed, these mood disorders are characterized by recurring bouts of depression along with anxiety,...
The Glycemic-Load Diet : A powerful new program for losing weight and reversing insulin resistance
A powerful new program for losing weight and reversing insulin resistance
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2006
A cardiologist's revolutionary weight-loss plan that allows dieters to enjoy good carbs while still losing weight
The glycemic index has been the basis of many popular diets. But it doesn't take into account the serving sizes people actually eat and eliminates too many foods for dieters to...
by Rob Thompson
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2011
Losing weight and liking what you eat can go hand in hand
Two books in one eBook!
You diet, you lose weight, you put it back on. You start dieting again, and the same thing happens. And so it goes. Don’t blame yourself. This happens with everyone. The problem isn't with you; it's with the...
Take Care, Son
The Story of My Dad and his Dementia
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2014
Hi Dad . . . can we have a chat about your dementia . . . Can you remember how it started?
When Ron Husband started to forget things - dates, names, appointments . . . daft things, important things - it took a while to realise that this was 'a different form of forgetting'. But it was just the first...
by Chris K. H. Teo
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2014
Treatment for lung cancer is like going to a casino. Some play big, some play small. A few won but many lost their hard earned fortune. A Russian physician, dramatist and author wrote, "The only difference between doctors and lawyers is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you and kill...
Taking Turns
Stories from HIV/AIDS Care Unit 371
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2017
In 1994, at the height of the AIDS epidemic in the United States, MK Czerwiec took her first nursing job, at Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago, as part of the caregiving staff of HIV/AIDS Care Unit 371. Taking Turns pulls back the curtain on life in the ward.
A shining example of excellence...
Dad's Not All There Any More
A comic about dementia
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2015
"Louie what?"
John's dad, Pete, was already diagnosed with Parkinson's disease when he began to have some very strange experiences, not least of which was the little red-haired girl who followed him around the house. Eventually diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), his hallucinations...
by Chris K. H. Teo
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2014
Consultation with the Oncologist: Pancreatic CancerOncologist: Oh, you stay in Sea View. What are you working as?Patient: I am a forex trader in a bank.Onco: Do you buy health insurance?P: Yes, I did.He asked me to lie down. Checked here and checked there. He saw the scans. He put on his computer...
Invasion
La guerre des tétons
Language: French
Release Date: November 23, 2015
À 29 ans, Lili apprend qu’elle a un cancer du sein. Elle partage avec humour et transparence ses états d’âme selon les épisodes de sa maladie. L’annonce de son diagnostic, ses traitements, sa grande opération, ses changements physiques...