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A small cadre of scientists-collaborators and competitors-are determined to develop a vaccine for malaria-a feat most tropical disease experts have long considered impossible. Skepticism, doubt, and a host of logistical and financial obstacles dog their quest. Success may ultimately elude them. Why,...

Readers will be drawn in by the personal details shared in the true inspiring story of Joy Huber, Author & Stage Four Cancer Survivor (in her 30’s). They will be encouraged as they recognize early on in their battle they have a choice in how they respond to everything life throws at us, and...

The FOREWORD of Cancer: Optimizing Survival is written by one of Canada's foremost Oncologist/Surgeons. This book takes a look at Cancer from the perspective of an Integrative Therapies Practitioner, and a Cancer Survivor. It contains all the information cancer patients want to know right away. The...

Is your ADHD starting to play a role in your marriage and causing negativity? This is a part and parcel for many couples where one spouse is diagnosed with ADHD. To ensure your marriage does not suffer, Alice Smith has put together a fantastic read on what is needed to 'beat' ADHD once and...

CONGRATULATIONS! Picking up this book shows you want to help yourself feel better. That's the first step toward having less pain and using less pain medication. You are not alone. About 100 million Americans—one in three people—have ongoing pain. It can be mild or very strong, come in waves or...

A definitive and approachable guide to life during, and after, breast cancer   The biggest risk factor for breast cancer is simply being a woman.  Madhulika Sikka's A Breast Cancer Alphabet offers a new way to live with and plan past the hardest diagnosis that most women will ever receive: a personal,...

A good mind knows the right answers...but a great mind knows the right questions. And never are the Best Questions more important than after a diagnosis of breast cancer. Drawing on cutting-edge research and original interviews -- including with former surgeon general C. Everett Koop, bestselling...

For David Oliver, it was hearing “Stage IV” and “not curable,” that made his knees go weak. Receiving the bad news that he had terminal cancer was devastating. His choices, like most persons given a death sentence, were to retreat, fight, or accept it. He chose the latter, to accept and seize...

Most of the more than a quarter of a million women are diagnosed with breast cancer in the U.S each year will be married, or have a man who will fill the gap as support partner from diagnosis to treatment, and beyond. Author, Todd Outcalt, is a United Methodist pastor who has helped hundreds of people...

When cancer is diagnosed, it is not only the person diagnosed who experiences concerns about the future - but also the relatives and friends. In fact, studies have shown that levels of distress are just as high in the next of kin as in the patient! That is why we think of cancer as a "family"...

An alphabet Patient Handbook utilized for the "need to knows" of breast cancer in a colorful presentation utilizing bold messages and clip art for visual imagery and healing.It addresses the psychosocial aspects a woman encounters in her life crisis with breast cancer. Serious take action...

Your Quick and Simple Summary and Analysis of Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande Inside, you’ll find: An introduction to the main concepts of Being Mortal by Atul Gawande A 30-second summary of the entire book Time-saving chapter summaries Analysis and...

In this book, you will read about the way it is in the present-day - everything from new types of methods for early detection, to the safer and more efficient means of treatment which are available today, to the reasons why it is essential to be well-informed and to educate others! As there are many...

Coping with Alzheimer's can be challenging and emotional whether as a caregiver or as a family member. But there are steps you can take to help keep organized in the midst of the chaos. I have assisted many Alzheimer's patients and in this book I share with you some key tips to help you cope and stay...