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Osteoporosis is often called the silent killer because you often do not experience any symptoms when you have the disease. The first time you know about it is when a bone snaps unexpectedly. Osteoporosis means "porous bones" and it is a condition where the skeleton becomes very fragile and the bones break easily.

Understand Your Blood Pressure And How To Take Control Of It This book covers several topics including: Chapter 1: Taking Control Of Your Blood Pressure Chapter 2: Tips For Controlling Your Blood Pressure Chapter 3: Sphygmomanometers Chapter 4: Pulse Pressure Chapter 5: Race Chapter...

How To Prevent And Treat Yeast Infections With Diet, Herbs, And Natural Remedies. Turn Your Health Around Without Expensive Medical Bills. Answers To Your Questions Such As 'What Is Candidiasis', 'What Are The Causes', Sgns And Symptoms', Prevention, Treatment, Diet / Eating Plan, Herbs / Supplements, And Natural Healing / Home Remedies, etc.

First Aid ForYour Heart - A Guide To First Aid And Preventions Table of Contents Preface 1.Introduction 2.Understanding the problem 3.Heart arrhythmia 3.1 Causes of heart arrhythmia 3.2 Symptoms of Arrhythmias The symptoms of arrhythmia are not too clear and sometimes your doctor may suspect...

"This book gives you a detailed insight into the nature, causes and management of asthma.It is a skilful yet simple presentation of the medical facts about asthma, culled from the knowledge and experience of many doctors and scientists.Buy the book for greater awareness and better control of the ailment.It...

Vancouver artist Sandra Yuen MacKay has an abnormality of the brain - a disease called schizophrenia. As she says, "my life is schizophrenic because I have schizophrenia. It will always be there". Much of her life has been a struggle to cope with the symptoms of her disease and the side...

This book explores the science behind why we become addicted to drugs or alcohol, and why it is so hard to stop. It is a guided tour through the biological and psychological make-up of alcoholism and other forms of addiction. It leads the reader through the brain biology, the genetics, and the psychology...

This is the thought provoking tale of me. A teenager who battled through school whilst his mum had Cancer. It shows you the true effect of Cancer on the whole family and not just the person who has it. It shows that only years later I finally came to terms with what had happened. This...

At the age of 17 only a week out from graduating from high school Maddy Ritchie was diagnosed with a rare childhood cancer called Rhabdomyosarcoma. She was given most likely three months to live and had to undergo 12 months of the most enduring and intense treatment regime to have some sort of chance...

focuses on post-street life, unlike most studies centres solution-focused inquiry as opposed to problem-focused   growing interest in alternative research methods (ie., arts-based) that this book employs tongue-in-cheek approach to knowledge translation comic book narratives voices of youth articulated over time (followed for a year past homelessness) youth age 16-25 

Tim Rushby-Smith is six foot two and highly active, with a love of high places and the great outdoors. Three years ago, with a booming garden design and landscaping business and his wife five months pregnant with their first child, Tim fell six metres out of a tree and broke his back, confining him...

It’s no secret, I discovered breast cancer at the very early stages. A strong message for the world, honestly describing how indiscriminate and cruelly it creeps into your life and takes over. By sheer determination, I was able to nip this bugger in the bud. I share my frustrations, highs and lows...

Part one of A First Step - Understanding Guillain-Barr Syndrome is a true, blow-by-blow account of the Author's encounter, as a healthy Canadian businessman, with a rare and devastating disease, Guillain-Barr Syndrome (G.B.S. for short). It describes his seven-month long struggle for life in 'Intensive...

Have you ever wondered what life is like with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).  It is one of the last taboo's and most patients suffer in silence.  Never Give Up is the author's frank diary of life with IBD plus several rounds of surgery and convalescence.  It also looks at the...