Ailments category: 10428 books
by Ela Simon, Natasha Simon
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2016
The Bi-Polar Express – Natasha’s Ride
All my life I knew I was different, I didn’t fit in. I always felt I could do everything – but things never worked out for me, I’d either get depressed for no reason or be hyper-active.
As you read my book, you will follow the ups and downs,...
Second Chances
True Stories of Living with Addison's Disease
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2012
How does it feel to be diagnosed with a life-threatening health condition?
Addison's disease is a rare auto-immune condition which can be fatal. Diagnosis is often made in an emergency.
In this book, sixteen people describe the impact Addison's disease has had on their lives. Drawn...
by Chris Spriggs
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2015
How do people come together when tragedy tries to tear them apart?
When 39-time marathon runner Andrew Spriggs was diagnosed with motor neurone disease he knew his running days were over. But a surprise message from his nephew Chris, offering to push him in his rickety wheelchair in one last...
by Chris Geiger
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2015
The Cancer Survivors Club is a collection of truly inspirational, uplifting and assuring survival stories. These poignant personal accounts from normal people, demonstrate an extraordinary determination to survive against the odds. It proves with survival rates doubling, anything is possible.Unfortunately...
CCSVI as the Cause of Multiple Sclerosis
The Science Behind the Controversial Theory
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014
Changes are occurring in the multiple sclerosis community. The disease, which has always been considered autoimmune, may be related to vascular problems, in which circulation in the cerebrospinal system is impaired, thereby preventing the proper drainage of venous blood from the brain. This timely...
The Patient's Playbook
How to Save Your Life and the Lives of Those You Love
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Too many Americans die each year as a result of preventable medical error—mistakes, complications, and misdiagnoses. And many more of us are not receiving the best care possible, even though it’s readily available and we’re entitled to it. The key is knowing how to access it.
The Patient’s...
by Victoria A. Harden; Anthony Fauci, MD
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
Society was not prepared in 1981 for the appearance of a new infectious disease, but we have since learned that emerging and reemerging diseases will continue to challenge humanity. AIDS at 30 is the first history of HIV/AIDS written for a general audience that emphasizes the medical response to the...
by JP Smithson
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2011
Ichthyosis is a common term for a family of rare genetic skin illnesses indicated by dry, thickened, scaling or flaking skin. This Encyclopedia contains tests, causes and treatment options for 28 variants of the disease including Harlequin Baby and Ichthyosis Vulgaris.
The Great Plague
A People's History
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2014
In this intimate history of the extraordinary Black Plague pandemic that swept through the British Isles in 1665, Evelyn Lord focuses on the plague’s effects on smaller towns, where every death was a singular blow affecting the entire community. Lord’s fascinating reconstruction of life during plague...
by Arlene Unger, PhD
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2010
Are you STUCK in the PAST? How to get closure on the events that are preventing your happiness and growth. Vivid memories can be out-of-control and take over your life. Caught in a vicious cycle with the past, our emotional growth becomes stunted.
This insightful article by Dr Arlene K Unger,...
My Enemy, My Friend
The touching and inspirational true story of how a young girl used her positive attitude to overcome debilitating Arthritis
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2012
My Enemy, My Friend is the touching and inspirational story of a broken girl in a wheelchair who found strength and comfort despite her life changing disability. Diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis at the age of 2, Lauren's anger towards her disability drove her into a rapid downward spiral...
Cancer Has Its Privileges
Stories of Hope and Laughter
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2002
Cancer survivor and founder of The Cancer Club®, Christine Clifford has been sharing her inspiring, humorous outlook on living with cancer with thousands of cancer patients and their families. Now she has gathered a collection of battlefield stories and anecdotes from her fellow survivors that go...
by Rachel Black
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2014
Giving up alcohol is hard enough without the additional anxiety of how to break the news to family and friends. What will they say? What will they ask? What will they think? Whether you choose to tell them the truth or make an excuse this guide provides examples of how you can make it easier and how...
The Migraine Brain
Your Breakthrough Guide to Fewer Headaches, Better Health
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2008
You know that your migraine isn't just a headache. But you may not know that migraine actually is a neurological disease. Affecting one in five women, one in twenty men, and one in twenty children, it's a debilitating, complex, and chronic condition that manifests in a combination of symptoms that...