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Description of meningitis and subsequent hospitalization of it.

This book is a summary of the experiences and knowledge acquired by the author as a caregiver, as a researcher in the field of integral medicine, and as a Psycho-Oncologist, providing therapy and education to clients in the province of Alberta. Many books have been written on the psychobiology of...

After a near death experience and debilitating illness, Cheryl knew it was time to turn her life around beginning with a written personal account of her story. Providing a glimpse into the world of Broken Heart Syndrome, a rare disorder and silent killer that falls in the category of heart disease...

HASSAN TETTEH'S powerful novel is an inspiration and gift. Dr. Kareem Afram, a young military physician and heart surgeon, comes of age in the desert of Afghanistan. He survives trial, challenges, destruction, illness, and death to overcome the impossible and provide instructions for life–a...

Pearls of wisdom balance hilarious fun in this shameless exploitation of the chemo lifestyle. Fran Di Giacomo shares the game plan she has used for survival, for quality of life and to maintain her career as a professional artist. I'd Rather Do Chemo is an amazing approach to living with the big C....

Yvonne deSousa's diagnosis of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis came with an insightful declaration from a new doctor ("MS sucks") and a brother's helpful advice ("You could totally get one of those handicapped parking plates now"). What followed was a year of MS-adventures: "accidentally"...

This second installment from the online group dedicated to supporting each other in the fight against "the MonSter" includes firsthand insights.

A collection of writing, including letters, journalism, short stories, diary entries, blog posts, poems, tweets and spoken word - all winners of a competition run by Liverpool Mental Health Consortium and Writing on the Wall to celebrate World Mental Health Day.

Olaf Blumberg flucht, bellt, zuckt heftig und unwillkürlich, und das meistens in den unpassendsten Situationen – in der Bahn, in der Uni, in der Kirche, bei der neuen Freundin. Olaf hat Tourette. Hier erzählt er, wie er gelernt hat, diesen Dämon zu akzeptieren. Ein tragikomisches, anrührendes Buch über ein Leben mit einer unberechenbaren Krankheit.

BREATHE is a memoir of sorts. It's a compilation of personal diaries over a period of several years that contains invaluable insights into living with the effects of COPD. More importantly, it contains techniques and insights that helped one man live comfortably with the disease, overcoming aspects...

Two-time National Book Award nominee Melissa Fay Greene puts a human face on the African AIDS crisis with this powerful story of one woman working to save her country's children. After losing her husband and daughter, Haregewoin Teferra, an Ethiopian woman of modest means, opened her home to some...

At the age of twenty-nine, Sizwe Magadla is among the most handsome, well-educated, and richest of the men in his poverty-stricken village. Dr. Hermann Reuter, a son of old South West African stock, wants to show the world that if you provide decent treatment, people will come and get it, no matter...

man no be God is a story of a willing and driven Canadian doctor who spent his life immersed in the wonderful, complex and interesting lives of the people of western Cameroon. The individuals he went to learn from, to serve, to encourage, to support, and to befriend together provide a fascinating...

Wilson examines the global response to a deadly outbreak and exposes the current holes in a global health system that is unprepared to handle the next big outbreak. The heartbreaking story of the devastation wrought in three desperately poor countries — and the heart stopping truth about how close the world came to a global pandemic.