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When Dr. Daniel Baxter arrived in Botswana in 2002, he was confident of the purity of his mission to help people with AIDS, armed with what he thought were immutable truths about life—and himself—that had been forged on his AIDS ward in New York City ten years earlier. But Baxter’s good intentions...

EARLY ONSET ALZHEIMER’S: A LOVE STORY It started with strange behavior—a hostile outburst here, a peculiar lapse of memory there. Then it became violent. The beautiful, vivacious Carmen Moffett was behaving in ways her husband Pat could not understand. Their marriage had been a long love...

In this insightful and inspirational memoir, Michael Ward returns to the early years of the AIDS epidemic, when so little was known and so few who were diagnosed survived. He chronicles in candid detail his partner Mark's decline and eventual death. By looking back on these devastating events, the...

Fascinating, very creative. Congratulations to this great lady of courage and determination! Elizabeth Lancaster, executive director Hillsborough County Unit American Cancer Society I Had Two When I Came In is one womans confrontation with cancer of the breast. It reveals a very personal...

This book covers several topics including: Chapter 1: What Is Physiotherapy? Chapter 2: How To Check Physiotherapy Credentials Chapter 3: Physiotherapy Statistics Chapter 4: How To Make The Most Of A Physiotherapy Assessment Chapter 5: What Are Physiotherapy Costs And Will Insurance Pay?...

Bradycardia is a slower than normal heart rate. The heart usually beats between 60 and 100 times a minute in an adult at rest. If you have bradycardia (brad-e-KAHR-de-uh), your heart beats fewer than 60 times minute. Scroll up... and click on "Buy Now" to deliver almost instantly to your Kobo or other reading device.

Chest pain comes in many varieties, ranging from a sharp stab to a dull ache. Some types of chest pain can be described as crushing or burning. In certain cases, the pain travels up the neck, pierces through to the back or radiates down one or both arms. Scroll up... and click on "Buy Now" to deliver almost instantly to your Kobo or other reading device.

Marfan syndrome (also called Marfan's syndrome) is a genetic disorder of the connective tissue. People with Marfan tend to be unusually tall, with long limbs and long, thin fingers. The syndrome is inherited as a dominant trait, carried by the gene FBN1, which encodes the connective protein...

Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) is a rare genetic disorder that causes blood vessel abnormalities in the nose, skin, gastrointestinal tract, lungs, brain, and liver. Nosebleeds are the most common symptom of HHT, but abnormal vessels in other organs, if they are not diagnosed and treated,...

The Parents’ Guide to Hip Dysplasia is the only consumer guide to one of the most common birth defects in our nation! Now instead of having to comb through medical texts or scour the internet for information, concerned parents of children with hip dysplasia can have all the information they need...

Each year, approximately 1.5 million people in the United States and Canada are diagnosed with cancer. This is one family’s story. Winner of the 2005 Eisner Award in the category of Best Digital Comic for the original Web version, Mom’s Cancer is now available as a graphic novel. An honest,...

From growing up as the weird kid in class to becoming a fully functional adult, Elaine Day shares the exciting story of her journey from odd to Aspergers. In this book, she tells stories from throughout her life, including the various ways that Asperger Syndrome impacted her. From being bullied and...

Let’s face it, talking about life with HIV sucks, but it must be done in order to live longer. So, why not gain the facts, you need to make life much easier, and invest in understanding how to talk about your HIV diagnosis with others, especially your sexual partners.And to help you achieve this...

Amnesia refers to the loss of memories, such as facts, information and experiences. Though having no sense of who you are is a common plot device in movies and television, real-life amnesia generally doesn't cause a loss of self-identity. Instead, people with amnesia — also called amnestic...