Global Health

Big Pharma is more interested in profit than health. This was made clear as governments rushed to produce vaccines during the Covid pandemic. Behind the much-trumpeted scientific breakthroughs, major companies found new ways of gouging billions from governments in the West while abandoning the Global South. But this is only the latest episode in a long history of financializing medicine—from Purdue's rapacious marketing of highly addictive OxyContin through Martin Shkreli's hiking the price of a lifesaving drug to the 4.5 million South Africans needlessly deprived of HIV/AIDS medication.

Do you want to take control of your emotional and physical well-being? Are you looking to elevate your mood, increase your energy, improve cognition, and reduce stress? Then Hack Your Happy Hormones is the perfect book for you! This book provides a comprehensive guide to help you naturally boost the power of the four happy hormones—serotonin, dopamine, oxytocin, and endorphins.

Approximately 90 percent of caregiving situations at home occur with little or no warning. This book outlines, from the author's experience over a six-year caregiving period, those things that you should consider to ease the stress of caregiving; these include financial planning to afford the cost of in-home private care, estate planning to ensure your heirs receive the maximum value of your estate, the benefits of long-term healthcare insurance, outfitting your home to minimize accidents, and obtaining household support so you can focus your time and efforts on the patient.

The climate crisis is making us all unwell. And it’s not just the climate crisis… The term ‘eco-anxiety’ has been popularised as a way to talk about the negative impact of the climate emergency on our wellbeing. In It’s Not Just You, activist Tori Tsui reframes eco-anxiety as the urgent mental health crisis it clearly is. Drawing on the wisdom of environmental advocates from around the globe, Tori looks to those on the frontlines of eco-activism to demonstrate that the current climate-related mental health struggle goes beyond the climate itself.

De Desafío a Triunfo: ¡Descubre la Alegría de Criar a un Niño con TDAH Hoy! ¿Te sientes un poco abrumado en tu viaje como padre? Créeme, no estás solo. Todos los padres de un niño hiperactivo con TDAH se sienten así de vez en cuando. Pero aquí tienes una buena noticia: no tiene que ser siempre así. Imagina esto: Te despiertas por la mañana y ves a tu enérgico hijo gestionar sus rutinas sin problemas, con una gran sonrisa en el rostro, listo para conquistar el día... Suena como un sueño, ¿verdad? Pues te sorprenderá saber que es absolutamente posible.

Emprender el maravilloso viaje de "Criar a un Niño con TDAH" es como embarcarse en una aventura en la que cada desafío es una oportunidad, cada irritación es una lección y cada momento un paso hacia la transformación. En el mundo acelerado de la crianza, donde educar a niños y niñas explosivos con TDAH puede sentirse como atravesar un territorio desconocido, recuerda que no estás solo en este camino, y tu motivación y voluntad para mejorar son tu mejor brújula.

Are you tired of not knowing? Do you wish you knew you knew how to heal simple illness? When you buy Herbal Remedies: The Ultimate Guide to Herbal Healing, you will discover all the simple secrets the medical business don't want you to know. This guide will help you understand about simple herbs; the Bible says in Revelations 22 that leaves of the tree are made for healing. Let's start educating ourselves and healing ourselves.

Are you sitting at home dreaming of a better future? Of course, everyone does that, but most don’t bother to get off their sofa and take action. But you’re different, right? You want to live an extraordinary life and be financially secure. You’ve come to the right place! A Teenager’s Guide on How to Get Rich is your one-stop guide to precisely what it says on the tin: learning how to line your bank account with cash and be comfortable for the rest of your days. After all, anyone can become rich.

In medical school, Paul Farmer found his life’s calling: To cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine to those who need them most. Tracy Kidder’s magnificent account shows how one person can make a difference in solving global health problems through a clear-eyed understanding of the interaction of politics, wealth, social systems, and disease.

Wildfires, hurricanes, and heat waves make headlines. But what is happening in Debra Hendrickson’s clinic tells another story of this strange and unsettling time. Hendrickson is a pediatrician in Reno, Nevada—the fastest warming city in the United States, where ash falls like snow during summer wildfires. In The Air They Breathe, Dr. Hendrickson recounts patients she’s seen who were harmed by worsening smoke, smog, and pollen.

Bains relaxants, lecture, tisanes calmantes, lavande, promenades, respiration : ces outils vous semblent-ils familiers dans votre quête d'un meilleur équilibre intérieur et d'une plus grande sérénité ? Vous êtes souvent facilement irritable au quotidien et vous aimeriez pouvoir réagir plus calmement à de nombreuses situations ? Vous êtes souvent au lit le soir et vous vous demandez quand vous pourrez enfin vous calmer et vous endormir ? Dans ce cas, ce guide peut vous aider. Il traite en profondeur d'un type de yoga qui apaise le corps et l'esprit et permet à l'âme de se détendre.

In today's digitally driven world, disaster is only a click away. A rogue tweet can bring down a business; an army of trolls can run a celebrity off-line; and virtual harassment might cause real psychological damage. Shame Nation is the first book to both explore the fascinating phenomenon of online shaming and offer practical guidance and inspiring advice on how to prevent and protect against cyber blunders and faceless bullies. Author and acclaimed Internet safety expert Sue Scheff unveils all sides of an issue that is only becoming more relevant day.

Carte Blanche is the alarming tale of how the right of Americans to say "no" to risky medical research is eroding at a time when we are racing to produce a vaccine and treatments for COVID-19. This medical right that we have long taken for granted was first sacrificed on the altar of military expediency in 1990 when the Department of Defense asked for and received from the FDA a waiver that permitted it to force an experimental anthrax vaccine on the ranks of ground troops headed for the Persian Gulf.

In this book, veteran constitutional lawyer Jonathan W. Emord explains the intellectual origins of freedom of speech from the Age of Enlightenment to the founding of the American republic. Today, government censorship of health information worldwide relies on the same mechanisms of prior restraint that were used in Europe from the 16th to the 18th centuries.

Weltweit sinkt die mentale Leistungsfähigkeit, insbesondere schon bei jungen Menschen, während die Depressionsraten dramatisch steigen. Jeder Vierzigste leidet mittlerweile an Alzheimer, und das bei rapide sinkendem Erkrankungsalter. Doch die Ursachen dafür werden nicht beseitigt, ganz im Gegenteil. Kann das nur Zufall sein? Das indoktrinierte Gehirn präsentiert einen weitgehend unbekannten, wirkmächtigen neurobiologischen Mechanismus, dessen meist unbemerkte, aber mannigfache Störung diesen katastrophalen Entwicklungen zugrunde liegt.

Dr. Lange graduated from medical school in 1981, right as a new plague swept across the globe. His story became intertwined with the story of HIV. At once a physician, scientist, AIDS activist, and medical diplomat, Lange studied ways to battle HIV and prevent its spread from mother to child. Fighting the injustices of poverty, Lange advocated for better access to health care for the poor and the vulnerable. The Impatient Dr. Lange is the story of one man's struggle against a global pandemic - and the tragic attack that may have slowed down the search for a cure.

What is the role and importance of nutrition in the development, management and recovery from Covid-19? This book takes us through findings that NNEdPRO Global Institute's Covid-19 international task force members have provided our medical community through and beyond the pandemic. As with all aspects of COVID-19, ongoing research yields more new information each day and it is difficult to keep pace with novel findings. Nonetheless there are core topics worthy of continued discussion in the context of nutrition in healthcare.

Ayurveda is a centuries-old practice that aims to achieve optimal health and well-being. Who doesn’t want that? We live in a fast-paced, stressful world, and the ability to slow down and focus on yourself is vital. But sometimes, it’s difficult to know how to do that. Ayurveda gives you a pathway to achieve the best level of health possible, and it’s a lot easier than you might think! If you have no idea where to start, “Ayurveda for Beginners: A Complete Guide to Understanding and Embracing Ancient Wisdom for Modern Well-Being and Balance” is for you.

Discover the complex intersection of medicine, law, and public health in a global context with this indispensable work. Ideal for healthcare professionals, jurists, regulators, and academics seeking a deep and up-to-date understanding of the legal and ethical challenges in medical practice. This book offers a comprehensive analysis of civil, criminal, and ethical responsibility in medicine, exploring how different jurisdictions worldwide address these challenges.

La psicología oscura es cada vez más utilizada por aquellos que quieren controlar tus acciones, para conseguir lo que quieren. La estructura actual de la sociedad contribuye al aumento de la manipulación a través del uso de la intimidación, señales no verbales, hipnosis y más. Con todo esto, es bastante claro que el conocimiento de este tema es necesario para la supervivencia diaria. Secretos de la Psicología Oscura es una exploración del comportamiento antisocial en la sociedad y cómo contrarrestarlo.