Social Medicine

In a world that traditionally treats people with illness by alleviating and placating symptoms, Overcoming Thyroid Symptoms gets to the real root of the cause. Explained in detail in Overcoming Thyroid Symptoms, Vannette posits that the internalization of extreme and rapid change technology, politics, environmental adversely affects the body, and negatively impacts the thyroid function because: The thyroid gland energetically partners with the heart, and is a base harmonizer of emotion.

In this explosive expose of the drug companies and how they are ripping us off, Marcia Angell, M.D., a doctor, medical journalist, and a former editor of the respected New England Journal of Medicine, reveals the many ways in which the pharmaceutical industry has moved away from its original purpose of finding and producing useful new drugs.

Wise women, apothecaries, witches, herbalists: whatever you like to call them, those who cultivate plants for their apparent mystical properties have existed for thousands of years. The Witch's Garden tells the story of our folkloric fascination with these magical specimens, documenting the beliefs and rituals surrounding the natural world. This book beautifully evokes the bewitching nature of mysterious plants.

In 2007, David Goldhill’s father died from infections acquired in a hospital - one of more than two hundred thousand avoidable deaths per year caused by medical error. The bill was enormous - and Medicare paid it. These circumstances left Goldhill angry and determined to understand how world-class technology and personnel could coexist with such carelessness - and how a business that failed so miserably could be paid in full.

Physics and mysticism are explored in A New Model of the Universe by P.D. Ouspensky. He explores esoteric schools of thought and links them to modern physics and philosophy. Topics include the fourth dimension, symbolism of the tarot, yoga, dreams, and mysticism. This audiobook takes a pragmatic and scientific look at New Thought philosophies flowering at the turn of the 19th century.

In a pharmacy in Kermit, West Virginia, 12 million opioid pain pills were distributed in just three years to a town with a population of 382 people. One woman, after losing her brother to overdose, was desperate for justice. Debbie Preece’s fight for accountability for her brother’s death took her well beyond the Sav-Rite Pharmacy in coal country, ultimately leading to three of the biggest drug wholesalers in the country. She was joined by a crusading lawyer and by local journalist Eric Eyre, who uncovered a massive opioid pill-dumping scandal.

Fact: Every chiropractor wants a busy, thriving practice where we’re helping lots of people, having tons of fun, and making a good living. Fact: Failures are common in private chiropractic practices. Fact: Most doctors will never realize their dreams because they never get the training or mentoring they need to break into success. This book changes that.

Endocrine pathophysiology is a major focus of the NCLEX exam. To help you master this content, we've created a comprehensive review book that covers all of the key concepts you'll need to know.

Containing important information about the coronavirus, this comprehensive, easy-to-follow primer on pandemics, epidemics, and the panics they ignite around the world also shares solutions for a safer, healthier future.

This audiobook is the first to describe the history, folklore, assessment methods, and remedies of Southern and Appalachian folk medicine - the only system of folk medicine, other than Native American, that developed in the US. One of the system's last active practitioners, Phyllis D. Light has studied and worked with herbs, foods, and other healing techniques for more than 30 years. In everyday language, she explains how Southern and Appalachian folk medicine was passed down orally through the generations by herbalists and healers.

In Drugged, Miller takes listeners on an eye-opening tour of psychotropic drugs, describing the various kinds, how they were discovered and developed, and how they have played multiple roles in virtually every culture. Drugged brims with surprises, revealing the fact that antidepressant drugs evolved from rocket fuel, highlighting the role of hallucinogens in the history of religion, and asking whether Prozac can help depressed cats. Entertaining and authoritative, Drugged is a truly fascinating book.

Pediatric Potpourri 200+ New CPEN Questions (3rd Edition Supplement), chapter 12, is filled with questions and issues facing emergency nurses today. Includes a few new topics include vaping, sexual identity, ECMO, LVADs, and more.

This audiobook contains proven steps, strategies, and more about arthritis, its causes and effects, how it can be treated, and the right kind of diet for people suffering from it. Arthritis is the inflammation of a joint or joints. This audiobook is a basic guide to get to know more about arthritis and how you are going to cure it with the right diet. It aims to help relieve pain and suffering borne by arthritis.

In 2018, the profession of healthcare clowning celebrated 30 years of global expansion. Beyond the Red Nose provides a deep inside look into this professional world - first-hand poignant stories, challenges overcome, and future plans in pediatrics, dementia, research, and beyond. Written by career clown and life-long advocate for improving lives through laughter, author Tiffany Riley's goal is to enlighten, inspire, and motivate anyone interested in learning more about the profession of healthcare clowning.

Endocrine pathophysiology is a major focus of the NCLEX exam. To help you master this content, we've created a comprehensive review book that covers all of the key concepts you'll need to know.

What You Should Know About Lung Cancer is a self-help tool that one may use to understand more about the types of lung cancer, how the diseases spread, their statistics, and where the cancers can spread throughout the human body. This audiobook discusses some of the testing procedures and how your physician may diagnose the lung cancer.

In Soda Politics, Dr. Marion Nestle details all of the ways that the soft drink industry works overtime to make drinking soda as common and accepted as drinking water for adults and children. Dr. Nestle, a renowned food and nutrition policy expert and public health advocate, shows how sodas are principally miracles of advertising.

In the case of the recent virus, the most ideal carrier animal is a bat or snake. Since humans don’t consume snakes and bats in several areas of the world but in some places like China they are consumed, it is suspected that the new outbreak is linked to the consumption of an infected bat. The same is the cause for other virus outbreaks in the past.

You're not crazy! The problems that make you feel like you’re broken and can’t be fixed, stem from “negative memory engrams.” You can’t see them or touch them, but you can feel them, and they're running you today! Negative memory engrams can aid your progress or limit it severely! They determine your fears, phobias, and cravings. They’re behind they ways you relate to other people, especially those closest to you. They can even determine how fast you learn and your level of success. When you heal negative memory engrams dysfunction can't hold you hostage any more!

Lymphedema is a disease characterized by a swelling in the limbs and certain other body parts due to a condition in one’s lymphatic system. Because there is no cure, it can be easy for people diagnosed with the condition to think there is simply nothing they can do. The fact is lymphedema and its symptoms can certainly be successfully managed. There are many things you can do, from diet to exercise modifications to at-home therapies, to help manage lymphedema.