Physical is the story of a hard living, happily married, middle-aged American (the author) who gets a three-day "executive checkup" at the Mayo Clinic and is thereby forced to confront his mortality, not to mention glove-wearing doctors and the pair of dominatrix-esque technicians who supervise his stress test quite strictly. James McManus must understand his revised actuarial odds in the light of his not-so-long-lived forebears and the fact that...

This is a deeply personal and insightful book, written by a father, who, alongside his wife, navigates the challenging journey of their son's battle with anxiety and depression during his teenage years. This book is a comprehensive guide and companion for parents facing similar struggles, offering a blend of personal anecdotes, professional insights, and practical strategies. The book aims to equip parents with the knowledge and tools necessary to...

One Body One Life is a compact book about health screening, disease prevention, leading causes of death and a personal health record written by Dr Yan Perumal. Dr Perumal is currently a family practitioner in South East Queensland, Australia.

Easing the Way to a New Stage in Life. Placing a loved one in a nursing home is a difficult thing to face. In addition to choosing a home, figuring out finances, and dealing with the actual moving, you may also be struggling with deeper conflicts. The emotions you may feel-of guilt, sadness, anger, and even relief-are never predictable, and can sometimes cause confusion. This invaluable book helps to ease this process, opening the channels of communication...

"The Insider's Guide to Living Kidney Donation: Everything You Need to Know If You Give (or Get) the Greatest Gift" offers nontechnical information and practical advice, and the multifaceted guidance that potential and past donors and kidney patients need. The book explains what to expect before and after the donation and helps recipients deal with the often-neglected, nonmedical aspects of their experience. Deciding to be a living kidney donor,...

El Dr. Blake describe los principios básicos que han regido su práctica de podología, biomecánica de las extremidades inferiores y medicina deportiva durante más de 40 años. Junto con estos principios básicos, discutió en gran detalle los conceptos de evaluación de la marcha y técnicas de examen biomecánico.

IN AN AREA ONCE HOME TO AN OIL PALM PLANTATION CALLED SEAFIELD ESTATE that was nestled in Selangor, Malaysia's Klang Valley, Subang Jaya has matured rapidly into a modern community with plenty of amenities including schools, public transportation, a fully integrated high speed broadband Internet service network, large retail anchor stores, and vibrant commercial districts that have thrived much like other areas in and around the Kuala Lumpur metropolitan...

Medications for everything from depression and anxiety to ADHD and insomnia are being prescribed in alarming numbers across the country, but the "cure" is often worse than the original problem. Medication Madness is a fascinating, frightening, and dramatic look at the role that psychiatric medications have played in fifty cases of suicide, murder, and other violent, criminal, and bizarre behaviors. As a psychiatrist who believes in holding people...

Imagine if there was a single, elegant solution to the biggest challenges facing healthcare: chronic disease, escalating costs, physician shortages, care access and affordability, physician burnout, loneliness, and mental health. In his second book, James Maskell shows how community-specifically group medical visits-can help us solve these challenges. A supportive community provides the context for ongoing healthy behaviors, key to reversing chronic...

This is the book that changes the face of health care as it allows insured individuals to claim the care and coverage they need regardless of what their health care insurance company decides to approve. It's a book that hasn't had a single fact or point of law contested from reviews by the likes of the Heritage Foundation, Cato Institute, Institute for Justice, famed bioethicist Dr. Arthur L. Caplan and U. S. Congressman Joe Pitts (Chair of The House...