There is increasing recognition that advances in medicine are only part of the answer to better health care. These advances, together with rising expectations of health care users, mean that demands o
A follow-up to the best-selling The Spiral Dance interprets a classic tale of twelve swans, showing how the myth offers a metaphorical view of magic and witchcraft and providing reference material on
Amorah Quan Yin's latest collection of channeled teachings on the nature of spiritual initiation, mystery schools, and how to access energies for personal transformation. ??? By the author of The Ple
For more than twenty years, Dr. Holland has pioneered the study of psychological problems of cancer patients and their families -- whom she calls "the real experts." In The Human Side of Cancer, she s
Caron (French, U. of Michigan) analyzes the slow reaction of the French people to the AIDS epidemic as expressed in literary, medical, and political discourses. He contends that French attitudes about
Queen Afua is a nationally renowned herbalist, natural health expert, and dedicated healer of women’s bodies and women’s souls who practices a uniquely Afrocentric spirituality. Her classic bestseller
Contagious Divides charts the dynamic transformation of representations of Chinese immigrants from medical menace in the nineteenth century to model citizen in the mid-twentieth century. Examining the
The Rubenfeld Synergy Method is an elegant, powerful system that integrates bodywork, intuition, and psychotherapy. Memories and emotions stored in our bodies can result in energy blocks and imbalance
A revolutionary approach to unlocking the transformative power of astrologyGet what you wish for in love ... happiness ... health ... career ... money ... and more!The Moon’s influence on human destin
This revised volume, originally published in Sweden, consolidates multidisciplinary research on gender inequalities in health. Reviewing previous research and presenting new empirical data from Sweden
"For a reader interested in the contemporary history of medicine, we can recommend no book more highly than The Courage to Fail.It is beautifully and clearly written; it is fascinating in its treatmen
Acclaimed storyteller Nancy Roberts takes the reader on a haunted tour of coastal North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia in this engaging new collection of thirty-three ghost stories and legends.
Drawing on the works of a number of postmodern theorists, this study suggests that the tattooed body is symptomatic of a general process of marking and being marked and is a social production of ident
Neurotransmitters, Drugs and Brain Function aims to link basic aspects of the activity of neurotransmitters at the receptor and synaptic level with their role in normal brain function, disease states,
In Malaria: Poverty, Race, and Public Health in the United States, Margaret Humphreys presents the first book-length account of the parasitic, insect-borne disease that has infected millions and infl
Each person faces unique challenges when trying to lose weight. As director of the Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center, Lawrence J. Cheskin, M.D., and his team of experts have had remarkable succe
This book provides a practical set of rules to guide and help trainee obstetricians and midwives to understand the concepts of labour ward management, treatments, and prevention of complications. Labo
" An all-new collection of amazing ghost stories from the author of the bestselling Ghosts across Kentucky. Kentucky has a rich legacy of ghostly visitations. Lynwood Montell has harvested dozens of t
Inspiration and Information to Help You Cope With the Emotional Effects of CancerCancer changes our lives-physically and emotionally. The more you understand about your psychological reactions to canc
