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Mort sur ordonnance: la vérité consternante que cache la surconsommation de médicaments
By Ray D Strand, Donna K Wallace, Claude Charbonneau. 2005
Médecin de famille dexpérience, chaque semaine, Ray Strand doit délivrer des ordonnances à ses patients, mais il nen estime pas…
moins que, dans la majorité des cas, les médicaments ne devraient être prescrits quen dernier recours, et pas de façon quasi-automatique. Dans Mort sur ordonnance, le docteur Strand vous propose des règles de conduite simples pour vous aider à vous protéger, vous ainsi que votre famille, contre tout effet indésirable des médicaments vendus sur ordonnance. -- 4e couv. Titre uniforme: Death by prescription.De Kebec à Québec: cinq siècles d'échanges entre nous
By Denis Bouchard, Éric Cardinal, Ghislain Picard. 2008
"Alors que notre société se questionne fortement sur les relations que nous entretenons avec les diverses ethnies qui vivent au…
Québec, nous oublions souvent de réfléchir sur nos rapports avec les Autochtones. Depuis le début de la Nouvelle-France, les Blancs et les Autochtones se sont côtoyés et ils ont appris à vivre ensemble au fil du temps. De nos jours, nous semblons ne plus nous souvenir des rapports amicaux d'échange et d'entraide que nous avons établis avec les Premières Nations du Québec. Il est donc impératif de rétablir les ponts et de s'interroger sur l'avenir de nos relations. Éric Cardinal a rédigé cet ouvrage en collaboration avec Denis Bouchard et Ghislain Picard, qui ont cette passion commune de la Nouvelle-France et des Premières Nations. À travers leurs discussions à bâtons rompus, l'idée de ce livre est venue." -- 4e de couv.1491: nouvelles révélations sur les Amériques avant Christophe Colomb
By Charles C Mann, Marina Boraso. 2007
Synthèse des découvertes les plus récentes, fruit du travail colossal d'archéologues, d'anthropologues, de scientifiques et d'historiens, le livre de Charles…
C. Mann nous montre pour la première fois le vrai visage des mondes précolombiens. Une mosaïque de peuples, de langues, de cultures, d'empires, de cités puissantes, souvent plus riches et plus vastes que celles d'Europe ; un creuset de civilisations brillantes et évoluées, soucieuses de leur environnement. Et non pas le continent vierge et sous-exploité que l'Histoire officielle a voulu nous présenter. De la forêt amazonienne aux plateaux andins des Incas, du Mexique maya, olmèque ou aztèque aux villages des Iroquois, 1491 rétablit une vérité historique longtemps niée et nous entraîne au coeur d'un voyage fantastique à travers des Amériques que nous découvrons peut-être pour la première fois sous leur véritable jour. -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: 1491 : new revelations of the Americas before Columbus.Medical curiosities: a miscellany of oddities, horrors and humours
By R. M Youngson. 1997
A collection of bizarre medical stories, ranging from the horrifying to the hilarious. Stories include therapies involving strange items; the…
limitations of medical science; bizarre ailments such as Fishy Odour Syndrome; quack cures for rabies; and the weird and sometimes misdiagnosed symptoms of physical and psychological illnesses.The voice gallery: travels with a glass throat
By Keath Fraser. 2002
For twenty years, the author battled a rare disorder that caused him agonizing episodes of broken speech, leading to the…
loss of his voice. Mislead by the medical profession, convinced that the problem was psychological, Fraser finally received a proper diagnosis and found some relief with Botox, a drug mainly used to smooth out wrinkles. He then set out around the world to find others like himself, and to record in this memoir the wonders and frailties of the human voice. Some strong language. 2002.The mold in Dr. Florey's coat: the story of the penicillin miracle
By Eric Lax. 2004
Describes how in 1940 Oxford scientists Howard Florey, Ernst Chain, and Norman Heatley developed an antibiotic wonder drug from the…
mold discovered by Alexander Fleming twelve years earlier. Explains penicillin's lifesaving impact on treating infections, especially of World War II soldiers. Covers the controversy surrounding the 1945 Nobel Prize. 2004.Four strong winds: understanding the growing challenges to health care
By Michael B Decter. 2000
According to Michael Decter, the forces behind the changes in our health care systems are fourfold: paradigm shifts, new public…
expectations, technology and finances. Supplemented with case studies from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia, he analyzes how fiscal constraints, market competition, evolving technology and changing consumer demands are reshaping health care systems around the world at a dizzying rate. 2000.The mind's eye
By Oliver W Sacks. 2010
Neurologist uses case studies to illustrate the brain's ability to adapt to lost senses. Discusses a concert pianist who can…
no longer read music, a writer who is unable to read print after suffering a stroke, and Sacks's own macular melanoma and its effects on his visual perception. 2010.Being mortal: medicine and what matters in the end
By Atul Gawande. 2014
In his previous books, Dr. Gawande, a practicing surgeon, has fearlessly revealed the struggles of his profession. Now he examines…
its ultimate limitations and failures - in his own practices as well as others’ - as human lives draw to a close. And he discovers how we can do better. He follows a hospice nurse on her rounds, a geriatrician in his clinic, and reformers turning nursing homes upside down. He finds people who show us how to have the hard conversations and how to ensure we never sacrifice what people really care about. The subject of a PBS documentary. Bestseller. 2014.The silent thief: bone-building exercises and essential strategies to prevent and treat osteoporosis
By Karine Bohme, Frances Budden. 2001
Known as the "Silent Thief" for its quiet, symptom-free onset, osteoporosis can slowly erode bone mass. However, it can not…
only be treated, but also prevented with good advance planning, simple lifestyle strategies, and essential bone-building exercises. This book outlines a comprehensive, three-pronged approach to combating and preventing osteoporosis - one combining dietary, medical and exercise-based strategies. 2001.The lonely patient: how we experience illness
By Michael Stein. 2007
Despite years of medical training and practice, only when his brother-in-law Richard was diagnosed with a rare cancer did internist…
Stein contemplate the psychological effects of illness. During the next eight years, as Richard fought a losing battle, Stein witnessed how he and other patients dealt with chronic and terminal illnesses and how caretakers and loved ones were affected. He compares it to living in a strange, new place in which one experiences four emotional stages: betrayal, terror, loss, and loneliness. Some strong language. 2007.World medicine: the East West guide to healing your body
By Tom Monte. 1993
Compares principles and practices of the major traditional systems of healing: Chinese, Indian Ayurvedic, Greek, homeopathic, and naturopathic with conventional…
western, or allopathic, medicine. Summarizes important aspects of bodily organs, systems, and senses from different perspectives, and presents a worldview of health and human potential in an epilogue. c1993. Uniform title: EastWest Natural health.Winston Churchill's afternoon nap: a wide-awake inquiry into the human nature of time
By Jeremy Campbell. 1986
Who goes first?: the story of self-experimentation in medicine
By Lawrence K Altman. 1987
Well of lies: the Walkerton water tragedy
By Colin N Perkel. 2002
Over a period of a week in May 2000, hundreds of people in Walkerton, Ontario, were afflicted by a deadly…
strain of E. coli bacteria. Combining interviews and original research with testimony given to the Walkerton Inquiry, Perkel reconstructs the events leading up to the tragedy. He shows how a system has failed utterly, at almost every level, and how the virtues of a small town have contributed to the disaster. 2002.Understanding arthritis: What It Is, How To Treat It, How To Cope With It
By Irving Kushner, Ann Forer, Ann B McGuire. 1984
Describes the most common rheumatic diseases and the currently accepted medical treatment. Dispels some of the folklore concerning the diseases…
and explains that most medical research has not substantiated many of the "home remedies". 1984.Un miracle de l'amour: la renaissance d'un enfant autistique
By Barry Neil Kaufman, Luc Bernard Lalanne, Marie-Thérèse Kerzoncuf-Kolakowski. 1985
"Votre fils est autistique. C'est irrécupérable!" Barry et Suzi décident de percer, seuls, sans aucune aide professionnelle, le mur de…
cette forteresse qui coupe leur fils du monde. 1985. Titre uniforme: Son rise.Un anthropologue sur Mars: sept histoires paradoxales
By Oliver W Sacks, Christian Cler. 1996
Sept récits consacrés à des personnages atteints de troubles neurologiques aussi divers que le syndrome de La Tourette, l'autisme, l'amnésie…
et la cécité totale aux couleurs. À travers chacun d'eux, l'auteur, un neurologue, démontre que les troubles neurologiques ne sont pas seulement des maladies, ils ouvrent des mondes nouveaux grâce aux merveilleuses capacités de reconstruction et d'adaptation que l'humain possède. 1996.They all laughed at Christopher Columbus: tales of medicine and the art of discovery
By Gerald Weissmann. 1987
Essays on a wide range of subjects, such as literature, philosophy, politics and psychology, which show the disparity between the…
scientific progress of the last few decades and the increasing social disintegration. 1987.The virus that ate cannibals
By Carol Eron. 1981
Biographical, intellectual, and historical backgrounds are blended into sprightly accounts of scientists labouring to defeat viral diseases, including yellow fever,…
polio, and kuru, a bizarre neurological disease in New Guinea. c1981.