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Les nouvelles thérapies: mieux vivre et guérir autrement
By Jean Vernette, Claire Moncelon. 1999
Les auteurs proposent une vue d'ensemble sur les nouvelles thérapies d'après leurs typologies et principes fondateurs. Ils apportent également des…
éléments de discernement quant aux valeurs scientifique, éthique, humoriste et spirituelle de ces dernières. 1999.Modern drugs can be miraculously life-saving, and many illnesses demand their use. But what happens when our reliance on powerful…
pharmaceuticals blinds us to their risks? Bestselling author Dr. Andrew Weil alerts listeners to the problem of overmedication, and outlines when medicine is necessary, and when it is not. 2017.Mine for a year
By Susan Kuklin. 1984
George, a 4-H Club member, becomes involved in Puppy Power, a programme that places puppies in homes for a year…
before they are trained as guide dogs for the blind. Grades 3-6. c1984.Mind-body deceptions: the psychosomatics of everyday life
By Steven L Dubovsky. 1997
Dr. Dubovsky explains how the mind and body help and also interfere with each other. Includes a discussion of depression,…
the immune system, cancer, and heart disease. Suggests how to use the mind to heal the body. 1997.The author discusses how natural remedies are used in various countries to lower cholesterol, sharpen memory, fight infections, and otherwise…
improve health. She presents evidence supporting the value of these cures, describes how they work, and offers advice on proper usage. 1997.Mercies in disguise: a story of hope, a family's genetic destiny, and the science that rescued them
By Gina Bari Kolata. 2017
Kolata tells the story of the Baxleys, an almost archetypal family in a small town in South Carolina. A proud…
and determined clan, many of them doctors, they are struck one by one with an inscrutable illness. They finally discover the cause of the disease after a remarkable sequence of events that many saw as providential. Meanwhile, science, progressing for a half a century along a parallel track, had handed the Baxleys a resolution--not a cure, but a blood test that would reveal who had the gene for the disease and who did not. And science would offer another dilemma--fertility specialists had created a way to spare the children through an expensive process. 2017.Matters gray and white: a neurologist, his patients, and the mysteries of the brain
By Russell Martin. 1987
The author accompanied Dr. John Ferrier for one year, observing the man and his medical practice. The neurologist confronts multiple…
sclerosis, Lou Gehrig's disease, cancer, Alzheimer's disease and other illnesses. Some strong language. 1987.Le pouvoir de la lumière: à l'aube d'une nouvelle médecine
By Anadi Martel. 2016
À la fois très ancienne et futuriste, la luminothérapie - ou '' médecine de la lumière '' - s'appuie désormais…
sur de solides bases scientifiques qui attestent de ses nombreuses propriétés thérapeutiques, révolutionnant la pratique médicale. Dans cet ouvrage très complet, Anadi Martel nous offre un tour d'horizon des dernières recherches d'avant-garde sur la luminothérapie et nous présente les nombreuses applications thérapeutiques qui en sont issues. S'adressant aux soignants comme à tous ceux qui pourraient en bénéficier, il nous montre les incroyables effets de la lumière sur la santé physique et morale - voire sur l'éveil de la conscience - et nous livre de précieux conseils pratiques et faciles à appliquer pour en tirer le meilleur avantage au quotidien. 2016.Les aliments pour rester jeune
By Jean Carper. 1997
Listening to Prozac: A Psychiatrist Explores Antidepressant Drugs And The Remaking Of The Self
By Peter D Kramer. 1993
The author, a professor of clinical psychiatry and a practicing psychiatrist, may prescribe the drug Prozac, but he also supports…
the need for further study of its long-term effects. Is it right to give someone a personality-altering drug that makes him or her feel "better than well?" Through clinical studies with his own patients, Kramer addresses questions about how Prozac and other mood-changing drugs can affect society. 1993.Little by Little: a writer's education
By Jean Little. 1987
Visually impaired since birth, Jean Little constantly faced new difficulties. Encouraged by her parents, she began to write. She is…
now one of Canada's leading children's authors. A biography for all ages. Followed by "Stars come out within" (DC09057). 1987.Life on the ground floor: letters from the edge of emergency medicine
By James Maskalyk. 2017
Humanitarian doctor and activist James Maskalyk, author of "Six Months in Sudan", draws upon his experience treating patients in the…
world's emergency rooms. From Toronto to Addis Ababa, Cambodia to Bolivia, he discovers that although the cultures, resources and medical challenges of each hospital may differ, they are linked indelibly by the ground floor: the location of their emergency rooms. Here, on the ground floor, is where Dr. Maskalyk witnesses the story of "human aliveness"--our mourning and laughter, tragedies and hopes, the frailty of being and the resilience of the human spirit. And it's here too that he is swept into the story, confronting his fears and doubts and questioning what it is to be a doctor. Bestseller. Winner of the 2017 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction. 2017.Le patient et le médecin
By Marc Zaffran. 2014
Dans l'esprit de tous, la relation entre patient et médecin est simple et naturelle : l'un demande des soins, l'autre…
les lui prodigue. La réalité est souvent très différente. Soigner est peut-être naturel quand il s'agit de nos proches, mais les professionnels de la santé n'ont souvent ni la formation ni la motivation pour exercer dans les conditions adéquates. Un peu partout, le monde médical reste marqué par une culture peu propice au souci et au respect de l'autre. Certaines attitudes médicales peuvent même être maltraitantes, en particulier à l'égard des femmes. S'appuyant sur des exemples tirés des contextes français et québécois, Zaffran a voulu aller au fond de cette question, qu'il a souvent abordée dans ses différents ouvrages : comment la relation entre patient et médecin peut-elle cesser d'être un rapport de force et devenir, pleinement, une relation de soin - c'est à dire d'entraide, de soutien et de partage. 2014.Aller voir ailleurs: dans les pas d'un voyageur aveugle ((Points. Aventure ; 4278))
By Jean-Pierre Brouillaud. 2016
" À 15 ans, Jean-Pierre Brouillaud apprend incidemment qu'il va perdre la vue. Comme pour répondre à l'angoisse de sa…
mère qu'il ne puisse pas avoir une vie normale, il se révolte et part sur les routes. Sexe, drogue, rock'n'roll et chemins de Katmandou, il n'aura de cesse de se prouver que la cécité n'est pas un obstacle aux découvertes et aux rencontres. Jean-Pierre Brouillaud revient sur ce que lui ont apporté ses voyages - notamment en Asie, en Afrique, en Amérique latine - et nous fait véritablement voir le monde à sa façon. " -- 4e de couv.Magic or medicine?: an investigation of healing and healers
By Karl Sabbagh, Rob Buckman. 1993
Buckman and Sabbagh examine the phenomenon of alternative therapies at a time when medical science has never been more powerful.…
Believing that healing must include both clinical treatment (medicine) and art (magic), they argue that modern medicine often focuses too much on technology, while some alternative therapies ignore scientific fact. 1993.Loving Rachel: a family's journey from grief
By Jane Bernstein. 1988
The author describes how her family faced the problems posed when her second daughter, Rachel, was born with a vision…
disorder and learning disabilities. Told with warmth and humour, this account explains how the therapists and physicians helped to increase Rachel's capabilities and acceptance in society. 1988.Louis Braille: inventor (Great achievers)
By Jennifer Bryant. 1994
Recounts the life of Louis Braille who, at fifteen, created a system of raised dots that allows blind persons to…
read and write. Describes Louis's childhood, the accident that caused his blindness, the support he received from his family, and his education, which led to his creation of the braille alphabet. Junior and senior high school readers. 1994.Long time, no see
By Beth Finke. 2003
NPR commentator's memoir of confronting blindness from diabetic retinopathy. Includes medical information pertinent to her personal experience as she discusses…
going blind as a twenty-six-year-old newlywed, having and caring for a multiply disabled child, using a talking-computer setup, and acquiring a guide dog to support her independence. Some strong language. 2003.Lessons I learned in the dark: steps to walking by faith, not by sight
By Jennifer Rothschild. 2002
At the age of fifteen, Jennifer Rothschild confronted two unshakable realities: blindness is inevitable, and God is enough. The popular…
author, speaker, and recording artist offers poignant lessons that illuminate a path to freedom and fulfillment. With warmth, humour, and insight, Jennifer shares the guiding principles she walks by, and shows you how to walk forward by faith into God's marvellous light. 2002.