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Level 4 Virus Hunters of the CDC
Taking the reader from famine-stricken Africa to the depths of the South American jungles, and the laboratories of Atlanta's Center for Disease Control, this book presents a frightening portrait of...
The Thirlby: A Field Guide to a Vibrant Mind, Body, and Soul
This beautiful, soulful, and information-packed guide to healthy living in a busy world is full of the powerful wisdom and insight of Almila Kakinc-Dodd, author of the wellness blog The...
The Plague Year: America in the Time of Covid
A definitive account of the shocking American response to Covid-19, from the acclaimed author of The Looming Tower 'In the twenty-first century, infectious disease seemed like a nuisance, not like...
The Truth About Fat: Why Obesity is Not that Simple
We are getting fat and sick in increasing numbers and it's placing a devastating burden on our healthcare systems. Scientists in every field are desperate to explain this epidemic and...
Contagion: Plagues, Pandemics and Cures from the Black Death to
As the outbreak of a new and deadly form of coronavirus dominates headlines and triggers fear and global recession, now is a good time to reflect on the history and...
Jog On: How Running Saved My Life
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Bella's brilliant love letter to running turns into an extraordinarily brave and frank account of her battle with anxiety. A compassionate and important book' Joe Lycett...
Back Chat: The Ultimate Guide to Healing and Preventing Back Pain
Back pain is one of the most widespread health complaints, but it is treatable and preventable. this new book, by celebrity osteopath Garry trainer and health writer tania Alexander, demystifies...
Understanding Health
Understanding Health: A Determinants Approach introduces students to the variety of approaches to old and new public health, by placing them in the broader context of conditions and structures in...
The Cambridge Handbook of Stigma and Mental Health
The persistence of stigma of mental illness and seeking therapy perpetuates suffering and keeps people from getting the help they need and deserve. This volume, analysing the most up-to-date research...
Making Social Spending Work
How does social spending relate to economic growth and which countries have got this right and wrong? Peter Lindert examines the experience of countries across the globe to reveal what...
Written Off: Mental Health Stigma and the Loss of Human Potential
Written-Off tells the story of how mental health stigma comes to have a profound impact on the lives of people diagnosed with mental illnesses. It reviews theory, research, and history...
Making Health Systems Work in Low and Middle Income Countries:
The importance of health systems has been reinforced by the commitment of Low- and Middle-Income Countries (L&MICs) to pursue the targets of Universal Health Coverage, Health Security, and to achieve...
Fatal Deception: How Big Business is Still Killing Us with Asbestos
Reveals an ongoing prevalence of toxic asbestos throughout America, tracing the poisoning rates in the vermiculite mining town of Libby, Montana, and exposing how corporations are successfully covering up their...
Enhancing Children's Development
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Written by specialists in the field of children's development, the diverse range of topics covered in this text include: roles and responsibilities safe and healthy environments children's routines social, emotional...
Covid By Numbers: Making Sense of the Pandemic with Data
A vital and concise data-driven analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic around the world How many people have died because of COVID-19? Which countries have been hit hardest by the virus?...
A Plague on All Our Sports: When Covid and Sport Collided
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A Plague on All Our Sports is the story of what happened when Covid-19 and sport collided, examining the impact of the pandemic through a unique lens. The book's two...
Brain Inflamed: Uncovering the hidden causes of anxiety, depression
From renowned integrative family physician Dr Kenneth Bock, a groundbreaking approach to understanding and treating mental health among adolescents and teens. Over the past decade, the number of 12- to...
Health Informatics: A socio-technical perspective
Health informatics is a multi-disciplinary, multi-dimensional field which seeks to facilitate the effective collection, management, and use of information in the health care environment. Taking a socio-technical perspective, Health Informatics...
World War C: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic and How to Prepare for
'If there is any "must read" book about COVID-19, this is, without a doubt, the one.' Peter Jay Hotez, MD, PhD, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine...
The Pandemic Effect: Ninety Experts on Immunizing the Built Environment
Leading architects, designers, materials scientists, and health officials reflect on the influence of COVID-19 on buildings and cities-and propose solutions to safeguard the built environment from future pandemics. COVID-19 caused...
It's The Menopause: What you need to know in your 40s, 50s and beyond
It's the menopause. A reassuring, practical go-to book from trusted author Kaz Cooke in her laugh-out-loud style, informed by menopause doctors & other experts, and the voices of thousands of...
The Pandemic Century: A History of Global Contagion from the Spanish
A timely and critically acclaimed 100-year history of pandemics, by medical historian and viral TED talk presenter - with a new chapter on COVID-19. A Financial Times Best Book of...
How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics
Could psychedelic drugs change our worldview? One of America's most revered writers takes us on a mind-altering journey to the frontiers of human consciousness 'It's as if we made entering...
The Inner Level: How More Equal Societies Reduce Stress, Restore
The sequel to the global phenomenon The Spirit Level, this book explores the impact of inequality on each of us individually. Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett's The Spirit Level, now...
The Pulse Cure: Balance stress, optimise health and live longer
'Groundbreaking... bridges the gap between cutting-edge science and practical well-being. A must-read for anyone seeking to improve their resilience, reduce inflammation and embrace a healthier future.' Dr Jenna Macciochi, author...
World War C: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic and How to Prepare for
'If there is any "must read" book about COVID-19, this is, without a doubt, the one.'Peter Jay Hotez, MD, PhD, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine'Drawing on...
The Trouble With Medicine: Preserving the Trust Between Patients and Doctors
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Menopause: The One-Stop Guide: A Practical Guide to Understanding and
The menopause is a natural event, but for many women it represents a time of hormonal upheaval and uncomfortable symptoms. It can happen at any age, and the journey through...
Sick of It: The Global Fight for Women's Health - 'Powerful and
A powerful call to confront the reasons why politics is jeopardising women's health across the world, by a prize-winning academic'Harman delivers her devastating diagnosis with a powerful prescription for change'...
Project UnLonely: Navigate Loneliness and Reconnect with Others
Even before 2020, chronic loneliness was a private experience of profound anguish that had become a public health crisis. Since then it has reached new heights. While we can't cure...
Good Girls: A story and study of anorexia
A BEST BOOK OF 2023 IN THE TIMES, GUARDIAN AND WALL STREET JOURNALA searing memoir from Hadley Freeman, bestselling author of House of Glass, about one of the most misunderstood...
Get Fit, Get Healthy, Get Happy: The ultimate guide to being in the
Feel great, look good and live well with this simple home fitness and healthy eating plan! In GET FIT, GET HEALTHY. GET HAPPY, TV presenter, footballer and fitness coach Mark...
Good Girls: A story and study of anorexia
A BEST BOOK OF 2023 IN THE TIMES, GUARDIAN AND WALL STREET JOURNALA searing memoir from Hadley Freeman, bestselling author of House of Glass, about one of the most misunderstood...
Pandemic: Tracking Contagions, from Cholera to Coronaviruses and
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Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice"[A] grounded, bracingly intelligent study." --NaturePrizewinning science journalist Sonia Shah presents a startling examination of...
Sick of It: The Global Fight for Women's Health - 'Powerful and
A powerful call to confront the reasons why politics is jeopardising women's health across the world, by a prize-winning academic'Harman delivers her devastating diagnosis with a powerful prescription for change'...
Sex and Suffering
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The Midpoint Plan: Taking charge of your health, habits and happiness
IT'S TIME TO REDEFINE MIDDLE AGEMAKE THE MIDPOINT THE START OF THE REST OF YOUR LIFE! Inspired by the hit podcast, The Mid-Point Plan is your midlife survival kit.'I highly...
Overcoming: The powerful, compelling, award-winning memoir
Sunday Times Memoir of the Year 2019An Post Irish Book of the Year 2019When Vicky Phelan delivered an emotionally charged statement from the steps of the Four Courts in April...
Brain Inflamed: Uncovering the hidden causes of anxiety, [...]
From renowned integrative family physician Dr Kenneth Bock, a groundbreaking approach to understanding and treating mental health among adolescents and teens. Over the past decade, the number of...
Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight and Find Your Path Back to Health
Author: William Davis, MDFormat: Paperback, 129mm x 198mm, 280g, 400 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, 2019In this revised and updated edition, renowned cardiologist William Davis explains how eliminating wheat from...
Foreign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines and the Health of Nations
Author: Simon Schama Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 480 'This splendid and often moving work of history... Schama has a gift for combining novelistically colourful detail, serious analysis and wryly...
Foreign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines and the Health of Nations
Author: Simon Schama Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 480 'This splendid and often moving work of history... Schama has a gift for combining novelistically colourful detail, serious analysis and wryly...
Quarantine!: East European Jewish Immigrants and the New York City Epidemics of 1892
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Aboriginal Health
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Better Health for Aborigines?
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American Cartel: Inside the Battle to Bring Down the Opioid Industry
Author: Sari Horwitz Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 416 AMERICAN CARTEL is an unflinching and deeply documented dive into the culpability of the drug companies behind the staggering death toll...