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Hidden in the Blood: A Personal Investigation of AIDS in the Yucatan
-- Paul Farmer, Medical Anthropology Quarterly
Magic, Science, and Health : The Aims and Achievements of Medical
Students will not need prior courses in medical anthropology to use this introductory book. Not only is it soundly based in the history of anthropological theory and method in general,...
The Pioppi Diet: The 21-Day Anti-Diabetes Lifestyle Plan as followed
Lose weight and live longer, happier and healthier whilst eating the food you love, with this revolutionary new Italian approach to diet and lifestyle A diet that allows red wine,...
Older Australians: A Positive View of Aging
$12.00 AUD
Aimed at nurses and health professionals training to care for Australia's growing aged population. This book does not attempt to proceed from a pathological interpretation of aging but rather views...
Why We Eat (Too Much): The New Science of Appetite
A weight loss surgeon explains the truth behind our bad food habits and why diets don't work by exploring the history of nutrition and appetite What if everything you were...
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
$12.00 AUD
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?...
Life Lessons from a Brain Surgeon: The New Science and Stories of the Brain
This is a deeply practical and readable book, which will take you on an expedition through the anatomy of the most fascinating - and mysterious - of organs. World-leading neuroscientist...
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...
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...
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...
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
$12.00 AUD
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
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...
The Plague in Shakespeare's London
$20.00 AUD
Author: F. P. Wilson
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 294
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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
$15.00 AUD
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...
Say No to Alcohol: Simple Tips to Help You Cut Down or Quit Drinking
It's time to break up with boozeThere's life beyond alcohol. Drinking less or stopping completely can revitalize your world, from health and mood to money and relationships. It may seem...
World War C: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic and How to Prepare for the Next One
'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...
COVID-19: The Pandemic that Never Should Have Happened, and How to Stop the Next One
Author: Debora MacKenzie Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 'Excellent . . . analyses clearly and authoritatively how the coronavirus pandemic played out, what governments should have done, and what...