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Steven C. Schachter

Book DescriptionVisions: Artists Living with Epilepsy is a magnificent volume which captures beautiful, insightful, and haunting images that reveal the souls of artists touched by epilepsy. This Deluxe Edition comes with a CD-ROM which contains all of the over 200 full-color art reproductions from the book. Each piece of art was created by artists who have epilepsy. The collection not only showcases this artwork, but also celebrates their achievement. Endorsed by the Epilepsy Foundation, this collection should serve as an inspiration to anyone affected by epilepsy. * Contains 200+ high-quality reproductions of works of art * Includes the artists biographies * CD-ROM of the artwork is also available and is included with the Deluxe Edition

Mark V. Wiley

Book Description Outwitting Headaches provides all the information needed to stop headaches in their tracks and, better yet, to avoid or prevent them entirely. After a lifetime of suffering from splitting migraine headaches that were merely aggravated by attempts to subdue them with prescription drugs, Mark Wiley had had enough pain and frustration. He set out on a fifteen-year quest to research all the methods available for treating headaches. Working by personal experience through all the Western pharmaceuticals, all the useless psychotherapy, and all the alternative therapies of the month, he moved on in desperation to Asia to test the traditional remedies of Chinese and other indigenous medicinal traditions. His travels took him tothe mountains of Malaysia, the barrios of the Philippines, and back-alley healers of Japan, Singapore, and Taiwan. He tried bone setters, shamans, faith healers, acupuncturists, qigong masters, energy healers, herbalists, and massage...

Book DescriptionThere is an ever increasing number of patients with undiagnosed or under-treated peripheral vascular disease. Essentials of Vascular Laboratory Diagnosis is a comprehensive, succinct, multimodality reference designed to facilitate thenoninvasive diagnosis of peripheral vascular disorders. Traditional textbooks have been limited in their ability to provide representative images obtained during vascular testing. This text comes with a CD which contains not only static images with clinical vignettes but also video clips displaying the dynamic aspects of vascular pathology to aid in the learning process. Each image can be enlarged to enable the user to fully appreciate the key features of the pathology displayed. In addition, the CD can be searched by image type, condition/disease or technique. The cases on the CD correspond with the text and include clinical ''pearls'' to facilitate the noninvasive testing techniques. This highly practical diagnostic tool is...

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Dolores B. Bertoti

Francis Seagull

Book DescriptionIn the Path of the Dragon is the story of Francis Seagull's struggle to survive having the Epstein-Barr virus. It's a story of courage and of horror. The book is a source of inspiration for those living with a chronic illness as it addresses the author's struggle to find a cure, and his striving to understand the impact that dental amalgam fillings (mercury) played in his having the virus.

Leah Komaiko

Book DescriptionCarmie Hoffman is ready for everything to change. She wants to lose 20 pounds and be a beautiful girl. She wants someone to think she’s special. She wants to move out of the Valley and stop worrying about her clinically depressed mother, who’s tired and sad almost all of the time. Then, out of nowhere, she sees her opening—when her best friend convinces her mother to drive them to Malibu Beach, Carmie’s tired, sad, and oh-so-old mom grabs a surfboard and impresses even the locals! That’s when Carmie learns that her mom had a secret life before Carmie—a life where she was a Malibu surfer. Carmie knows that she was meant to learn this. That she and her mom were meant to move to Malibu and form a surfing dynasty with some of the surfing legends her mom used to hang out with. In her movie notebook, Carmie writes herself a starring role as a glamorous, gorgeous surf star. But not everything is as easy as it is in the movies, and Carmie...

Book DescriptionLatest developments and a focus on areas of international collaboration to better understand the underlying causes of Alzheimer's disease, find new treatments and diagnostic methods.

Dene Danielle Hopkins

Kenna Simmons

Book DescriptionThis unbiased, substantiated guidebook contains straightfoward data about alternative therapies, ranging from acupuncture to ayurvedic practice to malic acid supplements to St. John's Wort. It presents scientific evidence on the efficacyof each treatment.