Health

Canada: Pimatsiwin, 2004 150 pages. Contents/Features: Some Thoughts around Ethics, Research, and Aboriginal People; Contaminants in the Circumpolar North - the Nexus between Indigenous Reproductive Health, Gender, and Environmental Justice; Expanding Knowledge through Dreaming, Wampum and Visual Arts; Cardiovascular and Respiratory Health Risks in Canada's Aboriginal Population; Translation of Fixed-Response Questionnaires for health research with Aboriginal People; Healthy Communities through Consultation - an Australian experience; Creating Healthy Communities - a Conversation about Australian Experiences; Abolishment of ATSIC - a New Era... or back to the Way We Were?. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: VMP, 1995 "Spiritual Midwifery, the book, guided a generation of mothers and midwives through the process of reclaiming the sacrament of birth. Her new daughter, Spiritual Midwifery the video, will surely help our daughters reclaim the normalcy of birth from the clutches of technocracy. The Farm midwives' love and knowledge pour forth in a powerful, stunningly beautiful and well produced film. They always respect and encourage the mother and her family as well as all of us." - Jan Tritten, Editor of Midwifery Today. Unmarked. Moderate wear. A quality copy.. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Winnipeg, MB: Health Supply Centre, 1960 66 pages. Yellowed. Articles include - Good Posture, Better Health; Facts about Kelp and many more. An early Canadian alternative health publication.. Stapled. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Winnipeg, MB: Health Supply Centre 127 pages. Yellowed. Articles include: garlic and good health, geriatric foods, lecithin benefits, headaches, tooth decay and many more. An early Canadian alternative health publication.. Stapled. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Winnipeg, MB: Health Supply Centre, 1960 127 pages. Yellowed. Articles include: what hydrogenated fats do to your health, Luigi Cornaro - the man who lived 100 years, and many more. An early Canadian alternative health publication.. Stapled. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Alameda, CA, U.S.A.: Alpha Institute, 1993 486 pages including index. "An excellent tool for the patient, a supportive guide for the family; full of helpful facts and valuable insights. I highly recommend this book to anyone whose life has been touched by cancer." - S.D. Spivack M.D., Medical Oncologist. Top health care professionals and hundreds of cancer patients and their families provide authoritative commonsense advice on all aspects of living with cancer. Light crease and some curling to front cover. Unmarked. Light wear overall. Glossy illustrated covers. . Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Winnipeg, MB: Health Supply Centre, 1961 130 pages. Articles on Helen Keller (in her 80th year), 'Chicken Heart' experiment, stomach lift exercise, etc. Early publication in the field of alternate health. Cover shows boy fishing while leaning against a tree.. Stapled. Reading Copy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: HSI, 2002 224 pages. Index. Details 30 of the Health Sciences Institute's most urgent health discoveries, including remedies for: cancer, stroke, heart disease, migraines, arthritis, infectious diseases, lagging libido, fatigue, depression, anxiety, aging, high blood pressure. Average wear. Clean and unmarked. Sound copy. . Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Worker's Compensation Board of British Columbia, 1994 417 pages including index. Reflects the most current medical thinking in the field of first aid, to ensure a consistent approach among pre-hospital care workers and a smooth transition of care through each stage of the emergency setting. A substantial and practical reference. Solid copy with light wear and moderate soiling. No marks to contents. Bit of writing upon botton edge. Rubber stamp upon title page. . Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Canada: ACB, 1998 "Three women with breast cancer, along with family members and close friends, candidly share their thoughts and feelings as they confront this disease again." - from cover. Average wear. Usual library markings. A sound copy.. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Canada: Pimatsiwin, 2005 150 pages. Contents/Features: Research on contested grounds - women, mining, and health; Methods to help communities investigate environmental health issues; Telling a story of change the Dene way - indicators for monitoring in Diamond-impaced communities; Mining Denendeh - A Dene nation perspective on community health impacts of mining; Medical pluralism and the maintenance of a traditional healing technique on Lihir, Papua New Guinea; Fair-ly Clean Diamonds; Canada's Resilient North - the impact of mining on aboriginal communities. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: Homestead School's 319 pages. Undated. A report to the National Institutes of Health on Alternative Medical systems and Practices in the United States. Includes the input of over 200 practicioners and researchers of alternative medicine from throughout the U.S. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding sound. Solid working copy.. Soft Cover. Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Canada: Pimatsiwin, 2003 178 pages. Contents/Features: A research guide for communities; A manual for community use in working with interview data; A Manual for researchers who wish to use community-based research in their work; The Sturgeon Lake community experience; Doing University Research in Indian Country; The implementation of a diabetes prevention program implemented at Kahnawake; Photo essay of native life in Edmonton's inner city; The Metis nation of Alberta on health research. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Canada: Pimatsiwin, 2003 177 pages. Contents/Features: Toward Authentic Participatory Research in Health; Community Memberships - Considerations for New Zealand Health Research; Considerations in Working with Persons of First Nations Heritage; Our Blood is Sweet - the Wampum Belt Journey; Background to the Nunavik Commission Health Recommendations; The conditions of Sustainable Food Security; Toxic Contamination Undermining Indigenous Food Systems and Indigenous Sorereignty; An exploration of smoking cessation and prevention interventions for Aboriginal Youth; Intercultural Research - Australia and Canada; The Celine Knowledge Centre; Healing Our Spirit Worldwide. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Canada: Pimatsiwin, 2005 153 pages. Contents/Features: Conceptual understanding of social capital in First Nations communities; Grandmother's voices - Mi'kmaq Women's Vision of Mid-Life Change; A Critical Review of the Tri-Council Policy statement in Aboriginal Community-based research; An aboriginal researcher's experience researching in her home community; Mentoring programs for aboriginal youth; Evaluation of an inner city public health clinic serving an aboriginal and non-aboriginal population; A plan for a mental health research program for Alberta. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New Canaan, CT: Keats Publishing, Inc., 1974 224 pages including index and references. Doris Grant, for 30 years a respected writer on nutrition, presents the facts on the destruction of nutritional values in modern food processing, the results of our addiction to sugar, the vast constellation of chemical additives inescapably present in processed foods, the medical research on their dire effects - and a recipe for survival, pointing the way to healthful, life-enhancing eating. Some sticker remnant upon front panel of dust jacket. Book as new. Very light wear to dust jacket. Excellent copy.. Hard Cover. Fine+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Greenwith, Connecticut: Fawcett Publications Inc., 1976 Owner's inkstamp on front endpaper and inside rear cover. There are may superstitions and myths about the moon and its influences on living organisms, including man. Author uses plain talk to what is already known and what is yet to be discovered about this intriguing subject. Some subjects covered include: Sex and the Moon, the Werewolf Syndrome, and Growth of Plants.. Soft Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press, 1977 220 pages. Includes index and notes. "Shows how we can change the man-made environment that causes 90 percent of all human cancer." - from back cover. Contents clean and unmarked. Light to moderate wear. Nice tight copy.. Soft Cover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: Scribners, 1985 247 pages including index, reference notes and bibliography. "A comprehensive, up-to-date guide to the disease that afflicts more than half a million Americans." - New York Times. Prior owner's ink stamp upon half-title page else clean, bright and unmarked with faintest wear. Excellent copy. . Reprint. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Canada: Self-Published, 1990 118 pages. References. "Another prominent milestone in the quest to change our approach from treatment of back pain to management of the back problem." - Dr. David Imrie. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Alexandria, VA, U.S.A.: American Diabetes Association, 1992 Front flyleaf removed. Normal library markings. Average wear with some staining to back cover. A comprehensive guide for the pregnant woman who has gestational diabetes. Explains the important elements of proper care during pregnancy, including nutrition, exercise, insulin therapy, and blood-glucose monitoring. Designed to provide the information needed by a gestationally diabetic woman to have a successful pregnancy.. Reading Copy. Ex-Library. more information

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London: True Health Publishing Company, 1944 136 pages. Circa 1944. "Describes an entirely drugless system of healing... a specific for health rather than a therapy for any specific disease, although various disorders have proven amenable to the general treatment." - from Foreward. Topics covered include: gangrene; growths and cancer; leukemia; Bright's disease; Heart disease; Fevers and malaria; Venerial diseases; The common cold; and more, plus the treatment of animals. Prior owners' details largely written inside front board and upon front free endpaper. Minimal markings to contents. Ink stamp upon title page. Average wear. Binding sound. Quality working copy of this fascinating work. . Second Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Secaucus, NJ, U.S.A.: Citadel Press, 1980 118 pages. The guide that has already helped millions avoid, detect and combat cancer. Stresses preventative examination as the surest way of containing cancer. Translated from German. . Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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France: Clarins, 1993 103 pages. Illustration index. "Beauty care for the face and body before and after childbirth." - from front cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. . Soft Cover. Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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1985 "Six relaxing movement sessions on three 60-minute cassettes that will improve the way you play tennis, type, play musical instruments, participate in sports and even help you sit more comfortably." - from cover. Includes case. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy.. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: Harper & Row, 1999 308 pages. Index. Links low-thyroid to many serious health issues. Very informative. Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Lovely copy. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: HarperCollins, 1997 336 pages. Index. "More than 100 recipes for healthful tonics include both the familiar and the arcane." - from back cover. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. Worthy reference copy. . First Printing. Soft Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Toronto, ON, Canada: N C Press, Limited, 1985 184 pages. "... A valuable book. It outlines the current status of midwifery in Canada accurately and presents a possible blueprint for the future." - Dr. Murray Enkin, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McMaster University. Patch of white-out atop title page. Usual library markings. Moderate wear. Solid copy. . Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Canada: Alive, 1994 207 pages. "How to heal your allergic condition permanently and naturally." - from front cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Nice copy. . First Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Burnaby, BC, Canada: Alive Books, 1996 206 pages including index. Please note: one page is loose. Lots of library markings. Book is well used. Learn to identify your symptoms and get well using proven, innovative, drug-free therapies. "I believe that everyone suffers from some food sensitivity. The clues are in this book. Before the reader runs off to the psychiatrist because the doctor can find nothing wrong, the methods outlined in this book should give some relief." - Lendon Smith M.D.. Soft Cover. Reading Copy/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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USA: Global Health Solutions, 2000 240 pages. "A self-education manual for those who prefer to adhere to the logic of the natural and the simple in preventative medicine." - from title page. Prior owner's name upon title page else unmarked with light wear. Quality copy. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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UK: Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1991 134 pages including glossary and index. "...a good introduction for concerned and curious readers and should stimulate readers' understanding and appreciation of thyroid disease." - Science, Books and Films. Well-used. Usual library markings. Binding intact. . Second Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Times Books/Random House, 1991 274 pages including index. Inscription upon front endpaper is signed by "Joe", presumably the author. A provocative analysis of America's social and health-care problems. Argues that we have failed to respond adequately to the nation's spiraling epidemics, from the rise in chronic illness to the crime rate. Offers evidence that our bad nutrition, our reliance on stimulants, our drug and alcohol abuse, our ruined air and water not only have undermined personal health but also have contributed to the destruction of the social fabric. Having rendered ourselves toxic and malnourished, we have witnessed not only high infant mortality rates but illiteracy, learning disabilities, and a tide of persistent diseases and syndromes that modern technology is unable to stem. Based upon a ground-breaking ten-year study.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Quill/Robert Morrow, 1985 364 pages including index. Tells the fascinating story of our bioelectric selves. Challenges the established mechanistic understanding of the body. Explores new pathways in our understanding of evolution, acupuncture, psychic phenomena, and cancer, all within the framework of Dr. Becker's colorful and controversial career. Unmarked. Light to moderate wear. Nice copy. . Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Bichell, David . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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U.S.A.: Prima Publishing, 1996 274 pages including index. Explains the Chinese holistic approach to health in simple terms, describing how to use ginseng and the tonic herbs for the best possible results. Just about anyone can improve his or her health with tonic herbs - this book shows you how. Some early pages and lower corner of front cover have been roughed up. Balance of book in nice unmarked shape. Solid working copy.. First Printing. Soft Cover. Fair+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Burnet, TX, U.S.A.: Swan Publishing Company, 1999 94 pages. Slight curling to covers. Prior owner's name inkstamped on front flyleaf. Includes personal testimonials. Claims diets don't work. Provides a plan which allows you to do most of what you've been doing while you feel and look better and allow your body to help in the way nature intended.. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Tiburon, CA, U.S.A.: H. J. Kramer Incorporated, 1991 318 pages including index. "Gaston Naessens is surely one of the greatest scientists of the twentieth century. He deserves not one but several Nobel prizes for his lifework." - Robert Atkins, M.D. Author's earth-shaking discoveries include: a microscope that permits practitioners to view living matter at degrees of resolution far greater than state-of-the-art microscopes currently available; the somatid, an ultramicroscopic subcellular living and reproducing entity, which many scientists believe is the precursor of DNA and which may be the building block of all terrestrial life; the somatic cycle - visible in the blood of every human - which, properly interpreted, can prediagnose degenerative diseases by up to eighteen months; 714-X, a compound that has restored the perfect health of 750 out of 1,000 cancer victims and that has had equally dramatic effects with AIDS patients. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Tight and square. Nice copy. . First Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Australia: ACP, 1990 128 pages including index. Topics include: preparing for parenthood; birth options; beauty, exercise, nutrition; the fertility question; comprehensive medical guide. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. Nice copy.. Revised. Stapled. Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Etobicoke, ON, Canada: Garden Angel Limited, 1999 69 pages including index and suggested reading list. Topics include: Essential Oils; Using Essential Oils; Safety and Storage; Directory of Essential Oils; The Art of Blending; Recipes. A small but practical work.. Third Edition. Spiral Bound. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Fort Lauderdale, Florida: Falkynor Books, 1983 Unpaginated. One of the most useful "self-health" and first aid manuals ever published. Basic G-Jo is an effective, easy-to-learn technique that brings immediate relief from pain and suffering... using nothing but the touch of a finger! Headaches... back pains... indigestion and literally hundreds of other common ailments can be "erased" in moments using this remarkable method from the orient. Describes and illustrates 116 basic G-Jo acupressure points. Approximately one inch thick. Includes bibliography. Contents as new. Negligible wear to attractive glossy illustrated boards. Excellent giftable copy. . Hard Cover. Fine+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: Addison-Wesley Longman, Incorporated, 2000 264 pages including index. "The definitive source of information for Lupus sufferers. - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked but for prior owner's inkstamp upon half-title page. Superior copy. . Reprint. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Los Altos, CA, U.S.A.: William Kaufmann Incorporated, 1985 313 pages including index. Explains in clear, precise language, supplemented by many detailed drawings and diagrams, the interactions between our bodies and our minds that help to determine our day-to-day individual behavior as humans and, ultimately, our physical and mental health. Minimal markings. Average wear. Solid copy.. Soft Cover. Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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USA: OMP, 2001 521 pages. Index. "Promising nontoxic antitumor agents from plants and other natural sources." - subtitle. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. A worthy working copy.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Former Library Copy. more information

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Canada: Canadian Medical Associasion, 1994 92 pages. Explains, clearly and simply, what COPD is, how to control its symptoms and what treatments are available. Offers positive and practical advice on living and coping with this chronic illness. Some markings to contents. Moderate wear. Binding solid. . Reprint. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: Bantam, 1974 333 pages. Index. Bibliography. Glossary. "How to be naturally healthy, vibrantly alive, and in tune with the whole earth." - from front cover. Above-average wear. Bookplate upon title page. A worthy reading copy. . Soft Cover. Reading Copy. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.: Capra Press, 1980 Over 200 pages. We depend upon physicians to keep us healthy, however they are trained in the treatment of disease. No one can take care of us as well as we can ourselves. Hear is the lastest knowledge in nutrition to help you avoid the degenerative diseases that plague Western countries. Heart disease, cancer, diabetes, hypertension and obesity can be prevented, even controlled by diet. Unmarked copy with average wear. . Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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U.K.: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London, 1986 172 pages. Index. "Author has spent a lifetime looking after patients with bowel disorder and undertaking research in the field - work that is recognised internationallly." - from back cover. Small address label and ink stamp upon half-title page else unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding sound. Quality copy. . Soft Cover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Guilford Publications, Incorporated, 1995 178 pages including index. Learn to: Collaborate on your own treatment plan; Alleviate headache pain; Get more relief with fewer drugs; Reduce the frequency of headaches. "A clear, comprehensive book... I will readily recommend it to my patients and their relatives." - A. Elkind, M.D., New York Medical College. Usual library markings. Average wear. Binding intact. . Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.: Cosmetic Surgery Consultants, 2000 284 pages including index. From laser resurfacing to liposuction, facelifts and hair restoration, this book provides up-to-date, medically approved answers to all your questions. Get the most important facts about 22 types of procedures for both men and women. Discover whether you are a good candidate for cosmetic surgery, and find a complete list of resources to help you research your decision quickly and thoroughly. Light wear to front cover. Unmarked.. Soft Cover. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Canada: Kerby, 1993 160 pages. Author's moving account of his and other people's encounter with heart disease - North America's number one killer... Takes us into the physical and psychological dimensions of the illness and offers many practical insights into coping with it." - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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