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1) AIDS: The HIV Myth
Adams, Jad

St Martin's Press (1989). . Fine. 1st Amer. ed. Hardback. Fine dj.. (more information)

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2) ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS. The Story of How many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism. 3rd edition
Alcoholics Anonymous World Services

(3rd edition, new and revised, 1983. 15th printing. Name hand printed on endpaper: Rich Taylor. xxx & 575pp plus one page of ads for A.A. publications. Dust jacket in clear plastic cover. Near fine. Cloth. Slighlty torn dj. 8vo.. (more information)

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3) COMMUNITY HEALTH
Anderson, C. L

C.V. Mosby St Louis 1969. 343pp. Highlighting on about 30 pages. minor shelfwear outside. Decorated front cover. Name in pencil on endpaper. Smooth paper. Parts: Promoting community health, Preventing disorders and disabilities, Evnvironmental health, Health services. Good. Illustrations. Cloth. Large 8vo.. (more information)

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4) THE UNEASY EQUILIBRIUM. Private and Public Financing of Health Services in the United States, 1875-1965
Anderson, Odin W

College & University Press New Haven (1968). 240pp. In four parts: Development of the Health Services 1875-1915/ Economic Problems of Patients 1915-1935/ Adoption of the Principles of Health Insurance 1933-1952/ Problems and Issues Within the Consensus 1948-1965. Fine. Cloth. Chipped dj. Small 8vo.. (more information)

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5) THE LOST COMMANDER: FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
Andrews, Mary Raymond Shipman

Double Doran 1933. Outside corners lightly bumped and rubbed. Slightly faded spine. Name and address on flyleaf. 299pp. Decorated endpapers. A few corner creases. Change in color tone of paper. Good. reading copy No dust jacket. Cloth. 8vo.. (more information)

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6) ARTHRITIS CAN BE CURED
Aschner, Bernard (MD)

Julian Press (1957). 'A layman's guide to the most effective medical treatment and cure of arthritis, rheumatism, neuralgia and allied conditions.' Few spots outside. 233+pp. Good. No dj. Cloth. Small 8vo.. (more information)

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7) THE POWER OF TOTAL LIVING. A Holistic Approach to the Coming of the New Person for the New Age
Bach, Marcus

Dodd Mead (1984). xxi & 201pp. Very good. 1st paperback ed. Trade paperback. Large 12mo.. (more information)

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8) FIT OR FAT?
Bailey, Covert

HoughtonMifflin (1978). Foreword by Joan Ullyot, MD. 'A new way to health and fitness through nutrition and aerobic exercise.'. Very good. Trade paperback. Large 12mo.. (more information)

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9) OUTSMARTING MANAGED CARE. A Doctor Shares His Insider's Secrets to Getting the Health Care You Want
Barron, Bruce A. (M.D., Ph.D.)

Times Books (1999). Ink note on half-title page. Very light corner crease on half-title page. xv & 288pp. Unsigned postcard of cat in front of a recording machine (laid-in) addressed to Sara Blackburn Part of Sara Blackburn's library. Very good plus. 1st edition. Trade paperback. Small 8vo.. (more information)

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10) FIERY ANGEL. The Study of Florence Nightingale
Barth, Ramona Sawyer

Glade House Coral Gables, FL (1945). Autographed preseentation note signed by author: 'To Mary M. McBride. Sincerely, Ramona Sawyer Barth.' Tear in flyleaf. Minor bump to lower outside cover corner. Small nick in upper edge of front cover. Paper aging a little. 95pp. Recommended by Hervey Allen, Dorothy Canfield Fisher, John Haynes Holmes, Emil Ludwig. Good, clean copy. Drawings by Betty Graham. 1st edition. Hardback. Chipped dj. Large 12mo.. (more information)

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11) THE COLONIAL PHYSICIAN AND OTHER ESSAYS
Bell, Whitfield J. (Jr)

Science History Pub. NY 1975. 229pp. Limited Commemorative Edition: #23 of 234 numbered copies of prepublication edition. Very good. Frontis. 1st edition. Trade paperback. Small 8vo.. (more information)

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12) A PRACTICAL TRAINING COURSE FOR THE PSYCHOPROPHYLACTIC METHOD OF CHILDBIRTH (LAMAZE TECHNIQUE)
Bing, Elisabeth D., Marjorie Karmel, and Alfred Tanz (MD)

American Societty for Psycfho-Prophylaxis in Obstetrics NY (3rd printing. 1964). Foreword by Alan F. Guttmacher (MD). (Size. Approx. 10 x 7 inches) A little darkening of margins of covers. 35pp. plus preliminary pages. Side stapled. A manuel childbirth workers and expectant mothers. Very good. Stiff wraps. 8vo.. (more information)

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13) THE DOCTOR AND HIS PATIENT. A Sociological Interpretation
Bloom, Samuel W

Russell Sage Foundation NY 1963. . near fine with nicked and faded dj. Cloth.. (more information)

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14) HORATIO ALGER'S CHILDREN, The Role of the Family in the Origin and Prevention of Drug Risk
Blum, Richard H. and Associates

Jossey-Bass San Francisco (1972). . near fine with nicked dj. 1st edition. Cloth.. (more information)

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15) THE VOICE AND VOICE THERAPY
Boone, Daniel R

Prentice-Hall (1971). x & 241pp. near fine with dj. Illustrations. Early printing. Cloth. 8vo.. (more information)

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16) DOCTORS ON TRIAL
Bradshaw, John D

Paddington (1978). Introduction by Ivan Illich. fine with dj. Cloth.. (more information)

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17) PLEASE REMEMBER ME. A young woman's story of her friendship with an unforgettable fifteen-year-old boy
Brady, Mari

Doubleday Garden City (1977). 104pp. recreational aide at Sloan-Kettering shares young patient's last year. fine with dj. Hardback. Small 8vo.. (more information)

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18) SURVIVING AIDS
Callen, Michael

Harper Collins (1990). xi & 243pp. Tells stories of his own and thirteen other long-term survivors of Aids when public perception was that the disease was always fatal. Fine. 1st edition. Hardback. Dust jacket. 8vo.. (more information)

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19) DISEASE AND HISTORY
Cartwright, Frederick F. in collaboration with Michael D. Biddiss

Crowell NY (1972). viii & 247pp. minor shelfwear outside. else very good. no dj. Later printing. Cloth. Small 8vo.. (more information)

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20) DIFFERENTIAL DRUG USE WITHIN THE NEW YORK STATE LABOR FORCE
Chambers, Carl D

Narcotic Addiction Control Commission. July 1971. 41pp. Side stapled. Issued when Nelson Rockefeller was Governor. Pamphlet. (Size: 11' tall x 8½' wide). Very good. tables. Wraps. 4to.. (more information)

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21) AN ASSESSMENT OF DRUG USE IN THE GENERAL POPULATION. Special Report No. 1. Drug Use in New York State
Chambers, Carl D

May 1971 (Printed July 1971). 163pp. End stapled. Published by New York State Narcotic Addiction Control Commission. A little fadeing along top edge of cover. Typed script. In September 1970 a sample of 7378 people from all sectors of New York State were interviewed about their use of the entire range of drugs. This is the report of the results. Very good. tables. Wraps. 4to.. (more information)

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22) THE DOCTORS MAYO
Clapesattle, Helen

Univ. of Minnesota Pr. (1941). xiv & 822pp. Lightly faded and scuffed outside. Minor nicks at head of spine. Small ink dot on margins of first few pages--text not affected. (Size: 9' high x 8' wide) Name on free flyleaf. Good. No dust jacket. Illustrations. Cloth. Large 8vo.. (more information)

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23) A GOOD AGE
Comfort, Alex

Simon & Schuster/Fireside NY (1976). 224pp. pull mark on front cover. slight rubbing to spine ends. Bump to lower outside rear corner. very good else. Illus. by Michael leonard. Wraps. Large 8vo.. (more information)

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24) BASIC FACTS ON THE HEALTH INDUSTRY
Committee on Ways and Means. 92nd Congress

GPO Washington DC June 28, 1971. viii & 141pp. Chart book prepared for the Committee considering major proposed changes in financing health care in the USA. In five parts: Health Industry/ Hospital Industry/ Physicians' Services/ Private Health Insurance/ The Patient. Very good. Charts. Wraps. Small 8vo.. (more information)

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25) LIVING WITH ARTHRITIS
Corrigan, A.B

Grosset & Dunlap (1971). x & 146pp. Introduction by Currier McEwen (MD). Near fine. Illustrations. Cloth. Dust jacket. 12mo.. (more information)

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26) FOOD POISONING
Dack, G.M. (Ph.D., MD)

Univ. of Chicago Press (Feb. 1944). 4th impression. 'Purchasing Department' written on flyleaf. xi & 138pp. Covers poisonous chemicals, animals and plants. Covers botulism, staphlococcus, salmonella. Author an academic specialist in subject. Of historical interest. Near fine. No dj. Tables. Cloth. Small 8vo.. (more information)

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27) WHY KEEP THEM ALIVE?
De Kruif, Paul in collaboration with Rhea De Kruif

Harcourt, Brace NY (1936). 293pp. dust marked covers. faded lettering on spine. light rubbing to head of spine and points. good. no dj. 1st edition. Cloth. 8vo.. (more information)

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28) WHY CAN'T WE HAVE A BABY? An Authority Looks at the Causes and Cures of Childlessness
Decker, Albert & Suzanne Loebl

Dial NY (1978). ix & 246pp. Laid-in: Autograph note on Suzanne Loebl memo slip; small Suzanne Loebl address label. Ms Loebl is the co-author. Very good. illustrations. 1st printing. Hardback. Very good dj. Small 8vo.. (more information)

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29) PRIMER ON ALLERGIC AND IMMUNOLOGICAL DISEASES
deShazo, Richard D. (MD). Journal of the American Medical Association

. These articles appeared in JAMA, Nov. 25, 1992, Volume 268, No. 20. 3rd edition. Production and distribution of this bound copy supported by Marion Merrell Dow Inc. pages 2785 to 2996. Prepared by the American Academy of Allergy and Immunology. Fine, no dj. Hardback. 4to.. (more information)

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30) BODY AND EMOTION. The Aesthetics of Illness and Healing in Nepal Himalayas
Desjarlais, Robert R

Univ. of Penna. (1992). Glossary of terms. References. Index. xii & 300pp. Fine. Illustrations. Cloth. Fine dj. 8vo.. (more information)

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