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Kirsteen Lupton seems like any other teenage girl. ButKirsteen was born with a rare medical condition: her bladder was on the outside of her body. By the age of seven she had endured numerous agonising, failed operations. After medical complications left her weighing...
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Virgin Digital
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2009-05-04
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For years, Elisabeth Hasselbeck couldn't figure out what was making her sick. She asked doctors and consulted nutritionists, but no one seemed to have any answers. It wasn't until spending time in the Australian Outback, living off the land on the grueling Survivor TV...
Editeur :
Center Street
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2009-05-04
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A Gluten-Free Survival Guide
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The national C-section rate is at an all-time high of 31 percent. Are all these C-sections necessary, or are some of them done simply for the sake of convenience? Inductions seem to be the norm, but are they always needed? Today, expectant mothers are often left feeling...
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Grand Central Life & Style
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2009-05-01
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The advantages and disadvantages of breastfeeding and bottle-feeding Guidelines for establishing a breastfeeding routine What you need to know about how your nutrition affects your breast milk Tips for safe and healthy bottle-feeding Information on different formula...
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Da Capo Lifelong Books
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2009-04-30
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Tips for preparing mentally and physically for the big day How to recognize the onset of labor When to go to the hospital after labor begins Guidance on choosing between natural childbirth and one with medical intervention What you need to know about Cesarean delivery...
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Balance
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2009-04-30
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* Guidance on what to expect at routine appointments and what each test means* When and why your doctor might order a special procedure* What you need to know about tests in each trimester: ultrasound, amniocentesis, CVS testing, blood work, stress tests, glucose...
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Da Capo Lifelong Books
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2009-04-30
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By the best-selling authors of the Your Pregnancy series, medically sound and succinct information for the woman who needs detailed information on a specific concern --The facts about the frequency of sickle-cell disease, multiples, Tay-Sachs, thalassemia, preeclampsia,...
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Da Capo Lifelong Books
Parution :
2009-04-30
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The number of people infected with the Hepatitis C virus has risen to a staggering 200 million worldwide, yet there is surprisingly little information available to the public about this silent epidemic. Cara Bruce and Lisa Montanarelli, both of whom live with Hepatitis...
Editeur :
Balance
Parution :
2009-04-29
Collection :
The First Year
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Though she yearns for her pre-pregnancy figure, a new mother has little time to devote to exercise; attending to the needs of a newborn is a full-time job. A revolutionary postnatal fitness program, Pee Wee Pilates gives new mothers what no other fitness program or book...
Editeur :
Balance
Parution :
2009-04-28
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Each year over 400,000 new mothers experience a range of negative emotional reactions-categorized as postpartum depression (PPD). Yet most obstetricians misunderstand and mistreat PPD, prescribing a single-therapy, simplistic approach that frequently falls short of...
Editeur :
Balance
Parution :
2009-04-27
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Today we are living longer than ever before, and a few of us can expect to live to 100 or more. But many people feel that they will inevitably suffer the diseases of old age in their final years. Pharmaceutical companies have spent billions of dollars trying to find a...
Editeur :
Da Capo Lifelong Books
Parution :
2009-04-21
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As interest in yoga continues to grow ever more broadly in the U.S., more and more Americans are trying out yoga and discovering its benefits. At the same time, millions of people who already practice yoga are finding that it can play many different roles in their life...
Editeur :
Balance
Parution :
2009-04-21
ePub
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Betsy Peterson spent fourteen years caring for her husband who was suffering from dementia, an experience that put her in touch with others inside the struggle to have or to care for someone with the disease. A combination of contributions from patients, their families,...
Editeur :
Balance
Parution :
2009-04-20
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Do you want to shift the bulge and still indulge?Do you want to lose weight, but still have a life?Do you have a big event looming that you need to shape up for - fast?All big stars train for their red carpet moments, now in just 6 weeks, you can train for yours. And...
Editeur :
Headline Home
Parution :
2009-04-16
ePub
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Deaths from epidemic disease are rare in the developed world, yet in our technically and medically advanced society, an ever-present risk of disease has created an industry out of fear.As Philip Alcabes persuasively argues in Dread, our anxieties about epidemics often...
Editeur :
PublicAffairs
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2009-04-14
ePub
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No one has to live with the pain There are over 46 million Americans who suffer from some form of arthritis. Here, longtime arthritis sufferer and internationally renowned consultant Amye L. Long and medical expert in the field of arthritis Dr. Neal S. Birnbaum offer a...
Editeur :
Dk
Parution :
2009-04-07
ePub
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COMPLETELY REVISED AND UPDATED TO INCLUDE THE LATEST CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH. The best-selling Optimum Nutrition Bible has revolutionised health. It explains how, by giving yourself the best possible intake of nutrients, to allow your body to be as healthy as it possibly...
Editeur :
Piatkus
Parution :
2009-04-02
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a relatively common psychological problem. The symptoms - which can be seriously disabling in extreme cases - can include excessive hand-washing or other cleaning rituals, repeated checking, extreme slowness and unwanted, repugnant...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2009-03-26
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In Overcoming Crystal Methamphetamine Addiction, one of the few books to address the topic for a general audience, Dr. Steven Lee, MD, a psychiatrist who specializes in crystal meth addiction, offers a complete guide to the drug, its effects, and how to overcome it....
Editeur :
Balance
Parution :
2009-03-25
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Living with Arthritis provides an overview of arthritis that is grounded in the realities of living with a long-term condition often characterised by pain, fatigue, physical limitations, anxiety or depression. Arthritis is one of the most common, long-term conditions...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2009-03-25
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