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Discusses the hereditary risks of heart disease and the predisposition to high cholesterol and details the various manageable risk factors--including stress reduction, low-fat diets, and controlling medical conditions--that can reduce the risks. ... Read more

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Title: A Dissertation on the Nature and Properties of the Malvern Water, and an Enquiry Into the Causes and Treatment of Scrofulous Diseases and ConsumptionSubtitle: Together With Some Remarks Upon the Influence of the Terrestrial Radiation of Caloric Upon Local SalubrityGeneral Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1828Original Publisher: Callow ... Read more

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To care for a loved one with Alzheimer's Disease is emotionally and physically draining. This highly-praised book, which grew from a therapist's work with caregivers, explains how caregivers can better communicate with patients and care for their own health. Includes up-to-date advice on nursing homes, health plans, and patient-choice laws. ... Read more

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What you Need to Know andDid NotKnow Before
This book is a classic in its field.If you have ever known anyone with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) or have worried if you will , at some future or near date, get it yourself or are mildly interested in what it is all about - this is a must book. Geared to the lay population (and professionals can learn a lot from it too) it is a fast, easy read chock full of information offered up on an appetizing way for a subject that we all want to distance ourselves from - but cannot and should not.Offering direct, hands-on hints to family members, it is a concrete guide that no other book I know of has provided.As two professionals who have specialized in the field of aging, few in psychology do, teach it and write about it, we suggest it to all our students and family members who come to us in despair and leave with hope.Dr. Lenore Powell has given us all a gift. We owe her much thanks. MarcellaBakur Weiner, Ph.D. andWilliam Weiner, Ph.D.

What you Need to Know andDid NotKnow Before
This book is a classic in its field.If you have ever known anyone with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) or have worried if you will , at some future or near date, get it yourself or are mildly interested in what it is all about - this is a must book. Geared to the lay population (and professionals can learn a lot from it too) it is a fast, easy read chock full of information offered up on an appetizing way for a subject that we all want to distance ourselves from - but cannot and should not.Offering direct, hands-on hints to family members, it is a concrete guide that no other book I know of has provided.As two professionals who have specialized in the field of aging, few in psychology do, teach it and write about it, we suggest it to all our students and family members who come to us in despair and leave with hope.Dr. Lenore Powell has given us all a gift. We owe her much thanks. MarcellaBakur Weiner, Ph.D. andWilliam Weiner, Ph.D.

What you Need to Know andDid NotKnow Before
This book is a classic in its field.If you have ever known anyone with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) or have worried if you will , at some future or near date, get it yourself or are mildly interested in what it is all about - this is a must book. Geared to the lay population (and professionals can learn a lot from it too) it is a fast, easy read chock full of information offered up on an appetizing way for a subject that we all want to distance ourselves from - but cannot and should not.Offering direct, hands-on hints to family members, it is a concrete guide that no other book I know of has provided.As two professionals who have specialized in the field of aging, few in psychology do, teach it and write about it, we suggest it to all our students and family members who come to us in despair and leave with hope.Dr. Lenore Powell has given us all a gift. We owe her much thanks. MarcellaBakur Weiner, Ph.D. andWilliam Weiner, Ph.D.

Well balanced consideration of effects of AD on the family.
I liked this book because it addresses the emotional devastation ofAlzheimers as well as the physical, legal, and domestic arrangements. There is an entire chapter devoted to anger, another to depression, andanother to fear. I found this to be right on target. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed., brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 705 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.The third edition of this authoritative, comprehensive, in-depth medical guide features information on medical topics in language accessible to adult laypersons. Disease/disorder articles typically cover definition; description; causes and symptoms; diagnosis; treatments; prevention; and more. Test/treatment articles typically cover definition; purposes; precautions; preparation; risks; normal and abnormal results; and much more. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from UXL Complete Health Resource, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 7179 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.This award-winning resource covers the causes symptoms, diagnoses, tests, treatments and prognoses of 140 health problems; the main systems of the human body, including the circulatory system, the endocrine system, special senses and much more; and a detailed examination of nutrition, and medical and mental health issues. ... Read more

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Title: Infectious causes of adrenal insufficiency.
Author: Ellie M. Alevritis
Publication: Southern Medical Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2003
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 96Issue: 9Page: 888(3)

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