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By some estimates, 25 percent of young people in the United States are either overweight or obese, a figure that has doubled in the last 30 years. In that time, the physical activities in our lives have gone down while our caloric intake has gone up. The U.S. Surgeon General has called the incidence of excessive weight--which unfortunately extends to all age groups including the elderly--a public health crisis. By presenting both real-life case studies and the most current scientific research, this book provides the information young people need to understand the indivisible connection between weight and health. ... Read more

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Instead of starting a health information search with a blank computer screen or simply accessing ordinary data available most anywhere on the Web, start your users off with help from the prestigious Medical Library Association. Each entry shows how an experienced medical information expert would approach the question. You can begin a truly valuable search knowing: What to Ask, Where to Start, Special search strategies including recommended search terms and important sites, Hotline phone numbers for patient support groups, best One-Stop-Shops, and more. ... Read more

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The most comprehensive career book series available, Opportunities in . . . explores a vast range of professions.

Each book offers:

• The latest information on a field of interest
• Training and education requirements for each career
• Salary statistics for different positions within each field
• Up-to-date professional and Internet resources
• And much more

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I am a medical Physicist and hence have some information about opportunities in health care. I bought this book because i wanted to prepare a general talk about different opportunities in health care.

The book has covered many of the health and medical career. I was pleasantly surprised to see medical physics also covered. The main shortfalls of this book is the lack of substance. If you are looking for in depth coverage of any of the career options you will be dissappointed. The book is only 134 pages covering more than 50 professions- so most are covered withhalf a page. Also the salary information is seriously outdated. It quoted the average income for a physician assistantto be 64000 and my research from American Academy of Physician Assistant found it to be 86214.It states the salary for radiation therapy technology to be in the range of 25000 to 35000. The current radiation therapy salary start from 45000 to 80000. Most of the professions that i haveresearched and gotten reliable information about the salary, those quoted in this book are way below the current going rate. This book is a good source for basic information but lacks in details ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Australian Library Journal, published by Australian Library and Information Association on August 1, 2001. The length of the article is 508 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. 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.

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Title: The Medical Library Association guide to managing health care libraries. (Comprehensive, competent). (book review)
Author: Deborah A Cronau
Publication: The Australian Library Journal (Refereed)
Date: August 1, 2001
Publisher: Australian Library and Information Association
Volume: 50Issue: 3Page: 290(2)

Article Type: Book Review

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