Health & Medicine

Peter Laurie - Drugs : Medical, Psychological and Social Facts - Vintage PB 2nd Edition 1971

A discussion on the use and abuse of drugs, from the perspective of the late 1960's early 1970's. discussion on how and why addiction starts, largely based on a UK experience. 

Wendy Cooper / No Change (Vintage Paperback)

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Jack A. Rudolph / Allergies : What they are and what to do about Them (Vintage Paperback)

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Lois Rabey / Postcards from Menopause: Wishing I Weren't Here (Hardback)

Find the best route on your journey through menopause! Whether you're looking ahead to menopause or are already having hot flushes, walk through this life change with Lois Mowday Rabey. She shares snapshots from menopause--her surprises, frustrations,...

Samuel Homola / Inside Chiropractic: A Patient's Guide (Hardback)

While chiropractic can provide quality treatment for certain types of back and neck pains and related problems, many health-industry professionals and patients are under the impression that the practice can be used as a method for restoring and...

Robert Newman / Neuropolis - A Brain Science Survival Guide (Hardback)

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John E. Harrison / Synaesthesia : The Strangest Thing (Hardback)

Synaesthesia is a confusion of the senses, whereby stimulation of one sense triggers stimulation in a completely different sensory modality. A synaesthete might claim to be able to hear colors, taste shapes, describe the color, shape, and flavor of...

Russell Foster / Life Time - The Science of the Body Clock(Hardback)

** THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER **GIVE THEM THE GIFT OF A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP WITH THIS GUIDE TO THE SCIENCE OF THE BODY CLOCK!' A superlative guide to some of the most intriguing questions of human existence' Bill Bryson In the twenty-first century, we...

Jennifer Weiss-Wolf / Periods Gone Public: Taking a Stand for Menstrual Equity (Hardback)

The first book to explore menstruation in the current cultural and political landscape and to investigate the new wave of period activism taking the world by storm.After centuries of being shrouded in taboo and superstition, periods have gone mainstream...

Derek S. Lipman/ Stop Your Husband Snoring (Hardback)

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Maryon Stewart / Beat PMT ( PMS) Through Diet (Large Paperback)

The top-selling Women's Nutritional Advisory Service (WNAS) guide to coping successfully with Pre-menstrual Syndrome ( here in the older designation of PMT)  Since the last edition was written in 1990, there has been a substantial increase in...

Pat Thomas / Headaches: The Common Sence Approach (Large Paperback)

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Voices4Care: Positively Palliative (Large Paperback)

A heartfelt collection of personal stories, poems, and notes explores the courage, love, and understanding experienced in navigating this challenging process.     All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown...

Mary Wilson / Living With A Drinker - How to Change Things (Large Paperback)

Few can understand the anguish and despair suffered by those who live with a problem drinker unless they have experienced it themselves. The author of this book really does understand. There is an enormous amount of support, understanding and reassurance...

Dr Louis J. Ignarro / No More Heart Disease (Large Paperback)

Louis Ignarro presents his breakthrough research on how nitric oxide (NO) can prevent heart disease and strokes. In an easy-to-follow plan which discusses NO friendly foods and informs about supplements to stimulate NO production, he lays out a regimen...

Ken Alexander / Understanding and Coping with Schizophrenia (Large Paperback)

Written for family, carers and relatives of people with schizophrenia, this is a guide to help them care, cope and survive. Dr Alexander is a member of the Schizophrenia Fellowship of Victoria and the Director of the Schizophrenia Australia Foundation...

Dr Robert Youngson / Living with Asthma (Large Paperback)

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Éilís Bergin & Eddie Fitzgerald/ Stress and How to Deal with It (Large Paperback)

A down-to-earth and highly effective stress management programme by two internationally experienced presenters of stress management workshops. Designed to help people create their own personal stress management programme, this booklet deals with: The...

Allen Carr / Burning Ambition (Large Paperback)

The story of Allen Carr's anti smoking campaign ( note this is NOT one of the many Allen Carr anti smoking manuals)  it is more of a biography and explanation of his own story .  In this book, the anti-smoking guru Allen Carr explains how he...

Irish Red Cross / First Aid Manual (9th Edition) (Large Paperback)

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Linus Pauling / Vitamin C and the Common Cold (Vintage Paperback)

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D.C. Jarvis M.D. / Arthritis & Folk Medicine (Vintage Paperback)

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Autumn Libal / My Name Is Not Slow (Coffee Table Book)

Tells the story of Penelope, a girl who has Down syndrome, her growth and development, and how she and her family are affected by her condition. This is an older book, the language used reflects that.      All of our books are second hand,...

Lawrence E. Shapiro / Stopping the Pain: A Workbook for Teens Who Cut and Self Injure (Coffee Table Book)

If you’re cutting or hurting yourself you’re not alone. Thousands of teens across the country think that hurting themselves is the only way they can feel better, even though they continue to feel alone and out of control. There are a lot of...

Barbara Rowland / Alternative Answers to Asthma & Allergies (Coffee Table Book)

A onestop reference source to allergies and asthma discusses the risk factors and "triggers", including environment, pollutants, foods, drugs, and stress, and shows readers how to reduce their risk of attack.      All of our books are...

Lisa M. Schab / Beyond the Blues: A Workbook to Help Teens Overcome Depression (Coffee Table Book)

Many people experience depression at one time or another in their lives, but during the adolescent years, the vast number of physical, emotional, and mental changes that occur make teens even more susceptible to feelings of confusion or sadness. However...

Kevin McConway / Studying Health & Disease

Why are some individuals and groups within a society more prone to illness than others? How do we know what makes us ill? What can be done to alleviate illness or disability, and how can we be sure that an intervention will work? Biomedical scientists,...

Lois Keith / Being in a Wheelchair (Coffee Table Book)

What would it be like to live your life without hearing a sound? How does today's technology make life easier for the blind? What are the daily challenges faced by people with learning disabilities? These questions and more are answered in Smart Apple...

The New Guide to Therapies (Coffee Table Book)

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Adam Hibbert / Obesity and Health - The Facts Behind the Headlines

Brings together the facts behind the headline issue of obesity. Ideal support for PSHE/Citizenship and Media Studies. Panels highlight key facts and statistics and suggest topics for debate.     All of our books are second hand, and while you...

Andy Stein / Kidney Failure Explained ( 2nd Edition)

Over 30,000 people in the UK suffer from chronic kidney failure and this book not only covers practical advice on the condition, current diagnosis and treatment techniques but also recognises the psychological issues involved in coping with the condition...

Kristina Routh / Meningitis ('Need to Know' Series )

This book provides an overview of meningitis, describing what it is, the history of the disease, what it is like to live with meningitis, and some of the available treatments.     All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the...

Leslie A. Lindsay / Speaking of Apraxia : A Parent's Guide to Chldhood Apraxia of Speech

At last, a parents' guide to understanding, treating, and living with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). Written in an empathic style by a parent who "has been there", Speaking of Apraxia offers hope and practical advice for parents of toddlers to teens...

Encyclopedia of Complementary Medicine (Coffee Table Book)

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Marguerite Patten , Jeannette Ewin / Eat to Beat Arthritis: Over 60 Recipes and a Self-Treatment Plan to Transform Your Life (Coffee Table Book)

This title contains over 60 recipes and a self-treatment plan to transform your life. Marguerite Patten suffered from crippling arthritis but was completely cured after following the arthritis diet. As a cook, though, she found the recipes impractical...

Nicola Pooley / Shiatsu : A Step-By-Step Guide (Hardback)

Shiatsu is a form of oriental massage which seeks to harmonize the body's chi by applying pressure to individual acupoints. Explains the healing power of Shiatsu.         All of our books are second hand, and while you may...

David France / How to Survive a Plague: The Story of How Activists and Scientists Tamed AIDS (Large Paperback)

The riveting, powerful and profoundly moving story of the AIDS epidemic. Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction Winner of The Green Carnation Prize for LGBTQ literature Winner of the Lambda Literary Award for LGBT non-fiction Shortlisted...

Sylvia Moody / Dyslexia: A Teenager's Guide (Large Paperback)

Dyslexic teenagers face special problems - this book will help solve them. Dyslexia, involving problems with reading, writing, spelling, memory, organisation and time management, can affect people of all backgrounds and abilities. But most books on...

Tessa Lobb / Scary Dairy, Wild Wheat and Coping with E's: A Practical Approach to Children's Behavioral Problems Through Diet (Large Paperback)

There has been a considerable amount of media coverage recently on the subject of ADHD or to give it its full title Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.Children with ADHD have overactive and impulsive behavior and find it difficult to concentrate to...

Richard Wiseman / Night School : Wake Up to the Power of Sleep (Large Paperback)

Almost a third of your whole life is spent asleep. Night School uncovers the scientific truth about the sleeping brain - and gives powerful tips on how those hours of apparently 'dead' time in the dark can transform your waking life.Based on...

Harry Barry / Toxic Stress : A step-by-step guide to managing stress (Large Paperback)

Identify and manage stress with this practical, seven-step programme by bestselling author and GP, Dr Harry BarryIn the world we live in, stress comes from a multiple number of sources, including pressures at work, relationship difficulties and illness...

Richard Layard, David Clark / Thrive: The Power of Evidence-Based Psychological Therapies (Hardback)

Britain has become a world leader in providing psychological therapies thanks to the work of Richard Layard and David Clark. But, even so, in Britain and worldwide the majority of people who need help still don't get treatment. This is both unjust and a...

Germaine Greer / The Change : Women, Ageing, and the Menopause (Hardback)

  In this study of the real and fundamental change which women experience during the menopause and which, like other fundamental changes, needs mental preparation and acceptance if it is not to be found unbearable, Dr Greer examines medical theories...

Bob Arnot / The Breast Health Cookbook: Fast and Simple Recipes to Reduce the Risk of Cancer (Hardback)

The companion book to the author's bestselling The Breast Cancer Prevention Diet features 172 easy-to-prepare recipes designed to prevent the onset of cancer, accompanied by menu suggestions and tips on converting recipes to reduce prostate cancer...

Tom Burns / Our Necessary Shadow: The Nature and Meaning of Psychiatry (Hardback)

Our Necessary Shadow is the first attempt in a generation to explain the whole subject of psychiatry, from the UK's leading expert, Tom BurnsA lot is written about psychiatry and the things it deals with, but very little that describes psychiatry itself...

Tom Smith / Coping Successfully With Joint Replacement (Large Print) (Large Paperback)

Every year hundreds of thousands of people have an operation to replace a hip or knee joint. If you're on the waiting list, facing an operation or if you've had a joint replacement, this book is for you. It explains clearly why these operations are done,...

Nathan Filer / The Heartland: Finding and Losing Schizophrenia (Hardback)

This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health, originally published as The Heartland: Finding and Losing Schizophrenia, presents a balanced summary of the controversy around the biological model of mental ill health, along with the model's...

Patrick Conlon / The Essential Hospital Handbook: How to Be an Effective Partner in a Loved One's Care (Hardback)

Hospitalization is often as dismaying and frightening for family members as it is for the patient. And despite a heartfelt desire to understand what is happening and to comfort a sick or injured loved one, too often relatives and friends feel helpless...

Pauline W. Chen / Final Exam - A Surgeon's Reflections on Mortality(Hardback)

Pauline Chen went to medical school because she dreamt of saving lives, but she had never thought how much death would be part of her work. Her account of how doctors negotiate the fact of death becomes a brilliant consideration of how we should live...

Adrian Adger / Facing Cancer, Standing Tall: One Christian's journey to finding joy (Large Paperback)

At the age of fifty-four, Adrian Adger—church minister in the Presbyterian Church in Ireland and recently married—discovered he had inoperable, incurable cancer. He was full of questions:Why me? Is God punishing me?Is my life effectively...

Leigh Fortson , Bing Lee / What to Do When the Doctor Says Its IBS: Alternative and Traditional Treatments for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Large Paperback)

This book explores the nature and causes of irritable bowel syndrome and outlines the current treatment options. A large section of the book is devoted to the use of Chinese medicine to heal IBS, which has been proven in double-blind studies to have a...

Carol Eustice / The Everything Health Guide to Arthritis (Everything Health) (Large Paperback)

Are you tired of battling joint pain, stiffness, and soreness? With "The Everything Health Guide to Arthritis," you'll learn to manage your pain and enjoy being more active.Carol Eustice, who has lived with arthritis for more than thirty years, gives you...