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Hope's Wish: How One Girl's Dream Made Others Come True
: :One courageous girl used her final wish to fulfill the wishes of 155 other children. When Hope Stout was diagnosed with bone cancer, the Stouts prayed for a miracle. The miracle occurred, but not in the way the Stouts expected. Instead this young girl asked for what seemed to be impossible-that one million dollars be raised in a month to fund the wishes of all the children on the Make-A-Wish Foundation's list for Central and Western North Carolina. Shelby and Stuart Stout felt led to write ...
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Bone: Dying into Life
: :'I believe that Marion Woodman now lives on a new level. Radiant . . . her intensely personal book, looking death straight in the eye, may also be her best book yet.' (The Bloomsbury Review) November 7, 1993, Marion Woodman was diagnosed with uterine cancer. Here, in journal form, is the story of her illness, her healing process, and her acceptance of life and death. Breathtakingly honest about the factors she feels contributed to her cancer, Woodman also explains how she drew upon every resource-physical ...
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American Medical Association Complete Guide to Prevention and Wellness
: :MORE THAN 3 MILLION AMERICANMEDICAL ASSOCIATION BOOKS SOLD From America's most trusted source for medical advice--a comprehensive guide to preventing illness and promoting wellness If you're one of the millions of people who have decided to take more direct control of their health by focusing on illness prevention and self-care, the American Medical Association Complete Guide to Prevention and Wellness is the resource you need. This authoritative guide provides valuable information to help you prevent disease and stay healthy throughout your life. It lays out ...
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Dark Remedy: The Impact of Thalidomide and Its Revival as a Vital Medicine
: :A remarkable medicine is now available that can successfully treat millions of people with multiple myeloma, brain tumors and other cancers, arthritis, lupus, Crohn's disease, multiple sclerosis, leprosy, tuberculosis, and AIDS. It's thalidomide-a drug with a chilling history. In the 1950s, this 'safe' sedative was all the rage in Europe. Then one baby was born without ears, another with stunted limbs, then another with no limbs at all. In all, ten thousand severely deformed babies were born before thalidomide was banned. But two years ago, ...
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Super Foods for Seniors (Reverse the Effects of Aging, Rejuvenate Your Veins and Arteries, Keep Your Brain Sharp for Your Golden Years)
from: FC&A Medical Publishing
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Places in the Bone: A Memoir
: :'[Dine’s] prose is a poet’s prose, often beautiful . . . [the book] reads like a skier on a slalom course full of jigs, jags, and quick jumps that capture a good amount of the fine surprises and sudden disasters in her life.'—Norman Mailer 'Each piece or collage represents a thread of memories that veil and unveil other memories of loss, abuse, and fragmentation. Places in the Bone is an extraordinary work of literature written with grace, eloquence, and dignity—an important testimony of endurance as ...
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Quick FACTS Bone Metastasis (Quickfacts)
: :'[Dine’s] prose is a poet’s prose, often beautiful . . . [the book] reads like a skier on a slalom course full of jigs, jags, and quick jumps that capture a good amount of the fine surprises and sudden disasters in her life.'—Norman Mailer 'Each piece or collage represents a thread of memories that veil and unveil other memories of loss, abuse, and fragmentation. Places in the Bone is an extraordinary work of literature written with grace, eloquence, and dignity—an important testimony of endurance as ...
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Sing It to Her Bones
: :'[Dine’s] prose is a poet’s prose, often beautiful . . . [the book] reads like a skier on a slalom course full of jigs, jags, and quick jumps that capture a good amount of the fine surprises and sudden disasters in her life.'—Norman Mailer 'Each piece or collage represents a thread of memories that veil and unveil other memories of loss, abuse, and fragmentation. Places in the Bone is an extraordinary work of literature written with grace, eloquence, and dignity—an important testimony of endurance as ...
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100 Questions & Answers About Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplantation
: :This text is a patient-oriented guide to dealing with a bone marrow or stem cell transplant.
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Neoplastic Hematopathology
from: Williams & Wilkins
: :...covers all major organ systems & all major neoplastic clinico-pathologic entities...gives an integrated picture of the histopathology, immunology, molecular biology, & cytogenetics involved.
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