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Powerful Medicines
The Benefits, Risks, and Costs of Prescription Drugs
Written by Jerry Avorn, M.D.
Format: eBook, 480 pages
On Sale: December 10, 2008
Price: $15.95
If you believe that the latest blockbuster medication is worth a premium price over your generic brand, or that doctors have access to all the information they need about a drug’s safety and effectiveness each time they write a prescription, Dr. Jerry Avorn has some sobering news. Drawing on more than... Read more >
The Benefits, Risks, and Costs of Prescription Drugs
Written by Jerry Avorn, M.D.
Format: eBook, 480 pages
On Sale: December 10, 2008
Price: $15.95
If you believe that the latest blockbuster medication is worth a premium price over your generic brand, or that doctors have access to all the information they need about a drug’s safety and effectiveness each time they write a prescription, Dr. Jerry Avorn has some sobering news. Drawing on more than... Read more >
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How to Save on Prescription Drugs
20 Cost Saving Methods
Written by Edward Jardini
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: August 1, 2008
Price: $11.95
New physician-recommended ways to save thousands of dollars per year on prescription drugs.
With the pharmaceutical industry spending $8 billion per year on direct marketing to physicians, everyone winds up paying the bill through escalating prescription costs. This handbook gives patients the tools they need to become informed consumers and work with... Read more >
20 Cost Saving Methods
Written by Edward Jardini
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: August 1, 2008
Price: $11.95
New physician-recommended ways to save thousands of dollars per year on prescription drugs.
With the pharmaceutical industry spending $8 billion per year on direct marketing to physicians, everyone winds up paying the bill through escalating prescription costs. This handbook gives patients the tools they need to become informed consumers and work with... Read more >
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My Diabetes Organizer
The Essential Planner and Record-Keeper to Manage Your Type 2 Diabetes
Written by Gina Barbetta and Val Rossi
Format: Board, 86 pages
On Sale: December 4, 2007
Price: $24.95
The Essential Planner and Record-Keeper for People with Type 2 Diabetes
A diagnosis of type 2 diabetes means a lifetime of monitoring both diet and blood sugar. Packed with charts, guides, and advice, this complete health management system helps organize and simplify the lives of people with diabetes. With the planning tools... Read more >
The Essential Planner and Record-Keeper to Manage Your Type 2 Diabetes
Written by Gina Barbetta and Val Rossi
Format: Board, 86 pages
On Sale: December 4, 2007
Price: $24.95
The Essential Planner and Record-Keeper for People with Type 2 Diabetes
A diagnosis of type 2 diabetes means a lifetime of monitoring both diet and blood sugar. Packed with charts, guides, and advice, this complete health management system helps organize and simplify the lives of people with diabetes. With the planning tools... Read more >
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Healthcare for Less
Getting the Care You Need-Without Breaking the Bank
Written by Michelle Katz
Foreword by R. Martin Bashir, M.D.
Format: Trade Paperback, 248 pages
On Sale: May 9, 2006
Price: $15.95
The cost of healthcare is skyrocketing. Insurance premiums, co-payments, doctors’ fees, hospital bills–every day they cost more and more. How can you and your family get the healthcare you need and deserve at an affordable price?
The answer is Healthcare for Less. This invaluable book teaches you the simple, cost-effective ways... Read more >
Getting the Care You Need-Without Breaking the Bank
Written by Michelle Katz
Foreword by R. Martin Bashir, M.D.
Format: Trade Paperback, 248 pages
On Sale: May 9, 2006
Price: $15.95
The cost of healthcare is skyrocketing. Insurance premiums, co-payments, doctors’ fees, hospital bills–every day they cost more and more. How can you and your family get the healthcare you need and deserve at an affordable price?
The answer is Healthcare for Less. This invaluable book teaches you the simple, cost-effective ways... Read more >
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Powerful Medicines
The Benefits, Risks, and Costs of Prescription Drugs
Written by Jerry Avorn, M.D.
Format: Trade Paperback, 480 pages
On Sale: August 9, 2005
Price: $15.95
If you believe that the latest blockbuster medication is worth a premium price over your generic brand, or that doctors have access to all the information they need about a drug’s safety and effectiveness each time they write a prescription, Dr. Jerry Avorn has some sobering news. Drawing on more than... Read more >
The Benefits, Risks, and Costs of Prescription Drugs
Written by Jerry Avorn, M.D.
Format: Trade Paperback, 480 pages
On Sale: August 9, 2005
Price: $15.95
If you believe that the latest blockbuster medication is worth a premium price over your generic brand, or that doctors have access to all the information they need about a drug’s safety and effectiveness each time they write a prescription, Dr. Jerry Avorn has some sobering news. Drawing on more than... Read more >
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The Drug Trial
Nancy Olivieri and the Science Scandal that Rocked the Hospital for Sick Children
Written by Miriam Shuchman
Format: Hardcover, 464 pages
On Sale: May 3, 2005
Price: $24.95
Winner of the Writers' Trust of Canada's Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing and the Canadian Science Writers' Association's Science in Society Book Award.
Poison-pen letters, possible medical misconduct and a swirl of competing accusations that led to two inquiries – the Olivieri affair ended careers and shook the international research establishment... Read more >
Nancy Olivieri and the Science Scandal that Rocked the Hospital for Sick Children
Written by Miriam Shuchman
Format: Hardcover, 464 pages
On Sale: May 3, 2005
Price: $24.95
Winner of the Writers' Trust of Canada's Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing and the Canadian Science Writers' Association's Science in Society Book Award.
Poison-pen letters, possible medical misconduct and a swirl of competing accusations that led to two inquiries – the Olivieri affair ended careers and shook the international research establishment... Read more >
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Drugs For Less
The Complete Guide to Free and Discounted Prescription Drugs
Written by Michael P. Cecil, M.D.
Foreword by Ferrol Sams, Jr., M.D.
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: April 19, 2005
Price: $13.95
The first easy-to-use reference guide to saving 50% or more on the 250 most commonly prescribed medications in the United States.
Over 40 million Americans lack health insurance. Another 40 million Americans are insured by Medicare and do not have prescription medications as a covered benefit. The 50 million covered by Medicaid... Read more >
The Complete Guide to Free and Discounted Prescription Drugs
Written by Michael P. Cecil, M.D.
Foreword by Ferrol Sams, Jr., M.D.
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: April 19, 2005
Price: $13.95
The first easy-to-use reference guide to saving 50% or more on the 250 most commonly prescribed medications in the United States.
Over 40 million Americans lack health insurance. Another 40 million Americans are insured by Medicare and do not have prescription medications as a covered benefit. The 50 million covered by Medicaid... Read more >
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The Secret Epidemic
The Story of AIDS and Black America
Written by Jacob Levenson
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: February 8, 2005
Price: $14.00
Half the people in the United States who are diagnosed with HIV are now African American. Through the eyes of those on the front lines of the crisis, journalist Jacob Levenson tells a story of race and public health that spans fifty years and reveals how AIDS has become one of... Read more >
The Story of AIDS and Black America
Written by Jacob Levenson
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: February 8, 2005
Price: $14.00
Half the people in the United States who are diagnosed with HIV are now African American. Through the eyes of those on the front lines of the crisis, journalist Jacob Levenson tells a story of race and public health that spans fifty years and reveals how AIDS has become one of... Read more >
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Powerful Medicines
The Benefits, Risks, and Costs of Prescription Drugs
Written by Jerry Avorn, M.D.
Format: Hardcover, 464 pages
On Sale: August 17, 2004
Price: $27.50
If you believe that the latest blockbuster medication is worth a premium price over your generic brand, or that doctors have access to all the information they need about a drug’s safety and effectiveness each time they write a prescription, Dr. Jerry Avorn has some sobering news. Drawing on more than... Read more >
The Benefits, Risks, and Costs of Prescription Drugs
Written by Jerry Avorn, M.D.
Format: Hardcover, 464 pages
On Sale: August 17, 2004
Price: $27.50
If you believe that the latest blockbuster medication is worth a premium price over your generic brand, or that doctors have access to all the information they need about a drug’s safety and effectiveness each time they write a prescription, Dr. Jerry Avorn has some sobering news. Drawing on more than... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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Childhood Ear Infections
A Parent's Guide to Alternative Treatments
Written by Michael A. Schmidt, Ph.D.
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: January 21, 2004
Price: $12.95
Research increasingly questions the safety and efficacy of antibiotics in treating ear infections in small children. This guide explores the underlying causes of the problem and suggests new strategies. The author discusses diet, homeopathic care, and children's vitamin absorption process. The book includes a checklist that advises parents when they should... Read more >
A Parent's Guide to Alternative Treatments
Written by Michael A. Schmidt, Ph.D.
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: January 21, 2004
Price: $12.95
Research increasingly questions the safety and efficacy of antibiotics in treating ear infections in small children. This guide explores the underlying causes of the problem and suggests new strategies. The author discusses diet, homeopathic care, and children's vitamin absorption process. The book includes a checklist that advises parents when they should... Read more >
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Profit Is Not the Cure
A Citizen's Guide to Saving Medicare
Written by Maude Barlow
Format: Trade Paperback, 296 pages
On Sale: October 7, 2003
Price: $13.95
On July 12, 1966, the Medical Care Insurance Act was passed by the federal House of Commons after a ferocious public debate that pitted the vast majority of Canadians against a powerful alliance of business, insurance companies, and doctors.
More than thirty years later, the same battle is being fought all over... Read more >
A Citizen's Guide to Saving Medicare
Written by Maude Barlow
Format: Trade Paperback, 296 pages
On Sale: October 7, 2003
Price: $13.95
On July 12, 1966, the Medical Care Insurance Act was passed by the federal House of Commons after a ferocious public debate that pitted the vast majority of Canadians against a powerful alliance of business, insurance companies, and doctors.
More than thirty years later, the same battle is being fought all over... Read more >
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Healing Skin Disorders
Natural Treatments for Dermatological Conditions
Written by Andrew Gaeddert
Format: Trade Paperback, 280 pages
On Sale: August 12, 2003
Price: $15.95
Gaeddert's approach to healing combines dermatological diagnosis with essential fatty acids, diet, supplements, and Chinese herbal medicine. The book features suggestions for promoting overall skin health, case studies, self-care strategies, and professional treatments presented in an accessible A-to-Z format. Also included are a workbook, a question and answer section, a description... Read more >
Natural Treatments for Dermatological Conditions
Written by Andrew Gaeddert
Format: Trade Paperback, 280 pages
On Sale: August 12, 2003
Price: $15.95
Gaeddert's approach to healing combines dermatological diagnosis with essential fatty acids, diet, supplements, and Chinese herbal medicine. The book features suggestions for promoting overall skin health, case studies, self-care strategies, and professional treatments presented in an accessible A-to-Z format. Also included are a workbook, a question and answer section, a description... Read more >
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The Forgetting
Alzheimer's: Portrait of an Epidemic
Written by David Shenk
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 20, 2003
Price: $14.95
Afflicting nearly half of all persons over the age of 85, Alzheimer’s disease kills nearly 100,000 Americas a year as it insidiously robs them of their memory and wreaks havoc on the lives of their loved ones. It was once minimized and misunderstood as forgetfulness in the elderly, but Alzheimer’s is... Read more >
Alzheimer's: Portrait of an Epidemic
Written by David Shenk
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 20, 2003
Price: $14.95
Afflicting nearly half of all persons over the age of 85, Alzheimer’s disease kills nearly 100,000 Americas a year as it insidiously robs them of their memory and wreaks havoc on the lives of their loved ones. It was once minimized and misunderstood as forgetfulness in the elderly, but Alzheimer’s is... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The Forgetting
Alzheimer's: Portrait of an Epidemic
Written by David Shenk
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: January 14, 2003
Price: $14.95
Afflicting nearly half of all persons over the age of 85, Alzheimer’s disease kills nearly 100,000 Americas a year as it insidiously robs them of their memory and wreaks havoc on the lives of their loved ones. It was once minimized and misunderstood as forgetfulness in the elderly, but Alzheimer’s is... Read more >
Alzheimer's: Portrait of an Epidemic
Written by David Shenk
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: January 14, 2003
Price: $14.95
Afflicting nearly half of all persons over the age of 85, Alzheimer’s disease kills nearly 100,000 Americas a year as it insidiously robs them of their memory and wreaks havoc on the lives of their loved ones. It was once minimized and misunderstood as forgetfulness in the elderly, but Alzheimer’s is... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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The Vaccine Guide
Risks and Benefits for Children and Adults
Written by Randall Neustaedter
Format: Trade Paperback, 360 pages
On Sale: November 8, 2002
Price: $18.95
The Vaccine Guide covers each disease and its vaccine, providing difficult-to-obtain facts about vaccine reactions. Also discussed are vaccine effectiveness, toxicity and adverse effects, legal requirements, alternatives, and the latest information on the threat of bioterrorism. New to this edition are topics of particular concern to adults, including smallpox and anthrax... Read more >
Risks and Benefits for Children and Adults
Written by Randall Neustaedter
Format: Trade Paperback, 360 pages
On Sale: November 8, 2002
Price: $18.95
The Vaccine Guide covers each disease and its vaccine, providing difficult-to-obtain facts about vaccine reactions. Also discussed are vaccine effectiveness, toxicity and adverse effects, legal requirements, alternatives, and the latest information on the threat of bioterrorism. New to this edition are topics of particular concern to adults, including smallpox and anthrax... Read more >
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Inconceivable
A Woman's Triumph over Despair and Statistics
Written by Julia Indichova
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2001
Price: $13.95
A memoir of hope for the thousands of women struggling with infertility, from one who beat the odds by simply tuning in to her body and tapping her well of sheer determination.
At a time when more and more women are trying to get pregnant at increasingly advanced ages, fertility specialists and... Read more >
A Woman's Triumph over Despair and Statistics
Written by Julia Indichova
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2001
Price: $13.95
A memoir of hope for the thousands of women struggling with infertility, from one who beat the odds by simply tuning in to her body and tapping her well of sheer determination.
At a time when more and more women are trying to get pregnant at increasingly advanced ages, fertility specialists and... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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New Hope for People with Diabetes
Your Friendly, Authoritative Guide to the Latest in Traditional and Complementary Solutions
Written by Porter Shimer
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: August 7, 2001
Price: $18.95
Discover Exciting New Treatments for Diabetes
If you are one of the 16 million Americans diagnosed with diabetes, now you can take control and begin enjoying life again—today! This book answers your questions, dispels the myths, and clearly lays out the truth about diabetes and what you can do to manage the... Read more >
Your Friendly, Authoritative Guide to the Latest in Traditional and Complementary Solutions
Written by Porter Shimer
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: August 7, 2001
Price: $18.95
Discover Exciting New Treatments for Diabetes
If you are one of the 16 million Americans diagnosed with diabetes, now you can take control and begin enjoying life again—today! This book answers your questions, dispels the myths, and clearly lays out the truth about diabetes and what you can do to manage the... Read more >
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