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  • Children and HIV/AIDS

    by Gary Anderson, Constance Ryan, Susan Taylor-Brown, Myra White-Gray ...
    In December 1982, the Centers for Disease Control received the first reports of cases of children with HIV/AIDS. Since that time, the child welfare system, as well as other human service organizations, have been coping with and responding to the crises of children and families living with HIV/AIDS, including the considerable number of children affected by AIDS through the illness of their parents, ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

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    Social Contexts, Theories, and Systems

    Edited by Teresa L. Scheid, Tony N. Brown ...
    The second edition of A Handbook for the Study of Mental Health provides a comprehensive review of the sociology of mental health. Chapters by leading scholars and researchers present an overview of historical, social and institutional frameworks. Part I examines social factors that shape psychiatric diagnosis and the measurement of mental health and illness, theories that explain the definition ... Read more

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  • Foucault, Health and Medicine

    Edited by Robin Bunton, Alan Petersen ...
    The reception of Michel Foucault's work in the social sciences and humanities has been phenomenal. Foucault's concepts and methodology have encouraged new approaches to old problems and opened up new lines of enquiry. This book assesses the contribution of Foucault's work to research and thinking in the area of health and medicine, and shows how key researchers in the sociology of health and ... Read more

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  • The Thirteenth Step

    Addiction in the Age of Brain Science

    by Markus Heilig ...
    The past thirty years have witnessed a revolution in the science of addiction, yet we still rely on outdated methods of treatment. Expensive new programs for managing addiction are also flourishing, but since they are not based in science, they offer little benefit to people who cannot afford to lose money or faith in their recovery.Clarifying the cutting-edge science of addiction for both ... Read more

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  • Global Health Law

    by Lawrence O. Gostin ...
    The international community has made great progress in improving global health. But staggering health inequalities between rich and poor still remain, raising fundamental questions of social justice. In a book that systematically defines the burgeoning field of global health law, Lawrence Gostin drives home the need for effective global governance for health and offers a blueprint for reform, ... Read more

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  • Witness to AIDS

    by Edwin Cameron, Nathan Geffen ...
    The moving and powerful story that stunned South Africa: Edwin Cameron - the first public office holder to disclose he was living with AIDS - writes about his decision, his experience and the struggle that millions face in seeking treatment. Part memoir, part thought-provoking analysis, this book is a vivid exploration of what HIV/AIDS means - for Edwin Cameron as he faces the possibility of ... Read more

    $15.19 USD

  • Not All of Us Are Saints

    A Doctor's Journey with the Poor

    by David Hilfiker ...
    "A powerful report of the experiences of a physician living and practicing medicine in the inner city ... A deeply disturbing picture of the degradation of ghetto life and a painfully honest account of one man's attempt to do something about it." - Kirkus Reviews ... Read more

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  • Voices in the Band

    A Doctor, Her Patients, and How the Outlook on AIDS Care Changed from Doomed to Hopeful

    by Susan C. Ball ...
    Series series The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work
    "I am an AIDS doctor. When I began that work in 1992, we knew what caused AIDS, how it spread, and how to avoid getting it, but we didn't know how to treat it or how to prevent our patients' seemingly inevitable progression toward death. The stigma that surrounded AIDS patients from the very beginning of the epidemic in the early 1980s continued to be harsh and isolating. People looked askance at ... Read more

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  • I Got the Flu! What is Influenza? - Biology Book for Kids | Children's Diseases Books

    by Baby Professor ...
    Everybody has had the flu at least once in their life. It’s one of the most common diseases known to man. In order to understand what the disease does to your body, you first have to learn its origins. And that’s what this book is all about. Written especially for young learners, this book is easy to understand and love. Grab a copy today! ... Read more

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  • Paranoid: My True Story

    by Ron Williamson ...
    Ah, high school, the 'glory days' as some would call them. For most people, those are best times of a persons life. Going to school and hanging out with your peers. After school activities with your closest friends. Sleep overs. Parties. Good times. No jobs. No spouses. No worries. The best of times. Like I said, for most people.Don't get me wrong, I had some good times in high school. I did all ... Read more

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  • The Invisible Work of Nurses

    Hospitals, Organisation and Healthcare

    by Davina Allen ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Health and Social Policy
    Nursing is typically understood, and understands itself, as a care-giving occupation. It is through its relationships with patients – whether these are absent, present, good, bad or indifferent – that modern day nursing is defined. Yet nursing work extends far beyond direct patient care activities. Across the spectrum of locales in which they are employed, nurses, in numerous ways, support and ... Read more

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  • All About Drugs and Young People

    Essential Information and Advice for Parents and Professionals

    by Julian Cohen ...
    Packed with information, advice and learning activities, this book tells you what you need to know about drugs, young people's drug use, and how you can help them stay safe.It covers everything from what the effects are and why young people take drugs, to how to negotiate drug rules and ways to prevent and minimise harm. An easy to use section contains factual information about various drugs, ... Read more

    $27.09 USD