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The concussion crisis
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Linda Carroll |
"Brings the explosive but largely invisible epidemic of concussions out of the shadows through stories of kids and pro ball players and doctors"--
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Drug effects
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Lisa L. Gezon |
"Khat, marijuana, peyote--are these dangerous drugs or vilified plants with rich cultural and medical values? In this book, Lisa Gezon brings the drug debate into the 21st century, proposing criteria… |
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Unaccountable
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Marty Makary |
"Dr. Marty Makary is co-developer of the life-saving checklist outlined in Atul Gawande's bestselling The Checklist Manifesto. As a busy surgeon who has worked in many of the best hospitals in the na… |
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The making of global health governance
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Nicole A. Szlezák |
"How do certain policy issues come to be regarded as 'global'? Whose responsibility is it to address them? Why do new global organizations emerge, and how do they interact with the existing system of… |
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A big fat crisis
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Deborah Cohen |
"Dr. Cohen has created a work of nonfiction that will transform the national conversation surrounding the weight crisis in this country and throughout the world. Based on her own research at the RAND… |
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The slaughter
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Ethan Gutmann |
"The inside story of China's organ transplant business and its macabre connection with internment camps and killing fields for arrested dissidents, especially the adherents of Falun Gong. Mass murder… |
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Slow dancing with a stranger
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Meryl Comer |
A broadcast journalist and leading Alzheimer's advocate shares her husband's battle with Alzheimer's disease, examining this devastating condition and its effects on the people who have it and those … |
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Body of truth
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Harriet Brown |
"Over the last 25 years, our longing for thinness has morphed into a relentless cultural obsession with weight and body image. You can't be a woman or girl (or, increasingly, a man or boy) in America… |
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The cannabis manifesto
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Steve DeAngelo |
"Political Science--Social Policy; Health and Fitness--Alternative Therapies; Social Science--Disease and Health Issues"-- |
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The weed runners
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Nick Schou |
"Drawing on unparalleled access to sources ranging from doctors and lawyers to lobbyists, cannabis club owners, outlaw cultivators, and industry entrepreneurs, The Weed Runners is both journalistic e… |
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A-Z of public health
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Glenn Laverack |
"This book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the many definitions, theories and approaches in public health. It is an important book for students and practitioners who are interested… |
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