Phd Md: 786 books
Better Balance
Easy Exercises to Improve Stability and Prevent Falls
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2014
Poor balance, a persistent problem for millions of Americans, triggers many falls. In young, healthy adults, balance is largely an automatic reflex. However, gradual changes linked to growing older—such as weak or inflexible muscles, slower reflexes, and worsening eyesight—affect the sense of balance....
by Nicholas J Talley, MD (NSW), PhD (Syd)
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2009
Pocket Clinical Examination is an introduction to history taking and the examination of patients. It has step by step instructions for the junior medical officer working on the ward for the first time. It aims to provide a solid foundation from which students can develop their own systematic approaches....
by Nicholas J Talley, MD (NSW), PhD (Syd)
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2017
First Prize in the Medicine category in the 2018 BMA Medical Book Awards.
Talley and O’Connor’s Clinical Examination, 8th edition helps students to navigate from first impressions through to the end of consultation. The text provides a patient-centred, evidence-based approach, making it...
by David Maggs, BVSc(Hons), DAVCO
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2007
Recognize, diagnose, and manage a vast range of common and important ocular conditions with the latest edition of this trusted reference. Extensively revised and updated by a team of internationally respected contributors, this edition provides a comprehensive, yet practically oriented, diagnostic...
A Cancer in the Family
Take Control of Your Genetic Inheritance
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2016
**A Kirkus Best Book of 2016
Oncologist and cancer gene hunter Theo Ross delivers the first authoritative, go-to for people facing a genetic predisposition for cancer**
There are 13 million people with cancer in the United States, and it’s estimated that about 1.3 million of these...
Not the Last Goodbye
On Life, Death, Healing, and Cancer
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2011
At the start of this intimate and moving memoir, Dr. David Servan- Schreiber is returning by bicycle to his Paris home from an unsettling appointment. Following several months of fatigue and fainting spells, he had scheduled an emergency MRI. The results confirm his worst fears: the return of the...
Healing Your Grieving Heart After a Cancer Diagnosis
100 Practical Ideas for Coping, Surviving, and Thriving
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2014
According to the American Cancer Society, more than one million people get cancer in the United States each year. The diagnosis is often a major physical, emotional, social, and spiritual blow, capable of shaking patients to their core. This empathetic guide coauthored by cancer survivor Dr. Alan...
Cells Are the New Cure
The Cutting-Edge Medical Breakthroughs That Are Transforming Our Health
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2017
Book discusses important breakthroughs in medical and scientific research that could greatly influence our society’s treatment of diseases
Authors have an established platform from previous book together and from their successful careers
Robin is the founder, president, and CEO of the Stem for Life Foundation
Max is a prominent journalist and health correspondent for CBS
Psychodynamic Therapy
A Guide to Evidence-Based Practice
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2009
Presenting a pragmatic, evidence-based approach to conducting psychodynamic therapy, this engaging guide is firmly grounded in contemporary clinical practice and research. The book reflects an openness to new influences on dynamic technique, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy and positive psychology....
Handling Mr. Hyde
Questions and Answers About Manic Depression
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2007
Millions of people in the United States suffer from the devastating, stigmatizing mental illness called manic depression. Much of the care they receive from their doctors is ineffective. Much of the information they receive about their medications is misleading. Furthermore, their loved ones are not...
Life After Residency
A Career Planning Guide
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2009
Life After Residency: A Career Planning Guide is an insightful, step-by-step guide to achieving a successful and fulfilling career in medicine. As professors at Stanford University Medical Center, Drs. Melissa Berhow, William Feaster, and John Brock-Utne began running seminars to advise their residents...
by Rathan Subramaniam, MD, PhD
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2015
This two-part issue, edited by Dr. Rathan Subramaniam, reviews current clinical information in "PET/CT and Patient Outcomes." In Part I of this issue, articles will include: Head and Neck Cancer, Lung Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Breast Cancer, Lymphoma, Melanoma, Prostate Cancer, Multiple...
by Marc P. Steinberg, MD, William R. Miller
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2015
People with diabetes often struggle to make healthy choices and stay on top of managing their illness. Filling a vital need, this is the first book to focus on the use of motivational interviewing (MI) in diabetes care. The uniquely qualified authors--physician Marc P. Steinberg has devoted much of...
Phobias and How to Overcome Them
Understanding And Beating Your Fears
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2005
Fear of flying, fear of spiders, fear of crowds, fear of needles. There seems an endless list of phobias that between them afflict up to half the population. This book describes the most common hang-ups and how to come to terms with them.