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  • Sugar, Rum and Tobacco

    Taxes and Public Health in New Zealand

    by Mike Berridge, Lisa Marriott ...
    Can a sugar tax improve public health? Even if it can, is it the right thing to do? One of New Zealand’s foremost health scientists, Mike Berridge, teams up with tax expert Lisa Marriott to explore the issue.This BWB Text explains the relationship between sugar and ill-health, and explores how taxes can reduce people’s sugar intake. It draws on research and case studies from around the world, ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • The Edge of Life

    Controversies and Challenges in Human Health

    by Mike Berridge ...
    Series Book 33 - BWB Texts
    ‘The world beyond the thought horizon is as vast as the universe, and probing it is the stuff of dreams, imaginative thinking and new technologies.’The gap between rapid scientific progress and public understanding faces unprecedented challenges. Leading research scientist Mike Berridge explores this troubled ground from a rare vantage point. His descriptions of stunning new advances in human ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

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  • The Big Fat Surprise

    Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet

    by Nina Teicholz ...
    A New York Times bestsellerNamed one of The Economist’s Books of the YearNamed one of The Wall Street Journal’s Top Ten Best Nonfiction BooksKirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction BooksForbes’s Most Memorable Healthcare BookIn The Big Fat Surprise,investigative journalist Nina Teicholz reveals the unthinkable: everything we thought we knew about dietary fat is wrong. She documents how... ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • So Greek

    confessions of a conservative leftie

    by Niki Savva ...
    From one of the most senior correspondents in the Canberra Press Gallery comes a rare account of life as a political insider.Born in a small village in Cyprus, Niki Savva spent her childhood in Melbourne’s working-class suburbs — frontiers where locals were suspicious of olive oil, and Greek kids spoke Gringlish to their parents.Only a few decades later, despite all the challenges of being a ... Read more

    $28.69 USD

  • Dying Well

    by Ira Byock ...
    **From Ira Byock, prominent palliative care physician and expert in end of life decisions, a lesson in Dying Well.Nobody should have to die in pain. Nobody should have to die alone.**This is Ira Byock's dream, and he is dedicating his life to making it come true. Dying Well brings us to the homes and bedsides of families with whom Dr. Byock has worked, telling stories of love and reconciliation in ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • An American Sickness

    How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back

    by Elisabeth Rosenthal ...
    **A New York Times bestseller • A Washington Post Notable Book • Named a Best Book of the Year by The Wall Street Journal and NPR"This book will serve as the definitive guide to the past and future of health care in America.”—Siddhartha Mukherjee, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies and The GeneAt a moment of drastic political upheaval, An American Sickness is a shocking ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Let Patients Help! A Patient Engagement Handbook

    by e-Patient Dave deBronkart ...
    "Will unquestionably help many individuals become more active and fully engaged in their health care." - From the introduction by Eric J. Topol, MD"There's not a doctor or patient in the land who won't benefit from reading this clear, concise manual which sets out how each can contribute and collaborate to get better and safer healthcare." - Dr. Tessa Richards, Analysis Editor, British Medical ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Understand Tax for Small Businesses: Teach Yourself

    by Sarah Deeks ...
    Written by one of the country's leading tax writers, this edition of the highly successful UnderstandTax for Small Businesses is aimed at small businesses and fills a conspicuous gap in the market. Following the business lifecycle, it provides highly relevant information and advice on the real events that business people experience, whether self-employed or running a company.Throughout this book ... Read more

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  • Perimenopause: How to Create A Healthy Physical & Emotional Life During the Change

    by Heather Rose ...
    Perimenopause--one of women's most deterred words. It's quite understandable, though, as experiencing perimenopause will bring a lot of changes to a woman's body. Some women are lucky not to have those symptoms meddle with their lives, but some aren't so fortunate; their loved ones also have to adapt to the changes - especially about those mood swings - that they face. But it does not have to be ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Medical Conditions Associated with Suicide Risk: Suicidal Behavior Among Individuals with Arthritis

    Medical Conditions Associated with Suicide Risk, #6

    by Dr. Alan L. Berman ...
    Series Book 6 - Medical Conditions Associated with Suicide Risk
    This ebook identifies chronic conditions that are known to be highly comorbid with arthritic disorders and that can increase suicide risk. The authors explore the literature on arthritis and depressive, anxiety, and mood disorders. The ebook concludes with recommendations for caregivers regarding the specific comorbid conditions and the sex, and age groups most at risk, and describes research ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Health Care Systems Around the World

    A Comparative Guide

    by Sarah E. Boslaugh ...
    This concise reference provides a one-stop point of research that examines major aspects of health care systems for over 190 countries worldwide. In a consistent format, ten major health care categories are systematically examined for each country: 1. Emergency Health Services; 2. Costs of Hospitalization; 3. Costs of Drugs; 4. Major Health Issues; 5. Government Role in Health Care; 6. Insurance; ... Read more

    $161.99 USD

  • Bioscience - Lost in Translation?

    How precision medicine closes the innovation gap

    by Richard Barker ...
    Medical innovation as it stands today is fundamentally unsustainable. There is a widening gap between what biomedical research promises and the impact that it is currently achieving, in terms of patient benefit and health system improvement. This book highlights the global problem of the ineffective translation of bioscience innovation into health system improvements and its consequences, analyses ... Read more

    $41.39 USD