The Muscular Ideal: Psychological, Social, and Medical Perspectives Review

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(More customer reviews)As someone who is currently studying male body image and muscularity concerns, I found this book to be immensely helpful. Each chapter provides insight into one aspect of the muscular ideal, and the collection as a whole paints an accurate and clear picture of the current state of muscularity research. I highly suggest this book for anyone conducting research in this area, or anyone simply interested in learning more about muscularity concerns.

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Strategy for Marriage (Mills & Boon Medical Romance) Review

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(More customer reviews)Description from the book back cover:
Gatecrash bride! Cattle baron Ashe McKinnon discovered an uninvited guest at a family wedding - the groom's ex-girlfriend! Acting swiftly to prevent a scandal, he persuaded the gorgeous Christy Parker to become his surprise date for the occasion. Embarrassed by her impulsive urge to gatecrash the reception, Christy gratefully agreed to the pretence. But should she then have been tempted to stay at his impressive Outback home? Ashe had made it clear that any marriage to him would be on a business basis only - and Christy was fast falling for her handsome rescuer ...


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Cattle Baron Ashe McKinnon discovered an uninvited guest at a family wedding-the groom's ex-girlfriend. Acting swiftly to prevent a scandal, he persuaded the gorgeous Christy Parker to become his surprise date for the occasion!

Embarrassed by her impulsive urge to gate-crash the event, Christy agreed to this pretense. But should she have allowed herself to visit his impressive Outback home? He'd made it clear that any marriage to him could be no more than a business arrangement-and she was in danger of falling for her handsome rescuer....
--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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The Medical Delivery Business: Health Reform, Childbirth, and the Economic Order Review

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(More customer reviews)This dense, nuanced and thoroughly researched book is an invaluable resource for those of us involved in critiques and reform of health care. It provides the history and rationale behind the corporatization of medicine -- its aims, structure and practices -- especially as such standardization adversely affects women giving birth, and babies, and the ability of our health care system to meet the needs of all people. It should be required reading for health care activists, professionals wishing to improve health care, and medical sociologists. I have been involved in the reform of standard medical care for childbearing women so that it becomes less medicalized, more woman-oriented and truly meets their needs, and understand far better why the system is so recalcitrant, not amenable to change. A clarifying dose of reality!

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Surviving HIV/AIDS in the Inner City: How Resourceful Latinas Beat the Odds (Studies in Medical Anthropology) Review

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(More customer reviews)Unlike many academic treatises, Surviving HIV/AIDS in the Inner City is written clearly and understandably. Unfamiliar terms are clearly defined without interrupting the flow of the writing, and the writing style is smooth and simple. There's no jarring intrusion of the author's persona, only a clear and compelling explanation of her research and conclusions.
Ms. Chase does an excellent job of making abstract anthropological concepts like habitus and cultural capital meaningful and clearly relates the quality of care received to how well a patient can play to her audience. The inequities in care due to cultural differences are crystal clear in the stories she tell.
On that subject, what stories they are! I'm still laughing over my favorite quote: "...hello! I'm not taking any chances. I'm going to kill a chicken..." Through a series of well chosen anecdotes, Ms. Chase takes the reader into the lives of her study subjects, clearly showing their humanity, the devastating impact of an HIV/AIDS diagnosis on their lives and most importantly how their quality of care is directly related to their cultural expertise.

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Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Review

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(More customer reviews)I'd give it 4.5 stars
For getting update on stroke research, this is the best book I've read by far. It talks about all of the cutting edge and commone place treatments and evidence and has several hundred reference studies per chapter. the chapters are also written by some of the leading experts in the field. That said, I would have liked a little bit more of a discussion on how to apply the knowledge. It's great to know that biofeedback helps stroke, and that treadmill training helps, but what parameters, wehich is better when comparing mutually exclusive treatments, etc.
As a reference book it's a 5, as a guide in terms of what I should actually be doing with patients I give it a 4.

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Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2011: 5 Books in 1, Expert Consult - Online and Print (Ferri's Medical Solutions) Review

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(More customer reviews)This is an excellant resource for Practitioners! I use it often due to its ease of use. I would highly reccommend purchasing it as it is up date and uses EBP. Its worth every penny.

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American Medical Association Guide to Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drugs Review

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(More customer reviews)This is the best book I have ever seen on drugs. I came here to Amazon to buy the latest revision, only to be very disappointed to see that it has not been revised.
Many of the other drug manuals I have seen lack some information, like what dosage levels are generally prescribed for what conditions, or they lump all drugs in a category together, like non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Not so this book! For every drug, you get the following information: general info, drug group, overdose danger rating, dependence rating, prescription needed, available as a generic, frequency and timing of dose, adult dosage range for various conditions, onset of effect, duration of action, diet advice, storage, what to do if you miss a dose, advice on stopping the drug, overdose actions, drug interactions, possible adverse effects, advice on prolonged used, and special precautions if you are pregnant, breast feeding, over 60, driving or doing hazardous work, drink alcohol, and precautions for infants a children.
We have other books, but always use this one for the drugs it lists. Unfortunately, since it was published in 1988, there are more and more drugs not in this book.

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