Death Can Be Cured And 99 Other Medical Hypotheses

Author : Roger Dobson
Publisher : Cyan
ISBN 13 : 9781905736317
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Death Can be Cured written by Roger Dobson and published by Cyan. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Growing a beard will lower the risk of cancer"; "keeping a pet dog (as opposed to a cat) will increase the risk of breast cancer"; "to be short sighted is to be intelligent"; "shaving can make you sick"; "death can be cured" - these are just some of the 100 unthinkable theories, cures and explanations from the world of medicine contained in this fascinating book. Based on the bizarre but much respected journal Medical Hypotheses, the book describes in an accessible style the work of medical researchers and practitioners from all over the world who were encouraged to think the unthinkable and to conceive ideas well beyond the restrictive confines of their laboratories. The result is a popular science book that is often stimulating, sometimes downright bizarre, but certainly never dull. Can death really be cured? Well, in theory, yes, through the chemical preservation of the brain.

Author : Michael J. Saks
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190668008
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Closing Death's Door written by Michael J. Saks and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-01-04 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After heart disease and cancer, the third leading cause of death in the United States is iatrogenic injury (avoidable injury or infection caused by a healer). Research suggests that avoidable errors claim several hundred thousand lives every year. The principal economic counterforce to such errors, malpractice litigation, has never been a particularly effective deterrent for a host of reasons, with fewer than 3% of negligently injured patients (or their families) receiving any compensation from a doctor or hospital's insurer. Closing Death's Door brings the psychology of decision making together with the law to explore ways to improve patient safety and reduce iatrogenic injury, when neither the healthcare industry itself nor the legal system has made a substantial dent in the problem. Beginning with an unflinching introduction to the problem of patient safety, the authors go on to define iatrogenic injury and its scope, shedding light on the culture and structure of a healthcare industry that has failed to effectively address the problem-and indeed that has influenced legislation to weaken existing legal protections and impede the adoption of potentially promising reforms. Examining the weak points in existing systems with an eye to using law to more effectively bring about improvement, the authors conclude by offering a set of ideas intended to start a conversation that will lead to new legal policies that lower the risk of harm to patients. Closing Death's Door is brought to vivid life by the stories of individuals and groups that have played leading roles in the nation's struggle with iatrogenic injury, and is essential reading for medical and legal professionals, as well as lawmakers and laypeople with an interest in healthcare policy.

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Total Pages : 1836 pages
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Author : Suzanne Jurmain
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0547528353
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Secret of the Yellow Death written by Suzanne Jurmain and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2014-05-20 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Extremely interesting . . . Young people interested in medicine or scientific discovery will find this book engrossing, as will history students” (School Library Journal). [He had] a fever that hovered around 104 degrees. His skin turned yellow. The whites of his eyes looked like lemons. Nauseated, he gagged and threw up again and again . . . Here is the true story of how four Americans and one Cuban tracked down a killer, one of the word’s most vicious plagues: yellow fever. Journeying to fever-stricken Cuba in the company of Walter Reed and his colleagues, the reader feels the heavy air, smells the stench of disease, hears the whine of mosquitoes biting human volunteers during surreal experiments. Exploring themes of courage, cooperation, and the ethics of human experimentation, this gripping account is ultimately a story of the triumph of science. “[A] powerful exploration of a disease that killed 100,000 U.S. citizens in the 1800s.” —Kirkus Reviews Includes photos

Author : The New York Times
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0312643020
Total Pages : 1378 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge written by The New York Times and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2011-10-25 with total page 1378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A latest edition of a popular guide features updated and expanded entries in nearly 50 categories and incorporates new material for topics ranging from atheism and discoveries to beer and digital media.

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Total Pages : 2324 pages
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Download or read book Index Medicus written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 2324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. for 1963- include as pt. 2 of the Jan. issue: Medical subject headings.

Author : Gary R. Habermas
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1592445098
Total Pages : 463 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beyond Death written by Gary R. Habermas and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2004-01-29 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Death - and what lies beyond - is not something you consider every day. But the thought of it raises some intriguing questions: Are there good reasons for believing in life after death? What is the afterlife like? How valid are the reports of near death experiences? Do heaven and hell exist? And if so, how can hell be reconciled with a loving God? By sharing the very latest scientific, philosophical, anthropological, ethical, and theological evidence on life after death, noted Christian scholars Habermas and Moreland present a strong case for immortality with this book. They begin by taking up the question of whether life after death is real and what evidence supports its reality. They then explore what the afterlife is like and go on to show how having this reality in your future should affect the way you live here and now. This book will reassure you that there's no need to fear death - as long as you're prepared eternity that follows. It's also a great aid in developing a serious biblical, rational, and even scientific defense for the belief in life beyond the grave.

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Total Pages : 2202 pages
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Total Pages : 816 pages
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