Medical
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From  Inequalities in HealthFrom: Health and Wealth |
An overview of the health of the Canadian population in the late 1990s, and the impact on health of income, education, poverty, race, housing conditions, and unemployment. Aboriginal health … | Monica Townson | 56 | 1999 | $5.60 Add |
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From  IntroductionDoctors in denial: welcome to the comfort zone From: Doctors in Denial |
Provides an overview of the medical industry in Canada paying particular attention to the influence of the pharmaceutical industry. Outlines and examines critically the different opinions … | Joel Lexchin MD | 14 | 2017 | $1.40 Add |
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From  NEW! IntroductionFrom: Shadows and Light |
In the Introduction, the author Heather Patterson MD reflects on her career as a physician, her family life, her passion for photography, burnout, the original origins for this book, and how the … | Heather Patterson | 18 | 2022 | $1.80 Add |
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From  IntroductionFrom: Out Loud |
Introduction by Ramona Dearing | Ramona Dearing | 4 | 2010 | $0.40 Add |
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From  Introduction to Oppression: A Social Determinant of HealthFrom: Oppression |
This chapter introduces the goals of this book, gives an overview of its contents, and offers definitions for key terms and concepts explored throughout the book. | Elizabeth A. McGibbon | 21 | 2021 | $2.10 Add |
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From  NEW! Living with a DisabilityFrom: Making a Home |
Powley reflects on what it is like to live with a disability. She discusses the need for group homes, ableism, accessible accommodation, and her own personal experiences living in Nova Scotia as … | Jen Powley | 32 | 2023 | $3.20 Add |
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From  My Life is Going Up in SmokeFrom: About Face |
On Smoking. The essays in the first section of the book discuss substance abuse. These readings include personal accounts of struggles with addiction in all its forms. The authors in these … | Jennifer Barnett | 8 | 2019 | $0.80 Add |
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From  Noticing |
In this chapter, caregivers share stories about noticing – or refusing to notice – the onset of a loved one’s dementia. Since stigma surrounds Alzheimer’s disease and … | Brenda Wallace-Allen; Diane Tedford-Litle; Jeanette A. Auger | 54 | 2021 | $5.40 Add |
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From  NEW! Opium EaterThe New Confessions From: On Opium |
After years of being clawed by stiffness and pain the author describes clawing back the life pain took from her. She describes the effects of the opiates she takes for pain, the pain relief, and … | Carlyn Zwarenstein | 64 | 2021 | $6.40 Add |
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From  Outdoor Therapies:A Choice of Paths to Follow From: Nature-Based Therapy |
We have combined what we have found works best in our practice, for our clients and contexts, nothing more. As readers, you may take what you need, leave what you don’t, and hopefully are … | David Segal; Kathryn Rose; Nevin Harper | 20 | 2019 | $2.00 Add |
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From  NEW! Pandemics PastHow Infections Have Defined Humanity From: Country of Poxes |
Chapter 1 explores the history of infectious diseases in Canada and human coexistence with infection. Topics discussed include malaria, gene mutations, cystic fibrosis, cholera, antibiotics, … | Baijayanta Mukhopadhyay | 16 | 2022 | $1.60 Add |
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From  NEW! Part 2: Jackasses, Brain Farts, And a Magic ScrewdriverFrom: A Life Spent Listening |
In Part 2 the author discussed the lessons he has learned and insight he has gained from his career as a psychologist. Topics in this part included finding psychological treatments that help … | Hassan Khalili | 56 | 2022 | $5.60 Add |
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From  SOS Medicare:A (Cautionary) Tale of Two Conferences From: Medicare |
Discusses the 2 SOS Medicare Conferences and the importance of Public Health | Douglas; Shirley | 8 | 2007 | $0.80 Add |
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From  The Changing Nature of Work in CanadaImpact on the Health of Workers From: Sick and Tired |
Data Sources Labour Market Participation Immigrants and Permanent Residents Temporary Foreign Workers Self-Employed and Employed Workers Part-Time, Overtime and Absences Information Gaps Emerging … | Peter Smith | 15 | 2018 | $1.50 Add |
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From  Toledo, OhioFrom: Fighting For Space |
The city of Toledo, Ohio, wakes up to a growing ‘public health crisis’. In 2014, over a thousand people died of heroin-related overdoses in the state of Ohio. A disproportionate … | Travis Lupick | 20 | 2017 | $0.40 Add |
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From  Transitioning to Civilian Life and Living with Post-Traumatic StressFrom: Field Excercises |
Readings in this book consist of case studies of programs that use outdoor activities such as farming and gardening to help veterans cope with PTSD and disability. This reading discusses the … | Stephanie Westlund | 18 | 2014 | $1.80 Add |
