An insider view of the surprising innovations, collaborations and human stories behind our most vital medicines.

An effective and evidence-based approach to guide people with type 2 diabetes and prediabetes towards a healthier future

Carbs & Cals Flashcards are a visual guide to carbohydrate and calorie counting. The pack contains 54 durable cards showing photographs of popular food and drink items.

Health care jobs demand people with talents and skills of various types, and offer many possibilities to those interested in joining this field. This work profiles more than 80 specific jobs in 18 key branches of this field, including medicine, dentistry, nursing, administration, clinical laboratory services, therapy, geriatrics, and radiology.

Considers the historical development of health care since 1500. While focusing primarily on the United Kingdom, this work also traces the impact of European systems of health care on the colonial territories in the past, and its echoes in the relationship between the advanced economies and the developing world.

A guide to the practicalities of living with a child with cerebral palsy, written by an author whose own son was born with this disability. She highlights the positive and stresses the common parental wish to raise bright, confident, happy children, whatever the obstacles. Recommended by Scope.

A comprehensive overview of the range of issues and concerns related to sexuality and health care. It describes the normal processes and issues which arise at different stages in a person's life connected with sexuality, and describes the issues which arise when there is illness or disfigurement.

Featuring updates and revisions, the second edition of Clinical Neuropsychology provides trainee and practicing clinicians with practical, real-world advice on neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation.

Communication Skills is an accessible textbook for nursing and healthcare students seeking to understand the concept of communication and to develop their communication skills.

This illustrated guide to men's health is a serious yet easy-to-read self-help manual. The book is in sections, covering diet, exercise, relationships, sex and other health issues.

Describes and illustrates epidemiology and its applications to policy making, health service planning, and health promotion. The book emphasises interactive learning, with each chapter including learning objectives, theoretical and numerical exercises, questions and answers, and a summary.

Written by a team of medical experts, this market-leading dictionary offers clear and authoritative definitions for all aspects of medical science.

Provides information needed to conquer headaches and improve the quality of life. This edition includes information about medication for acute treatment of attacks, preventative treatment of migraine, and treatment of cluster headache. It covers areas of massage, physical therapy, alternative therapies such as chiropractic, acupuncture, and more.

We can force medicine to undergo its biggest shakeup in history by agitating for access to our medical data and becoming early adopters of practices such as genomic sequencing. This book shows us how. It argues that radical innovation and a true democratization of medical care are within reach, but only if we consumers demand it.

Explores the nature of health, and how understandings of the concept relate to professional backgrounds and academic experience. The author maintains a dialogue with the reader, encouraging them to challenge arguments and extend their thinking.

The true, eye-opening account of how the NHS has been failed and what we can do to save it.

Great writers, artists, entertainers and thinkers talk about their experiences of the NHS and explore what it means to them in this unique collection curated and edited by Adam Kay, with all profits going to NHS Charities Together and The Lullaby Trust.

A vital, eye-opening exploration of race and health

An astonishingly candid insight into the life and work of a modern neurosurgeon - its triumphs and disasters. A SUNDAY TIMES bestseller, and shortlisted for the GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARD and the COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD, as well as longlisted for the SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION.

Fully revised, up to date guidance on the principles of health and safety.

This volume explains how health care professions and their values have changed over the last forty years, charting where they have come from, where they are now, and how they might develop in the future. There is coverage of a wide range of professions within healthcare. Chapters are followed by critical responses from senior practitioners.

"Fast Facts - Irritable Bowel Syndrome" provides the basis for the confidence needed by primary care physicians for the successful management of this syndrome. The second edition has been fully revised, with up-to-date investigation and management guidelines.