Medicine Books

Hortsman's book is a veritable gold mine of information about living an active life with arthritis. It will prove itself useful to people who have arthritis, loved ones, and the medical community. There is so much to be learned! The information is presented in a completely accessible way. Hortsman has demystified arthritis and offered an enormous array of treatments. Resources abound. This is "must" reading for anyone who is affected by arthritis!

Overall, a finely-written and much needed compendium of arthritis information. Judith Horstman did a wonderful job of sifting through the medical literature to produce an easy-to-access resource for the (often) confusing world of alternative arthritis treatments.

Nice graphics and type. Treats all therapies evenly. Basic info across all spectrums, including what to expect at your first acupuncture session, what naturopathy is, and more.

I found this book very helpful in making sense out of the confusing array of alternative therapies out there these days. Ms. Horstman provides a no-nonsense overview of many traditional healing techniques, together with a comprehensive bibliography and medical references. The organization of the book makes it very easy to use, too. Overall, this book shows a high level of quality on all levels, and is a valuable resource for those of us in search of health and healing!

When this book was first released, I gave a copy to my 75-year-old mother, who has osteoarthritis. Over and over, she's told me about consulting this book when trying to decide whether or not to try some remedy that a friend has suggested. She feels that it has kept her from spending a fortune on snake oil, and has made her bold enough to try alternative approaches that have been helpful, such as glucosamine-chondroitin supplements. Obviously it was the perfect gift.

I have had the pleasure of sharing the podium with Dr Kenna several times at various symposiums on hormone therapy, and thus have gotten to know what a terrific family doctor she is. Dr Kenna provides wonderful insight into the problems of women and then offers meaningful solutions - not just meds and hormones, but tapping into their feminine strengths to reach new heights of awareness and self-actualization. Thus, this book offers not only help to women, but also to physicians (especially Neandrethral docs such as myself) who need a little help understanding the female experience of life, yet are duly trying to help them through some of their dificult life changes and "tuff" times.

A special book for special people...women. After reading "Awakening Athena", I purchased two more copies for medical students. I believe all young women will gain confidence in managing their health after reading this wonderful guide to health written by Dr. Stephenson. We all need to become more "real" with women's health issues.

Athena was the ancient Greek Goddess of Justice, Wisdom, and Strategy. As an archetype she is represented by Margaret Thatcher, Indira Gandhi, Oprah Winfrey, Golda Meir, and any woman who uses the fortitiude of her social and intellectual intelligence to navigate the world and claim a leadership position. The Athena archetype is the cool-heade woman, whose ability to nail the true character of a person requires objectivity and higher reason that paves the way for keen intuitive impressions. I LOVE this book's message. Athena in the psyche is activated when a woman's vulnerability and life circumstances requires a strength play. Athena removes the hijacks of emotional negative patterns and creates a laser like focus to accomplish necessary objectives. A woman's greatest gift is her intuition. In order to access high wisdom through the intuitive faculties, it is imperative to have Athena working on your behalf, when you are cool and logic is your intuitive ally ... the truth is obvious and your gut instinct will tell you how to operate in the world. Athena was the original Girl Power Goddess.

Dr. Stephenson gives hope to women who's concerns have been dismissed by doctors and society. Awakening Athena affirms that our intuition is legitimate and should be heard. Dr. Stephenson gives wonderfully practical advice to help all women increase their quality of life. This is an empowering book for women of all ages, encouraging them to take control over their health.

Dr. Stephenson's historical review of hormone replacement therapy was a revelation for me. Being a pharmacist, I wanted to become better informed on this topic, especially given the recent controversy, and this book provided me with this. Her well referenced, easy to read writing style would appeal to anyone whether one has or hasn't a medical background. Many of the patients in the case studies had the same problems as the people in my life, which made me reflect and realize that women have it much harder than men. At least this book can help. So, all women should read this book then give it to their doctors to read; it's in your best interest.

Can't be beaten for giving quick run down on normal lab values with age adustments

This book goes beyond a "lab" book, encompassing etiologies, algorithms on further evaluation, and pathophysiology. Inside you can find, for example, the incidence of neonatal conjunctivitis in mothers with chylamydial infections, clinical features of primary biliary cirrhosis, and diagrams of the red blood cell reactions in indirect vs direct Coombs reactions. I first bought this book as a medical student when I spent over an hour doing a lit search on immunoglobulins and the intern found a better answer the next day in one second by opening this book. Definitely worth the purchase price! There is a 2002 version of this book and it includes reference articles after each lab test entry. P.S. Now exists in a PDA version, too.

Essential for students, providers new to the industry, and even those who have been around for a while. Makes evaluation, interpretation and follow-up a little easier and more comprehensive.

This is the single most helpful book I have in regards to my profession as a Med tech

This is with no doubt a great book. However, it has not been updated for 8 years. While carrying it everyday, I found its usefullness weaning. I tried to call the publisher to query the plan of a new edition, but got only an answering maching and no reply was offered for 2 mo now. Well it is still a good book but not for up-to-date clinicians any more.

This book is a somewhat usefull knot tying book from a big mid-west hospital. However medical students and surgeons need to know more than just how to tie knots. This book addresses none of the basic science or humaritanian skills that a good surgeons needs. I work as a proctologist working mainly with the gay community. This book would be better if the authors added a chapter on the science of wound heaing and something on compassionate care that is a "basic surgical skill".

Dr. Sherris and Dr. Kern have written a masterful book on the essentials of surgery. I am going to medical school next fall, but I am spending this year in a surgical research laboratory. New techniques and products are tested on a daily basis in the lab and I needed a basic understanding of surgery to be helpful to my co-workers. Sherris and Kern provide a comprehensive, yet easy way to learn about surgery. Everything from the names of surgical instruments, to tieing technqiues to suturing is covered. It is a true testament to their teaching that I was able to pick up on despite limited training. I am now a contributing member of my research team and continue to amaze my mentors with my surgical knowledge. Thank you Dr. Sherris and Dr. Kern. This book should be a requirement for anyone thinking about surgery.

For medical students interested in surgery, I recommend two things: get into the O.R. as much as possible before your third year surgical rotation and BUY THIS BOOK! I am a first year medical student and was fortunate to participate in a preceptorship in Otolaryngology during my first year. Without any prior experience in the O.R., I learned an excellent instrument tie from "Basic Surgical Skills" and was invited to close on a mastoidectomy.

Stepping into the operating room for the first time is a very intimidating experience for a medical student. Not only does this manual explicate the various kinds of sutures and knot tying in a simple and clear manner, but it thoroughly prepares the medical student for ALL aspects of the operating room experience in a way that makes it much less intimidating. For example: How does one scrub in? What is a hemostat? What is cautery? What are the underlying factors of wound healing, closure and post-operative wound care? These are just a few of the questions addressed in the manual and demonstrated thoroughly in the corresponding CD ROM.

I found this book very helpful and plan to use it throughout my four years of med school, before and during my surgical rotation. It is an excellent informative and entertaining preparation for the operating room!

Dr. Kern and Dr. Sherris have created a comprehensive yet simple introduction to surgery. Their book will be beneficial for anyone entering or returning to the surgical field. The Basic Surgical Skills book and accompanying CD-ROM have been an integral part of my training as a surgical assistant at the Mayo Medical Center. Very limited training is available for people in my position, and this book granted me the confidence and knowledge I needed to perform well in the O.R. My position requires versatility with many surgical procedures, most of which are covered in this book. The manual is brilliantly designed and organized. Each chapter containes detailed information regarding proper O.R. techniques and skills. Technical material is well illustrated and the accompanying CD-ROM beautifully presents the procedures included in the manual. Unlike most books written on the topic, "Basic Surgical Skills" leads the reader to answers rather than questions. I found this book extremely helpful and recommend it to medical students, residents, O.R. technicians, nurses, and anyone else involved in surgery.

Finally, there is a surgical techniques guide that is easy to read and understandable even for those not going into surgical fields. I found that this book was so clear and concise that I immediately took it to my medical school's dean to try to incorporate it as a standard text during our introduction to the clinical years course. I highly recommend it for all students and residents to use before entering the OR. You will look like pros!

This excellent book is a personal story about prostate cancer contracted by the author and how he dealt with it. He also very nicely summarizes his extensive research on the disease and how to treat it. However, it is much more than a book aboout prostate cancer. It is a template for how to deal with any serious disease. Dr. Priest gives us a picture of the emotional turmoil surrounding being diagnosed with cancer, how some of the shortcomings of the medical establishment add to the turmoil, and how to navigate through the maze with the help of family and friends. Although the subject is cancer, the author has writtten a positive and encouraging account of how to deal with it. I highly recommend the book.

This is the fourth book I've read on prostate cancer and easily the most upbeat and practical for a prostate cancer victim who has the option of choosing radiation treatment, specifically 3D Conformal Radiation. Dr. Priest is an excellent writer who takes you through the day to day process of getting 3D conformal radiation treatment, which is a two month process. What he describes is the reality of going to the hospital every single day for two months and dealing with the minor episodes that occur. Although the process is not without its problems, they are far less than a typical surgery patient goes through. As Dr. Priest explains, doctors know better than anybody all of the problems that can occur with any major surgery - and prostate cancer surgery is major with the potential for some serious side affects. Radiation therapy is not a walk in the park but it is far less threatening than surgery. The day to day diary approach Dr. Priest takes makes for some very easy reading. The processes that he describes, including the drinking to of water before each and every treatment are exactly what I was told my my radiation oncologist. I haven't started my treatments yet, but this book did a lot to ease my fears. Intertwined in the diary are sidebars covering some of the prostate cancer technical issues which seem to be up-to-date. If you are considering radiation treatment using 3d conformal radiation, this book is a must read.

I was very surprised at how well written the book was..........I bought it for a friend who had cancer, but I couldn't put the book down once I started reading----wow........anyone with prostate cancer must read this book!!!!!!! Mark O. Haroldsen

This is not just another medical book of complicated facts and terminologies.

Instead, this is a clearly written book of personal experiences which the author, Dr Priest, leads the reader with great care so as to clarify the process of dealing with prostate cancer. Dr Priest explains typical human feelings that are common during a period of fear, uncertainty and indecision. This is a journal which follows his own ordeal through his medical care comparing all modern day procedures which are now available to deal with prostate cancer.

The book is easy to read and certainly captured "this" readers' attention from page one till the very last. It opened my eyes to information that I previously found confusing.

I read it once and I will no doubt read it again and again. This is a great reference book that every man and woman should read and keep.

Thank you, Dr. Priest, for such up to date and concise information and putting it all together in a clear and readable form.

Beating Prostate Cancer Without Surgery: Proven Options From A Doctor And Cancer Survivor by retired physician James D. Priest is drawn from a personal journal that he began when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Dr. Priest learned that although urologists typically recommend surgical removal of the prostate in such cases, there are other and alternate treatments that can be as effective as surgery but with less risk of such life-changing complications as impotence and incontinence. In addition to Dr. Priest's own compelling journal entries, Beating Prostate Cancer Without Surgery features twenty brief articles on important aspects of prostate cancer, as well as a foreword by Archbishop Dessmond Tutu, who is himself a prostate cancer survivor. Beating Prostate Cancer Without Surgery is especially recommended reading for anyone having to deal with the onset of prostate cancer.

Before I read Betrayal Trauma, I obsessed over the details of WHAT had been done to me, to protect myself from the deeper and more devastating knowledge that I was severely betrayed by people who were expected, by society, to protect and care about me. As I let go of my denial that their behaviors were the norm, and accepted that they had wilfully chosen to betray me, I felt and fully experienced the deep, foundational pain that I'd secretly feared might kill me. I was stunned to realize how their innumerable betrayals had kept me separated from the rest of society for DECADES. Armed with that knowledge, I was able to let go of my childishly unrealistic expectations, and emotionally disconnect from them. As I let go, I realized how lonely I was. Although I'd used my inner selves in the past decades for company, I now dared to reach out to external others. As I did - miracle of miracles - I began to fully integrate. (I've been tested recently, and no longer have DID, although I still struggle with PTSD from hell.) Some of the healthy people I've since chosen to trust, love, and bond with have become members of my new family of choice. I cannot, in words, sufficiently express the joy and happiness I now feel when I interact with them. I never would have experienced this marvelous part of ordinary life, had I not allowed Dr. Freyd's words to lead me through my foundational pain. By example, she blazed a brave path that I am fortunate to have found and followed.

Because of her parents attacks on Dr. Freyd, I'd expected to find some of her justifible anger in the pages of this book. I did not. Dr. Freyd is logical, objective, and professional in her handling of this sensitive subject. She adds a somewhat new perspective to the old story of sexual abuse and betrayal. An excellent addition to any therapist's or survivor's library.

I consider this book one of a small handful that really goes to the core of understanding trauma and its influence. Other such books include works by Alice Miller, Konrad Stettbacher, and Mortan Schatzman (Soul Murder; out of print; not the book by the same title by Leonard Schengold).

How could the huge betrayal of sexual abuse remain hidden in the back corners of my psyche for years and years? Can I really believe a memory that has been hidden so long?

Betrayal Trauma provides sensible, evidence-based answers to these questions. Freyd explains that forgetting is useful to the child because it enables her to remain in contact with the family that is essential for her survival. The closer the relationship with the abuser, the more important it is to forget the abuse in order to keep that relationship working, problematic though it is.

Freyd even found data showing that kids whose abuse was reported to authorities often "forgot" it for years, and the closer the relationship to the abuser (father vs. cousin, for example), the more likely the forgetting.

Isn't that stunning? Yet it makes total sense. I had to keep eating cornflakes every morning opposite my father and relying on him for food, learning, and yes, love. I could not allow myself to remember the abuse in the night.

This book is well written and well researched. I put it at the top of my list of good information and theory for any survivor.

I don't recall who the publisher is, but this supposed 3-year book used to come out every three years nearly a year after the fact -- meaning the book was good for only two years --and has a handy chart in the back to refer to. I wish an updated version were available. All I can find here is an out of date biorhythm book covering the past 3 years through 1999. I mean, who wants to buy a book to see how they might have been faring a year ago??? Not taking this all too seriously . . . but the logic eludes me.

I like the book it is very helpful I would like to know if there is a more recent version out. If not there should be.

I had one version of this book early on and I would definitly like this book to come out with a up to date version so I can use it like I had before.

This was a great book; however, it is now irrelevant, since the charts ended in 1999. Is a new one going to be coming out? I've been using them for at least 10 or 15 years and feel lost without it!

I loved the 1997-98-99 Edition, so I agree with other readers here. Where IS the latest edition?!! It would be a best seller, and I needed it yesterday.

This is the Med Center book I am least familiar with (my library stopped carrying it because their copy got destroyed). Still, I've read it once, and what can I say...I love all of the Med Center books. The characters are great and REAL...you come to love watching them in their lives and activities and relationships. Lots of drama, romance, and action - a great book for the young adult in your life.

I've read all six med center books and wish there were more but what else could hit grant, mass. This is one of my favorite series'. I really hoped will and susanahh will get together in the next book. and i think kate and damon would be good together.

I thought Blizzard was awesome! I love to read all the Med Center books over and over. I love reading blkizzard because it's so exciting and there is so much going on at the same time! I wish that Diane Hoh would write more books in the series!!! It's a Must Read Book!!!

Blizzard is the best if the med center books I wish Ms. Hoh would write more I have read every one! I wish the library I work at would get more. We just have one med center book.

I've read all of the MED CENTER books and absoluley LOVE them. I'm a romantic and hope with all the world Susannah and Will would get together, they're perfect for each other. Definetly one of the best. A must read book.

A wonderful presentation of Sufi healing traditions as well as Islam's contributions to world civilization

The author, Shaykh Hakim Moinuddin Chisti (Dr. Hakim Chishti) is a naturopathic physician and one of the few practitioners of Unani al-tibb in North America as well as a Fulbright Research Scholar. While conducting research in Afghanistan, he studied Unani medicine under the tutelage of a traditional practitioner, and has since participated in numerous international health symposia in Afghanistan, India, and Pakistan. Working from original material, he has translated into English the standard textbook of Avicenna on Unani medicine, Mizan-ul-Tibb ("The Canon of Medicine"). He is the author of "The Traditional Healer's Handbook" (Healing Arts Press, 1991), based on the foregoing translation.

For the Sufis within the mystic branches of Islam, the healing of the sick is considered to be the most important of all services to humanity. For the first time in the West, the author presents the secret principles and practices of this divine science, based on the 800-year tradition of the Chishti Order, to which the author belongs. The Chishti Order is a Sufi order which was founded in Chisht, a small town near Herat, in Western Afghanistan about 930 C.E. and continues to this day. The Chishti Order is known for its emphasis on love, tolerance, and openness, and "service to humanity" in the form of healing is one of the nine principles of the order first enunciated by Abu Ishaq Shami ("the Syrian"), its revered founder.

Among the many topics covered in "The Book of Sufi Healing" are dietary recommendations of the Prophet, the preparation of herbal formulas, healing with essential oils, the characteristics of illnesses arising at various stages of the soul's evolution, the therapeutic applications of fasting, prayer and correct breathing, the manufacture and use of talismans to maintain, restore and promote good health and the "infallible remedy."

Dr. Chishti has produced a truly wonderful, uplifting work, a veritable pharmacopoeia of Quranic verses (among other therapeutic modalities) relating to specific ailments affecting our spiritual and physical beings as well as a number of valuable chapters containing practical guidance for detoxification measures, diagnosis, the use of the Divine Names in the treatment of possession, and the use of spiritual geometric designs ("Taweez," akin in form and purpose to the Indian "Yantra") that have traditionally been used for healing. In addition to its detailed, very clear treatment of the Sufi healing tradition, Dr. Chishti's work is an excellent general introduction to the subject of Sufism for any serious student.

"The Book of Sufi Healing" is a work that should be read by anyone who wishes to acquire an in-depth knowledge of Sufism's and Islam's traditional healing practices as well as Sufism and its place in Islam more generally.

Helping the sick and suffering creatures of God is very important for Sufis, these Islam mystics. This is why this book is written. In this book you'll find a whole definition of health, what causes illness, how eating the right food, fasting, salat and tawidh help you stay in good health. You'll notice the importance of breathing. This is a good introduction to Sufism also, if you are new to the subject.

I wrote, years ago, that "some of his recommendations would be considered to be controversial within Islam."
I now think that I was writing from a position of ignorance. It's amazing how a lifetime of conditioning can prevent you from seeing things in an unbiased fashion.
2-3 years on, I'd like to offer my apologies - and many thanks!

I wrote, years ago, that "some of his recommendations would be considered to be controversial within Islam."
I now think that I was writing from a position of ignorance. It's amazing how a lifetime of conditioning can prevent you from seeing things in an unbiased fashion.
2-3 years on, I'd like to offer my apologies - and many thanks!

The science of heart and breathing is just breath taking. Wonderful book for individuals with desire to learn and an open mind on Sufism and Islam. The Sufism is truly religion of the heart, winged heart. Beleiving is being, breath is everything.

Leviton's writing style is perfect for me. This book is thoroughly practical unlike so many other books with at least half useless or biased filler. Just the few pages on bowel cleansing is worth getting this book. Bravo!

I like the excercises and all, but I am very wary of the new age stuff (meditation, etc). Beware of the wiles of lucifer!

Terrific item!! My 69 year old mother is putting up a good fight against Alzheimers so this is quite good for a Christmas present.

good book, with some good points. You wont regret taking the time to read it.

This book is quite interesting. Make use of whatever suits you. I like a lot of the nutritional information, its looking into different research from all sources, and it had something interesting like encouraging you to spin around like a Sufi to boost your IQ which sounds weird, but who knows:)