"Why am I here?" and "What am I supposed to be doing with my life?" are two questions that many people feel compelled to answer. Yet, attempting to answer them can be a challenging task, which can result in intense dissatisfaction and depression if they aren't answered correctly—or aren't answered at all.This book will lead you on a spiritual journey of discovery that will help answer these questions, and, in the process, lead you to connect on a deeper level with your Creator as y...

Uncover the mysteries of the ancient world with Ancient Civilizations: The Secrets of the Pharaohs and Kings. This fascinating journey delves deep into the lives, achievements, and enduring legacies of history’s most powerful rulers—from the mighty pharaohs of Egypt to the legendary kings of Mesopotamia and beyond. With captivating stories, archaeological insights, and vivid depictions, this book brings to life the grandeur, beliefs, and innovations of these ancient civilizations.T...

Many people are increasingly wondering if and when the world as we know it will come to an end. In The End of Time, author Christopher Wells examines this question in the light of the ancient prophecies contained within the Bible. This book exposes the errors of the popular interpretations about the end-times and cuts through the speculation to find the truth as it is taught in the Bible.

In book 1 of the Find Your Calling series (entitled Find Your Calling Without Losing Your Mind) I detailed a process by which a person could find their life's true calling. Once you've discovered your calling, however, the battle is not over. Sooner or later you will come to a place where you encounter one or more obstacles that stand in the way of successfully living out your calling. Whatever the specific circumstances, you will find yourself facing a new challenge that seems to you to b...

The European Pain Federation EFIC is made up of Chapters of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). Its Health Care Professionals look after a population of over 740 million people in its 37 member countries. European Pain Management provides a review of the organization and delivery of pain care in the 37 European countries. Leaders in the field of pain management from each country offer a chapter on how their health and pain care services are organized, the d...

As anyone not living under a rock knows, Roe vs. Wade—the landmark court case legalizing abortion—was recently overturned by the United States Supreme Court. This ruling paves the way for hundreds of thousands of precious lives to be spared from an untimely death, and as a follower of Christ, I couldn't be happier about this fact. But not everyone in the Church appears to be so happy about this situation, which is a cause for great concern.

This book discusses the core issues of modern public health, its themes, foundations and evolution and the impact of globalisation.

Why is the IQ of Ashkenazi Jews so High? Scientific Factors that Influence Intelligence is efficiently organized and valuable to everyone, of any age, anywhere. The author's goal is to elevate the average IQ of humans everywhere on Earth because he believes this advance would benefit global peace and increase economic prosperity, secularism, liberalism, health, and technological advances. (This assertion has been fortified recently by Steven Pinker in his publication, The Better Angels of ...

The Oxford Textbook of Clinical Research Ethics is the first comprehensive and systematic reference on clinical research ethics. Under the editorship of experts from the U.S. National Institutes of Health of the United States, the book's 73 chapters offer a wide-ranging and systematic examination of all aspects of research with human beings. Considering the historical triumphs of research as well as its tragedies, the textbook provides a framework for analyzing the ethical aspects of resea...

The phenomenal growth of global pharmaceutical sales and the quest for innovation are driving an unprecedented search for human test subjects, particularly in middle- and low-income countries. Our hope for medical progress increasingly depends on the willingness of the world's poor to participate in clinical drug trials. While these experiments often provide those in need with vital and previously unattainable medical resources, the outsourcing and offshoring of trials also create new prob...

The growing number of older adults in Australia and New Zealand makes an understanding of their health needs and problems of critical importance to all nurses who work with them, both in specialty facilities and in other health facilities and services that have a large clientele who are ageing. Health Care of the Older Adult contributes to a greater knowledge of ageing, age-related issues and healthcare problems of older adults. The role of nurses in relation to older adults' health problems ...

Medicine and health care generate many bioethical problems and dilemmas that are of great academic, professional and public interest. This comprehensive resource is designed as a succinct yet authoritative text and reference for clinicians, bioethicists, and advanced students seeking a better understanding of ethics problems in the clinical setting. Each chapter illustrates an ethical problem that might be encountered in everyday practice; defines the concepts at issue; examines their impl...