Reveals the truth behind the controversial issue of vaccine-related injuries.Proponents declare that vaccines have saved millions of lives. Critics claim that the success is overstated and that vaccines may even be dangerous. Many consider mandatory vaccinations a violation of individual rights or religious principles. Many in public health argue that vaccine mandates are critical and justified and that antivaccination sentiment has resulted in outbreaks of prevent...

Public health officials state that vaccines are safe and effective, but the truth is far more complicated. Vaccination is a serious medical intervention that always carries the potential to injure and cause death as well as to prevent disease. Coercive vaccination policies deprive people of free and informed consent—the hallmark of ethical medicine. Americans are increasingly concerned about vaccine safety and the right to make individual, informed choices together with their healthcare pr...

Basics is the first title in the Midwifery Essentials series and prepares the reader to understand and master a range of clinical skills safely and with confidence. The jigsaw model of midwifery care is introduced and explained, providing a framework to explore the application of each of the clinical skills described in subsequent chapters. Central to undertaking each of the skills discussed is the need to communicate effectively with women and their families. - Effective communication for...

Callous Disregard is the account of how a doctor confronted first a disease and then the medical system that sought and still seeks to deny that disease, leaving millions of children to suffer and a world at risk.In 1995, Dr. Andrew Wakefield came to a fork in the road. As an academic gastroenterologist at the Royal Free School of Medicine and the University of London, he was confronted by a professional challenge and a moral choice. Previously healthy children were, accor...

Motor neurone disease (MND) is a progressive condition that damages the nervous system, leaving muscles wasted and weak, and causing loss of mobility, and difficulties with speech, swallowing and breathing. MND tends to affect people over 40 and is most common between the ages of 50 and 70. There are about 5,000 people with MND at any one time in the UK. The cause remains a mystery and there is no cure. The third edition of this book, which sells primarily via the Motor Neurone Disease Ass...

Ataxia describes a lack of muscle coordination during voluntary movements, such as walking or picking up objects. A sign of an underlying condition, ataxia can affect your movements, your speech, your eye movements and your ability to swallow. Scroll up... and click on "Buy Now" to deliver almost instantly to your Kobo or other reading device.

This is the standard reference work for general damages in personal injury claims, and essential reading for all those involved in the area of personal injury. The Guidelines are designed to provide a clear and logical framework for the assessment of general damages while leaving the discretion of the assessor unfettered, since every case must depend to a degree on its own facts. They provide an invaluable guide to all those involved in personal injury litigation. As with previous editions...

In this book, you will find the most effective way of relieving your neck problems such as pain, headaches, dizziness, dullness in head and more. It is done through many years of clinical expertise and scientific data research. You learn how you wear and tear your spine and neck on a daily bases and how to reverse this and avoid it in the future by exercising. With this book, I aim to bring the recent research into practice. Recent studies have shown exercising is the best way of relieving...

This book contains information about Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum and various medical terminology that goes along with this condition. It is a beneficial tool for those who have this disease or for anyone who wants to learn about it.

Multiple Sclerosis: The Questions You Have, The Answers You Need, 5th Edition is the definitive guide for everyone concerned with the disease - those who have MS and those who share their lives with someone who has it. It covers a wide range of topics in an accessible question and answer format that allows people to easily find the information they need while providing a model of successful communication with healthcare providers.The contributors are leading authorities in...

This is a practical manual for health profeessioals who are beginning to use modern medical acupuncture. It starts from the assumption that acupuncture works via the nervous system. Moden research has largely failed to confirm the existence of precisely localised acupuncture points and these figure hardly at all in the book. Instead the focus is on understanding the principles on that determine where to insert the needles. and on getting the amount of stimulation right.Anthony Camp...

Perfect for: - • Bachelor of Nursing students - • Diploma of Nursing students - • Bachelor of Midwifery students - • Bachelor of Paramedicine students - • Bachelor of Health science students - • Post graduate Nursing and Midwifery students Essentials of Law for Health Professionals 4e provides students with the information and knowledge necessary to make well-informed and considered decisions about their legal rights and obligations, and the legal rights and obligations of the patients and...