Kategoria BISAC: Health & Fitness >> Health Care Issues

The decision to undergo a total hip replace-ment can sometimes take years to make, but having a hip replacement can change a person's life.

Many questions surface whenever someone is faced with a major surgery, optional or otherwise. This book answers these questions and gives use-ful and relevant information that will assist not only with the decision to have the joint replacement, but also with recovery afterwards. From choosing an orthope-dic surgeon to the importance of exercise, this book covers all the major issues and topics regarding a total hip replacement.

Deciding...

When genetically engineered food was introduced in America more than a decade ago, it was promoted as a solution to some of the...

When genetically engineered food was introduced in America more than a decade ago, it was promoted as a solution to some of the...

The Arctic regions are inhabited by diverse populations, both indigenous and non-indigenous. Health Transitions in Arctic Populations describes and explains changing health patterns in these areas, how particular patterns came about, and what can be done to improve the health of Arctic peoples.

This study correlates changes in health status with major environmental, social, economic, and political changes in the Arctic. T. Kue Young and Peter Bjerregaard seek commonalities in the experiences of different peoples while recognizing their considerable diversity. They focus on...

The Arctic regions are inhabited by diverse populations, both indigenous and non-indigenous. Health Transitions in Arctic Populations describes and explains changing health patterns in these areas, how particular patterns came about, and what can be done to improve the health of Arctic peoples.

This study correlates changes in health status with major environmental, social, economic, and political changes in the Arctic. T. Kue Young and Peter Bjerregaard seek commonalities in the experiences of different peoples while recognizing their considerable diversity. They focus on...

Flatlined lifts the veil of secrecy on twenty-first century health care and delves into the realities of good people caught in a bad medical system. Dr. Guy L. Clifton, a practitioner as well as a policy advocate, reveals first-hand accounts of needless tragedy, such as the young man who died after a car wreck for lack of a bed in a qualified hospital and the surgeon who was dejected by the scarcity of resources needed to enable him to perform heart surgery on an uninsured man.

Arguing that a lack of coordinated care and quality medical practice benchmarks result in high levels...