Blogs Posts in Medical category; 22 blog posts

New Book Gives Remarkably Candid Look at Prostate Cancer

'My Angels Are Come' is a penetrating insight into every aspect of the author's life-changing encounter with prostate cancer. Its narrative is frank, bold, and information rich, offering a generous behind-the-scenes look at both the nature [...]

Posted On : Jul, 29 2008 | Comments : 0

Medical Study Compares Diets

A new study has some answers on what diets are best for shedding the most pounds.A recent study by the New England Journal Of Medicine compared a low fat diet, a low carb diet (such as the Atkins diet), and a Mediterranean diet, which inclu [...]

Posted On : Jul, 18 2008 | Comments : 0

Bullies, Addicts and Losers: A Poet Loves Them All

A couple of years ago, writing in Poetry magazine, August Kleinzahler lighted a string of firecrackers under Garrison Keillor and his “Writer’s Almanac” segments on National Public Radio.Mr. Kleinzahler criticized the &ldq [...]

Posted On : Apr, 24 2008 | Comments : 0

Medical Anthropologist Awarded Top Honor

Sharon Kaufman, PhD, professor of medical anthropology in the UCSF Institute for Health & Aging, the School of Nursing Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and the School of Medicine Department of Anthropology, History and Soci [...]

Posted On : Jan, 08 2008 | Comments : 0

Title: Having Nasal Surgery? Don't You Become

The frightening thing about the human body is that it can break down in thousands of ways, and it is impossible to prepare for every contingency. Between the endless variety of specialty doctors, conditions dramatized by hospital television [...]

Posted On : Dec, 14 2007 | Comments : 1

Title: Screaming to be Heard

This book could change your life. Millions of women have undiagnosed hormone problems because their tests come back within the ônormal rangeö. These problems include PMS, memory loss, menopause, fertility, fibromyalgia, interstit [...]

Posted On : Nov, 30 2007 | Comments : 0

Title: Do You Really Need back Surgery?

Do you eat, sleep, breathe, walk, or sit? If you answered yes to any of the questions mentioned, then you need to read, Do You Really Need Back Surgery?, by Dr. Aaron Filler.Do You Really Need Back Surgery?, is one of the most revolutionary [...]

Posted On : Nov, 17 2007 | Comments : 0

Title: During

When I was asked to read and review During for BookReview.com, my expectations were that it would be a cancer journal... one woman's heroic battle with the scary, pervasive, mean-spirited disease that seems to be endemic among today's women [...]