Published March, 2013
By Michael L. Power and Jay Schulkin
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
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Draws on popular examples and sound science to explain our expanding waistlines and to discuss the consequences of being overweight for different demographic groups. This title reviews the various studies of human and animal fat use and storage, including those that examine fat deposition and metabolism in men and women.

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Published February, 2013
By Marian Moser Jones
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In dark skirts and bloodied boots, Clara Barton fearlessly ventured on to Civil War battlefields to tend to wounded soldiers. She later founded and ran the American Red Cross. This book tells the story of this charitable organization from its start in 1881, through its humanitarian aid during wars, to its relief efforts of the 1930s.

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Published February, 2013
By Craig M. Klugman and Pamela M. Dalinis
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This volume is a useful resource for bioethicists, members of rural bioethics committees and networks, policy makers, teachers of health care providers, and rural practitioners themselves.

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Published January, 2013
By Nancy G. Siraisi
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The collections she has selected include essays on general medical topics addressed to colleagues or disciples, some advice for individual patients (usually written at the request of the patient's doctor), and a strong dose of controversy.

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Published January, 2013
By Richard Siegenfeld
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This easy-to-read guide helps an expectant mother prepare for her all-important day.

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Published January, 2013
By Richard Siegenfeld
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This easy-to-read guide helps an expectant mother prepare for her all-important day.

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Published January, 2013
By Elizabeth E. Houser and Stephanie Riley Hahn
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A Woman's Guide to Pelvic Health encourages women to address their pelvic floor issues and reclaim their lives.

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Published January, 2013
By Elizabeth E. Houser and Stephanie Riley Hahn
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One of every four women suffers from urinary incontinence, the involuntary leakage of urine. In this title, the authors want these women to know that they do not have to cope in silence with this embarrassing problem, limit their lifestyle, or spend thousands of dollars on adult diapers.

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Published December, 2012
By Michael L. Power and Jay Schulkin
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In the process, they reveal the vital importance of this organ-which is composed mostly of fetal cells-for us as individuals and as a species.

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Published December, 2012
By Kathy Steligo
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Illustrates the emotional and physical components of breast reconstruction. This title includes discussions of: the pros and cons of saline and silicone implants, who can best apply nipple and areola tattoos and why tattoos may not last, and, solutions for post-lumpectomy cosmetic problems.

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