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Comparative Studies and the Right to Health: Edited by Stephen P. Marks; Foreword by Paul Hunt; Contributions by Raul Pangalangan; The right to health has been acknowledged as one of the most important human rights for economic and social development, but few efforts have been made to assess the problems and prospects for the realization of this right across national health systems. This book examines, in comparative perspective, how health and the right to health have been dealt with in six countries: the Philippines, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India, Ghana, and Peru.; Paperback July 2008

Heredity and Hope: Ruth Schwartz Cowan; Neither minimizing the difficulty of the choices that modern genetics has created for us nor fearing them, Cowan argues that we can improve the quality of our own lives and the lives of our children by using the modern science and technology of genetic screening responsibly.; Hardcover May 2008

Spinal Cord Injury and the Family: Michelle J. Alpert; Saul Wisnia; Foreword by Cindy and Ted Purcell; Combining clinical experience with patients’ own stories, the authors cover the causes of and prognosis for SCI through case studies, review common courses of rehabilitation, and answer the “what now?” questions—from daily routines to larger issues concerning sex, education and employment, childbearing, and parenting with SCI.; Hardcover May 2008 / Paperback May 2008

Every Woman's Guide to Diabetes: Stephanie A. Eisenstat; Ellen Barlow; David M. Nathan, Consulting Editor; Women have long needed a book devoted to their unique issues with diabetes. This up-to-date and practical guide advocates simple lifestyle changes that can help women reduce their risk of getting diabetes or, if already diagnosed, prevent the disease's most serious complications.; Paperback April 2008

The Denial of Aging: Muriel R. Gillick; Someday, as Muriel Gillick points out in this important yet unsettling book, you too will be old. How do you prepare? What will you need? With passion and compassion, Gillick chronicles the stories of elders who have struggled with housing options, with medical care decisions, and with finding meaning in life. Skillfully incorporating insights from medicine, health policy, and economics, she lays out action plans for individuals and for communities.; Paperback October 2007

Is It Me or My Meds?: David A. Karp; In this book, David Karp explores the relationship between pills and personhood by listening to a group of experts who rarely get the chance to speak on the matter--those who are taking the medications. Through their honest and vivid stories, this book provides unflinching portraits of people attempting to make sense of a process far more complex and mysterious than doctors or pharmaceutical companies generally admit.; Paperback October 2007