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Big Data Rx Bibliography
Big Data in Healthcare can be characterized by volume, velocity and variety. Enterprises have an ever-growing amount of data of all types equivalent to petabytes of information. Consider the amount of data created from the Genomic research on a daily basis. The velocity refers...
(2012)
Childhood Cancer Survivo...
by Nancy Keene, Wendy Hobbie, and Kathy Ruccione
More than 325,000 children, teens, and adults in the United States are survivors of childhood cancer. The surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, and stem cell transplants used to cure children can affect growing bodies and developing minds. If survivors know of these potential prob...
(2012)
Prophylactic Mastectomy
Insights from Women who Chose to Reduce Their Risk
What would you do if a genetic test revealed a mutated gene that makes your lifetime risk of getting breast cancer 56 to 85 percent, and having your breasts removed would reduce that probability to around the general population risk of 11 percent? Do you take the risky gamble...
(2012)
Birth Control
Issues regarding access to, education about, and practice of birth control have played a pivotal role in religious, social, and political conflicts throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. In the 21st century, controversies surrounding birth control remain at the forefront of c...
(2012)
Post-traumatic Stress Di...
by Stanley C. K..., Daniel B. Pi..., and Jeannine A. ...
Three distinguished experts share cutting-edge insights on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), showing why it occurs, how it affects the development and existence of those it impacts, and how it can be treated.
(2012)
Unassisted Childbirth
This book reveals how giving birth is an inherently safe, relatively painless process that is best performed without the assistance of doctors or midwives, and how confidence and a positive attitude reduces fear—and therefore the pain—of labor.
(2012)
Fitness for Geeks
Real Science, Great Nutrition, and Good Health
If you're interested in how things work, this guide will help you experiment with one crucial system you usually ignore--your body and its health. Long hours focusing on code or circuits tends to stifle notions of nutrition, but with this educational and highly useful book you...
(2012)
Apple Cider Vinegar
For Weight Loss and Good Health
Clearly written and easy to understand, this valuable resource book contains facts on the history, properties, and health benefits of apple cider vinegar. There is an extensive section on weight loss, providing sound background information on how to use apple cider vinegar ...
(2002)
Grape Cure
This classic is still making its mark over 70 years since its debut. Author Johanna Brandt shares a personal journey of living with cancer and her discovery of how the beneficial properties of grapes cured her disease by refreshing and cell structures. The virtues of na...
(1971)
Drop the Fat Act
Using the Opposites Approach to Change Your Fattitudes
If you’ve tried every weight loss regimen out there and nothing works, Ryan Andrews is about to give you a reality check. Ryan will offer you words of encouragement, but he’ll also tell it like it is: Here’s how you got fat in the first place. If you&rsq...
(2012)
Herbal Healing for Children
A Guide to Treatments for Common Childhood Illnesses
Many families are finding herbal medicines to be a safer, simpler, more natural way to care for their children. With fewer side effects than conventional medications, children often improve after just a few doses of herbal remedies—even when standard medicines have be...
(2011)
IRIDOLOGY SIMPLIFIED
An Introduction to the Science of Iridology and Its Relation to Nutrition
Bernard Jensen, a nutritionist who pioneered iridology in the United States, wrote IRIDOLOGY SIMPLIFIED as an introduction to a science that he believed was an important element in a total, holistic health care program. Iridology analyzes the delicate structures of the i...
(2011)
Killer Clothes
How Seemingly Innocent Clothing Choices Endanger Your Health... and How to Protect Yourself!
by Anna Maria C... and Brian R. Cle...
This book reveals in unprecedented detail the toxic truth about the clothes we wear and the surprising number of harmful effects on health caused by garments once considered safe. This is a well-documented expose that the clothing and chemical industries would rather you ne...
(2011)
Mushrooms for Health and...
(Alive Natural Health Guides)
by Ken Babel
or thousands of years, mushrooms have been used to maintain and improve health, preserve youth, and increase longevity. Today, they are still considered the highest of tonics, promoting overall well-being and vibrant health. Scientific studies show that certain mushrooms ha...
(2011)
Mucusless Diet Healing S...
"Master Key" to Superior Health
by Arnold Ehret
This scientific method of eating, developed by Ehret in 1922, presents a complete, workable program for cleansing, repairing, rebuilding, and maintaining a healthy body. This book lays out Professor Ehret’s simple and logical plan in plain, understandable language ...
(1976)
Rational Fasting
for PHYSICAL, MENTAL, SPIRITUAL REJUVENATION
by Arnold Ehret
First published in 1910, this classic book is considered Ehret’s health masterpiece. He explains how to successfully conduct and complete a fast in order to gain maximum strength and energy for joyful living. Also included are essays based on Ehret’s teaching...
(1994)
Resveratrol
Unleashing the Benefits of Red Wine
by Beth Geisler
The word is out! Recent studies on resveratrol, an anti-oxidant found in red wine, grape juice, and several other foods, have shown that resveratrol can prevent or delay the onset of cancer, cardiovascular disease, neurological and brain disorders, diabetes, and viral in...
(2011)
Total Cleansing
Learn the Secrets for Effective Detox: Learn the Secret of Effective Detox (Alive Natural Health Guides)
Discover how regular internal cleansing will help prevent illness. Environmental toxins and improper diet can cripple your digestive system's ability to assimilate nutrients and protect against disease. Total Cleansing will show you: how a healthy intestinal system wo...
(2008)
Childhood Leukemia
by Nancy Keene
This most complete parent guide covers not only detailed and precise medical information about leukemia and the various treatment options, but also day-to- day practical advice on how to cope with procedures, hospitalization, family and friends, school, social and financial is...
(2012)
