At a time when medical care for the people of the United States is undergoing wrenching change due mainly to vast and costly technological progress, doctors have had to cede much of their initiative and responsibility to third parties. Medicine has become a commercial enterprise. Patients must affiliate themselves with a managed health care organization in order to have access to their doctors. In the hurly-burly of today's techno-medicine, many physicians are too busy to spend time in dia...

Medical sociologists have long recognized the importance of community and family structure in the health of individuals. However, the past quarter century in America has seen an increasing emphasis on individualism and materialism that has effectively diminished the cohesiveness and emotional support provided by these basic social units. The Power of Clan examines the health effects of social change in a largely Italian-American town over a twenty-five-year period and provides substantial ...

Roseto is a small Italian-American community in east-central Pennsylvania. This fifteen-year study drawing on medical histories, physical examinations, and laboratory tests, compared a large sample of Rosetans to inhabitants of two neighboring communities, Bangor and Nazareth, and followed up this research with a sociological study of the three communities.Despite a greater prevalence of obesity in Roseto, and despite similar dietary, smoking, and exercise habits and similar ethnic...

The French physiologist Claude Bernard was responisble for investigating the chemical phenomena of digestion. This text reproduces his research into experimental medicine. A new introduction looks at his impact on the world of medicine.

Audiobook of the Year, Nominee — 2023 Audie AwardsSelected as a best book of 2021 by NPR, The Washington Post, Forbes, and Ms. Magazine, Wake is an imaginative tour-de-force that tells the powerful story of women-led slave revolts, and chronicles scholar Rebecca Hall's efforts to uncover the truth about these women warriors who, until now, have been left out of the historical record. Originally published as part graphic n...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The discoveries on Wolf 1069b were only the beginning.Returning to Earth, Sandy and Donna find themselves at the centre of a scientific storm. Their discovery of a silicon‑based organism, nicknamed Bob, forces humanity to confront a new definition of life, sparking fierce debate across the scientific world.But the next mission is already calling. The Teegarden system offers two very different wo...

Haunted by tragedy,Tok the raven takes to the skies, breaking ravenlaw to begin a dangerous journey to unknown lands. Selaks, the white she-wolf who is his closest companion, has summoned him to come to the wolves' reascue,and strange visions of a white raven urge him to go north. Can Tok lead the wolves to a safe haven as the Change destroys their world?Driven by themes of global warming, environmental change, and the testing of traditions, Wolf Rider is a fantasy for our...

Mortal enemies or mates?To Alicia, there is no such thing as enemies becoming lovers. But when her fated mate practically falls into her lap, she has to make up her mind: Keep him alive or kill him. That is, unless he kills her first.Marcus is a vicious wolf killer. Strong, lethal and quick on his feet - until a mission fails miserably, landing him right in the middle of enemy territory. But when his female doctor claims him as her mate, he knows it’s time ...

Mated to three large alpha shifters?No way, Leah decides. She might be an omega, but who says she needs to follow every dust-covered tradition?She would rather work on her studies than count male abs. Particularly when those abs belong to three of her uncle’s most intimidating enforcers.Unfortunately, her uncle is also the Alpha, the pack leader. And he has too many unmated males to deal with.Still, Leah refuses to solve the Alpha’s ‘problem...

10 Resolutions. 2 Friends. 1 Shot At LoveI’ll admit, having nine New Year's resolutions makes me twitchy. After all, I’m Allison Gottlieb; overthinker, overachiever, hot mess extraordinaire. I’ve spent my entire life trying to be the best but for some reason, I’ve always fallen short. When a near meltdown (and maybe too much champagne) lands me in front of an old friend, things finally start looking up.If Mateo Ramirez, personal trainer, self-discipline junkie, and the Inte...

Mated to her mortal enemy?Ivy’s brother has gone missing. Her sedate boss turns out to be a deadly wolf shifter. What more can possibly go wrong this week, Ivy wonders?Then one of her colleagues sniffs her neck and discovers she’s the mate of said boss.Yeah right. But not interested.Darther Landon might look gorgeous, but she’s never had a thing for sharp teeth. Or enemies, for that matter.Then he offers her a deal: A temporary matin...

Pack Rule #2: Always protect your mateI protected my country. Protected my platoon. Now all I wanted to protect was her. Too bad that wasn’t an option.I couldn’t fall for the beautiful slip of a female. The baby sister of my brother’s new mate. She was way too young. Way too human. Still in college. And too bright a force of nature. She had her whole life ahead of her. And I had the Green Berets begging me to reenlist.My wolf … he wanted her. But if...