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  • 免疫力的真相:為什麼你愈來愈容易生病?免疫權威帶你破解迷思,從此少生病、病得輕、好得快

    Self Defence: A Myth-Busting Guide to Immune Health

    Translated by 林文珠 ...
    Series Book 65 - 美好生活
    從壓力胖到憂鬱症,從慢性發炎到癌症,根源都在同一系統上!你的活力、你的情緒、你的體脂率都同時受到免疫系統的影響。《泰晤士報》、《科學》、《每日郵報》年度最佳圖書英國皇家學會科學圖書獎、生物學會圖書獎作者最新力作帶你將自身健康納入人生計畫,用新科學精準調控免疫力「這是最前瞻的內容,不必再自己到處搜尋了。」「引人入勝,幾乎每一段都發人深省。」「關於免疫力,充滿各種都市傳說,正確的免疫學就在這裡。」「世界級專家的重量級著作,不僅破除眾多迷思,更提供實用建議。」柳橙汁真的能預防感冒嗎?維生素D又有多重要?為什麼熬夜加班會「過勞肥」?年齡又如何改變我們的免疫系統?腸胃不好的人真的容易憂鬱嗎?心理健康為何與發炎脫不了關係?對你有效的藥怎麼對我無效?免疫健康如何提高我們的生存優勢?要提升免疫力,哪些運動比較好?如何調控免疫,提高生活品質?... ... Read more

    $11.33 USD

  • Bottle of Lies

    The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom

    A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * New York Times Notable Book * Best Book of the Year: New York Public Library, Kirkus Reviews, Science FridayWith a new postscript by the authorFrom an award-winning journalist, an explosive narrative investigation of the generic drug boom that reveals fraud and life-threatening dangers on a global scale—The Jungle for pharmaceuticalsMany have hailed the widespread use ... Read more

    $14.09 USD

  • Medicare for All

    A Citizen's Guide

    A citizen's guide to America's most debated policy-in-waiting There are few issues as consequential in the lives of Americans as healthcare--and few issues more politically vexing. Every single American will interact with the healthcare system at some point in their lives, and most people will find that interaction less than satisfactory. And yet for every dollar spent in our economy, 18 cents go ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

  • The Black Death

    A Personal History

    by John Hatcher ...
    A unique blend of history and docudrama that "looks at the lives of ordinary people during the Black Death . . . as a third of Europe's population was wiped out." — Publishers WeeklyIn this fresh approach to the history of the Black Death, John Hatcher, a world-renowned scholar of the Middle Ages, recreates everyday life in a mid-fourteenth century rural English village, Walsham de Willows, as the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Mosquito

    A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator

    ****The instant New York Times bestseller.***An international bestseller.*Finalist for the Lane Anderson AwardFinalist for the RBC Taylor Award“Hugely impressive, a major work.”—NPRA pioneering and groundbreaking work of narrative nonfiction that offers a dramatic new perspective on the history of humankind, showing how through millennia, the mosquito has been the single most powerful force in ... Read more

    $8.49 USD

  • Sickening

    How Big Pharma Broke American Health Care and How We Can Repair It

    by John Abramson ...
    The inside story of how Big Pharma’s relentless pursuit of ever-higher profits corrupts medical knowledge—misleading doctors, misdirecting American health care, and harming our health.The United States spends an excess $1.5 trillion annually on health care compared to other wealthy countries—yet the amount of time that Americans live in good health ranks a lowly 68th in the world. At the heart of ... Read more

    Was $16.39 USD Now $2.99 USD

  • The Facemaker

    A Visionary Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I

    A New York Times Bestseller**Finalist for the 2022 Kirkus Prize | Named a best book of the year by The Guardian"Enthralling. Harrowing. Heartbreaking. And utterly redemptive. Lindsey Fitzharris hit this one out of the park." —Erik Larson, author of The Splendid and the Vile**Lindsey Fitzharris, the award-winning author of The Butchering Art, presents the compelling, true story of a visionary ... Read more

    $10.79 USD

  • 怪奇醫學研究所:72個顛覆想像的趣味醫學故事

    by 蘇上豪 ...
    一本深具開創性,將醫學、心理學、物理、化學、生物等融匯於一爐的集錦之作。收錄72個趣味小故事,發掘文字背後隱藏的真相,並提供一種新思路。★叩診的聽音診病,竟來自酒桶的靈感★天生一張娃娃臉,竟有意想不到的好處★極地遇險吃狗續命,竟發生行為舉止怪異★吃腦補腦,人類頭骨有特殊的治癒能力嗎?★面對不婚不生,羅馬皇帝如何催婚?★鏈鋸一開始不是為了伐木,是為幫助女性分娩而發明★杜松子酒不是為了做雞尾酒的,是哺乳期的營養★毒蜥蜴的唾液能醫糖尿病,還能減肥作者以生動有趣又深具啟發的方式來陳述原本應該複雜且枯燥的人物或軼事。採用筆記小說的手法,每篇文章像生動的短片在讀者面前呈現,通過史料的爬梳整理,剖析實際案例,還原真實故事,帶來更多的啟示。專文推薦(依姓氏筆畫排序)祁立峰 作家╱師大國文系教授翁佳音 中研院台史所兼任研究員、政大師大兼任教授謝金魚 歷史作家<p... ... Read more

    $8.37 USD

  • Biostatistics, 4e

    The Bare Essentials

    This new edition of Biostatistics: The Bare Essentials continues the tradition of translating biostatistics in the health sciences literature with clarity and irreverence. Students and practitioners alike applaud Biostatistics as a practical guide that exposes them to every statistical test they are likely to encounter, with careful conceptual explanations and a minimum of algebra. ... Read more

    $71.99 USD

  • Embrace the Chaos

    The brand new motivational book to help you master the power of habits and transform your life, from the author of Battle Scars

    by Jason Fox ...
    THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER.Discover how to become the best version of yourself with this game-changing, personal development plan from the star of Channel 4’s SAS: Who Dares Wins and author of Battle Scars and Life Under Fire.‘A motivational masterclass with a proven framework for improving every day.' Aldo KaneChallenge your limits, change your habits and transform your l... ... Read more

    $6.79 USD

  • Crohn's and Colitis For Dummies

    by Tauseef Ali ...
    Get relief from your inflammatory bowel disease symptomsCrohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are diseases that disrupt your body’s ability to digest food, absorb nutrition, and eliminate waste in a healthy manner. Crohn’s And Colitis For Dummies is the ultimate reference to these common forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including tips on how to recognize and control the symptoms, so you ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • 怪奇醫學研究所2:吃土有益、糞便能入藥、性高潮可以治鼻塞……72個真實發生的怪奇事件

    by 蘇上豪 ...
    橫跨醫學、心理學、物理、化學、生物及新聞事件等領域,在詼諧幽默的文字中,深入瞭解故事背後的真諦。你可知道——★企業家跟精神變態只有一線之隔?許多成功的企業領導人在精神層面上竟有超乎正常人的表現。★不論是盜墓者或考古學家,都會受到「木乃伊的詛咒」?染上惡疾,死於醫生無法診斷的疾病。★性高潮可以治鼻塞,研究的結果顯示,在做愛後鼻呼吸得到改善可以長達60分鐘。★土真的可以吃!據說美艷聞名的埃及艷后就是使用藥用土來保持皮膚的光滑柔潤。★糞便也能治病,變色龍的排泄物,塗抹在患者的喉嚨和胸口上,患者的氣喘竟然痊癒了。透過令人摒息的文字描述,作者將帶領讀者們解答各種科學謎團與怪奇傳說,用說故事的方式來學習科學,引發對科學的好奇心專文推薦王智弘 臺北市立聯合醫院總院長/國防醫學院醫學系教授劉文勝 臺北市立聯合醫院中興院區 腎臟內科主任/陽明大學醫學院醫學系助理教授誠摯推薦蔡景耀 臺北市... ... Read more

    $8.37 USD

  • The Illusion of Evidence-Based Medicine

    Exposing the crisis of credibility in clinical research

    An expose of the corruption of medicine by the pharmaceutical industry at every level, from exploiting the vulnerable destitute for drug testing, through manipulation of research data, to disease mongering and promoting drugs that do more harm than good. Authors, Professor Jon Jureidini and Dr Leemon McHenry, made critical contributions to exposing the scientific misconduct in two infamous trials ... Read more

    $18.79 USD

  • The Checklist Manifesto - Summarized for Busy People

    How to Get Things Right: Based on the Book by Atul Gawande

    This book summary and analysis was created for individuals who want to extract the essential contents and are too busy to go through the full version. This book is not intended to replace the original book. Instead, we highly encourage you to buy the full version.How powerful and influential can a checklist be?Atul Gawande’s book, The Checklist Manifesto introduces the checklist: a modified ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Minute Six

    How High-Performance Teams Navigate the Unknown

    by Kevin Fong ...
    No plan survives the first five minutes of contact with reality – so how should we prepare for what follows?A unique survival guide for an uncertain world from Kevin Fong, doctor, expert in major-incident planning and response, NASA physician and helicopter emergency medic'Invaluable' TIM PEAKE'Inspiring' OLIVIA COLMAN'Humane, gripping and profound' CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN'T... ... Read more

    $12.79 USD

  • The Great Mortality

    An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time

    by John Kelly ...
    “Powerful, rich with details, moving, humane, and full of important lessons for an age when weapons of mass destruction are loose among us.” — Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic BombThe Great Plague is one of the most compelling events in human history—even more so now, when the notion of plague has never loomed larger as a contemporary public concern.The ... Read more

    $12.79 USD

  • The Deepest Well

    Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Trauma and Adversity

    “An extraordinary, eye-opening book.” —PeopleNational Health Information Awards winner“A rousing wake-up call. . . . This highly engaging, provocative book prove[s] beyond a reasonable doubt that millions of lives depend on us finally coming to terms with the long-term consequences of childhood adversity and toxic stress.” —Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim CrowDr. Nadine Burke Harris was ... Read more

    $12.19 USD

  • Being Mortal

    Medicine and What Matters in the End

    by Atul Gawande ...
    **#1 New York Times BestsellerIn Being Mortal, bestselling author Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending**Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming birth, injury, and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable. But in the inevitable condition of aging and death, the goals of medicine ... Read more

    $10.29 USD

  • Thread

    A Caesarean story of myth, magic and medicine

    by Hannah Marsh ...
    'An essential read for anyone who cares about the misogyny inherent in modern medicine. This is a highly original, deeply validating and entirely engaging addition to the canon of birth and parenting writing.' Clover Stroud'I start to see my own experience not as a woeful result of a system or a body that has let me down, but as a birth experience as ancient, rich and potent as any other kind of ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • No More Tears

    The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson

    **NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An explosive, deeply reported exposé of Johnson & Johnson, one of America’s oldest and most trusted pharmaceutical companies—from an award-winning investigative journalist“A damning portrait.”—Associated Press**“A page-turning drama that raises life-or-death questions about the world’s largest healthcare conglomerate.”—Jonathan Eig, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of ... Read more

    $13.19 USD

  • 疼痛帝國:薩克勒家族製藥王朝秘史

    Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty

    Series series 黑盒子
    2021年歐巴馬總統最愛書籍巴美列.捷福獎非虛構寫作獎《紐約時報》暢銷書《時代》雜誌百大好書亞馬遜近一萬讀者4.7顆星好評Goodreads逾七萬讀者4.6顆星好評  因慈善事業聞名的薩克勒家族,利用鎮定劑煩寧(Valium)積累大量財富,其聲譽卻因疼始康定(OxyContin)而毀於一旦。本書出自《什麼都別說》(Say Nothing)一書的暢銷得獎作者之手,勾勒出薩克勒家族三代宏大且具毀滅性的故事。  薩克勒家族的歷史充滿戲劇性的情節──巴洛克式的私人生活、激烈的財產糾紛、會議室中的拳腳相向、光彩奪目的藝術收藏、馬基維利式的法庭謀略,以及利用金錢來美化名聲,並擊潰那些較無權勢之人。  許多知名機構的牆上都飾有薩克勒家族之名,如哈佛大學、大都會藝... ... Read more

    $15.42 USD

  • Healing Politics

    A Doctor's Journey into the Heart of Our Political Epidemic

    A memoir about restoring the health of our people, and our democracy, from a physician and "one of the brightest young stars" of the progressive movement (Sen. Bernie Sanders).A child of immigrants, Abdul El-Sayed grew up feeling a responsibility to help others. He threw himself into the study of medicine and excelled—winning a Rhodes Scholarship, earning two advanced degrees, and landing a tenure ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

  • Vascular Technology Examination PREP, Second Edition

    Your complete, one-stop guide to passing the Vascular Technology ExamWith 700+ exam questions, this essential review provides the hands-on practice and knowledge students and practitioners need to master vascular technologyDelivers a concise summary of the entire vascular technology curriculum in an accessible formatServes as an essential study guide for the ARDMS exam—and an invaluable resource ... Read more

    $62.09 USD

  • Dying Well

    by Ira Byock ...
    **From Ira Byock, prominent palliative care physician and expert in end of life decisions, a lesson in Dying Well.Nobody should have to die in pain. Nobody should have to die alone.**This is Ira Byock's dream, and he is dedicating his life to making it come true. Dying Well brings us to the homes and bedsides of families with whom Dr. Byock has worked, telling stories of love and reconciliation in ... Read more

    $11.29 USD