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Midwest Book Review
Managing Infertility
Carol Fulwiler Jones
Fraser Davis Press
2801 Buford Hwy., Suite 225, Atlanta, GA 30329
9780578025957, $19.95, www.theinfertilitycounselor.com
To produce life is one of the gifts that eludes millions of Americans.
"Hopeful Heart, Peaceful Mind: Managing Infertility" takes a spiritual
and self-help approach to the treatment of infertility. The tips range
from everything from supporting one's partner, finding medical help,
finding support groups, to taking it to the next level in the bed
room. "Hopeful Heart, Peaceful Mind" contains some of the advice those
battling infertility need.
Fixing You
Rick Olderman
Boone Publishing, LLC
2555 W. 36th Ave, Denver, CO 80211
9780982193716, $11.99, www.fixingyou.net
Aches and pains just make life unpleasant to live. "Fixing You: Neck
Pains & Headaches" is a collection of tips and advice for sufferers of
chronic pain who want to overcome their nagging pain. With plenty of
advice on treating the cause rather than the symptoms, physical
therapist Rick Olderman comes to readers with much advice and wisdom
for health, making "Fixing You" a collection that should not be
ignored.
Smoking: 201 Reasons To Quit
Muriel L. Crawford
Dillon & Parker Publishing
PO Box 504, Walnut Creek, CA 94597-0504
9780981959009, $19.95, www.knockoutbooks.com
The reasons to continue are few, but the reasons to quit are many.
"Smoking: 201 Reasons to Quit" is a motivational quitting guide giving
smokers a huge list of reasons to help them fight their addiction.
With reasons ranging from the scientific to health related to even the
merely cosmetic aspects, "Smoking: 201 Reasons to Quit" is a top pick
for those who need motivation to kick the habit.
Hell-th Scare
Marilyn Ivy Zerbey
Sound Enterprises Publishing
970 Cornwallis Dr., West Chester, PA 19380
9780935565126, $11.95, www.hell-thscare.com
Amid the current health care debate, it's important to listen to
opinions from those in the thick of it. "Hell-th Scare: A Stark Look
at Healthcare In Nursing Homes and Hospitals" tells the story of
Marilyn Ivy Zerbey, as she shares her tale of working as a registered
nurse for a decade and a half, and pulls no punches about her
criticisms of the profession with particular regard to the elderly and
late life care. "Hell-th Scare" is an intriguing and worthwhile read,
highly recommended.
Doctor's Orders
Kent Sasse
360 Publishing
3495 Lakeside Drive, Suite 205, Reno, NV 89509
9781934727225, $14.95, www.sasseguide.com
Losing Weight is never an easy task. "Doctor's Orders: 101 Medically
Proven Tips for Losing Weight" is a collection of simple advice for
readers to help them in their long and tough battle of getting into
the healthy weight they have let themselves fall into. With tips on
planning one's diet and exercise, with plenty of tips to keep one
going, "Doctor's Orders" is a fine reference to have at hand when one
is trying to get into shape.
Change Your Smile, fourth edition
Ronald E. Goldstein
Quintessence Publishing Co, Inc.
4350 Chandler Drive, Hanover Park, IL 60133
9780867154665, $29.50, www.quintpub.com
First impressions are invaluable. "Change Your Smile: Discover How a
New Smile Can Transform Your Life" is the fourth edition of Ronald E.
Goldstein's advocation of the power of a good smile. With simple tips
that don't necessarily require expensive dental work, a good smile is
much easier to obtain than one would think. Answering countless
questions about good dental hygiene and its benefits, "Change Your
Smile" is a top pick for anyone who wants their pearly whites to
shine.
Coping with the Emotional Impact of Cancer
Neil A. Fiore
Bay Tree Publishing
PO Box 70236, Richmond, CA 94807-0236
9780980175837, $18.95, www.baytreepublish.com
Cancer is a life changing thing to face and try to overcome. "Coping
with the Emotional Impact of Cancer: Become an Active Patient and Take
Charge of Your Treatment" is a guide for those facing cancer and want
to fight it off the best that they can through a positive attitude and
not letting it beat you on a psychological front. "Coping with the
Emotional Impact of Cancer" is a fine and solidly recommended read for
those who want to equip themselves and their loved ones with the tools
to face the worst.
The Neck Pain Handbook
Grant Cooper & Alex Visco
DiaMedica Publishing
150 East 61st Street, New York, NY 10065
9780979356483, $14.95, www.diamedicapub.com
The metaphorical phrase 'pain in the neck' is used when some people
don't know what they're talking about. "The Neck Pain Handbook: Your
Guide to Understanding and Treating Neck Pain" is a guide for those
who suffer from chronic neck pain and are considering all of the
treatment options possible for their constant annoyance through life.
Discussing how to prevent it, how to modify how one lives to prevent
more discomfort, exercises, and when to consider more serious
procedures, DiaMedica delivers another complete and comprehensive
guide. "The Neck Pain Handbook" should be highly considered for those
who can't take their neck's agony any longer.
Kaplan Medical PANCE, second edition
Kaplan Publishing
1 Liberty Plaza, 24th Floor, New York NY 10006
9781419551598, $39.95 www.kaplanmedical.com
The second updated edition of Kaplan Medical PANCE is a 'must' for any
college-level library offering test preparation guides for the PANCE.
From two full-length practice tests and detailed answer explanations
to reviews of question formats, and keys to scoring higher on the
Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam, this packs in strategies
and test review options key for any PANCE student.
Procedural Coding and Reimbursement for Physician Services
Lynn Kuehn, MS, RHIA, CCS-O, FAHIMA
AHIMA
233 N. Michigan Ave. #2150, Chicago, IL 60601-5800
9781584262275, $92.95 www.ahima.org
Procedural Coding and Reimbursement for Physician Services: Applying
Current Procedural Terminology and HCPCS is a 'must' for any college-
level collection strong in the basics of CPT and HCPCS coding: it
provides exercises based on case documentation and packs in analysis
and coding of clinical data, using self-assessment tests and exercises
to reinforce the latest code sets. A 'must' for any college-level
health library teaching coding.
Transition of Youth & Young Adults with Emotional or Behavioral
Difficulties
Hewitt B. Clark & Deanne K. Unruh
Brookes Publishing
Box 10624, Baltimore, MD 21285-0624
1557669635, $34.95 www.brookespublishing.com
Transition of Youth & Young Adults with Emotional or Behavioral
Difficulties: An Evidence-Supported Handbook is a fine pick for any
library strong in mental health for youth. It offers an evidence-
supported practice set to guide youth and young adults to adulthood,
offering tips on how to bridge the gap between child and adult mental
health services, and how to reduce common risk behaviors. Vignettes,
testimonials, and details on funding and sustaining services makes for
a powerful 'must have' for any library catering to mental health
specialists working with young adults.
How Not to Die
Jan Garavaglia, MD
Three Rivers Press
c/o The Crown Publishing Group
1745 Broadway, 17th floor, New York, NY 10019
9780307409157, $15.00 www.threeriverspress.com
HOW NOT TO DIE: SURPRISING LESSONS FROM AMERICA'S FAVORITE MEDICAL
EXAMINER provides a powerful survey of the unintentional ways we harm
our bodies - and how to make better choices so we don't have to endure
painful deaths. From why 'neat freaks' live longer and ways to stay
safe during a lightning storm in a car to preventing deadly accidents,
this uses anecdotes from the doctor's cases to provide a prescription
for a long health life. Any general lending library will find this a
fine pick.
ACSM's Exercise is Medicine
Steven Jonas and Edward M. Phillips
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Box 1610, Hagerstown, MD 21741-1610
158255739X, $49.95 www.LWW.com
ACSM's Exercise is Medicine: A Clinician's Guide to Exercise
Prescription packs in text to help clinicians learn how to motivate
and educate patients on how to blend regular exercise into daily
lives. The focus is on helping patients become and stay motivated: it
covers how to design exercise programs to fit into lifestyle
requirements and fitness levels as well as specialty needs, and is a
top pick for any college-level medical library.
Stand By Her
John W. Anderson
Amacom
1601 Broadway, New York NY 10019-7420
0814413919, $18.95 www.amacombooks.org
STAND BY HER: A BREAST CANCER GUIDE FOR MEN stands nearly alone in the
wealth of breast cancer guides directed for women. This focuses on how
men can support their families and friends diagnosed with breast
cancer, offering chapters based on the author's personal experience
and research. From the hardest part of waiting during surgery to
helping a loved one's recovery and understanding her feelings, STAND
BY HER is an invaluable guide to support. A must for both health
collections and personal consultation.
Rising Plague
Brad Spellberg, MD
Prometheus Books
59 John Glenn Drive, Amherst, NY 14228-2119
9781591027508, $26.00 www.prometheusbooks.com
RISING PLAGUE: THE GLOBAL THREAT FROM DEADLY BACTERIA AND OUR
DWINDLING ARSENAL TO FIGHT THEM is packed with information from an
infectious diseases specialist and member of a national task force
assigned to attack antibiotic resistant infections. From patient case
histories to attempts to treat resistant infections and worries about
a coming public health crisis, this explains the real causes of
antibiotic resistance and the collapse of antibiotic research and
development - and offers some solutions. Every medical and many a
public library needs this.
Ethics and Newborn Genetic Screening
Mary Ann Baily and Thomas H. Murray
Johns Hopkins University Press
2715 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218
9780801891519, $50.00 www.press.jhu.edu
Ethics and Newborn Genetic Screening: New Technologies, New Challenges
offers an invaluable collection to study the impact of changes on the
cutting-edge newborn genetic screening program; particularly those
changes under pressure to use new advanced technologies and medical
knowledge to screen for adult-onset conditions and genetic
predispositions to disease. Experts from bioethics, pediatrics, public
health and health law add their insights and studies in this fine
survey.
Conflict of Interest in Medical Research, Education, Practice
Bernard Lo and Marilyn Field, Editors
National Academies Press
500 5th St NW, Lockbox 285, Washington DC 20055
030913188X, $54.95 www.nap.edu
Conflict of Interest is a powerful collection that should be on the
shelves of any serious college-level lending library: it packs in
essays identifying principles upon which to base policies to limit and
manage conflicts of interest by individuals and institutions. Short-
term actions and long-term commitments are covered in a fine guide for
the medical community, with chapters surveying adverse effects on
research subjects, conflicts in medical education, and more. A top
pick for any health collection.
Health Professionals' Guide to Physical Management of Parkinson's
Disease
Miriam P. Boelen
Human Kinetics
Box 5076, Champaign, IL 61825-5076
0736074929 $59.00 www.humankinetics.com
Health Professionals' Guide to Physical Management of Parkinson's
Disease should be in the library of any clinician or doctor
encountering Parkinson's patients, and many a physical therapy
collection. It blends research sources and the author's own in-depth
clinical experience and provides a quick reference for busy clinicians
who want fast answers, not weighty chapters. From explaining the
different management strategies and stages of Parkinson's, to the
focus on dystonia and tremor, to an assessment of self-management
strategies used at different stages of the disease to a survey of
transfer problems and more, this text will prove key in addressing
specific problems unique to Parkinson's patients.
Routine Miracles
Conrad Fischer, MD
Kaplan Publishing
1 Liberty Plaza, 24th floor, New York, NY 10006
9781607141198, $24.95 www.kaplanpublishing.com
ROUTINE MIRACLES provides a powerful survey of medical advances once
called miracles, investigating the widening gap between these advances
and the rise of physician dissatisfaction. Over 3,000 physicians and
patients were interviewed to probe this underlying angst, and this
provides a call to action to change the course and future of medicine.
Any library strong in medical ethics and issues needs this.
Present on Admission, second edition
Gail S. Garrett, RHIT
AHIMA
233 N. Michigan Ave. #2150, Chicago, IL 60601-5800
9781584262244, $49.95 www.ahima.org
Present on Admission appears in its second updated edition to provide
the basics of POA assignment, from concerns from the new regulations
and the new requirement to provide hospital-acquired condition payment
on all Medicare claims to coding and quality assurance. From a history
of POA indicators to an explanation of coding and new requirements,
this includes all the forms and resources needed.
Interpretation and Uses of Medical Statistics, fifth edition
Leslie E. Daly and Geoffrey J. Bourke
Wiley/Blackwell Science
10475 Crosspoint Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN 46256
9780632047635, $129.94 www.blackwell-science.com
Interpretation and Uses of Medical Statistics first appeared in 1969
and provided ideas on statistics' applications to medical science to
those with no formal training in this area. This 5th updated edition
represents a vastly expanded coverage with major changes: some
sections have been totally rewritten, it's organized more logically
based on the latest brain research studies and use-friendly
approaches, and it flags chapters that are more difficult to absorb.
Two new chapters have also been added too, making this a substantial
addition to any medical collection.
Swine Flu / H1N1: The Facts
Terence Stephenson
Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Inc.
400 Market Street, Suite 400, Philadelphia, PA 19106
www.jkp.com
9781849058216, $12.95, www.amazon.com
From the political right as exemplified by the Fox News channel, to
the right as represented by 'Real Time with Bill Maher', the American
public is deluged with misinformation, misrepresentation, hysteric
demagoguery, and fear mongering when it comes to the Swine Flu
phenomena. It's high time the public had a rational, reasoned, non-
emotional source of sound information on the subject and that's why
"Swine Flu / H1N1: The Facts" by Professor Terence Stephenson
(President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child health,
United Kingdom) is such a welcome relief to the popular hysteria
arising from the wide-spread (and often politically motivated)
confusion concerning this particular form of influenza. Professor
Stephenson knowledgeably addresses such issues as the nature of HIN1
fly; its degree of hazard for children, its symptoms, treatments,
vaccines, and prevention. Of special note is the Professor
Stephenson's informed and informative text is couched in thoroughly
'reader friendly' language making it especially recommended for the
non-specialized general reader and all community/school Health &
Medicine reference collections.
An A-Z Guide to Healing Foods
Elise Marie Collins
Conari Wellness
c/o Red Wheel, Weiser, Conari
65 Parker Street, Suite 7, Newburyport, MA 01950
9781573244190, $12.95, www.redwheelweiser.com
One's diet can do much for the healing process. "An A-Z Guide to
Healing Foods: A Shopper's Companion" is a guide for readers to help
them make informed shopping choices when trying to recover from
illness or injury. Some foods facilitate healing better than others,
and Elise Marie Collins provide an informative reference. "An A-Z
Guide to Healing Foods" is a choice pick.
5 Steps to the Hollywood A-List Smile
Catrise Austin
Morgan James
1225 Franklin Ave., STE 325, Garden City, NY, 11530-1693
VIP Smiles (publicity)
119 W. 57th Street, Suite 512, New York, NY 10019
www.morganjamespublishing.com
9781600376443, $17.95, www.amazon.com
How to get that million dollar smile? "5 Steps to the Hollwyood A-List
Smile: How the Stars Get That Perfect Smile and How You Can Too!"
gives advice for readers in how to truly get that smile that can't be
beat. Written by the woman dubbed dentist to the stars, Dr. Catrise
Austin, "5 Steps to the Hollywood A-List Smile" reveals it's simpler
than some people might think. "5 Steps to the Hollywood A-List Smile"
is well worth the investment for those who want to captivate with a
dazzling facial expression.
Wishing On a Star
Lydia Burdick, author
Jane Freeman, illustrator
Health Professions Press
Box 10624, Baltimore, MD 21285-0624
www.healthpropress.com 1-888-337-8808
9781932529432 $19.95, www.amazon.com
Fighting memory loss can be a cooperative thing. "Wishing on a Star: A
Real-Aloud Book for Memory-Challenged Adults" is a book aimed at
families of those with Alzheimer's and other memory-ravaging
disorders. With simple colorful illustrations, and simple text, Lydia
Burdick gives quite that these individuals and their families will
enjoy. "Wishing on a Star" is a fine addition to any collection on
facing age.
The Whole-Body Approach to Osteoporosis
R. Keith McCormick
New Harbinger Publications
5674 Shattuck Avenue, Oakland, CA 94609
9781572245952, $16.95, www.newharbinger.com
The human body is weird, one seemingly unrelated thing may be causing
someone pain elsewhere in their body. "The Whole-Body Approach to
Osteoporosis: How to Improve Your Bone Strength and Reduce Your
Fracture Risk" is a guide for readers who want to better fight off
osteoporosis through improved general fitness and health. A more
healthy body will help fight off the aches and pains of a particular
part, and R. Keith McCormick equips readers with the knowledge they
need to combat it.
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