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Language
English
Description
"In this revolutionary book, renowned physician Gabor Maté eloquently dissects how in Western countries that pride themselves on their healthcare systems, chronic illness and general ill health are on the rise. Nearly 70 percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug; more than half take two. In Canada, every fifth person has high blood pressure. In Europe, hypertension is diagnosed in more than 30 percent of the population. And everywhere,...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown Spark
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 356 pages : illustrations, charts ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Fusing science and social justice, renowned public health researcher Dr. Arline T. Geronimus offers an urgent book exploring the ways in which systemic injustice erodes the health of marginalized people"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
NED
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
175 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
Español
Description
En un mundo en el que los muros y las barreras que afectan a los inmigrantes y sus familias son cada vez más altos y más peligrosos de cruzar, La Inteligencia Migratoria ofrece una serie de estrategias emocionales, físicas y sociales para resistir y superar las dificultades, el estrés y los duelos que conlleva abandonar los orígenes. Basándose en la evidencia científica, pero con un lenguaje próximo y ameno, este libro constituye un valioso...
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
7 online resources (7 video files) : digital, stereo., sound, color.
Language
English
Description
Unnatural causes sounds the alarm about the extent of our glaring socio-economic and racial inequities in health and searches for their root causes. But those causes are not what we might expect. While we pour more and more money into drugs, dietary supplements and new medical technologies, Unnatural causes crisscrosses the country investigating the findings that are shaking up conventional understanding of what really makes us healthy or sick. This...
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