Chagas’ disease has become one of the major public-health problems in Latin America. Current estimates are that sixteen to eighteen million people are infected. Caused by a flagellate protozoa carried to humans via the bite of the triatomine or vinchuca bug, it is locally referred to as the “kissing bug” because of its tendency to lodge on victims’ faces during sleep. The protozoa enters neuron tissues in the heart and other organs and causes death by irreversible cardiac and gastrointestinal lesions in thirty to forty percent of all cases, usually lying “dormant” until the debilitating chronic phase during the human host’s mid-life. Because of the long dormant phase, it has generally gone unrecognized, with chronic symptoms often attributed to other causes. Originally preying on forest animals, the vinchuca bug has infested the impoverished housing of displaced Andean migrants as forest lands and animals have been destroyed in South America. Although there is no cure for the chronic stage, the disease vectors can be controlled and possibly eliminated through improved hygiene and living conditions. No longer exclusive to Latin America, Chagas’ disease is spreading to North America and Europe with the migration of infected bugs, hosts, transfusions, and transplant organs. The Kiss of Death is a thorough study of Chagas’ disease with analysis of research involving epidemiology, entomology, parasitology, pathology, and immunology. It emphasizes how humans have created environmental and social conditions for its spread; how Andeans have adapted culturally to the disease with changing conceptions of the body, adaptations to rituals, and herbal medicines; what factors are necessary to design a successful intervention project; and why understanding cultural belief systems is critical to prevention programs. The Kiss of Death also shows that traditional cultural forms can provide valuable strategies for dealing with disease prevention and treatment. This first book-length treatment in English reveals that an examination of Chagas’ disease is a warning of what happens as a result of environmental destruction and is an example of what might be done to prevent such tragedies in other parts of the world.[Contain tables. Best viewed with CoolReader.]

This landmark study—which Dr. Andrew Weil calls “a remarkable achievement with surprising conclusions”—upends the advice we have been told about how to live to a healthy old age.We have been told that the key to longevity involves obsessing over what we eat, how much we stress, and how fast we run. Based on the most extensive study of longevity ever conducted, The Longevity Project exposes what really impacts our lifespan-including friends, family, personality, and work.Gathering new information and using modern statistics to study participants across eight decades, Dr. Howard Friedman and Dr. Leslie Martin bust myths about achieving health and long life. For example, people do not die from working long hours at a challenging job—many who worked the hardest lived the longest. Getting and staying married is not the magic ticket to long life, especially if you’re a woman. And it’s not the happy-go-lucky ones who thrive—it’s the prudent and persistent who flourish through the years.With questionnaires that help you determine where you are heading on the longevity spectrum and advice about how to stay healthy, this book changes the conversation about living a long, healthy life.

The classic collection of award-winning medical investigative reporting.

What do Lyme’s disease in Long Island, a pig from New Jersey, and am amateur pianist have in common? All are subjects in three of 24 utterly fascinating tales of strange illnesses, rare diseases, poisons, and parasites—each tale a thriller of medical suspense by the incomparable Berton Roueché. The best of his New Yorker articles are collected here to astound readers with intriguing tales of epidemics in America’s small towns, threats of contagion in our biggest cities, even bubonic plague in a peaceful urban park.

In each true story, local health authorities and epidemiologists race against time to find the clue to an unknown and possibly fatal disease. Sometimes a life hangs in the balance, and the culprit may be as innocuous as a bowl of oatmeal. Award-winning journalist Berton Roueché is unfailingly exact, informative, and able to keep anyone reading till dawn.

How psilocybin mushrooms facilitate a direct link to the wisdom of Nature and the meaning of life• Examines the neurochemistry underlying the visionary psilocybin experience • Explains how sacred mushrooms help restore our connection to the natural intelligence of Nature • Reviews the research on psilocybin’s ability to dispel anxiety in the terminally ill and its helpful effects on obsessive-compulsive disorder It has been more than 50 years since sacred mushrooms were plucked from the shamanic backwaters of Mexico and presented to the modern world by R. Gordon Wasson. After sparking the psychedelic era of the 1960s, however, the divine mushroom returned underground from whence it mysteriously originated. Yet today, the mushroom’s extraordinary influence is once again being felt by large numbers of people, due to the discovery of hundreds of wild psilocybin species growing across the globe. In The Psilocybin Solution, Simon G. Powell traces the history of the sacred psilocybin mushroom and discusses the shamanic visionary effects it can induce. Detailing how psilocybin acts as a profound enhancer of consciousness and reviewing the research performed by the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), Johns Hopkins University, and the Heffter Research Institute on psilocybin’s ability to dispel anxiety in the terminally ill and its helpful effects on obsessive-compulsive disorder, he examines the neurochemistry, psychology, and spirituality underlying the visionary psilocybin experience, revealing the interface where physical brain and conscious mind meet. Showing that the existence of life and the functioning of mind are the result of a naturally intelligent, self-organizing Universe, he explains how sacred mushrooms provide a direct link to the wisdom of Nature and the meaning of life.

«В России медицинское самосознание на уровне Зимбабве» (про отношения россиян со здоровьем).

«Это не опаснее, чем на Красной площади находиться без свинцовых трусов, где базальт и гранит Мавзолея фонит очень прилично» (про рентген в аэропорту)».

«Происходит сокращение мускулатуры волосяных фолликулов и возникает пилоэрекция» (про мурашки)».

«Из-за этой чистоты иммунной системе нечем заняться, и она начинает сходить с ума и бороться уже не с глистом, а с березой, кошкой и рыбой» (про бум аллергий)».

TheQuestion собрал ответы лучших врачей, психологов, медицинских работников, популяризаторов науки на вопросы о том, о чем мы знаем меньше всего, – о нас самих и нашем здоровье.

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Noted science writer Singh and British professor of complementary medicine Ernst offer a reasoned examination of the research on acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic, herbal medicine and other alternative treatments. Singh (Fermat's Last Theorem) and Ernst work hard to be objective, but their conclusion is that these therapies are largely worthless. As they examine the research on various alternative therapies, the authors explore the principles of evidence-based medicine on which their conclusions are based, including clinical trials and the placebo effect; they also explore related ethical issues. The authors report that many patients will improve with any alternative remedy—but no more than those given a placebo. Exceptions exist; some herbal remedies (e.g., St. John's wort, echinacea) can be helpful though not always advisable, and chiropractors can relieve low back pain under certain circumstances. This is a stimulating and informative account that will be indispensable to anyone considering an alternative treatment, though it may not dissuade true believers.

Noted science writer Singh and British professor of complementary medicine Ernst offer a reasoned examination of the research on acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic, herbal medicine and other alternative treatments. Singh (Fermat's Last Theorem) and Ernst work hard to be objective, but their conclusion is that these therapies are largely worthless. As they examine the research on various alternative therapies, the authors explore the principles of evidence-based medicine on which their conclusions are based, including clinical trials and the placebo effect; they also explore related ethical issues. The authors report that many patients will improve with any alternative remedy—but no more than those given a placebo. Exceptions exist; some herbal remedies (e.g., St. John's wort, echinacea) can be helpful though not always advisable, and chiropractors can relieve low back pain under certain circumstances. This is a stimulating and informative account that will be indispensable to anyone considering an alternative treatment, though it may not dissuade true believers.

Asexuality can be defined as an enduring lack of sexual attraction. Thus, asexual individuals do not find (and perhaps never have) others sexually appealing. Some consider “asexuality” as a fourth category of sexual orientation, distinct from heterosexuality, homosexuality, or bisexuality. However, there is also recent evidence that the label “asexual” may be used in a broader way than merely as “a lack of sexual attraction.” People who say they have sexual attraction to others, but indicate little or no desire for sexual activity are also self-identifying as asexual. Distinct from celibacy, which refers to sexual abstinence by choice where sexual attraction and desire may still be present, asexuality is experienced by those having a lack or sexual attraction or a lack of sexual desire.More and more, those who identify as asexual are “coming out,” joining up, and forging a common identity. The time is right for a better understanding of this sexual orientation, written by an expert in the field who has conducted studies on asexuality and who has provided important contributions to understanding asexuality. This timely resource will be one of the first books written on the topic for general readers, and the first to look at the historical, biological, and social aspects of asexuality. It includes first-hand accounts throughout from people who identify as asexual. The study of asexuality, as it contrasts so clearly with sexuality, also holds up a lens and reveals clues to the mystery of sexuality.

Asexuality can be defined as an enduring lack of sexual attraction. Thus, asexual individuals do not find (and perhaps never have) others sexually appealing. Some consider “asexuality” as a fourth category of sexual orientation, distinct from heterosexuality, homosexuality, or bisexuality. However, there is also recent evidence that the label “asexual” may be used in a broader way than merely as “a lack of sexual attraction.” People who say they have sexual attraction to others, but indicate little or no desire for sexual activity are also self-identifying as asexual. Distinct from celibacy, which refers to sexual abstinence by choice where sexual attraction and desire may still be present, asexuality is experienced by those having a lack or sexual attraction or a lack of sexual desire.More and more, those who identify as asexual are “coming out,” joining up, and forging a common identity. The time is right for a better understanding of this sexual orientation, written by an expert in the field who has conducted studies on asexuality and who has provided important contributions to understanding asexuality. This timely resource will be one of the first books written on the topic for general readers, and the first to look at the historical, biological, and social aspects of asexuality. It includes first-hand accounts throughout from people who identify as asexual. The study of asexuality, as it contrasts so clearly with sexuality, also holds up a lens and reveals clues to the mystery of sexuality.

Авторы этой книги Нина Брокманн и Эллен Стёкен Даль, по их собственному признанию, не волшебницы — они только учатся. И это, наверное, к лучшему. Во-первых, им самим хочется узнать побольше, они с огромным энтузиазмом разыскивают и анализируют новейшую информацию, а потом охотно делятся ею с читателями.

Во-вторых, они еще окончательно не переключились на медицинский жаргон и не разучились говорить на простом человеческом языке, поэтому пишут доступно, бойко и с юмором. Причем тему девушки выбрали непростую и деликатную — про… вагину и про наше женское здоровье. Конечно, без некоторых терминов обойтись не удалось, но можете быть уверены: авторы все объясняют настолько доходчиво, что поймут даже те, кто прогуливал уроки биологии в школе. И это неудивительно! Ведь девушки вдохновились примером самой Джулии Эндерс, написавшей знаменитую книгу «Очаровательный кишечник».

А еще Эллен и Нине чужда категоричность, которой иногда грешат маститые врачи. Они снова и снова подчеркивают: все мы разные, и это замечательно; то, что подходит всем вокруг, может не подойти лично вам, и тут нет ничего страшного. Главное — разобраться в себе, в своих особенностях и потребностях.

Внимание! Информация, содержащаяся в книге, не может служить заменой консультации врача. Перед совершением любых рекомендуемых действий необходимо проконсультироваться со специалистом.

In April 1992, a handful of young physicians, not one of them a surgeon, was trapped along with 50,000 men, women, and children in the embattled enclave of Srebrenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina. There the doctors faced the most intense professional, ethical, and personal predicaments of their lives.Drawing on extensive interviews, documents, and recorded materials she collected over four and a half years, doctor and journalist Sheri Fink tells the harrowing—and ultimately enlightening—story of these physicians and the three who try to help them: an idealistic internist from Doctors without Borders, who hopes that interposition of international aid workers will help prevent a massacre; an aspiring Bosnian surgeon willing to walk through minefields to reach the civilian wounded; and a Serb doctor on the opposite side of the front line with the army that is intent on destroying his former colleagues.With limited resources and a makeshift hospital overflowing with patients, how can these doctors decide who to save and who to let die? Will their duty to treat patients come into conflict with their own struggle to survive? And are there times when medical and humanitarian aid ironically prolong war and human suffering rather than helping to relieve it?

In April 1992, a handful of young physicians, not one of them a surgeon, was trapped along with 50,000 men, women, and children in the embattled enclave of Srebrenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina. There the doctors faced the most intense professional, ethical, and personal predicaments of their lives.Drawing on extensive interviews, documents, and recorded materials she collected over four and a half years, doctor and journalist Sheri Fink tells the harrowing—and ultimately enlightening—story of these physicians and the three who try to help them: an idealistic internist from Doctors without Borders, who hopes that interposition of international aid workers will help prevent a massacre; an aspiring Bosnian surgeon willing to walk through minefields to reach the civilian wounded; and a Serb doctor on the opposite side of the front line with the army that is intent on destroying his former colleagues.With limited resources and a makeshift hospital overflowing with patients, how can these doctors decide who to save and who to let die? Will their duty to treat patients come into conflict with their own struggle to survive? And are there times when medical and humanitarian aid ironically prolong war and human suffering rather than helping to relieve it?

Written during the last few months of Philip Gould’s life, this is a hugely inspiring and ultimately uplifting look at his “lessons from the death zone”On 29 January 2008 Philip Gould was told he had cancer. He was stoical, and set about his treatment, determined to fight his illness. In the face of difficult decisions he sought always to understand the disease and the various medical options open to him, supported by his wife Gail and their two daughters, Georgia and Grace.In 2010, after two hard years of chemotherapy and surgery, the tests came up clear - Philip appeared to have won the battle. But his work as a key strategist for the Labour party took its toll, and feeling ill six months later, he insisted on one extra, precautionary test, which told him that the cancer had returned.Thus began Philip’s long, painful but ultimately optimistic journey towards death, during which time he began to appreciate and make sense of his life, his work and his relationships in a way he had never thought possible. He realized something that he had never heard articulated before: death need not be only negative or painful, it can be life-affirming and revelatory. Written during the last few months of his life, When I Die describes the journey Philip took with his illness, leaving to us what he called his lessons from the death zone.This courageous, profoundly moving and inspiring work is as valuable a legacy to the world as anyone could wish to bestow - hugely uplifting, beautifully written, with extraordinary insight.

Кое-кому кажется, что анус не таит в себе никаких загадок. Но любой медик подтвердит, что это несусветная чушь. Кто-то скажет, что не существует серьезных анальных заболеваний. И это утверждение так самонадеянно, что даже опасно. Другие полагают, что анус имеет элементарное анатомическое строение. Однако это не так. Кто-то может считать себя экспертом по анальному сексу. Но это не соответствует действительности, ведь большая часть человечества не умеет даже пользоваться ректальными свечами.

Двое норвежских врачей без стеснения расскажут о самом важном и самом смешном отверстии человеческого тела и ответят на все вопросы, которые вы боялись задать (если они и вовсе приходили вам на ум).

Книга для всех поклонников медицины и черного юмора, которые любят себя без остатка!

По-видимому, текст «Афоризмов…» Дж. Т.Кента (1849–1916), впервые опубликованных в 1925 году в Чикаго, был составлен кем-то из его учеников, либо супругой автора Кларой Луизой, по устным записям, и не подвергался личной редакции Дж. Т.Кента. Различные высказывания, вероятно, имеют отношение к различным периодам его жизни, и иногда в определенной мере противоречат друг другу, в соответствии с динамикой воззрений автора. Ряд высказываний нередко многократно комментирует одну и ту же мысль. Удельное содержание тех или иных тем отражает скорее точку зрения составителя, и не всегда дает возможность составить объективное суждение о сумме взглядов самого Дж. Т.Кента. При этом текст, безусловно, является своего рода памятником гомеопатической литературы, отражающим не только взгляды знаменитого мастера, но и благородные усилия его учеников и последователей, и заслуживает всемерного уважения и ознакомления. И если определенный ряд тем, затронутый в «Афоризмах…», устарел, то многие иные современны сегодня, как никогда.Второй текст, «Афоризмы Гуфеланда», перенесен из «Сборника сведений по гомеопатии» А.Ф. Форбрихера, изданного в Москве в 1859 г. Знаменитый немецкий врач Гуфеланд не был, как известно, гомеопатом, но с уважением и симпатией относился к С.Ганеману и публиковал многие его труды в своем журнале. Его «Афоризмы» являются своего рода этическим кодексом врача, и под ними в равной мере может подписаться врач любого направления, как «гомеопат», так и «аллопат».Представленные тексты могут представлять интерес как для врачей-гомеопатов и всех, интересующихся гомеопатией и историей медицины, так и для врачей академической медицины любых специальностей.

В книге изложены современные представления о функции клеток и нервной регуляции, а также о комплексной иерархической регуляции основных видов деятельности организма. В основу книги положены курсы лекций, прочитанных автором в течение ряда лет в МГУ им. М. В. Ломоносова и Гуманитарном институте.Для студентов, аспирантов педагогических и гуманитарных университетов.

В предлагаемой книге известный французский ученый, доктор медицинских наук Луи Броуэр на основе неоспоримых фактов доказывает, что современной медициной руководит небольшая, но всемогущая группа олигархов, стоящая во главе крупных химико-фармацевтических компаний, которой удается, благодаря колоссальным финансовым средствам, подбирать нужное правительство, политиков, глав лечебных учреждений. Автор приходит к ошеломляющему выводу, что воротилы химической, фармакологической промышленности и агропромышленного сектора подготовили что-то похожее на заговор, который можно сравнить с настоящим геноцидом: чем больше больных людей, тем больше процветают олигархи, руководящие медициной западного мира. И ни одно из правительств, к какой бы нации оно не принадлежало, никогда не рискнет поставить на карту экономическое и политическое равновесие своего государства ради сохранения здоровья сограждан.Для широкого круга читателей.

В предлагаемой книге известный французский учёный, доктор медицинских наук Луи Броуэр, на основе неоспоримых фактов доказывает, что современной медициной руководит небольшая, но всемогущая группа олигархов, стоящая во главе крупных химико-фармацевтических компаний, которой удаётся, благодаря колоссальным финансовым средствам, подбирать нужное правительство, политиков, глав лечебных учреждений. Автор приходит к ошеломляющему выводу, что воротилы химической, фармакологической промышленности и агропромышленного сектора подготовили что-то похожее на заговор, который можно сравнить с настоящим геноцидом: чем больше больных людей, тем больше процветают олигархи, руководящие медициной западного мира. И ни одно из правительств, к какой бы нации оно не принадлежало, никогда не рискнёт поставить на карту экономическое и политическое равновесие своего государства, ради сохранения здоровья сограждан