Product Description: This book is the first of a two-volume work covering infections of the lower body systems and systemic infections, and is part of a series called Contemporary Issues in Emergency Medicine. The book is aimed at emergency physicians.

Product Description: The first pre- and postnatal book geared specifically to experienced yoga practitioners—from an established author, with contributions from the leaders in the field.      You've been practicing yoga for years...read more

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[MP3-CD audiobook format in Vinyl case.] [Read by Karen White] [*Includes a bonus PDF with charts and graphs] An award-winning social scientist uses the tools of economics to debunk myths about pregnancy and to empower women to make better decisions while they're expecting. Pregnancy is full of rules. Pregnant women are often treated as if they were children, given long lists of items to avoid -- alcohol, caffeine, sushi -- without any real explanation from their doctors about why. They hear frightening and contradictory myths from friends and pregnancy books about everything from weight gain to sleeping on your back to bed rest. Economist Emily Oster believes there is a better way. In Expecting Better, she shows that the information given to pregnant women is sometimes wrong and almost always oversimplified, and she debunks a host of standard recommendations on everything from drinking to fetal testing. When Oster was expecting her first child, she felt powerless to make the right decisions. How doctors think and what patients need are two very different things. So Oster drew on her own experience and went in search of the real facts about pregnancy using an economist's tools. Economics is not just a study of finance. It's the science of determining value and making informed decisions. To make a good decision, you need to understand the information available to you and to know what it means to you as an individual. Take alcohol. We all know that Americans are cautious about drinking during pregnancy. Official recommendations call for abstinence. But Oster argues that the medical research doesn't support this; the vast majority of studies show no impact from an occasional drink. The few studies that do condemn light drinking are deeply flawed, including one in which the light drinkers were also heavy cocaine users. Expecting Better overturns standard recommendations for alcohol, caffeine, sushi, bed rest, and induction while putting in context the blanket guidelines for fetal testing, weight gain, risks of pregnancy over the age of thirty-five, nausea, and more. Oster offers the real-world advice one would never get at the doctor's office. The health of your baby is paramount, and with this practical guide readers can know more and worry less. Having the numbers is a tremendous relief -- and so is the occasional glass of wine.

Product Description: This series is an effective discussion of the interconnectedness of habitats, wildlife, food webs, and lifecycles. A very structured discussion in this core content area, this series offers conservation strategies, “What Do You Think?” sidebars, and quiz summaries that help students learn how to take care of their environment...read more

Product Description: Written by six health professionals who are moms themselves, My Pregnancy brings expertise, compassion, and information to curious — and often overwhelmed — moms to be. Essential medical information and practical pregnancy know-how are combined with expert advice and insight into every pregnancy topic — from diet, fitness, and sex, to prenatal choices and safety at work...read more

Product Description: Despite the abundance of parenting primers, no single book helped expectant parents focus on a key player in the process—the developing baby itself—until now. Postcards from the Bump teaches parents to recognize the many cues babies give about their burgeoning personalities and what they'll be like once they've entered the world...read more

Product Description: From one of the most well respected doctors in medicine comes an important guide to pregnancy, helping mothers-to-be ensure the success of not only a healthy pregnancy for themselves, but a healthy newborn as well. Written in a friendly, experienced voice, the book is designed to give the new mother knowledge and comfort...read more