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April 21 Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)
A comprehensive guide to understanding and managing rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It covers the physiological aspects of RA, including joint involvement and the body's inflammatory response, alongside practical coping strategies for pain, fatigue, and emotional well-being. The text also provides detailed information on conventional medical treatments like NSAIDs, DMARDs, and biologics, while exploring alternative and complementary therapies, nutrition, and lifestyle adjustments. Finally, it addresses important practical matters such as exercise, rehabilitation, financial considerations, and navigating daily life with RA.

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20 min
April 20 Living in Death’s Shadow: Family Experiences of Terminal Care and Irreplaceable Loss
Explores the multifaceted experiences of families caring for terminally ill loved ones. Drawing on numerous memoirs, it examines the historical evolution of medical practices concerning terminal illness, including shifts in physician-patient communication and the role of clinical trials. The text also investigates how families navigate emotional challenges, the search for alternative therapies, and the complex decisions surrounding hospice care and nursing home placement. Finally, it sheds light on the changing dynamics of family involvement in healthcare settings, particularly in intensive care units and during resuscitation efforts.

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22 min
April 19 Living Safely, Aging Well: A Guide to Preventing Injuries at Home
A comprehensive resource for injury prevention specifically tailored for older adults and their caregivers. It meticulously details various age-related physical and cognitive changes that increase the risk of injuries, such as declines in vision, hearing, balance, and memory. The guide offers practical advice and strategies across different injury categories including falls, burns, scalds, hyper/hypothermia, poisoning, asphyxia, and transportation-related incidents. Furthermore, it provides room-by-room safety assessments, explores assistive technologies, and emphasizes the importance of health literacy and effective communication with healthcare providers to promote overall well-being and independence in later life.

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27 min
April 18 Living with HHT: Understanding and Managing Your Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)
A vital guide for individuals and families affected by HHT. It meticulously details the nature of HHT, explaining its hereditary (genetic) basis, its manifestation through hemorrhagic (bleeding) issues, and the telangiectasias (abnormal blood vessels) that define the condition. The text covers diagnosis, treatment options for various complications (including nosebleeds, GI bleeding, and AVMs in the lungs, brain, and liver), and the emotional and social impacts of living with a chronic illness. Furthermore, it offers insights into advocacy, managing relationships, and ongoing research efforts aimed at improving care and finding a cure for HHT, highlighting the importance of specialized HHT Centers of Excellence and patient empowerment.

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25 min
April 17 Llewellyn's 2023 Sun Sign Book: Horoscopes for Everyone
Offers detailed forecasts for each of the twelve zodiac signs. It begins by introducing the author, Alice DeVille, and provides guidance on how to use the book, including basic astrological concepts like planets, signs, and retrogrades. The core of the text focuses on individualized predictions for each sun sign, such as Aries, Taurus, and Gemini, outlining personality traits, strengths, challenges, and annual outlooks across various aspects of life like relationships, career, and finances. Additionally, it includes action tables with rewarding and challenging days for specific activities for each sign, making it a practical resource for personal astrological insights.

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18 min
April 16 Llewellyn's Complete Book of Lucid Dreaming: A Comprehensive Guide to Promote Creativity, Overcome Sleep Disturbances & Enhance Health
Explores lucid dreaming, defining it as the conscious awareness of being in a dream and highlighting its potential for personal growth and transformation. It discusses various techniques for inducing lucidity, such as reality checks and dream incubation, and explores how individuals can control and interact with their dream environments. The sources extensively cover the applications of lucid dreaming for healing psychological trauma, managing nightmares, enhancing creativity, and even promoting physical well-being. Furthermore, the text examines spiritual experiences within lucid dreams, including encounters with "Lucid Light" and out-of-body experiences, while also touching upon ethical considerations and the scientific evidence supporting the phenomenon. Ultimately, it presents lucid dreaming as a powerful tool for self-discovery and conscious living.

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24 min
April 15 Lobbyists and the Making of US Tariff Policy, 1816-1861 (Studies in Early American Economy and Society from the Library Company)
Explores the history of US tariff policy from 1816 to 1861, focusing on the influence of lobbying efforts. It details how manufacturing interests, particularly in the North, actively campaigned for protectionist tariffs through petitions, conventions, and direct engagement with lawmakers. The sources reveal the strategies employed by both advocates and opponents of tariffs, including the development of professional lobbying, and examine the complex interplay of economic interests, regional loyalties, and party politics that shaped legislative outcomes during this antebellum period. Ultimately, the text highlights the significant, often underappreciated, role of organized interest groups in crafting crucial economic legislation.

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29 min
April 14 Locating Medical History: The Stories and Their Meanings
A publication that critically examines the historiography of medicine. It explores how the field has evolved, considering diverse motivations for studying medical history, from guiding public health to offering professional solace. The text details the shifting methodologies and focuses within medical history, highlighting figures like Charles Daremberg and Karl Sudhoff and their contributions to the field's professionalization, particularly in Germany and its eventual influence on American medical history. Furthermore, it discusses the impact of broader intellectual movements, such as social constructionism and the "cultural turn," on understanding medical knowledge, practices, and the complex interplay of factors like class, gender, and race in health outcomes. The sources collectively present a multifaceted view of medical history as an evolving discipline, constantly re-evaluating its purpose, methods, and societal relevance.

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18 min
April 13 Long-term Care, Globalization, and Justice
Explores the complex interplay of long-term care needs, globalization, and justice. The author examines the plight of dependent elderly individuals and their families, particularly in the United States, highlighting the challenges of inadequate support and fragmented care systems. The book also analyzes the struggles of paid long-term care workers, with a significant focus on emigrant women from lower-income countries like the Philippines, the Caribbean, and India, who often face exploitation and deskilling. Eckenwiler proposes an "ecological ethic" to understand these interconnected injustices, arguing for global responsibility and comprehensive policy reforms to ensure equitable and sustainable long-term care worldwide, emphasizing the need for integration across health, economic, labor, and immigration policies.

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29 min
April 12 Looking for a Few Good Males: Female Choice in Evolutionary Biology (Animals, History, Culture)
Examines the historical trajectory of female mate choice within evolutionary biology, particularly its impact on theories of speciation and human social evolution. It highlights how early views on female choice, influenced by Darwin's work, were often intertwined with societal beliefs about gender and race, leading to debates between figures like Darwin and Wallace regarding the continuity of human and animal mental capacities. The text traces the shifting focus from qualitative observations to statistical analyses in the 1930s and 40s, with a move toward speciation as a central evolutionary process where female choice could act as an isolating mechanism. It further explores how British ethologists and American population geneticists later approached the study of animal behavior, debating the role of female choice in maintaining genetic diversity and its broader implications for understanding human social structures and morality.

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22 min

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