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Access: Laura Frost; Michael R. Reich; Foreword by Tadataka Yamada; Paperback March 2009

Comparative Studies and the Right to Health: Edited by Stephen P. Marks; Foreword by Paul Hunt; The right to health has been acknowledged as one of the most important human rights for economic and social development, but few efforts have been made to assess the problems and prospects for the realization of this right across national health systems. This book examines, in comparative perspective, how health and the right to health have been dealt with in six countries: the Philippines, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India, Ghana, and Peru.; Paperback January 2009

Spinal Cord Injury and the Family: Michelle J. Alpert; Saul Wisnia; Foreword by Cindy and Ted Purcell; Combining clinical experience with patients’ own stories, the authors cover the causes of and prognosis for SCI through case studies, review common courses of rehabilitation, and answer the “what now?” questions—from daily routines to larger issues concerning sex, education and employment, childbearing, and parenting with SCI.; Hardcover May 2008 / Paperback May 2008

Heredity and Hope: Ruth Schwartz Cowan; Neither minimizing the difficulty of the choices that modern genetics has created for us nor fearing them, Cowan argues that we can improve the quality of our own lives and the lives of our children by using the modern science and technology of genetic screening responsibly.; Hardcover May 2008

Every Woman's Guide to Diabetes: Stephanie A. Eisenstat; Ellen Barlow; David M. Nathan, Consulting Editor; Women have long needed a book devoted to their unique issues with diabetes. This up-to-date and practical guide advocates simple lifestyle changes that can help women reduce their risk of getting diabetes or, if already diagnosed, prevent the disease's most serious complications.; Paperback April 2008