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HEALTH & FITNESS:

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

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