Illness | Health
Nov.14.2008
A four-part series examining the woeful state of mental health care in the United States, with detailed descriptions of the history of mental health care and why it's failed, how it has impacted the numbers of homeless on the streets and the jail and prison populations, and a look at programs that...
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Mar.20.2008
Black women have always been the backbone of their families and communities. Now studies are showing what we have always known—that our love, support, and guidance help to improve the health of our black men. Whether we're helping them follow a healthy diet and get more exercise, encouraging the...
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Mar.08.2008
In today' s healthcare system, you must protect yourself. If you believe that those struggling with illness do not have to share the responsibility for receiving safe medical care, think again. The American healthcare system demands your critical review and vigilance at every step, especially as a...
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Feb.27.2008
Do you ever get hungry? Too hungry to eat?
Holly’s older sister, Giselle, is self-destructing. Haunted by her love-deprived relationship with her late father, this once strong role model and medical student, is gripped by anorexia. Holly, a track star, struggles to keep her own life in balance...
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Feb.26.2008
Type 2 diabetes is a social pandemic caused by toxic environments-high in stress and sugar, low in opportunities to exercise or feel good about yourself-and a lack of power. Millions are suffering and being blamed for it, communities are being devastated, health systems bankrupted.
Diabetes: Sugar...
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Feb.01.2008
Twenty years old and a junior at the University of California, Berkeley, Terry Healey seldom faced adversity or difficulty. He was confident and not concerned about his appearance. Then a lump formed behind his right nostril. Cancer. He fought it and survived, but multiple surgeries and radiation...
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Jan.16.2008
Provided by the patients, their friends, families, and caregivers of those diagnaosed with lung cancer, these very personal stories offer inspired insight into the ways families and professionals care for both themselves and the patient, gain a deeper understanding of the relationships, and learn...
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Jan.15.2008
The Real Thirteenth Step is a powerful exercise and information-packed manual to accompany the journey of people in recovery. Readers will learn how to develop the three central skills of true autonomy—risk taking, problem solving, and coping with failure—and how to apply them to every aspect of...
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