Remember the body aches you experienced the last time you had a bad flu? Now multiply that pain times ten and you have some idea of what everyday life can be like for fibromyalgia sufferers. A chronic medical condition characterized mainly by pain in the muscles and tendons throughout the entire body, fibromyalgia is known to afflict more than 6 ...
Anil Minocha and Christine Adamec Written by an internationally recognized expert on digestive diseases, this book brings relief to the tens of millions of people who suffer from chronic heartburn. Working from his own extensive experience diagnosing and treating heartburn sufferers, as well as the latest research from around the globe, Dr. ...
Of the 23 million Americans who suffer from migraines, nearly 18 million are women. Factors such as hormones, lifestyle and diet are now being shown to affect what is still considered an unpredictable and hard-to-treat ailment. This guide offers pragmatic, practical advice specifically for women to help them understand migraines and find ...
An updated resource on the adoption process offers helpful advice on making an adoption application stand out, the latest adoption trends--including international and Internet-assisted adoptions--and ways to spot scams, with profiles of real-life adopters and adoptees and new listings for adoption agencies, publications, parents' groups, attorneys,
An estimated 19.2 million adults in the United States have experienced some form of phobia, ranging from the common fear of large dogs to the unusual fear of gravity, fear of developing a fever, or fear of strange people. Anxiety disorders are the most common form of mental illness in the U.S., afflicting approximately 13.3 percent of all adults. ...
The author discusses the unique set of problems encountered by people caring for a family member suffering from mental illness. The primary focus is on helping caregivers preserve their own well-being and balance while providing the best possible assistance to the afflicted person. The book contains practical advice from numerous mental health ...
Learn how to give your adopted child a positive, loving home. '"Parenting Your Adopted Child" is a welcome source of practical, useful parenting advice to parents and friends' - Susan Caughman, editor and publisher, "Adoptive Families" magazine. Parents of adopted children face unique challenges in addition to all the "regular" problems other ...
This book contains more than 2,000 entries on all aspects of phobias, fears, and anxieties. An estimated 19.2 million adults in the United States have experienced some form of phobia, ranging from the common fear of large dogs to the unusual fear of gravity, fear of developing a fever, or fear of strange people. Anxiety disorders are the most ...
Millions of Americans - from adolescents to senior citizens - are ruled by addictive behaviors that may destroy their lives as well as the lives of their families, friends, and even strangers. "The Encyclopedia of Addictions and Addictive Behaviors" is an A-to-Z reference to addictive behaviors, their signs, symptoms, and causes, as well as how to ...
Hearing that you have prostate cancer, or even that you may have it, is very scary. But this disease, in many cases, is curable. Even if you have advanced cancer that's spread beyond the prostate, many treatments help extend your life for years. You need good information to help you with the decisions that lie ahead, and this book provides you ...
"The Encyclopedia of Adoption, Third Edition" covers many new developments since publication of the previous edition. These additions include the Adoption and Safe Families Act, a federal law that was created to encourage the adoption of foster children, which has now been fully implemented by all states and has led to a drastic increase in the ...
You're no idiot, of course. You've applied for jobs, colleges, and even a driver's license. But when it comes applying for adoption, you don't know where to begin. Start here! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Adoption makes the adoption process easy. In sensitive, straight-forward language, adoption expert Chris Adamec shows you how to prepare for ...
An essential resource for anyone considering adoption. Millions consider adoption each year, but the decision to adopt poses a host of complex questions for potential parents, particularly if spouses disagree. Are you sure you are ready to adopt? What are the issues concerning adopting a child of a different race? How is adoptive parenting unique? ...
For millions of Americans who dream of having a family, adoption is the answer. This indispensable handbook leads would-be parents smoothly through the entire process. Compassionately written by an expert who is herself an adoptive parent, it provides easy-to-follow information on every type of adoption.
Just when working families thought they had enough on their plates, many of them are now faced with having to make decisions regarding the health and well-being of their aging parents. Do they need care? Should they be in a nursing home? What does it cost? Is it clean? Is it safe? What if they don't want to go? And what other options are available ...
The elderly population continues to grow at a swift rate - in 2000 there were more than 35 million people in the U.S. over the age of 65, and this number is set to double by the year 2030. Various social, medical, ethical, and philosophical issues raised by this burgeoning group affect, directly or indirectly, the entire world population. The ...
The endocrine system includes the adrenal glands, the hypothalamus, the pancreas, the parathyroid, the pineal gland, the pituitary gland, the ovaries, the testicles, and the thyroid, all of which are actively involved in major and minor life processes. Millions of people in the U.S. suffer from endocrine diseases and disorders, including several ...
When an individual suffers from an impulse control disorder, that person has little or no control over repeated impulsive acts, causing problems for him or her. Impulse control disorders include pathological gambling, pyromania, kleptomania, intermittent explosive disorder, and trichotillomania, or hair-pulling disorder. People with these ...
Becoming a freelance writer doesn't have to mean choosing the life of a starving artist or penniless dreamer. Talented people can make a good living in a fun and exciting career as a freelance writer if they learn to treat it as a business. This practical guide offers tips on: -- Advantages of becoming a freelancer -- Knowing when to quit your ...
This is a comprehensive reference to addictive behaviors - their symptoms, causes, and treatments. Although substance abuse is a major problem in the United States, other less common addictions, such as shopping, gambling, plastic surgery, weight loss, and food can be just as destructive. From adolescents to senior citizens, millions of Americans ...
Diabetes is a complex metabolic disorder in which inadequate levels of insulin can result in abnormal carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism, leading to heart disease, stroke, hypertension, blindness, kidney disease, and other serious medical problems. The illness affects nearly twenty million Americans, with 800,000 new cases diagnosed each ...
For the millions of couples who are unable to conceive a child but are unwilling to give up their dreams of parenthood, Adamec has written an indispensable, thoroughly researched guidebook that takes readers step-by-step through the adoption process and provides all the information needed to make empowered choices about lawyers, agencies, and more.
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