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1	The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures more books like this by Anne Fadiman (Preface by) The author tells the story of the Lees, a family of Hmong refugees in California whose epileptic baby daughter, Lia, is taken in hand by the Western medical establishment. The Lees believe that Lia's condition is caused by spirits called dabs, who had caught her and made her fall down. Her doctors want to treat her condition with sophisticated ... see all copies from $3.77! new only from $6.33! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Footprints of God more books like this by Greg Iles From acclaimed "New York Times" bestselling author Greg Iles comes a cutting-edge thriller in which the next phase of human evolution may not be human at all.... In a secret government lab, America's top scientists work on Trinity -- a supercomputer that could surpass the power of the human mind. As the project's ethicist, Dr. David Tennant works ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Cradle Will Fall more books like this by Mary Higgins Clark A minor road accident landed county prosecutor Katie DeMaio in Westlake Hospital. That night, from her window, she thought she saw a man load a woman's body into the trunk of a car...or was it just a sleeping pill induced nightmare? At work the next day, Katie began investigating a suicide that looked more like murder. Initial evidence pointed ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Issues & Ethics in the Helping Professions more books like this by Gerald Corey The text concentrates upon the professional and ethical issues that most affect the actual practice of counselling. The authors raise significant questions such as: how does the therapist's values and life experiences affect the therapeutic process? What are the rights and responsibilities of both the client and the helper? They then offer a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $41.95! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Law and Ethics for Medical Careers more books like this by Karen Judson "Law and Ethics for Medical Careers, 4th Edition", provides an overview of the laws and ethics you should know to help you give competent, compassionate care to patients that is within acceptable legal and ethical boundaries. The text can also serve as a guide to help you resolve the many legal and ethical questions you may reasonably expect to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.85! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Clinical Ethics: A Practical Approach to Ethical Decisions in Clinical Medicine more books like this by Mr. Albert R Jonsen A practical handbook giving information relevant to the ethical issues and decisions a health care provider must deal with on a daily basis. Brief case illustrations cover the issues at hand, instead of complicated legal and philosophical discussions. The book is organized to provide easy access to both special ethical problems and more general ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.75! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Principles of Biomedical Ethics more books like this by Professor Tom L Beauchamp, James F Childress This edition represents a thorough-going revision of what has become a classic text in biomedical ethics. Major structural changes mark the revision. The authors have added a new concluding chapter on methods that, along with its companion chapter on moral theory, emphasizes convergence across theories, coherence in moral justification, and the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $34.44! \| first editions
8	Final Exam: A Surgeon's Reflections on Mortality more books like this by Pauline W Chen Chen, a brilliant transplant surgeon, charts her personal and professional rites of passage in dealing with mortality. Focusing on the enormous moral and psychological pressures on doctors, Chen also reports on signs of change within the profession. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.76! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Ethics: Theory & Contemporary Issues more books like this by Barbara MacKinnon Closely examine the major areas of ethical theory as well as a broad range of contemporary moral debates using MacKinnonas acclaimed ETHICS: THEORY AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES, Sixth Edition. Recognized for its breadth of coverage, this book provides a superbly balanced introduction that effectively integrates ethical theory with todayas most relevant ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.78! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Biomedical Ethics more books like this by Thomas A Mappes This anthology with case studies provides insightful and comprehensive treatment of ethical issues in medicine. Appropriate for courses taught in philosophy departments as well as in schools on medicine and nursing, "Biomedical Ethics" 4th edition, covers provocative topics including AIDS, animal experimentation, age-based rationing, and hospital ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $35.00! \| first editions
11 view cover	Ethics & Issues in Contemporary Nursing more books like this by Margaret A Burkhardt, PH.D., R.N., Alvita K Nathaniel, M.S.N., R.N. Ethics and Issues in Contemporary Nursing explores the theories, models and principles that serve as guides for ethically sound behavior within a nursing context. This text addresses the complexities created by science and technological advances, the variety of settings in which nurses practice, and the diversity of the patients in their care, all ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.00! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present more books like this by Harriet A Washington "Medical Apartheid" is the first and only comprehensive history of medical experimentation on African Americans, from the era of slavery to today. Washington details the ways both slaves and freedmen have been used in hospitals for experiments conducted without their knowledge. see all copies from $9.21! new only from $9.21! \| SVS
13 view cover	Medical Law and Ethics more books like this by Bonnie F Fremgen This bestseller presents a wealth of timely information on the legal and ethical principles in healthcare. Noted for its straightforward style in which it acquaints readers with essential information, the book examines topics such as the patient/physician relationship, professional liability, medical malpractice prevention, the medical record, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $27.20! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Intervention and Reflection: Basic Issues in Medical Ethics more books like this by Ronald Munson The most widely used medical ethics textbook today, Munson's "Intervention and Reflection" is a collection of the most up to date and influential articles addressing the most pressing contemporary debates in medical ethics. Also delivering a wide variety of timely and provocative cases for consideration, "Intervention and Reflection" provides ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $25.00! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Nursing Ethics: Across the Curriculum and Into Practice more books like this by Janie Butts This text provides foundational knowledge about ethics and decision-making strategies to prepare nurses for the moral issues they experience daily. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.79! \| first editions
16 view cover	Bad Blood: The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment more books like this by James Howard Jones From 1932 to 1972, the United States Public Health Service conducted a non-therapeutic experiment involving over 400 black male sharecroppers infected with syphilis. The Tuskegee Study had nothing to do with treatment. It purpose was to trace the spontaneous evolution of the disease in order to learn how syphilis affected black subjects. The men ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.99! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	First, do no harm more books like this by Lisa Belkin As medicine grows more capable, our choices grow more complicated. How far should we go to save a life? Who decides? And who pays? "First, Do No Harm" looks at the inner workings of a modern hospital. Lisa Belkin takes through a dramatic summer at Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas, and introduces us to the people who make life-and-death decisions ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.65! \| first editions \| SVS
18	Medical Law, Ethics, and Bioethics for Ambulatory Care more books like this by Marcia A Lewis, Carol D Tamparo, PhD, CMA-A -- Vignettes dramatize the real-life significance of abstract legal and ethical principles -- All legal concepts and laws pertinent to the medical practice setting are presented clearly and logically -- Managed care and health care reform have been woven throughout the text -- All legal issues updated to reflect the latest decisions -- All ethics ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.17!
19 view cover	Denial of the Soul: Spiritual and Medical Perspectives on Euthanasia and Mortality more books like this by M Scott Peck, M.D. An exploration of euthanasia which considers the spiritual and moral perspectives. Stories from the author's own experiences are used to consider the core issues that arise when people face the decision of euthanasia. The deeper meanings of life and death are faced and the question asked whether there is an ethical right to euthanasia. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Classic Cases in Medical Ethics: Accounts of Cases That Have Shaped Medical Ethics more books like this by Gregory E Pence This text provides coverage of the most discussed topics and up-to-date cases in medical ethics. Each topic is enriched with important background, history and context, and supplemented with a discussion of the most pertinent philosophical theories and ethical issues behind it. Anecdotal updates are included at the end of chapters to give readers ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $21.39! \| signed copies \| SVS
21 view cover	Ethical dimensions in the health professions more books like this by Ruth B Purtilo This informative text is designed to provide a comprehensive and readable ethics textbook to meet the ethics education needs of all major allied health professions instructional programs. The focus is on the allied health professional's decision-making challenges when ethics issues arise within clinical practice and other major roles that ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Money-Driven Medicine: The Real Reason Health Care Costs So Much more books like this by Maggie Mahar From financial journalist Mahar, this sweeping portrait of the business of the healthcare industry over the last 20 years is filled with characters, gripping stories, and trenchant economic, political, and business insights. see all copies from $2.61! new only from $6.99! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Sociology of Health, Healing and Illness more books like this by Gregory L Weiss (Preface by), Lynne E Lonnquist (Preface by) For Medical Sociology, Sociology of Health, and Sociology of Health and Illness courses taught at the junior/senior level in sociology and allied health departments. This student-friendly text reflects important changes in health care and significant advancements in medical sociology. It provides an in-depth overview of the field. It offers solid ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.49! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Contemporary Issues in Bioethics more books like this by Tom L Beauchamp Contemporary Issues in Bioethics presents a breadth of issues and balanced coverage of the most important topics in bioethics, including human reproduction, euthanasia and assisted suicide, genetics, the right to health care, organ transplantation, human and animal research, and planning for threats to public health. With a diverse range of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.71! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Stem Cell Controversy: Debating the Issues more books like this by Professor Michael Ruse (Editor), Christopher A Pynes (Editor) Stem cell research is headline news. Researchers are eager to move forward, state governments and private foundations are rushing to support it, and the sick and afflicted are desperate for its benefits. Yet powerful forces in our society - led by President George W. Bush - find it morally troubling and they are doing all in their powers to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.19! \| first editions

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