Book Review: Coping With Prednisone – It May Work Miracles, But How Do You Handle the Side Effects (*And Other Cortisone-Related Medicines)

By Eugenia Zukerman & Julie R. Ingelfinger, MD Have you ever had the chance to experience the tranquil sounds of classical music? I'll bet you have. Have you ever picked each and every instrument out one-by-one as your brain separates wood from string? These are the thoughts that leaped into m

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Book Review: Everyone’s Guide to Cancer Survivorship: A Road Map For Better Health

Authors: R.N., Holly Gautier, M.D., Ernest H. Rosenbaum Right away this book's title caught my eye. The idea of a book being written from the positive point of view of "survivorship" is wonderful but unfortunately rare. Patients and loved ones want answers on not only how to get better, but what to

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Book Review: Whale Song A Novel by Cheryl Kaye Tardif

This is a short novel by a Canadian author, Cheryl Kaye Tardif. I love books that are a quick read, but don't feel "short". These kind of books keep you occupied, especially on planes or doctor's waiting rooms and this is certainly one of those good short stories that you can finish in one sitting.

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Book Review: IBS Chat: Real Life Stories and Solutions

IBS Chat: Real Life Stories and Solutions is a compilation of the best postings by members of the Internet-based Irritable Bowel Syndrome Self Help and Support Group, www.ibsgroup.org. Since I run the message boards at butyoudontlooksick.com I was curious to read these postings to see if their commu

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Book Review: Know Your Numbers, Outlive Your Diabetes

Book Review: Know Your Numbers, Outlive Your Diabetes: 5 Essential Health Factors You Can Master to Enjoy a Long and Healthy Life I recently had the pleasure of stumbling upon Amy Tendrich's blog about living with diabetes. I found her writing to be easy to read and interesting (an unusual combinati

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Book Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

"The two men appeared out of nowhere, a few yards apart in the narrow, moonlit lane." Thus begins the most anticipated work of young adult fiction in my lifetime. Even though I am an adult, no longer considered young, I purchased a copy of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" for myself. I am not

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Book Review: God’s Spy by Juan Gomez-Jurado

Translated from Spanish to English by James Graham. This complicated and twisted book is extremely well written and gripping in content. When a cardinal is murdered in the Vatican City just prior to Pope John Paul’s death, the country’s police quietly cover up the murder in order to keep peace d

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Book Review: “Around the World in 80 Dates – a True Story” by Jennifer Cox

Jennifer Cox, head of PR and spokesperson for Lonely Planet Publications, was tired of feeling like her love life was suffering from her work life. She had always wanted a vibrant and interesting career and had put a lot of time and effort into achieving that, but her love life was a series of bad r

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Book Review: We Are All Welcomed Here.

This book was truly inspirational for me. It demonstrates that no matter what disability or limitations we have, living life to it’s fullest is always possible. “We Are All Welcomed Here” is about a young mother, who in her last month of pregnancy contracts polio. She is taken to the hospital

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Book Review: The Good Guy by Dean Koontz

Sitting in a friend’s dark and quiet bar after a good day’s work as a stone mason, Timothy Carrier takes some time to unwind. A nervous stranger sidles up to him and opens an odd conversation in code. The stranger believes that Carrier is the hit man he wishes to hire. Sliding over an envelope

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