Published 100 years after the most devastating pandemic in world history, this title uses previously unpublished records, memoirs, diaries and government publications to uncover the human story behind the Spanish Flu of 1918.

Diabetes, particularly Type 2 Diabetes, is perhaps one of the biggest health threats we face today. There are a number of factors, creating a 'perfect storm' which come together to create diabetes, not least the diet we eat and the lifestyles adopted generally in the 21st century. This is a comprehensive guide to diabetes, updated to 2024, whether type 1 or type 2 and offers the reader guidelines which will help to either avoid the onset or, if already...

Asthma is a common lung condition that causes breathing difficulties with varying degrees of severity. It affects people of all ages and often starts in childhood, although it can also develop for the first time in adults. There's currently no cure, but there are simple treatments that can help keep the symptoms under control, so it doesn't have a big impact on your life. This book looks at the causes of asthma and what can be done to alleviate them...

This is a comprehensive guide to all aspects of Parkinson's and issues affecting Parkinson's sufferers. It gives advice on techniques for coping with the diagnosis, finding the right doctors, diets and, overall, dealing with the condition and the attendant stress.

13 January, 2020. A bulletin from Health Protection Scotland is sent to all GP practices, describing a 'novel Wuhan coronavirus'. 'Current reports describe no evidence of significant human to human transmission, including no infections of healthcare workers,' it says reassuringly. In this book, GP Gavin Francis will take you beyond the headlines to the reality of the pandemic response, from his surgery in Edinburgh to care homes and remote and fragile...

This revelatory book charts and explains the impact and consequences of successive pandemics, plagues and epidemics on the course of world history - all through the lens of today's ongoing global experience of COVID-19. Ranging from prehistory to the present day, it first defines what constitutes a pandemic or epidemic then looks at 20 guilty diseases: including cholera, influenza, bubonic plague, leprosy, measles, smallpox, malaria, AIDS, MERS, SARS,...

This essential guidebook presents the wide range of issues faced by family carers and dementia patients. Grounded in real stories, the book includes case studies, frequently asked questions and expert advice.

If you were diagnosed with a condition for which there was no known cure, what would you do? Nick Duerden is a writer and journalist. This is his memoir about a long period of ill health, and how he was forced to plunge, like it or not, into the often bewildering but increasingly blossoming world of alternative therapy in pursuit of a cure.

Discover how medicines work, what they treat, their risks, benefits, and side effects from this new edition. Clear and easy-to-use, this guide explains what the major drug groups are and what they are used for. It explains how drugs work, dosage and side-effects, and possible interactions with other medicines. Clear, concise, and jargon-free, the book provides guidance for anybody taking medication or wanting to know more about the drugs used in common...

Marley Hall is a midwife and mum of five - in other words, she's seen it all. In her 'Guide for Everyone', you'll find answers to questions you never knew you wanted to ask. Like, what do these clinical terms mean? What are my choices? And is there a 'right' way to give birth or take care of my baby? Birth is a unique experience for every person, and the book contains the latest guidance that will help you to understand the full picture all the way...