I wrote this book to help families who have a child with a traumatic brain injury. My daughter was involved in an accident, the severity of which changed her life and the lives of our family forever. During her accident, subsequent treatment, and recovery I found professional systems to be lacking in information and support.

Technical medical expertise to keep Tania alive was available, but there was a shortage of awareness for the family's pain, helplessness and frustration. Information and resources that could have helped us cope better were either not available or easily assessable.

Here is how this book can help you:

• Part One is Tania's story and mine which will give you insight into our journey.
• Part Two gives details on issues many of us face and solutions that are available to help.
• Part Three is a resource listing of helpful books and web sites.

When I think of my experience as a mother of a traumatically brain injured child, despite the sadness I feel, I realize that I can take this seemingly worthless experience and create some meaning by helping families and professionals better deal with brain trauma with brain trauma.

I wrote this book to help families who have a child with a traumatic brain injury. My daughter was involved in an accident, the severity of which changed her life and the lives of our family forever. During her accident, subsequent treatment, and recovery I found professional systems to be lacking in information and support.

Technical medical expertise to keep Tania alive was available, but there was a shortage of awareness for the family's pain, helplessness and frustration. Information and resources that could have helped us cope better were either not available or easily assessable.

Here is how this book can help you:

• Part One is Tania's story and mine which will give you insight into our journey.
• Part Two gives details on issues many of us face and solutions that are available to help.
• Part Three is a resource listing of helpful books and web sites.

When I think of my experience as a mother of a traumatically brain injured child, despite the sadness I feel, I realize that I can take this seemingly worthless experience and create some meaning by helping families and professionals better deal with brain trauma with brain trauma.

Cancer is one of the most devastating diseases in the world today, but early prevention remains the key to controlling it. Charles H. Chen shows that through a strict regime of diet, exercise, and other healthy lifestyle changes, you can increase your chances of keeping cancer from your doorstep.

Diagnosed with colon cancer in 1998, Chen decided to tackle the disease head on and was determined to learn the causes of cancer, the treatments, and prevention methods. Chen brings a unique perspective to this subject as both a medical doctor and a cancer survivor, breaking down the various aspects of this worldwide epidemic. Practical and concise, An Intimate Relationship covers topics such as:

• Screenings for men and women
• Benefits of early diagnosis
• Treatment options
• Prevention and healthy lifestyle choices

As a gynecologist, Chen also focuses on women's cancer issues, including breast cancer and hormone replacement therapy. He also provides tips to help you achieve good health through the consumption of organic foods, antioxidants, and nutritional supplements.

Don't become a statistic-increase your chances of avoiding cancer and improve your overall health with An Intimate Relationship.

Cancer is one of the most devastating diseases in the world today, but early prevention remains the key to controlling it. Charles H. Chen shows that through a strict regime of diet, exercise, and other healthy lifestyle changes, you can increase your chances of keeping cancer from your doorstep.

Diagnosed with colon cancer in 1998, Chen decided to tackle the disease head on and was determined to learn the causes of cancer, the treatments, and prevention methods. Chen brings a unique perspective to this subject as both a medical doctor and a cancer survivor, breaking down the various aspects of this worldwide epidemic. Practical and concise, An Intimate Relationship covers topics such as:

• Screenings for men and women
• Benefits of early diagnosis
• Treatment options
• Prevention and healthy lifestyle choices

As a gynecologist, Chen also focuses on women's cancer issues, including breast cancer and hormone replacement therapy. He also provides tips to help you achieve good health through the consumption of organic foods, antioxidants, and nutritional supplements.

Don't become a statistic-increase your chances of avoiding cancer and improve your overall health with An Intimate Relationship.

Cancer is one of the most devastating diseases in the world today, but early prevention remains the key to controlling it. Charles H. Chen shows that through a strict regime of diet, exercise, and other healthy lifestyle changes, you can increase your chances of keeping cancer from your doorstep.

Diagnosed with colon cancer in 1998, Chen decided to tackle the disease head on and was determined to learn the causes of cancer, the treatments, and prevention methods. Chen brings a unique perspective to this subject as both a medical doctor and a cancer survivor, breaking down the various aspects of this worldwide epidemic. Practical and concise, An Intimate Relationship covers topics such as:

• Screenings for men and women
• Benefits of early diagnosis
• Treatment options
• Prevention and healthy lifestyle choices

As a gynecologist, Chen also focuses on women's cancer issues, including breast cancer and hormone replacement therapy. He also provides tips to help you achieve good health through the consumption of organic foods, antioxidants, and nutritional supplements.

Don't become a statistic-increase your chances of avoiding cancer and improve your overall health with An Intimate Relationship.

Approximately fifty million people in the United States have no health insurance. Dr. Charles Chen, an obstetrician and gynecologist for almost thirty years, agrees with many people in this country that health insurance should cover every citizen, not just those who can afford to pay the rates.

A Plan for a Single Payer Health Care System takes an in-depth look at every aspect of our current health care system and provides a strategic plan, along with innovative solutions for reforming the system.

In an easy-to-understand format, Dr. Chen provides clear definitions and the pros and cons of utilizing three potential health care systems. Dr. Chen presents the results from his research on several international health care systems and then proposes the best solution for America. He recommends several concrete ideas, including establishing a Department of the National Health Care System, requesting the support of large corporations who pay high medical premiums for employees, and allowing uninsured citizens to purchase a low-cost health plan from the government.

The ability to receive medical treatment should be a basic human right. Dr. Chen's plan for improvement helps shine a bright light on a situation that has quickly become critical for this country. His plan will ultimately help ensure that all citizens have access to health insurance.

Approximately fifty million people in the United States have no health insurance. Dr. Charles Chen, an obstetrician and gynecologist for almost thirty years, agrees with many people in this country that health insurance should cover every citizen, not just those who can afford to pay the rates.

A Plan for a Single Payer Health Care System takes an in-depth look at every aspect of our current health care system and provides a strategic plan, along with innovative solutions for reforming the system.

In an easy-to-understand format, Dr. Chen provides clear definitions and the pros and cons of utilizing three potential health care systems. Dr. Chen presents the results from his research on several international health care systems and then proposes the best solution for America. He recommends several concrete ideas, including establishing a Department of the National Health Care System, requesting the support of large corporations who pay high medical premiums for employees, and allowing uninsured citizens to purchase a low-cost health plan from the government.

The ability to receive medical treatment should be a basic human right. Dr. Chen's plan for improvement helps shine a bright light on a situation that has quickly become critical for this country. His plan will ultimately help ensure that all citizens have access to health insurance.

Approximately fifty million people in the United States have no health insurance. Dr. Charles Chen, an obstetrician and gynecologist for almost thirty years, agrees with many people in this country that health insurance should cover every citizen, not just those who can afford to pay the rates.

A Plan for a Single Payer Health Care System takes an in-depth look at every aspect of our current health care system and provides a strategic plan, along with innovative solutions for reforming the system.

In an easy-to-understand format, Dr. Chen provides clear definitions and the pros and cons of utilizing three potential health care systems. Dr. Chen presents the results from his research on several international health care systems and then proposes the best solution for America. He recommends several concrete ideas, including establishing a Department of the National Health Care System, requesting the support of large corporations who pay high medical premiums for employees, and allowing uninsured citizens to purchase a low-cost health plan from the government.

The ability to receive medical treatment should be a basic human right. Dr. Chen's plan for improvement helps shine a bright light on a situation that has quickly become critical for this country. His plan will ultimately help ensure that all citizens have access to health insurance.

In these 50 years of doctoring, I wandered from the bedside frequently, founded a new medical school, helped create the largest education institution in the world for heart doctors, served a year and half apprenticeship in the political process in Washington, led U.S. State Department-sponsored teaching groups of physicians to 20 countries, was in and out of Asia 40 times-including being in the first group of physicians in China after 22 years of the Bamboo Curtain, taught clinical medicine to practicing physicians at a twice a year, ten day retreat for 30 years, produced a monthly one hour audiotape for physicians for 18 consecutive years, and wrote a once a month essay for medical students, their parents, and physicians for 25 years.

None of that proves that the opinions expressed are right. Perhaps they do verify that the writer has survived exposure to very critical audiences.

El papel de la medicina homeopática es encontrar el remedio que en su patogénesis contenga los síntomas más similares. Este remedio se denomina "simillinum".

Al decir "síntoma del enfermo" se incluyen el conjunto de los síntomas: no tan sólo los de la enfermedad, sino también los del enfermo, los que corresponden a su reacción personal frente a la enfermedad.

Podemos resumir este concepto del siguiente modo: la homeopatía cura la enfermedad, sino al enfermo y a su enfermedad.

El libro ha sido pensado para encontrar rápidamente la descripción de un determinado remedio o lo que se puede hacer en caso contrario, contiene dos partes bien diferenciadas:
-La materia médica: el estudio simplificado de las principales propiedades terapéuticas de los remedios homeopáticos más empleados.
-El léxico terapéutico: donde podrán encontrarse los diferentes remedios indicados en el tratamiento de cada tipo de dolencia.

Con la finalidad de ser eminentemente práctico y no confundir al lector, se han escogido los remedios más utilizados y se han destacado las indicaciones terapéuticas más importantes para facilitar la tarea tanto del homeópata como del paciente que buscan una explicación rápida, clara y precisa.

El autor, Claude Binet, estudió medicina en París y es autor de varios libros sobre el tema.

Most people will, at some point or another, either find themselves dressed in a tiny hospital gown or staring at someone else dressed in a tiny hospital gown. Whether from the perspective of a patient, a family member, or a medical professional, we all have a significant stake in the process of medical education. While numerous memoirs recount physicians’ grueling experiences during residency, few focus on the even more formative portion of medical training: the third year of medical school—the clinical year. Short White Coat: Lessons from Patients on Becoming a Doctor is the disarmingly honest, yet endearing and sometimes funny account of a medical student’s humbling initiation into the world of patient care.

Written during his third year of medical school at the University of Pennsylvania, James Feinstein's Short White Coat uses a series of engaging narrative essays to illustrate the universal life lessons that his very first patients teach him. He gracefully examines some of the most common issues and feelings that medical students encounter while learning how to meet, talk with, touch, and care for their patients. Along the way, he learns from his own mistakes before discovering the answer to the question that plagues every medical student: "Do I have what it takes to become a doctor?"

For more information, please visit the author's website at http://www.shortwhitecoat.com

Short White Coat has made the "short list" of finalists for the Hoffer Award: http://www.hofferaward.com/HAbookshortlist.html

Most people will, at some point or another, either find themselves dressed in a tiny hospital gown or staring at someone else dressed in a tiny hospital gown. Whether from the perspective of a patient, a family member, or a medical professional, we all have a significant stake in the process of medical education. While numerous memoirs recount physicians’ grueling experiences during residency, few focus on the even more formative portion of medical training: the third year of medical school—the clinical year. Short White Coat: Lessons from Patients on Becoming a Doctor is the disarmingly honest, yet endearing and sometimes funny account of a medical student’s humbling initiation into the world of patient care.

Written during his third year of medical school at the University of Pennsylvania, James Feinstein's Short White Coat uses a series of engaging narrative essays to illustrate the universal life lessons that his very first patients teach him. He gracefully examines some of the most common issues and feelings that medical students encounter while learning how to meet, talk with, touch, and care for their patients. Along the way, he learns from his own mistakes before discovering the answer to the question that plagues every medical student: "Do I have what it takes to become a doctor?"

For more information, please visit the author's website at http://www.shortwhitecoat.com

Short White Coat has made the "short list" of finalists for the Hoffer Award: http://www.hofferaward.com/HAbookshortlist.html

Medical errors kill 98,000 patients per year in the United States. But you, the patient, can play a crucial role in preventing these mistakes by fully educating yourself about your own health. According to author and medical doctor Sheldon Cohen, the best way to secure this information is to get a comprehensive medical examination.

The Patient's Guide to the Complete Medical Examination and the Prevention of Medical Errors is the perfect tool to help you take charge of your health as you attempt to navigate through the United States' overburdened health-care system. Filled with essential information on what an examination should entail, Cohen reveals several key points you need to discuss with your doctor. These include your complete medical history, the functioning of each organ system, and laboratory data.

Once armed with your personal health information, you will be in a position to reduce your risk for medical error and live a longer, healthier life.

Medical errors kill 98,000 patients per year in the United States. But you, the patient, can play a crucial role in preventing these mistakes by fully educating yourself about your own health. According to author and medical doctor Sheldon Cohen, the best way to secure this information is to get a comprehensive medical examination.

The Patient's Guide to the Complete Medical Examination and the Prevention of Medical Errors is the perfect tool to help you take charge of your health as you attempt to navigate through the United States' overburdened health-care system. Filled with essential information on what an examination should entail, Cohen reveals several key points you need to discuss with your doctor. These include your complete medical history, the functioning of each organ system, and laboratory data.

Once armed with your personal health information, you will be in a position to reduce your risk for medical error and live a longer, healthier life.

My memoirs are rather slanted. They include only the successes and none of the failures. Clinical vignettes that illustrate the healing process follow my career from a medical internship at Georgetown, through a fellowship in Psychiatry at Boston's Beth Israel Hospital. The discovery of the warming point in schizophrenia at D.C. General was followed by the almost miraculous healing of several thousand acutely ill schizophrenics during two years as Chief Psychiatrist. There is a detailed case history of the full recovery of a chronic schizophrenic considered untreatable. Patients with drug-resistant suicidal depression were successfully treated through a unique form of psychosurgery.

"Couldn't put it down, a page turner. The book is well written, interesting, and above all full of love. Publication is imperative so that what you did at D.C. General to help unravel the mystery of schizophrenia will not be forgotten, and also that new generations of psychiatrists will be inspired to follow where you have led."
-Francis F. Barnes, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown University School of Medicine, and former Chief Psychiatrist at Sibley Memorial Hospital.

"Absolutely fascinated by your book. Did not put it down until I had read the entire book and highlighted so much of it. So thoughtful and so beautiful that it needs to be shared with as many people as possible."
-Richard Miller, ESQ., Trial lawyer in Kansas City, MO.

"Fascinated with your book. It's spell binding."
-Mrs. Patricia Normile, Professor of Economics at Montgomery College in Maryland.

"Very well written, flow easily and interestingly and is informative, uplifting and encouraging. A humane work."
-Mr. Thomas Cormack, West Point grad and Federal Career Officer.

"The book is compellingly written, with a fine blend of the personal and professional, and a healing message available to us all. It radiates the inner warmth it reports."
-Phyllis Trible, Baldwin Professor of Sacred Literature, Union Theological Seminary, New York.