“The Atlas of Disease gives a unique perspective on how epidemics have spread throughout history, from the fourteenth-century plague that devastated Europe and the lethal outbreaks of cholera in the Read more…
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Peggy Lighterman vows she will never be like her father. His was a life blighted by alcohol addiction and an untimely demise. Hers, one of placid fulfilment in the urban Read more…
“We all know that taking good care of our skin is the key to any effective health and beauty regime. But with so much conflicting information out there, the path Read more…
This is not a book for the faint hearted. As a guide for patients proposing to take on the medical establishment that is just as it should be. It is Read more…
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INVITATION BOOK LAUNCH Flanders House in the UK and Gompel&Svacina Publishers kindly invite MJA members to the book launch of The Real Father of the Pill By Karl van den Read more…
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Mostly We Had It Good: A Baby Boomer’s Journey, by Tim Albert, reviewed by Michael O’Donnell. When Tim Albert told his friends that he was writing an autobiography some asked, Read more…
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