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The Vaccine Controversy: The History, Use, and Safety of Vaccinations
While millions of Americans receive vaccinations each year, a vocal segment of the population is opposed to all immunizations—some even refusing to get mandated vaccinations for their children. In The Vaccine Controversy, Dr. Kurt Link—a specialist in internal medicine—explores that paradox and provides a history of vaccine development, including such possible future vaccines...
Super Baby Food
ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING you should know about feeding your baby and toddler from beginning solid foods through age three years. How and when to start your baby on solid foods, with detailed information on the best and safest high chair, spoons, bibs, and other feeding equipment. Which foods to introduce to your baby during each month of his first year, with details on proper food...
The Viagra Alternative: The Complete Guide to Overcoming Erectile Dysfunction Naturally
The most comprehensive guide to natural, safe, and permanent cures for impotence. * One of Europe's leading sex therapists introduces psychological and sexual techniques that can help the more than 30 million men who suffer from impotence. * Emphasizes holistic cures that treat body, mind, and spirit, including herbal remedies, homeopathy, yoga, aromatherapy, and diet changes. When...
West Meets East: Americans Adopt Chinese Children
Who are the new families that are appearing on city streets, in suburban malls, and at Fourth of July celebrations? The parents, in their 40s and 50s, are obviously Caucasian, and their very young daughters are obviously Chinese. This book is about these new "American & Chinese" families that are being formed through the mechanism of international adoption.
Siblings in Adoption and Foster Care: Traumatic Separations and Honored Connections
Normally, our relationships with our brothers and sisters are the longest relationships in our lives, outlasting time with our parents, and most marriages today. The sibling relationship is emotionally powerful and critically important, giving us a sense of continuity throughout life. So what happens when a child loses contact not only with his or her parents, but with siblings too? That is...
The Basics of Adoption: A Guide for Building Families in the U.S. and Canada
With about 70,000 domestic and international adoptions each year in the United States and Canada, adoption remains a major means of building families in both countries. Its continued success can be inferred not only from the yearly statistics, but from a report issued in 2003 by the U.S. Census Bureau. To the surprise of many, the report announced the existence of 1.6 million adopted children...
Adopting Maternity: White Women Who Adopt Transracially or Transnationally
Discusses the issues related to race, class, and gender involved in adoption based on in-depth interviews with 22 adoptive mothers. This text compares and contrasts the experiences of white women who adopted Asian, black, or biracial children. The bulk of the book is dedicated to presenting the women's words as they talk about their perceptions of fertility treatments, birth mothers, other...
Vaccinations: A Thoughtful Parent's Guide: How to Make Safe, Sensible Decisions about the Risks, Benefits, and Alternatives
• A balanced, comprehensive guide to routine childhood vaccinations that offers parents the information they need to make the right choices for their child.• Fairly examines the pros and cons of this highly charged issue. Deciding whether or when to vaccinate a child is one of the most important--and most difficult--health-care decisions a parent will ever make. The recent increase in...
The Reflexology Manual: An Easy-to-Use Illustrated Guide to the Healing Zones of the Hands and Feet
* Full-color illustrations throughout. * Detailed diagrams of pressure-point zones on the hands and feet. * Clear explanations of how to work with the energy meridians. * Ideal for beginners as well as experienced students of reflexology. An ancient therapy used in China, Egypt, and India, reflexology provides effective, holistic treatment for both common and more serious disorders....
