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Marathon Medicine
The textbook Marathon Medicine is simply the best text that exists today on medicine and related topics for the marathon.

Socialized medicine on life support: the Supreme Court of Canada finally gets one right
GOVERNMENT HEALTH-CARE enthusiasts in the United States have long looked to Canada as a leading light of health care fairness and equity.

Let's face reality: more musings on the Future of Family Medicine
Family physicians are impressive in their social commitment.

Osteopathic physicians and the family medicine workforce
Historically, osteopathic physicians have made an important contribution to the primary care workforce. More than one half of osteopathic physicians are primary care physicians, and most of these are family physicians.

Defensive medicine widespread among OBs
David M. Studdert, LLB, ScD, MPH, of the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston,

Sleep Medicine
Sleep Medicine By Teofilo L. Lee-Chiong Jr, Michael J. Sateia, and Mary A. Carskadon, eds. Philadelphia, PA: Hanley & Belfus, Inc., 2002; 737 pp; $75.00

The art of medicine in Ancient Egypt
THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS inhabited a perilous land. In addition to the dangerous animals with which they came into regular contact--including lions, hippopotami,

The Renewal of Generosity: Illness, Medicine, and How to Live
The Renewal of Generosity: Illness, Medicine, and How to Live.

Alternative medicine gets battered by a dull object
It was inevitable that the proponents of toximolecular medicine would find a new Terminator to take the place of the late Victor Herbert.

Neem supreme: this evergreen tree, called a "village pharmacy," is a mainstay of Eastern medicine
IT MEANS "bestower of good health," from the Sanskrit nimba. Its medical use can be traced to India's ancient spiritual texts, the Vedas, which called the tree sarva toga nivarini, or "one that cures all ailments."

Reading the Bible in the Strange World of Medicine
Reading the Bible in the Strange World of Medicine.

Overdo$ed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine
Overdo$ed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine John Abramson 2005, 352 pages $13.95 softcover

On the Take: How Medicine's Complicity with Big Business Can Endanger Your Health
On the Take: How Medicine's Complicity with Big Business Can Endanger Your Health.

Interventional Pulmonary Medicine: Lung Biology in Health and Disease; Volume 189
Interventional Pulmonary Medicine: Lung Biology in Health and Disease; Volume 189 By John F. Beamis Jr, Praveen N. Mathur, and Atul C. Mehta, eds. New York, NY: Marcel Dekker, 2004:689 pp; $199.95