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AIDS: Setting a Feminist Agenda" presents an overview of the important issues raised for feminist theory and practice by the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and outlines the direction in which feminist debates about the subject are developing. It makes essential links between ... read more

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One woman in nine on a Western diet will get breast cancer at some time in her life. Nutrition is one vital way of preventing its occurrence and, if breast cancer is diagnosed, of helping the body to recover and thrive without recurrence. Suzannah Olivier, a qualified nutritionist and long-term survi... read more

Includes practical advice for patients undergoing cancer treatment and those in remission. The authors explore the links between diet and cancer and puts forward the idea of diet itself as an alternative form of treatment, although patients following orthodox treat... read more

Study the latest research findings by international experts! This comprehensive volume presents state-of-the-art scientific research on the therapeutic uses of cannabis and its derivatives. All too often, discussions of the potential medical uses of this substance are distorted by political considerat... read more

Death is inevitable, but when someone we love dies, we are rarely, if ever, prepared for the trauma that follows. But though reactions to death are intensely personal and varied, it is possible to construct a framework for the rebuilding of a shattered life that anyone can use, and that is what C... read more

Both a reference work and a health guide, For Women Only! joins together hands-on advice from the country's leading health practicioners with essays, interviews, anc commentary by leading thinkers, activists, writers, doctors, and sociologists. Contributors include the Boston Women's Health Book Colle... read more

The time is ripe. Prepare to read this brave, true story about how HIV can be transferred female to female and why everyone should be tested.
GETTING UNSTUCK is an expressive autobiography that is presented in the form of a conversation between Conscious and her therapist Allan after he strategi... read more

Though only 26 per cent of the UK adult population now smokes, smoking is actually on the increase among young people. A particular problem exists with teenage girls, though children as young as 8 to 12 are smoking. This book offers a guide to parents on how to stop their children smoking, starting wi... read more

Bringing a feminist perspective to the AIDS crisis--with a focused look at how AIDS has affected the lives of women of all walks of life across the country--Gena Corea's extensive research, in-depth interviews, and compelling prose provide riveting portraits of women infected with HIV.

Takes the reader inside the high-stakes world of viral research - the frontline in the war against colds, influenza and AIDS. With the latest findings on HIV, this book should appeal to anyone interested in cutting-edge medical and genetic research.