Woher kommt Corona? SARS­CoV­2 hält seit über zwei Jahren die Welt in Atem. Doch wo liegt der Ursprung des Virus und wie genau ist es entstanden? Wie ein Krimi ­nal kommissar hat sich der erfahrene Molekular­biologe Günter Theißen auf Spurensuche begeben und seit Anbeginn der Pandemie alle verfügbaren Fakten zusammenge tragen. Schon bald musste er jedoch feststellen, dass sich die Mehrzahl der Fachleute und ein Großteil der Medien auf eine...

"A rigorous, skeptical, deeply reported look at the new science behind the mind's extraordinary ability to heal the body Have you ever felt a surge of adrenaline after narrowly avoiding an accident? Salivated at the sight (or thought) of a sour lemon? Felt turned on just from hearing your partner's voice? If so, then you've experienced how dramatically the workings of your mind can affect your body. Yet while we accept that stress or anxiety can damage...

"The first authoritative and comprehensive guide for treating chronic pain with medical marijuana from a holistic family physician who has treated more than six thousand chronic pain patients with cannabis. While the number of patients using medical marijuana increases every year, misconceptions about cannabis and whether it's harmful or dangerous still exist. In Cannabis for Chronic Pain, Dr. Rav explains the potential of marijuana's capacity for...

After his mother dies, Tim Daniels must graduate from veterinarian school, find a job, pay-off his loans, keep his girlfriend content, and try to keep his head…all while removing a designer purse from a dog's stomach. Just another Tuesday morning… Anxiety has always been Tim's annoying friend. Embarrassing him in middle school, preventing him from taking chances, but lately, Tim's friend has become a looming enemy. Faced with the loss of his mother...

Es hat einen Grund, warum Diäten nie funktionieren: Unser Essverhalten ist in den für unsere automatisierten Verhaltensweisen zuständigen Basalganglien abgespeichert. Wenn wir unser Essverhalten ändern wollen, müssen wir deshalb zuerst unsere Basalganglien neu programmieren. Die Psychiaterin und Neurochirurgin Dr. Iris Zachenhofer und die Neurochirurgin Dr. Marion Reddy erklären, wie das geht, und an welchen Schrauben in unserem Gehirn wir noch...

"In 1899, in Brooklyn, New York, Dr. Noah Whitestone is called urgently to his wealthy neighbor's house to treat a five-year-old boy with a shocking set of symptoms. When the child dies suddenly later that night, Noah is accused by the boy's regular physician -- the powerful and politically connected Dr. Arnold Frias -- of prescribing a lethal dose of laudanum. To prove his innocence, Noah must investigate the murder -- for it must be murder -- and...

Unaware of her feelings for him, Martin asks Mrs. Tishell, the pharmacist, to babysit James Henry for the day. Fueled by a cocktail of self-prescribed drugs, she takes the baby and disappears. Martin, Louisa, Aunt Ruth, and PC Penhale pursue them to a castle high on a cliff.

"Charlotte Waverly gives up a life of privilege to serve as a Civil War nurse and finds herself up against corruption, opposition and wounded men. This historical novel is inspired by the letters and journals of one Civil War nurse, Georgeanna Woolsey"--

When journalist Hunter MacIntyre is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's, he realizes that his life is about to change, not to mention that he's been handed a certain death sentence. Alzheimer's is a disease affecting the patient's loved ones as much, if not more, than the patient themselves. In Hunter's case, that's his partner Ethan and their five-year-old daughter Amy. How will they react to, and deal with, Hunter's changing behavior, his memory...

Gib das, was dir wichtig ist, niemals auf, nur weil es nicht einfach ist. Ina und Richard lernen sich im Teresien-Hospiz kennen, wo Inas Großvater seine letzte Lebenszeit verbringt. Als Ina begreift, dass Richard kein Besucher, sondern schwer krank ist und nicht mehr lange zu leben hat, bricht für sie eine Welt zusammen. Denn längst haben sich die beiden ineinander verliebt. Nach anfänglichem Zögern lässt Ina sich auf diese ungewöhnliche...