Crisis and Contagion

Edited by Ian McKay
Categories: Health, illness and addiction: social aspects

Crisis and Contagion is a selection of fourteen interviews conducted by Ian McKay of the Wilson Institute at McMaster University. Interviews with Nancy Fraser, Mike Davis, Mack Penner, Andreas Malm, and ...

Science Goes Viral

By (author) Dr. Joe Schwarcz
Categories: Chemistry

Dr. Joe provides a framework for coming to grips with the onslaught of COVID-19 information and misinformation. He reminds us that although our daily activities have been hijacked by the pandemic, life ...

Open Every Window

By (author) Jane Munro
Categories: Memoirs

Open Every Window reveals the pain and power inherent in loving and being loved. A poignant evocation for anyone who has experienced loss, it will entrance with its lyricism and comfort with the writer’s ...

Lyme Disease, Ticks and You

By (author) Shelley Ball
Categories: Coping with illness and specific health conditions

Lyme Disease, Ticks and You is an easy-to-follow and essential guide to understanding, detecting and treating Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. Dr. Ball has gathered together the information and resources ...

Kimiko Does Cancer

Text by Kimiko Tobimatsu
Illustrated by Keet Geniza
Categories: Graphic novel / Comic book: memoirs, true stories and non-fiction

A moving and honest graphic memoir about the unexpected cancer journey of a young, queer, mixed-race woman. With tender illustrations by Keet Geniza, Kimiko Does Cancer is a book that upends the traditional ...

Living with Parkinson's Disease

By (author) Michael Okun MD, Irene A. Malaty MD & Wissam Deeb MD
Categories: Diets and dieting, nutrition

Living with Parkinson’s Disease is a critical resource for Parkinson’s disease patients and their families. Presented in a friendly and easy-to-understand way, this book addresses PD-related issues ...

Diabetes Essentials

By (author) Karen Graham RD, CDE & Mansur Shomali MD, CM
Categories: Diets and dieting, nutrition
Series: Health and Wellness

This new guide from Karen Graham is a shorter companion book to Complete Diabetes Guide and Diabetes Meals for Good Health Cookbook. Diabetes Essentials includes easy diabetes tips covering 72 subjects, ...

Indigenous Peoples and Dementia

Edited by Wendy Hulko, Danielle Wilson & Jean Balestrery
Categories: Coping with Alzheimer’s and dementia

Health organizations in Canada, the United States, and New Zealand are responding to the urgent need for guidance on how best to address dementia in Indigenous communities. This innovative volume brings ...

Reverberations

By (author) Marion Agnew
Categories: Coping with ageing

Most people think Alzheimer’s Disease is the same as memory loss, if they think about it at all, and hope that if they ignore it hard enough, it will go away. Marion Agnew’s world changed as her mother—a ...

The Complete Lymphedema Management and Nutrition Guide

By (author) Jean LaMantia RD & Ann DiMenna PT, CDT
Foreword by Ewa Szumacher MD, FRCP(C), Med
Categories: Diets and dieting, nutrition

This is an essential guide for anyone experiencing symptoms of lymphedema. The book includes expert information on underlying causes, symptoms, effective treatments, and therapeutic exercises supported ...