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The foundations of the health sciences need to be
re-conceptualized. The mechanistic biomedical model seemingly so
successful in the past is now criticized for its failure to explain
what health is and how it can be maintained. The world's major
health problems no longer seem to be under control. "Towards a New
Science of Health" presents a radical alternative to current
biomedical thinking.
This unique and controversial book is the first to offer serious
practical ideas for the renewal of the health sciences. It provides
both a radical spirit of inquiry which draws on a broad knowledge
base and a variety of approaches, and a science which will build on
innovative research. Presenting an overview of all major paradigms
in the health sciences, their historical development, sociocultural
background and value, the book provides a framework for innovative
thinking in health. Drawing on a range of disciplinary perspectives
and focusing on a variety of approaches systems theory, human
experience, and biography, the healing process and social relations
the authors aim to bridge the gap between personal experience and
scientific knowledge.
Covering a wide range of popular alternative medicine and health
issues, User's Guides are written by leading experts and science
writers and are designed to answer the consumer's basic questions
about disease, conventional and alternative therapies, and
individual dietary supplements.
Complementary medicine has become so popular over the past few
years that in the UK alone there are now more alternative
practitioners than GP's. Extensively rewritten, expanded, and
updated, to take account of this dramatic increase, this new
edition is an authoritative and complete guide to alternative
medicine in the UK and internationally. The result of extensive
research, this handbook examines the developing social position of
aternative medicine, including legal, political, scientific,
educational, and demographic aspects, and considers why people
choose complimentary therapies, how many do so, and what happens
during and after their treatment. For each therapy, there is a
concise review of the theoretical, practical, and research aspects,
written in collaboration with a leading practitioner. The book also
includes an invaluable resource guide, covering all the significant
colleges, professional bodies, and societies in this area of
medicine (over 250 organizations), as well as an extensive glossary
and bibliography. Charting the growing level of interest among
medical professionals and the general public, the coverage of
research has been expanded in this third edition, and
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