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Do you believe in magic? : the sense and nonsense of alternative medicine

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Offit, Paul A. New York, NY: Harper , 2013.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WB890 O32 2013

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Alternate Title: Do you believe in magic? : vitamins, supplements and all things natural : a look behind the curtain

Author: Offit, Paul A

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Harper

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: x, 322 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Complementary Therapies; Quackery; Deception; Pseudoscience; Popular Work

Notes: Paperback edition has alternate title.

ISBN: 9780062222961; 9780062222985 (pbk.)

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WB890 O32 2013

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New alchemists : the rise of deceptive healthcare

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Garrett, Bernie. London, UK: Hammersmith Health Books , 2021.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WZ310 G239 2021

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Garrett explores real-world examples of deceptive health science, professional malpractice, misleading marketing, celebrity health fads, deception in alternative medicine, and more. -- Provided by publisher.

Author: Garrett, Bernie

Place of Publication: London, UK

Publisher: Hammersmith Health Books

Publication Date: 2021

Physical Description: x, 415 p. ; 22 cm

Subjects: Deception; Fraud; Quackery; Ethics,; Pseudoscience; Popular Work

Abstract: Garrett explores real-world examples of deceptive health science, professional malpractice, misleading marketing, celebrity health fads, deception in alternative medicine, and more. -- Provided by publisher.

ISBN: 9781781611883

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WZ310 G239 2021

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Is Gwyneth Paltrow wrong about everything? : when celebrity culture and science clash

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Caulfield, Timothy. [Toronto, ON]: Penguin Group , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: W85 C372 2016

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Caulfield, Timothy

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Penguin Group

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: 381 p. 21 cm.

Subjects: Popular Culture; Health Behavior; Attitude to Health; Complementary Therapies - psychology; Quackery; Pseudoscience; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780143189039

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: W85 C372 2016

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If it sounds like a quack...: a journey to the fringes of American medicine

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Hongoltz-Hetling, Matthew. New York: PublicAffairs , 2023.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WZ310 H772 2023

Availability: 3 copies, 2 available

Author: Hongoltz-Hetling, Matthew

Editor: 1st ed.

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: PublicAffairs

Publication Date: 2023

Physical Description: vii, 323 p. ; 25 cm.

Subjects: Quackery; Complementary Therapies; Social medicine - United States; Popular Work

Notes: This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN: 9781541788879

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WZ310 H772 2023

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Food isn't medicine : how misinformation is harming our health

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Wolrich, Joshua. London: Vermillion , 2021.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WB890 W866 2021

Availability: 2 copies, 1 available

Author: Wolrich, Joshua

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Vermillion

Publication Date: 2021

Physical Description: 294 p. 20 cm.

Subjects: Diet; Diet Fads; Life Style; Pseudoscience; Attitude to Health; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781785043468

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WB890 W866 2021

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Magic or medicine? : an investigation of healing and healers

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Buckman, Robert, Sabbagh, Karl. [Toronto, ON]: Key Porter Books , 1993.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WZ64 B925 1993

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Buckman, Robert; Sabbagh, Karl

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Key Porter Books

Publication Date: 1993

Subjects: Medicine; Alternative Medicine; Complementary Therapies; Quackery

ISBN: 1550132954

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WZ64 B925 1993

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Threat to fortune and health : anti-smoking

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Canadian Cancer Society. [Toronto, ON]: Canadian Cancer Society , 1987.

Audience: Patient or Public

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Corporate Author: Canadian Cancer Society

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Canadian Cancer Society

Publication Date: 1987

Subjects: Smoking - prevention & control - popular works - pamphlets

Language: Chinese

Material Type: Pamphlet

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library Pamphlet File

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Healing a spouse's grieving heart : 100 practical ideas after your husband or wife dies : compassionate advice and simple activities for widows and widowers

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Wolfelt, Alan. Fort Collins, CO: Companion Press , c2003.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 W857 2003

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Includes advice on when and how to dispose of a mate's belongings, dealing with children, and redefining role with friends and family.

Author: Wolfelt, Alan

Place of Publication: Fort Collins, CO

Publisher: Companion Press

Publication Date: c2003

Subjects: Grief - popular works; Grief - psychology - popular works; Loss - psychology - popular works; Spouses - popular works; Bereavement - popular works

Abstract: Includes advice on when and how to dispose of a mate's belongings, dealing with children, and redefining role with friends and family.

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022

ISBN: 1879651378; 9781879651371

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Surrey Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF575 W857 2003

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Dying at home : a family guide for caregiving

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Sankar, Andrea. Baltimore, md.: Johns Hopkins University Press , 1991.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 S227 1991

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Includes information about bringing the dying person home; solving problems of caregiving; community support; social support; the well-being of the caregiver; how death occurs; and grieving after the loved one?s death. Includes stories from people who have cared for a dying person.

Author: Sankar, Andrea

Place of Publication: Baltimore, md.

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

Publication Date: 1991

Subjects: Bereavement - popular works; Grief - popular works; Death - popular works; Terminal Care - popular works; Home Care Services - popular works; Attitude to Death - popular works

Abstract: Includes information about bringing the dying person home; solving problems of caregiving; community support; social support; the well-being of the caregiver; how death occurs; and grieving after the loved one?s death. Includes stories from people who have cared for a dying person.

ISBN: 0801842301; 9780801842306

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 S227 1991

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Time to grieve : meditations for healing after the death of a loved one

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Staudacher, Carol. San Francisco, Ca.: HarperSanFrancisco , 1994.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 S798t 1994

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Staudacher, Carol

Place of Publication: San Francisco, Ca.

Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco

Publication Date: 1994

Subjects: Grief - popular works; Bereavement - popular works; Death - psychology - popular works; Meditation - popular works

ISBN: 0062508458

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: BF575 S798t 1994

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Easiflex Coloplast : Easiflex : instructions for use|Assura Coloplast : Assura 2-piece drainable pouch with EasiClose outlet : instructions for use

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Coloplast A/S. Humlebaek, Denmark: Coloplast A/S , 2004.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WI520 C721 2004

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Coloplast A/S

Place of Publication: Humlebaek, Denmark

Publisher: Coloplast A/S

Publication Date: 2004

Subjects: Ostomy - pictorial works - popular works; Enterostomy - pictorial works - popular works; Colostomy - pictorial works - popular works

Language: English

Material Type: Other

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WI520 C721 2004

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Alpha relaxation system : soothe your body, calm your mind, enhance your health

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Thompson, Jeffrey. Roslyn, NY: Relaxation Company , 1999.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 T473a 1999

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Thompson, Jeffrey

Place of Publication: Roslyn, NY

Publisher: Relaxation Company

Publication Date: 1999

Physical Description: 60 minutes + instructional booklet

Subjects: Relaxation Techniques - popular works; Sleep - popular works; Meditation - popular works; Music Therapy - popular works

Language: English

Material Type: Audio; CD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ266 T473a 1999

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When God and cancer meet : true stories of hope and healing

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Eib, Lynn. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. , 2002.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM61 E34 2002

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Eib, Lynn

Place of Publication: Wheaton, IL

Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

Publication Date: 2002

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology - popular works; Spirituality - popular works; Mental Healing - popular works; Christianity - popular works

ISBN: 0842370153

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WM61 E34 2002

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Healer within : using traditional Chinese techniques to release your body's own medicine

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Jahnke, Roger. San Francisco, CA: HarperSanFrancisco , c1997. 1st ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 J25h 1997

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Jahnke, Roger

Edition: 1st ed.

Place of Publication: San Francisco, CA

Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco

Publication Date: c1997

Physical Description: xxii, 264 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Subjects: Mind-Body and Relaxation Techniques - popular works; Mental Healing - popular works; Medicine, Chinese Traditional - popular works; Breathing Exercises - popular works; Meditation - popular works; Massage - popular works

ISBN: 0062514768 (cloth); 0062514776 (pbk.)

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ266 J25h 1997

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Cancer etiquette : what to say, what to do when someone you know or love has cancer

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Kalick, Rosanne. Scarsdale, NY: Lion Books Publisher , 2005.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 K14 2005

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

Author: Kalick, Rosanne

Place of Publication: Scarsdale, NY

Publisher: Lion Books Publisher

Publication Date: 2005

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology - popular works; Interpersonal Relations - popular works; Professional-Patient Relations - popular works; Patients - psychology - popular works; Communication - popular works

ISBN: 0874604508

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 K14 2005

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