Tag: Health and Safety
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Mind and Vision
Mind and Vision: A Handbook for the Cure of Imperfect Sight Without Glasses Agarwal (7th Ed.) 1978 Submitter: We are a small public library. I found this in the health section. It was added in 2007 and, apparently, not donated but in fact purchased with real money from Amazon for $9.95. There…
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Women’s Health Today
Women’s Health Today 2001: The Latest Breakthroughs for the Female Body Prevention 2001 Submitter: This may not be horrible, but at 20 years it’s definitely past its prime. Not being a woman myself, some of the information looked questionable and so I asked my young work-study what she thought. She…
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Cooking for your troubled tummy
The Troubled Tummy Cookbook Recipes and Diets Roth 1976 Aside from the dumb title, this book was just fine for the 1970s. The troubled tummy part of this is geared to diets for post surgery, and specific conditions such as heart disease and ulcers. During the 1970s and into the…
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Doctor knows best!
Expectant Motherhood Eastman and Russell 1970 Obviously this is a slam dunk as far as weeding goes. Not only is it outdated but the condescending advice is ridiculous. There is an admonition against taking advice from your bridge club and only talk to the doctor. My particular favorite piece of…
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Smoke gets in your eyes
Why Not Smoke? Fox 1968 I am such a sucker for this kind of retro cover art. I was sure the publication date was probably in the 1950s instead of 1968. This poor guy looks bewildered at the concept of smoking. I am sure he picked it up so he…
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Don’t kill your husband!
How Not to Kill Your Husband Hutchin 1962 Ladies, your husband is a busy man and can’t be responsible to make good health decisions. Your inattention to his health could LITERALLY KILL HIM! Fortunately, this book will save you. This is a book for wives on how to properly monitor…
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