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Bleed, Blister, and Purge traces the fits and starts of medical progress on the western frontier. With the authority of a scholar and the sparkle of an old-time storyteller, Dr. Volney Steele takes the reader from rotgut whiskey to modern anesthetics, from castor oil to antibiotics, and from barroom surgery to modern hospital operations. Dr. Steele wrote Bleed, Blister, and Purge to shed light on and celebrate the dedication and humanitarianism of those many physicians, nurses, shamans, and people of sound practical sense who saw their patients often friends and family through the adversities that bedeviled them. Citing everything from government reports to first-person remembrances, combined with his own sensitive interpretation, the author creates a full, clear, and colorful picture of illness and the healing art in the old West. The reader will find fascinating descriptions of the mysterious rituals of Indian medicine men; the spread of venereal disease among gold camp hurdy-gurdy girls; how military surgeons grew vegetables to combat scurvy; pioneer home remedies such as applying fresh cow manure to wounds; the cure-all tonics of traveling medicine-show quacks; the horse-and-buggy house calls of homestead doctors; and much more. Nearly one hundred historical photographs and a glossary of medical terms enhance the text..
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Rachel Fister gets a blister on her little left-hand toe, and a barrage of helpers—brothers and sisters, rabbis and priests, police officers and firefighters, doctors and nurses, and even the postman—is called in to help poor Rachel. Some sage advice from Queen Alice ultimately saves the day, and Rachel's blister gets some down-home healing! This Read-Along Book and CD Favorite includes a paperback edition of the book and a compact disc in a newly designed reusable package. The CD includes one reading with page-turn signals as well as an uninterrupted reading..
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The book is a richly illustrated and comprehensive account of the histopathology of blistering diseases. Special emphasis is placed on the clinical features, immunofluorescence and electron microscopy. The new discoveries which have been made in the last years concerning the molecular biology, the molecular genetics as well as the immunology of these diseases are included. The reader of this unique book will find not only high quality histological and clinical photographs, presented in an elegant didactic way, but also abundant information about the recent developments. The book is designed for dermatologists, dermatopathologists, pathologists, medical students as well as scientists working in the field of blistering diseases. It is also of benefit for physicians confronted occasionally with this subject such as ophthalmologists and dentists..
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Alyssa Reed's life is a mess. Her parents can't stop fighting Her mother won't stop crying. Alyssa's father has decided to move the family to a new town, and to move himself to a separate apartment. Nobody gave Alyssa a choice. So Alyssa decides to take control. She renames herself Blister and starts fighting back in her own way. Blister will take on her new school with a new identity, a new wardrobe (stolen from her father's girlfriend), and a raw, new attitude that nobody can ignore. Not even the cheerleaders. Look out world -- here comes Blister! .
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Our chairs were tipped against number 84 in the curving line of box-stalls at Latonia Down the sweep of whitewashed stalls the upper doors were yawning wide and from many of these openings velvet black in the sunlight sleek snaky heads protruded..
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India's North East is fast becoming yet another zone of natural and man-made disasters, intercommunity strife, and violent conflicts. This has lead to its accounting for the largest number of people constantly on the move in the country, and hence the analogy in the book title with Blisters on their Feet. This book is a compendium of case studies drawn from Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, and Tripura - the four worst-affected states of the region. This book is the first of its kind, weaving the stories of the people of this region with rare insight, sensitivity, and commitment, and without any theoretical pretensions.

The editor's introduction serves as a useful key to conceptualizing internal displacement as a research problem and a matter of national concern. The book helps us understand the human tragedy of this region in a wider comparative context..
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