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"The premise of the Jewish attitude toward illness is that living is sacred, that good health enables us to live a fully religious life, and that disease is an evil. Any effective therapy is permitted, even if it conflicts with Jewish law. To bring about healing is a responsibility not only of the person who is ill and of the professional caregivers, but also of the loved ones, and of the larger circle of family, friends, and community." "Illness and Health in the Jewish Tradition is an anthology of traditional and modern Jewish writings that highlights these basic principles."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
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The Advances in Chemical Physics series provides the chemical physics and physical chemistry fields with a forum for critical, authoritative evaluations of advances in every area of the discipline. Filled with cutting-edge research reported in a cohesive manner not found elsewhere in the literature, each volume of the Advances in Chemical Physics series serves as the perfect supplement to any advanced graduate class devoted to the study of chemical physics.
"On Being a Doctor is a selected compilation of the highly evocative prose and poetry published as a regular feature in Annals of Internal Medicine. The section, which was introduced in 1990 to an enthusiastic response form the Annals readership, focuses on the humanistic side of medicine. Physicians and other medical professionals will both enjoy and relate to the individual contributions. Similarly, families, friends, and associates of any healthcare professional will gain valuable and at times graphic insight into the sometimes joyous, sometimes painful, sides of a physician's practice." -- Back cover.