More people than ever are using alternative medicine. But as expert Dr Paul Offit explains these untested therapies are ineffective expensive & even deadly. Now that homeopathic remedies are offered on the NHS it's clear that various therapies once considered alternative or complementary have become mainstream
- prescribed to burn fat shrink prostates alleviate colds reduce stress eliminate pain & prevent cancer. At the same time uptake of effective vaccines such as MMR has fallen
- a disturbing trend which in the case of the MMR has lead to a sharp rise in the number of measles cases. In ' Killing Us Softly' Paul Offit reveals alternative medicine
- an unregulated industry under no obligation to prove its claims or admit its risks
- can actually be very harmful. In ' Killing Us Softly' he exposes how: * Homeopathic asthma preparations & bogus cancer cures have replaced life-saving medicines. * Acupuncture needles have pierced hearts lungs & livers & transmitted viruses including hepatitis B hepatitis C & HIV. * Chiropractic manipulations have torn arteries. * Megavitamins increase the risk of cancer & heart disease-a fact well known to scientists but virtually unknown to the public. Using real-life case histories to back his argument Dr Offit shows us why any medical treatment
- alternative or conventional
- must be properly evaluated. ' There's no such thing as alternative medicine. There's only medicine that works & medicine that doesn't.'





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On a tour of duty in the Helmand River Valley the Grenadier Guards faced the toughest challenge of their lives... Carrying out patrols in the most fiercely contested land in Afghanistan the Guards were under fire almost constantly. The summer of 2007 saw some of the most frequent & intense combat yet beyond what anyone could have predicted. Based in isolated forward operating bases their nearest reinforcements were often miles away down a track strewn with deadly roadside bombs. The Killing Zone" is an action-packed & authentic insight into the real Afghanistan. This is what its like to deliberately draw fire on your own position so that your mates can escape an ambush to experience the adrenaline rush of being the first in to clear a Taliban compound & to rely on skill loyalty & quick-thinking to survive in one of the most dangerous places on earth." ...

Badger's Drift
- a tranquil English village home to Miss Emily Simpson a kindly well-liked spinster. But when poor Miss Simpson
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Paige Vallis claimed that she gave in to Trippings sexual demands because he had threatened to harm his son if she didnt. Alexandra Cooper prosecuting the ex-CIA man knew she had her work cut out to convince the jury but before Paige could complete her testimony on the stand she is found dead
- strangled in her own apartment building just hours after shed confessed to Alex that she had had a relationship with another ex-CIA operative. While the accusation of rape against Tripping is dropped he has other charges to face not least abusing his own child. As Trippings defence team go into overdrive to keep their client out of jail Alex Chapman & Mercer set out to discover who so conveniently killed the woman who could have put him behind bars. As they peel back the layers of Paiges life they discover a decades-old vipers nest of robbery & double-dealing & discover that truth of the adage of money being at the root of all evil
- however old & respectable it might be.

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OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Surveys most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

Silent & undetectable the Russian-built Kilo-Class submarine is the only true enemy of the American Carrier Battle Groups
- & it
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This is a selection edited & introduced by william plomer. Francis Kilvert was an country clergyman who lived from 1840 to 1879 & these are his diaries: gossipy sweet-natured generous curious & full of an abiding wonder & delight in the natural world & the beauties of the changing seasons. A worthy heir to Pepys & Dorothy Wordsworth Kilvert is an irresistible companion. ...

Kim is Rudyard Kiplings finest work. Now controversial this novel is a memorably vivid evocation of the life & landscapes of India in the late nineteenth century. Kim himself is a resourceful lad who befriends a lama an ageing priest; & both embark on a combined quest. Whereas Kim has an insatiable interest in the varied activities around him the lama seeks redemption from the Wheel of Life. Kim becomes involved in the Great Game undertaking espionage for the British rulers. This engrossing & moving novel with its diversity of memorable characters offers many insights into political religious & social tensions. ...

Kimberly Clark was born to the sound of cackling witches in 1984. Having moved to London to follow her hearts dream the sweet-but-slow Stevie she soon tires of him & decides to destroy the relationship from within by being as vile as is humanly possible. When this tactic leads to Stevies violent death by his own hand Kimberlys soul hangs in the balance
- will she ultimately spend eternity in the great Top Shop in the sky? Or will she be hurtled into an abyss of endless physical torture sexual humiliation & bad st&-up comedy? This is the story of Kimberlys redemption or possibly the story of her damnation: its up to you. There are six different endings on offer. This is a shocking laugh-out-loud nightmare-&-nausea-inducing book. It is a wild narrative experiment that recalls taboo-busting writers from William Burroughs to Irvine Welsh to Chuck Palahniuk.
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Sawako Kuronuma is the perfect heroine...for a horror movie. With her jet-black hair sinister smile & silent demeanour shes often mistaken for Sadako the haunting character from Ringu. Unbeknownst to but a few behind her scary facade is a very misunderstood teenager. Shy & pure of heart she just wants to make friends. But when Kazehaya the most popular boy in class befriends her shes sure to make more than just that
- shes about to make some enemies too!
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