<p>The familiar musings of Howard Spiro extol the humanitarian spirit in life and medicine, even as new technologies dominate. These 45 essays, published in Science &amp; Medicine from 1994 to 2003, are collected together in a handsome volume. Dr. Spiro's essays examine the state of medicine, society, education, patients, technology, practice, and eating (he's a gastroenterologist!), incorporating allusions to history, philosophy, and literature and flavored with flashes of Dr. Spiro's noted wit.</p>

The Optimist: Meditations on Medicine

Literature & Fiction

Spiro, Howard M.

Essays & Correspondence

Science & Medicine

<p>Edited by the three founding pioneers of Performing Arts Medicine, with 20 chapters contributed by noted experts in the field. New hardback, full-color version of Performing Arts Medicine, 3rd edition. Covers health issues arising in performing artists of all genres, including musicians, dancers, singers, and actors/actresses. This third edition updates and expands the previous editions of this ground-breaking text. The Editors, pioneers in the field of performing arts medicine, provide a unique compilation of expert insights into the medical and psychological care and treatment of artists in all genres of the performing arts. This new edition reviews the history of arts medicine, provides an overview of the causes of medical problems that commonly emerge in performing artists, and offers expert, comprehensive chapters by world-renowned specialists on neurological, visual, vocal, auditory, respiratory, musculoskeletal, psychological, and other issues encountered by performers. It also includes chapters on hearing loss, hand and arm surgery in musicians, physical therapy for musicians, back and leg injuries in dancers, and the development of young performers. This unique text was written to provide insight for physicians, therapists, and other health workers who care for artists, but the information contained is just as valuable for performers themselves and for music, acting, and dance teachers.</p>

Performing Arts Medicine, 3rd edition [hardcover]

Robert T. Sataloff

Alice G. Brandfonbrener

Richard J. Lederman

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