Sheldon Cohen M.D.

The Slim Book of Health Pearls: Symptoms Never to Ignore

von Sheldon Cohen M.D. & Keana Texeira

There is danger in delaying the evaluation of an unexplained medical symptom.

The author lists thirty-four such symptoms, describes them in detail, lists the possible diagnoses the symptoms may represent, their...

The Slim Book of Health Pearls: Man the Barricades - The Story of the Immune System

von Sheldon Cohen M.D. & Barbara Schugt

The immune system is a complicated mechanism whose principle actors are organs, cells, chemicals and a vast collection of proteins tuned by billions of years of evolution to work in a harmonious manner for the...

The Slim Book of Health Pearls: The Complete Medical Examination

von Sheldon Cohen M.D. & Nicholas Ostler

A complete medical examination includes a history, physical examination and basic laboratory analysis. Performed with compassion and care, it provides a diagnosis eighty percent of the time.

Busy physicians,...

The Slim Book of Health Pearls: The Prevention of Medical Errors

von Sheldon Cohen M.D. & Nicholas Ostler

A medical error occurs when a healthcare provider chooses an improper method of care, or inappropriately executes a correct method of care. Medical errors result in death and disability.

More often than not,...

A Jewish Journey

von Sheldon Cohen & Sheldon Cohen M.D.

Before World War II in Germany, two young boys–-one Jewish one Christian–-play football on the same team, little knowing that their paths will cross again on a war-torn battlefield.

Max Tepper–-the son...

The History of Physics from 2000BCE to 1945

von Sheldon Cohen & Sheldon Cohen M.D.

Physics is the science that deals with the properties and interrelationship of matter and energy. It studies mechanics, heat, light, sound, electricity, magnetism, radiation, and atomic structure. This tale...

The Slim Book of Health Pearls: Am I At Risk? The Patient's Guide to Health Risk Factors

von Sheldon Cohen M.D.

Complete risk factor analysis, a critically important part of a complete medical examination, is often a neglected aspect of an initial doctor-patient interaction. It may worsen with the impending healthcare...