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title: Health Books That Get Your Blood Pumping
date: 2023-12-04T18:00:00-05:00
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[Media Coverage](/media-coverage)# Health Books That Get Your Blood Pumping

The Wall Street Journal / MarketWatch • December 20, 2011

> A handful of books published this year seek to challenge or explain how our standards of medical care in the U.S. have emerged.  
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> \["Our Bodies, Ourselves"\] has something for nearly everyone, whether it’s typical questions of how to navigate the health-care system, assess today’s birth-control options or handle menopause, or more urgent concerns such as what to expect at the hospital if you’ve been raped. For many women, this is a handy guide to have at the ready, no matter what stage of life you’re in or what circumstances you may find yourself in.

  
**Read the full story:** [Health Books That Get Your Blood Pumping](http://www.marketwatch.com/story/health-books-that-get-your-blood-pumping-2011-12-20 "Health Books That Get Your Blood Pumping") by Kristen Gerencher[Read the full article ](http://www.marketwatch.com/story/health-books-that-get-your-blood-pumping-2011-12-20)

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