Health & Fitness : Diseases

Your family’s first line of defense!. Provides expert medical advice on more than 100 common signs, symptoms, and problem areas— A-Z Common Symptom Answer Guide is a wonderful addition to your medical reference library!. Can you describe what your symptoms look and feel like—but not know what they mean? Written by an experienced team of physicians and nurses, this handy guide answers your questions before you go to the doctor. A-Z Common Symptom Answer Guide gives you—. -A toolkit for matching your signs and symptoms to possible causes. -A renowned medical team’s advice on symptoms from allergies to vomiting blood to irritability in children. -Expert tips on relieving symptoms and helping yourself heal. -What to avoid and what could make your condition worse. -The questions your doctor will ask. -Alphabetical listing of common symptoms for easy reference. -A glossary of medical terms you may not know more...

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Now revised and updated, the bestsellingbook that has helped thousands overcomeinsulin resistance and lose weight. A longtime bestseller, this lifelong, livable eating planshows you how to lose weight safely and easily,linking carbs and proteins to control blood sugarand insulin spikes. This revised edition includes thelatest information on “good versus bad” fats, carbs, andmore. And it has great news for anyone who loveschocolate, coffee, nuts, cinnamon, and other favoritefoods. more...

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This book has been created for patients who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it also gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to coronary artery disease (also coronary arteriosclerosis; coronary artery diseases; coronary disease; coronary heart disease), from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on coronary artery disease. Given patients' increasing sophistication in using the Internet, abundant references to reliable Internet-based resources are provided throughout this sourcebook. Where possible, guidance is provided on how to obtain free-of-charge, primary research results as well as more detailed information via the Internet. E-book and electronic versions of this sourcebook are fully interactive with each of the Internet sites mentioned (clicking on a hyperlink automatically opens your browser to the site indicated). Hard-copy users of this sourcebook can type cited Web addresses directly into their browsers to obtain access to the corresponding sites. In addition to extensive references accessible via the Internet, chapters include glossaries of technical or uncommon terms. more...

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A good mind knows the right answers...but a great mind knows the right questions. And never are the 10 Best Questions™ more important than after the life-altering diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. Drawing on cutting-edge research and advice given by experts from the Alzheimer's Association, Mayo Clinic, and UCLA's Memory Clinic and Center for Aging -- as well as personal stories from caretakers, including television star and activist Linda Dano and nationally syndicated columnist Harriet Cole -- The 10 Best Questions™ for Living with Alzheimer's is a guide you'll take with you to your doctor's office and keep close at hand as your loved one progresses from the initial diagnosis through all the stages of the disease. In addition to the medical questions, you'll also learn what you need to ask your spouse or parent; questions to assess home safety issues, driving skills, and home care; and how to care for your own emotional, legal, and financial health. With a wealth of resources and up-to-the-minute information, The 10 Best Questions™ for Living with Alzheimer's shows you and your family how to move past a scary diagnosis and use the power of questions to become your own best health advocate -- for yourself and for your loved one. more...

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2001 Bell's Palsy is the first and most authoritative e-book on Bell's palsy or the paralysis of the muscles of the face of unknown cause. It shows that all current treatments used by physicians, including steroids, are ineffective. It uniquely shows the discovery of an effective treatment for the prevention of and cure for Bell's palsy and the results of treated patients. First described in 1813, Bell's palsy remains a 190-year enigma for physicians and is a catastrophic facial disfiguring illness. Bell's palsy indiscriminately strikes some 51,000 American men and women of all ages each year. About 10% - 50% of the victims are sentenced to eternal facial disfigurement and terrible disorders of vision, talking, taste, eating and hearing. more...

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