Now fully revised and updated, this essential guide provides comprehensive coverage of the latest treatments for anxiety, mood, and psychotic disorders.
Information for medicines used to treat cancer or the symptoms of cancer, including side effects of the drugs, how the drug works, which drugs are FDA approved, how to take the drugs, and the meaning of cancer treatment terms
Following the successful format of "The Pill Book", this unique reference profiles the top 200 over-the-counter medications. These profiles include a description of the drug and how it works, dosages, side effects, information relevant to children, the elderly, and people with allergies, cautions and warnings, and food interactions. A second section lists the active ingredients of the pills, and a 32-page full-color photo insert ensures easy recognition.
Women are major consumers and highly proactive when it comes to attending to their health care. In the tradition of the mega-bestseller, THE PILL BOOK, comes a medication guide just for women—a book that addresses their needs, concerns, and questions about the plethora of prescription and over-the-counter drugs available. A mix of narrative and reference, THE WOMEN'S PILL BOOK is speaks directly to the specific health challenges women face: Unique Reproductive Chronic Pain Autoimmune Disorder Heart Disease Hormonal Challenges Prescription Drug Abuse Plus profiles of hundreds of prescription and over-the-counter drugs, including generic and brand name, benefits, side effects, and alternative treatment options.
An assault on bogus healing claims, certainly a justifiable campaign. Detracting from the credibility of the author's itemization of unproven cures is his failure to explore the holes and fallacies of conventional medicine. Many people who've experienced the discrepancy between what conventional medicine "knows" and what it really knows will continue to seek help elsewhere. At least this compendium can alert seekers to some snake oil sales techniques. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR