The Take Care Of Yourself Guide To Treating Your Family's Most Common Symptoms
The Take Care Of Yourself Guide To Treating Your Family's Most Common Symptoms

Author: Donald M. Vickery

Publisher: Da Capo Press

Published: 1999-02-04

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 9780738200620

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For over twenty years, Vickery and Fries's Take Care of Yourself has been the world's bestselling health guide. It is the only book found to help reduce visits to the doctor by studies published in the Journal of the American Medical Association and other medical journals.Now Vickery and Fries have adapted their book's most important and useful advice into The Take Care of Yourself Guide. With this easy-to-consult health handbook, families can quickly look up a problem, read about the likely causes, and learn how they might treat it at home. These pages offer helpful advice on more than 60 of the most common symptoms families face, including when it is important to seek medical care. There is a special section on emergencies, easy to find in a crisis. The Take Care of Yourself Guide will also help you to stay healthy by clearly explaining the steps of preventive medicine: exactly what supplies you should keep in your medicine cabinet how to get the most from your relationship with your doctor and other health-care experts the seven keys to a long and healthy life This handbook will be good medicine for your entire family.

Take Care of Yourself
Take Care of Yourself

Author: James F. Fries

Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books

Published: 2009-05-05

Total Pages: 415

ISBN-13: 0786752181

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A revised edition of the classic self-care guide, with new research on aging. "Every family should have this book"(Annals of Internal Medicine). Continuing to break new ground after forty years in print, Take Care of Yourself is the go-to guide for at home self-care. Simple to use, even in a crisis, the easy-to-navigate flowcharts help you quickly look up your symptoms and find an explanation of likely causes and possible home remedies, as well as advice on when you should go see a doctor. This comprehensive guide covers emergencies, over 175 healthcare concerns, the twenty things you should keep in a home pharmacy, and how to work best with your doctor. This new edition explains the latest research on how to postpone aging and what you can do to prevent chronic illness and stay in your best shape as you age. With new information on the Zika virus, prescription pain relievers, and other pertinent updates throughout, Take Care of Yourself remains your path to the most comprehensive and dependable self-care.

Complete Guide to Symptoms, Illness & Surgery
Complete Guide to Symptoms, Illness & Surgery

Author: H. Winter Griffith

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2012-12-04

Total Pages: 1186

ISBN-13: 0399161511

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The most trusted medical resource, now updated, expanded and revised For almost three decades, readers have turned to The Complete Guide to Symptoms, Illness & Surgery for the most comprehensive and easy-to-use tool for diagnosing, understanding and seeking treatment for any illness—from the common cold to life-threatening cancer and heart disease. With up-to-date information on new medical therapies, drugs and surgeries, this authoritative, all-in-one handbook will help sort out the confusing and conflicting information found online and many other places. This edition has been completely revised and updated throughout and features: •More than 20 new illness and disorders topics, ranging from Chronic Pain Syndrome to Perimenopause to Silent Stroke and Smoking Addiction •Appendix covering diets and other preventive measures •An extensive Glossary of medical-related words and terminology with easy-to-understand explanations about medical tests and brief descriptions of certain rare diseases and disorders From signs and symptoms to information on complications and outcomes, from diagnostic tests to advice on when to call the doctor, The Complete Guide to Symptoms, Illness & Surgery is the most reliable and accessible resource available.

The Simple Guide to Natural Health
The Simple Guide to Natural Health

Author: Melanie St. Ours

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2018-08-07

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 150720566X

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Treat your aches and pains with these simple, all-natural solutions for colds, minor burns, acne, and more. The Simple Guide to Natural Health provides the latest information on all-natural remedies, featuring ingredients such as apple cider vinegar, coconut oil, and various essential oils. With these do-it-yourself recipes that harness the power of natural healing, you’ll be able to treat—and prevent—common ailments. From how to grow and harvest your own ingredients to instructions for storing and organizing your homemade remedies, clinical herbalist Melanie St. Ours will take you step-by-step through the process of creating your own natural medicine cabinet.

American Medical Association Family Medical Guide
American Medical Association Family Medical Guide

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Publisher: Turner Publishing Company

Published: 2011-01-25

Total Pages: 1894

ISBN-13: 1118039742

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The Long-Awaited Revision of the Bestselling Family Health Guide "This completely updated fourth edition of our bestselling health reference is comprehensive, easy to understand, and even more user-friendly than the previous editions. We're excited to provide our patients with an invaluable resource to help them become more involved in their own health care. We think this is a book that belongs on the bookshelf in every home." -AMA President John C. Nelson, MD, MPH The American Medical Association is the nation's premier health authority-an organization that both patients and doctors look to for state-of-the-art medical information and guidance. Now, for the first time in 10 years, the AMA has updated its landmark medical reference-a book that belongs in every home. This new edition of the American Medical Association Family Medical Guide has been thoroughly revised to bring it up to date and make it more accessible than ever before. Opening with a brand-new full-color section that walks you through key health issues, it follows with several new and expanded sections on everything from staying healthy and providing first aid and home care to diagnosing symptoms and treating hundreds of different diseases and disorders. This classic guide is the definitive home health reference for the twenty-first century-an indispensable book to keep you and your loved ones healthy. * Authoritative guidance on hundreds of diseases and the latest tests, treatments, procedures, and drugs * New or greatly expanded coverage of genetic testing, sexuality, learning disabilities, preventive health, infertility, pregnancy and childbirth, substance abuse, home caregiving, and first aid * A host of new and updated features-including full-color spreads on important health topics, Q&A sections, first-person case histories, and newly designed symptoms flowcharts * New chapters on diet and health, exercise and fitness, maintaining a healthy weight, reducing stress, genetics, complementary and alternative medicine, staying safe and preventing violence, cosmetic surgery, and preventive health care * A new section on health issues at various life stages * 64 pages in full color and almost 1,000 illustrations and photographs

Taking Care of Aging Family Members, Rev. Ed.
Taking Care of Aging Family Members, Rev. Ed.

Author: Wendy Lustbader

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 0029195187

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Offers advice on handling the physical, mental, emotional, and financial needs of the aged and includes sections on spirituality, ethnicity, self-neglect, and other issues.

Health at Home
Health at Home

Author: Don R. Powell

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13:

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This volume will help to reduce health care costs and improve your quality of life by providing answers to your questions about symptoms and their solutions.

The Family Guide to Preventing and Treating 100 Infectious Illnesses
The Family Guide to Preventing and Treating 100 Infectious Illnesses

Author: Phyllis Stoffman

Publisher: Turner Publishing Company

Published: 1995-07-26

Total Pages: 451

ISBN-13: 1620459051

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Quick, friendly, and easy-to-use, this indispensable addition to every family medical bookshelf answers all your questions about 100 increasingly common infections--from Lyme disease, flu, and strep to ear infections, chicken pox, meningitis, and TB. The book explains symptoms, incubation periods, home nursing care, necessary treatment, and how to protect your family from illness. You can look up any infection by its common or medical name, the age of the patient, or the circumstances under which it is transmitted. This comprehensive, detailed reference will give you: * Facts on over-the-counter drugs and effective home remedies * Advice on why and when your children need immunizations * Information on the important differences in treating infants, children, and adults with the same infections * Guidance on caring for family members with chronic illnesses who catch an infectious disease * Phone numbers to call regarding specific diseases and their prevention * Recommendations for protection during international travel and adoptions "The facts you need to prevent infections and care for those who have them." --Ronald Gold, M.D., M.P.H.