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