Good Housekeeping Family Health andMedical Guide

This completely revised, updated edition of one of the most popular & enduring health care reference books ever published is written for laymen, not doctors. With a new emphasis on preventive medicine, it provides reliable, authoritative answers to your medical questions: What are the effects of diet & exercise on health? How can you take a more careful approach to your sex life? Are those costly tests always necessary, or safe? How can you take better care during pregnancy? Where can you get help for a teenager addicted to drugs? How can you aid a depressed family member? What are the options for aging citizens? How can you talk to your doctor more effectively? How can you act correctly to save an accident victim? The New Good Housekeeping Family Health & Medical Guides the most complete family medical reference available. It includes the opinions of scores of highly qualified & respected experts on literally thousands of subjects carefully selected from all areas of the health & medical sciences. The information is organized in four easy-to-use sections: The Encyclopedia of Medicine contains over 1,000 entries that define conditions, illnesses, & health problems, describes tests & procedures, & explain the roles of various health care providers. Family Medicine & Health helps guide you through family life -- from family planning, pregnancy, & childbirth to infant care, adolescent growth & development, & family therapy. Wellness shows you how to reduce your risk of heart disease, cancer, & other illness through diet, fitness, education, & routine checkups & screenings. Senior Living addresses the concerns of an aging population, focusing on retirement, staying healthy in later years, older people & their families, mental health of the elderly, & diseases of aging.