Completely revised and updated, the best-selling and comprehensive guide to healthy aging. Advances in medical care allow us to live longer, but to enjoy life we need to stay healthy. Completely revised and updated, Living Well presents a thorough but manageable program for keeping in good mental and physical shape as we grow older. In …
Tag Archive: Medical Information
Mar
26
Healthcare Online for Dummies
Healthcare Online For Dummies empowers you to search the vast, sometimes confusing, resources of the Internet and find the medical information you need. The Internet and this book won’t replace doctors, but Healthcare Online For Dummies will enable you to become an informed partner with your healthcare provider. This book includes sections on online search …
Feb
25
The Patient’s Guide to Medical Tests
In this era of rapidly changing medical practice, it’s more important than ever to have objective, reliable sources of medical information. This is especially critical in the area of diagnostic tests — the fastest-growing and most costly aspect of modern medicine. Are you unaware of tests and procedures that might save your life? Or are …
Feb
11
Reversing Dry Eye Syndrome: Practical Ways to Improve Your Comfort, Vision, and Appearance (Yale University Press Health & Wellness)
This clear, accessible book combines detailed medical information with expert treatment advice for the estimated twenty million Americans who suffer from dry eye syndrome. Dr. Steven L. Maskin, an ophthalmologist who has been caring for dry eye patients for more than fifteen years, explains exactly what the syndrome is, why it occurs, and how it can best …
Feb
06
Don’t Swallow Your Gum!: Myths, Half-Truths, and Outright Lies About Your Body and Health
The truth behind all those weird and worrisome things you think about your body—EXPOSED! Face it—you have more access to medical information than ever before, and yet you still believe “facts” about your body and health that are just plain wrong. Don’t Swallow Your Gum! takes on these myths and misconceptions and exposes them for …
