The Harvard Medical School family health guide / Anthony L. Komaroff, editor in chief.
An accessible guide to family health care discusses drug interactions, symptoms, first aid, and how to choose a family doctor.
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Table of Contents:
- Navigating the Health Care System
- Take Charge of Your Health
- How to Stay Healthy
- Diet and Nutrition
- Exercise and Fitness
- Using Addictive Substances
- Contraception and Safer Sex
- Medical Checkups and Screening Tests
- Safety and Preventing Injury
- Stress
- Preventing Infection
- Immunizations and Travel Health
- How Your Body Works
- How You Read and Remember
- How You Speak and Understand Speech
- How You Recognize Objects
- How You See
- How You Hear
- How You Feel Pain
- How You Smell and Taste
- How You Move
- Your Vital Functions and the Autonomic Nervous System
- How You Circulate Blood
- How You Make Blood
- How You Breathe
- How Hormones Work
- How You Digest
- How You Eliminate Wastes and Keep Fluids in Balance
- How Your Kidneys Work
- How You Reproduce
- How You Fight Bacterial Infections
- How You Fight Viral Infections
- How You Heal Injuries
- Diagnosing Disease
- You and Your Doctor
- Understanding Genetics
- Guide to Imaging
- Diagnostic Tests
- Going to the Hospital
- Symptom Charts
- How to Use the Symptom Charts
- General Symptoms
- Women's Symptoms
- Symptoms of Infants and Children
- Men's Symptoms
- Brain and Nervous System
- Stroke
- Headache
- Cancer
- Injuries
- Thinking Disorders
- Other Degenerative Diseases
- Other Nervous System Disorders
- Sleep and Sleep Problems
- Behavioral and Emotional Disorders
- Treatment
- Types of Therapy
- Mood and Anxiety Disorders
- Personality Disorders
- Psychoses
- Other Behavioral and Emotional Disorders
- Eyes
- Eyelids
- Focusing Problems
- Outer Surface of the Eye
- Inside the Eye
- Other Eye Conditions
- Ears, Nose, and Throat
- Ears
- Nose
- Throat
- Teeth, Mouth, and Gums
- Preventing Tooth Decay and Plaque
- Common Dental Problems
- Common Dental Procedures
- Dental Injuries
- Cosmetic Improvement of Teeth
- Sores of the Mouth, Lip, and Tongue
- Cancerous and Precancerous Conditions of the Mouth
- Tongue Variations
- Problems of the Salivary Glands
- Lungs
- Infections
- Asthma
- Lung Cancer
- Skin, Hair, and Nails
- Skin
- Hair
- Nails
- Color Guide to Visual Diagnosis
- Fungal Infections
- Bacterial Infections
- Other Important Skin Conditions
- Noncancerous (Benign) Growths
- Precancerous Growths
- Cancerous (Malignant) Growths
- Infestations with Insects
- Scaling and Itching Conditions
- Injuries
- Hair Loss for Unknown Reasons
- Infections of the Nails
- Disorders of the Mouth
- Disorders of the Eyes and Eyelids
- Common Childhood Diseases
- Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Breasts
- Face
- Skin
- Body Shaping
- Bones, Joints, and Muscles
- Bones
- Joints
- Muscles, Tendons, and Ligaments
- Neck, Shoulders, Arms, and Hands
- Back, Hips, Legs, and Feet
- Heart, Blood Vessels, and Circulation
- Blood Pressure
- Disease of the Heart's Arteries: Coronary Artery Disease
- Abnormal Heart Rate and Rhythm
- Diseases of the Heart Muscle and Lining
- Diseases of the Heart Valves
- Disease of the Arteries and Veins
- Blood Disorders
- Blood Donation and Transfusion
- Anemia
- Cancers of the Blood Cells (Leukemias)
- Cancers of the Lymph Glands (Lymphomas)
- Other Blood Disorders
- Cancer
- Digestive System
- Esophagus
- Stomach
- Liver
- Pancreas
- Gallbladder and Bile Ducts
- Small Intestine
- Diarrheal Diseases and Disorders
- Large Intestine
- Rectal and Anal Disorders
- Other Gastrointestinal Tract Disorders
- Urinary System
- Urinary Tract Infection and Inflammation
- Kidney Disease and Kidney Failure
- Cancer
- Other Urinary Tract Disorders
- Hormonal Disorders
- Diabetes
- Thyroid Gland Disorders
- Parathyroid Gland Disorders
- Metabolic Disorders
- Adrenal Gland Disorders
- Pituitary Gland Disorders
- Superhormones
- Infections and Immune System Diseases
- Infections
- Immune System Diseases
- Infertility, Pregnancy, and Childbirth
- Infertility
- Pregnancy
- Common Discomforts of Pregnancy
- Serious Conditions of Pregnancy
- Childbirth
- Health of Infants and Children
- Immunizations and the Diseases They Prevent
- Health and Development of Children Younger Than Age 2
- Health and Development of Children Older Than Age 2
- Health of Adolescents
- For Parents: Knowing Your Adolescent Child
- For Teens: Knowing Yourself
- Health of Women
- A Woman's Reproductive System
- Tests Women May Have
- Menstruation
- Menopause
- Breasts
- Vulva
- Vagina
- Cervix
- Uterus
- Ovaries and Fallopian Tubes
- Sexuality
- Problems with Female Sexual Function
- Women and Violence
- Health of Men
- Penis
- Testicles and Scrotum
- Sexuality
- Problems with Male Sexual Function
- Prostate Gland
- The Aging Male
- Health of Seniors
- Strength Training for Seniors
- How Our Senses Change with Age
- Health Issues of Older Adults
- Caregiving and Eldercare
- Caregiving in Your Home
- Support Systems
- Living Arrangements
- Caregiving for a Person With Alzheimer Disease or Other Dementia
- Death and Dying
- Issues at the End of Life
- Putting Affairs in Order
- After Death
- Medicines
- The Basics
- Safety
- Managing Your Medicines
- Common Drug Classes
- Drug Index
- Drug Interactions Chart
- First Aid and Emergency Care
- Emergency Care: A to Z
- Replaceable Parts of Irreplaceable You
- Medical Terminology
- Board-Certified Medical Specialists
- Diseases, Conditions, and Issues: Private Organizations
- Diseases, Conditions, and Issues: Federal Agencies
- Medical Internet Resources
- National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Centers
- Poison Control Centers
- Medical Forms and Charts
- Living Wills
- Medical Records Summary
- Type of Activity and Calories Burned
- Calorie, Fiber, and Fat Content of Common Foods.