Includes index

1: Skills for the medical consumer -- Your habits and your health -- An ounce of prevention -- Finding the right physician -- Aging and vitality -- Special problems of the senior citizen -- The office visit -- Choosing the right medical facility -- Reducing your medication costs -- The home pharmacy -- Avoiding medical fraud -- 2: The patient and the common complaint -- Emergencies -- Oral poisoning -- Common injuries -- Fever -- The ears, nose, and throat -- Allergies -- Common skin problems -- Childhood diseases -- Bones, muscles, and joints -- Problems of stress and strain -- Chest pain, shortness of breath, and palpitations -- Eye problems -- The digestive tract -- The urinary tract -- For women only -- Herpes infections of the genitalia -- Contraception -- Sexual problems -- High blood pressure -- 3: Family records

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