BMA A-Z Family Medical Encyclopedia

BMA A-Z Family Medical Encyclopedia Author: Michael Peters

An A-Z BMA visual guide to over 7,000 medical terms including symptoms, diseases, drugs and treatments This new, revised edition of the BMA’s bestselling and definitive medical reference guide brings authoritative and up-to-date medical knowledge into your home. Stay up-to-date with medical advances and advice; from new developments in travel immunizations to the most recent guidelines for antenatal screening and latest recommendations for breast awareness. Includes 3,000 diseases, disorders, conditions and symptoms, information on diagnosis & treatment, a wide range of drugs & tests, new & established surgical procedures and explanations of medical terms. Using jargon-free language and an easy-to-use A–Z format, 7,000 entries and more than 800 illustrations, this fully revised and updated edition remains the definitive medical reference book for every family.

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Healthy Weight Loss Book

Practical advice from Dr.Miriam Stoppard

A practical guide to losing weight quickly and staying slim and healthy. This healthy eating plan recognises that preparation is a key factor to ensuring your success.

The step-by-step guidelines on how to optimise your chances of easing your way into the eating plan are based around choosing your start time carefully, signing a contract and by planning and shopping for the whole week.

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* Features a nutritious seven-day eating plan complete with treats and exercise tips
* Now updated to reflect today's awareness of balanced living as a key to achieving a healthy weight

Dr.Miriam Stoppard Says

"Come on, you can do it. The key is to change the way you think. This time you will be successful-losing weight has rarely been made easier. Or more importantly, it has rarely made as much sense."

HRT Book

Practical advice from Dr.Miriam Stoppard

A guide to HRT and how it can improve your well being during and after the menopause.
For many women,the menopause can be a time of psychological , emotional and physical change but it does not have to be a negative one.This time in a woman's life offers a chance to reassess lifestyle , working patterns and the chance to make positive decisions for the future. One of those decisions in today's society will be whether to take HRT.

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* Provides commonsense advice on HRT - what is it,when to start it, the symptoms it alleviates and the benefits it brings

* Now updated to reflect the latest developments in HRT treatment

Prostate Cancer - Understand, prevent and overcome

Prostate Cancer - Understand, prevent and overcome Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers among men, affecting one in ten men in the Western world. Yet only 10% of men in the UK know where their prostate gland is.
Now Professor Jane Plant brings her knowledge to bear on prostate cancer giving:-
* A clear explanation of cancer
* The latest scientific evidence linking dairy produce with the disease
* Case studies of men who are already using the programme
* The eight Food Factors that can cut your risk of developing prostate cancer
* The eight Lifestyle Factors that can cut your risk of developing prostate cancer

A ground-breaking book for prostate cancer sufferers and their families.

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(Code: 2000)

Coping with Coeliac Disease

Coping with Coeliac Disease (Overcoming Common Problems)
by Karen Brody

Coeliac Disease is a digestive problem caused by gluten intolerance, which makes the body unable to digest everyday foods, such as anything containing wheat. More and more people are being diagnosed. Symptoms include serious weight loss, pain, fatigue and depression. But there is good news - many people report enormous improvements as a result of following a gluten-free diet. The book gives the whole picture. It explains what coeliac disease is, why it happens and what can trigger it. It sets out the diet, including simple nutritional recipes and expert nutritional advice.

Karen Brody is a freelance writer who writes mostly on health issues. She has been a student at the National Gourmet Cookery School in New York, where she studied the relationship between food and healing and how to cook for special diets.

118pp
216 x 138 mm
ISBN: 0-85969-768-1

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101 Ways to Lower Your Cholesterol

Simple heart-healthy advice.

If you're one of the millions of people who struggle to achieve and maintain good cholesterol levels, help is here.

In 101 Ways to Lower Your Cholesterol, Shirley Archer and Dr. David Edelberg offer easy-to-apply, simple solutions that get real results - fast - and show you how to:

*Identify and minimize risk factors
*Eat more fruits and vegetables
*Quit smoking
*Fit exercise into your daily routine

Whether you're looking to bump up your good cholesterol levels or lower your overall count, you can achieve a balanced, healthy life - one take-action tip at a time.

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Easy tips that allow you to:-

*Take Control
*Reduce Risk
*Live Longer

Learn the differences between HDL and LDL.
Determine your risk factors.
Understand test results.
Make heart-healthy lifestyle changes.
Lower your risk of heart disease.

Cruising Through the Menopause

Contains an exceedingly simple, workable and enjoyable programme to help alleviate symptoms.
Also covers the pro's and con's of HRT

Cruising Through the Menopause contains an exceedingly simple, workable and enjoyable programme that will help alleviate symptoms of both the perimenopause and the menopause, no matter how severe, as well as offering protection from both heart disease and osteoporosis in the long term.

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Jenni Murray Is it me or is it hot in here?

An authorative, practical modern womens guide to menopause.

In Is it me or it hot in here? one of Britain's most popular journalists and broadcasters addresses the menopause.

One of the most appealing books on the menopause written to date.

This is a friendly, positive and comprehensive guide for any women approaching or going through the menopause who wants to know what will really happen, and how to deal with it.

'A remarkable book every women will want to read' Daily Mail

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The Doctor's Guide to Gastrointestinal Health

The Doctor's Guide to Gastrointestinal Health Preventing and Treating Acid Reflux, Ulcers, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Diverticulitis, Celiac Disease, Colon Cancer, Pancreatitis, Cirrhosis, Hernias and More
by Paul F. Miskovitz

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(Code: 1067)

An authoritative, comprehensive guide to gastrointestinal health Digestive ailments whether mild or life--threatening are a major concern for tens of millions of people. Dr. Paul Miskovitz, a physician at one of the world's top medical institutions, helps readers understand the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and medical treatments for a wide range of gastrointestinal disorders. He also presents a commonsense guide to maintaining healthy digestion. Paul Miskovitz, MD (New York, NY), is Clinical Professor of Medicine at Weill Medical College of Cornell University. He is also an Attending Physician at New York Presbyterian Hospital and has been regularly chosen as one of the Top Doctors in America in the book of the same name. Marian Betancourt (Brooklyn, NY) is a freelance writer.

Other Details
John Wiley and Sons Ltd 1 April 2005
ISBN: 0471462373 304 pages

Diabetes the Complete Guide

Diabetes the Complete Guide The essential guide to diabetes recommended by Diabetes UK

Confronting a diagnosis of diabetes can be a frightening, confusing and distressing experience. This authoritative, comprehensive guide shows how life with diabetes can be very fulfilling. Clear, readable and reassuring, it answers all the key questions:

What is diabetes?
What treatment will I have?
How will I feel?
How will it affect my diet?

See all our diabetes tests and glucose monitors

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Living with Food Intolerance

Living with Food Intolerance Food intolerance is far more common than food allergy, with which it is often confused. Intolerance, which can stem from staples in the western diet such as wheat and dairy products, provokes various adverse reactions ranging from tummy upsets and rashes to tiredness and migraine. Unlike allergies, however, intolerance can often be managed by cutting down on foods or avoiding them for a while, rather than excluding them permanently.

This book covers:
what food intolerance is and isn't
types, symptoms and causes of intolerance
how to seek an accurate diagnosis
the most common culprit foods
living with and recovering from your intolerance

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'This is a long overdue book, written in language that everyone can understand, providing much needed guidance for people with food intolerance.'
Muriel Simmons, Allergy UK
'An excellent introduction to the world of food intolerance, especially the detailed analyses of the myriad of triggers.'
Michelle Berriedale-Johnson, Foods Matter Magazine

Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction

Allergies and intolerances: the differences
Digestion, immunity and leaky gut
Symptoms and signs
Tests and diagnoses
Dietitians, elimination diets and IgG
Gluten, wheat and grains
Milk, dairy and eggs
Sugars and yeasts
Meats, fish, vegetables and fruit
Alcohol, caffeine and natural food chemicals
Food additives
Other adverse reactions to food
Living with food intolerance
Staying well Conclusion

Useful Addresses
Further Reading
Index

128pp
216 x 138 mm
ISBN: 0-85969-939-0

The Ultimate Gluten Free Diet Book

The Ultimate Gluten Free Diet Book The Complete Guide To Coeliac Disease And Gluten-free Cookery
Anyone, from babies to adults can develop Coeliac disease - a sensitivity to the protein called gluten, which is found in wheat and certain other cereals. This book offers practical advice to sufferers of Coeliac disease, discussing symptoms and diagnosis, and introducing the gluten-free diet. It includes sound nutritional advice, hints and tips.

Author: Peter Rawcliffe, Ruth James

ISBN: 0091887747

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Healthy Eating for Lower Cholesterol

Healthy Eating for Lower Cholesterol For the first time, a chef and a dietician have worked together to create 100 really, really delicious recipes.

Two thirds of the population have high cholesterol levels, which can cause hardening of the arteries,heart attack and stroke. Thankfully this can be controlled by eating the right foods which can significantly benefit your cholesterol level.
This book will give you a multitude of delicious recipes to encourage and inspire you.

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Offering 100 delicious recipes devised by chef Daniel Green and endorsed by dietitian Catherine Collins with invaluable advice on how to deal with high cholesterol, this is the ultimate cookbook for those who are concerned about high cholesterol, but who also love good food.

Named 'Book of the Week'. 'Healthy Eating for Lower Cholesterol is definately the book to get if you are trying to follow a cholesterol-friendly diet. It is full of delicious and tempting recipes... covering every meal from breakfast to dinner, and packed with the latest research findings in cholesterol and food.'
THE SUNDAY TRIBUNE

'...packed with cholesterol-lowering advice as well as tasty recipes.'
SLIMMING WORLD

Hidden Food Allergies

Hidden Food Allergies One in two people, including up to 70% of the chronically ill, suffers from a hidden food allergy. Are you one of them?

Classic symptoms that could be causing you unnecessary pain and discomfort include:
· Weight gain · strong food cravings · bloating · abdominal pain · irritable bowel · diarrhoea and/or constipation · chronic fatigue · depression · hyperactivity and bedwetting in children · rhinitis · eczema, itches and rashes · asthma · sinus problems · ear infections · mouth ulcers · headaches and migraines · joint aches and pains

If your symptoms, pain or energy levels come and go for no obvious reason, then you may have a hidden food allergy. In this practical and reassuring book you'll discover which foods make you ill and which foods suit you best.

Most food allergies and intolerances can be overcome. Patrick Holford and Dr James Braly explain the benefits of excluding certain foods from your diet and show how you can safely eat most of these same foods again only a few months later.

'An invaluable tool for those wanting to manage their condition'
Maureen Jenkins, Allergy UK

Contents
Introduction

Is What You Eat Making You Ill?
Immediate and Delayed-onset Food Allergies
Diseases and Disorders Linked to Food Allergies
Children and Food Allergies
The Top 20 Common Food Allergens
Diagnosing Your Food Allergy
Why Allergies Develop and How to Prevent or Reverse Them
Your Action Plan for Food Allergy Relief

Appendix 1 Know Your Food Families
Appendix 2 Symptom Score Chart
Appendix 3 Coeliac Disease

References
Further reading
Resources
Index

Format: Paperback
128 pages
ISBN: 0749926023

£9.99

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What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Premenopause

What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About(tm): Premenopause: Balance Your Hormones and Your Life from Thirty to Fifty (What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About...

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Warner Books, 1999 (395 Pages)

Here's where to find the Table of Contents for this unique book with real solutions from John R. Lee, M.D. for PMS, fibroids, fibrocystic breasts, weight gain, fatigue, endometriosis, irregular or heavy periods, infertility, miscarriage, and other premenopausal hormone imbalance symptoms, in detail. He also covers the topics of stress, birth control pills, hysterectomy and cancer. Many case histories are included, and Dr. Hanley adds a new dimension to this book by addressing the emotional issues of premenopause symptoms as well as the use of herbs and nutritional supplements to treat symptoms.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

GETTING ACQUAINTED
Life Cycles and Hormone Cycles
Premenopause As a Life Cycle
The Importance of Hormone Balance
The Estrogens: Angels of Life, Angels of Death
Progesterone and Progestins: The Great Balancer and the Great Imposters
How We Got Into Xenohormone Hell and How to Get Out
WHEN YOUR BODY TALKS, LISTEN
What's Causing Premenpause Symptoms and How to Treat Them
How to Keep Your Uterus and Save Your Cervix
Cycles, Follicles and Ovaries
PMS: And When She Was Good She Was Very Very Good, and When She Was Bad She Was Horrible
Tired Adrenals Equals a Tired Woman
Other Premenopause Syndrome Symptoms and Solutions
The Dangers of Hormonal Contraceptives
The Relationship of Hormones to Breast Cancer and Other Women's Cancers
THE PREMENOPAUSE BALANCE
PROGRAM
Practical Steps for Optimal Health
Restoring and Maintaining Balance
How Nutrition Affects Your Hormone Balance
How Exercise Affects Your Hormone Balance
How to Use Natural Progesterone
How to Use Other Natural Hormones

Your Guide to Back Pain

Your Guide to Back Pain If you have back pain, or are close to someone who does, it is likely that you may have many unanswered questions, worries and concerns. You may feel as if you are losing control over what is happening and are left needing vital reassurance and support.

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Helping you when you need it the most

The Royal Society of Medicine brings you this indispensable book that provides:
*all the information you need about back pain
*invaluable advice to help you make informed decisions
*support throughout the illness - every step of the way

Author

Dr John Tanner is a Muscoskeletal and Sports Physician at Oving Clinic, Chichester and at BUPA Wellness, London, and is a highly regarded expert on back pain. He has been practising for over 25 years and has a wide range of experience in a variety of settings.

Your Guide to Lung Cancer

Your Guide to Lung Cancer If you have lung cancer, or are close to someone who does, it is likely that you may have many unanswered questions, worries and concerns. You may feel as if you are losing control over what is happening and are left needing vital reassurance and support.

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Helping you when you need it the most

The Royal Society of Medicine brings you this indispensable book that provides:
*all the information you need about lung cancer
*invaluable advice to help you make informed decisions
*support throughout the illness - every step of the way

Authors

Dr David Gilligan is consultant Oncologist at Addenbrooke's and Papworth's Hospitals, Cambridge, and an expert advisor to a number of cancer support organizations.
Dr Robert Rintoul is Consultant Respiratory Physician at Papworth Hospital, Cambridge; he has been the recipient of several prestigious research awards and fellowships.

The PCOS Protection Plan: How to Cut Your Increased Risk Of Diabetes

The PCOS Protection Plan: How to Cut Your Increased Risk Of Diabetes How to Cut Your Increased Risk of Diabetes, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure and Obesity
ISBN: 1401905390

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Understanding, Preventing and Overcoming Osteoporosis

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This important book explodes the calcium myth. The orthodox medical view is that there is no single cause of osteoporosis - yet great emphasis is put on the need to fortify oneself with calcium by consuming dairy produce in order to prevent or overcome the condition. However, countries with the highest consumption of dairy produce also have the highest bone fracture rate. Professor Jane Plant and Gill Tidey document scientific evidence showing that dairy produce, especially cheese, is actually damaging to those suffering from bone diseases, including osteoporosis, as it acidifies the body so that calcium is actually leached from the bones. They believe that the key to overcoming and preventing osteoporosis is the alkaline/acidity ratio of our diet, and provide lots of easy-to-follow advice and recipes to make it easy for you to alter your diet.

Eat to Beat Cancer

Eat to Beat Cancer A Nutritional Guide with 40 Delicious Recipes

These days cancer affects thousands, but conclusive research shows that by eating wisely we can not only improve our chances of beating cancer, we can also considerably cut the risk of developing cancer in the first place.
Doctors estimate that 35% of cancers are related to poor diet. This means that there's a great deal we can do to help ourselves by changing the way we eat and knowing which are the important foods that will help our bodies stay free from cancer.

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Eat to Beat Cancer includes:

*The key anti-cancer food groups
*Potentially harnful foods you should be avoiding
*How to change the way you eat - and make the change easy
*With 40 easy-to-prepare health-filled recipes

Authors

Jane Sen is the dietary advisor to the Bristol Cancer Help Centre. She is a sought after chef, as well as a nutritional health expert and a popular lecturer to nurses and health professionals.
Dr Rosy Daniel is the former Medical Director of the renowned Bristol Cancer Help Centre and is a pioneering doctor in the field of cancer protection. She practises integrated cancer medicine at the Harley Street Clinic in London, helping people with cancer to get the best of both worlds, orthodox and complementary.

New Pregnancy & Birth Book

"Practical, straightforward and easy to use ... One couldn't recommend better" The Royal College of Midwives

The complete practical guide for all parents-to-be from best-selling pregnancy and childcare author Dr Miriam Stoppard.

Taking you and your partner through every stage of pregnancy and birth - from preconceptual planning to the first days of life - this thoroughly updated handbook explains the physical and emotional changes you will experience during pregnancy.

With reassuring advice on nutrition, exercise, antenatal care and your choices in chidbirth this is a must-have for expectant mummies and daddies.

Helping you when you need it most

The Royal Society of Medicine brings you this indispensable book that provides:
*all the information you need about eczema
*invaluable advice to help you make informed decisions
*support throughout the illness - every step of the way

Author

Dr Sarah Wakelin is Consultant Dermatologist at St. Mary's Hospital, London and has special expertise in eczema and allergic skin diseases.She runs a dedicated contact dermatitis clinic and is an editor of current medical literature in Dermatology and a te=xtbook on systemic dermatology treatment.