Kathleen Agone

The only complete consumer's guide to medical treatments
Now, for the first time, you can become informed and prepared for virtually any treatment that you, a family member, or a loved one may undergo.
Prepared by experts, yet easy to understand
More than 50 leading doctors and other medical experts helped to create this enormously helpful book. Best yet, they've given their advice in simple and straightforward language.
Covering over 300 treatments
This book covers every major treatment performed today, including:
- the latest techniques for combating heart disease without surgery
- drugs for high blood pressure, asthma, diabetes, ulcers, and AIDS
- sex therapy
- all medically reliable methods for relieving pain
- diets for lowering fat and cholesterol levels
- cancer treatments, laser surgery, transplants, and all the latest medical advances.
Getting your questions quickly answered
For each treatment, you'll find out in just a page or two:
- Why is the treatment done?
- When shouldn't it be done?
- What happens before the treatment? During it? After it?
- Are there risks and complications?
How you can help yourself
Throughout the book, you'll find how to speed your recovery from certain treatments. And, if family members or loved ones have undergone a treatment, you'll find reliable advice on helping them to recover as soon as possible.… (mais)