Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Textbook on diseases of the cardiovascular system. For medical students and residents. Halftone illustrations. 32 U.S. contributors. Previous edition: c1993. Softcover. DNLM: Heart Disease--physiopathology.

Pathophysiology of Heart Disease: A Collaborative Project of Medical Students and Faculty

Medical Books

Harvard Medical School

Basic Sciences

Williams Wilkins

The first health guide for the era of managed care is also the only one that will never go out of date. www.health.harvard.edu/fhg offers page and index searches for updated information on every entry. Today we all have a better chance of living a longer, healthier life than ever before -- but only if we know how to utilize the advances in medicine science has given us. Whether you depend on traditional fee-for-service health care or some form of managed care, you must make health decisions in partnership with doctors...doctors with whom you may only spend a few minutes. How can you sort out the confusing, often contradictory health information that is bombarding you daily and communicate clearly and effectively with your doctor? How can you gain access to the best care and evaluate the care you are getting? The Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide answers these essential questions and many more. The first health guide written specifically to empower readers in the era of managed care, it is the culmination of 200 years of clinical care, health education, and medical research -- bringing you the expertise of more than 7,000 health professionals from some of the nation's most esteemed hospitals and research centers. In this book, they have gathered the most authoritative, comprehensive, easy-to-understand, up-to-the-minute information about the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease in every stage of life to help you: <ul>
<li>Make the most of the time you spend with your doctor. </li>
<li>Decide when and if you need to see a doctor. </li>
<li>Avoid dangerous drug interactions. </li>
<li>Explore alternative treatments safely. </li>
<li>Choose wisely among treatment options. </li>
<li>Access emergency and other important information easily. </li>
<li>Learn the most effective ways to prevent disease. </li>
<li>Consult with the most renowned doctors in America, including Herbert Benson, T. Berry Brazelton, Robert Coles, and Richard Ferber. </li>
<li>Receive the most current information from our Web site, which gives you free online updates. </li>
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Harvard Medical School consists of world-renowned affiliated hospitals, clinics, and research foundations, which include: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center • Brigham and Women's Hospital* • Cambridge Hospital • Center for Blood Research • Children's Hospital* • Dana Farber Cancer Institute • Harvard Pilgrim Health Care • Joslin Diabetes Center* • Judge Baker Children's Center • Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary • Massachusetts General Hospital* • Massachusetts Mental Health Center • McLean Hospital • Mount Auburn Hospital • Schepens Eye Research Institute • Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital • VA Boston Healthcare System (*CONSISTENTLY RANKED AMONG THE 10 BEST HEALTH INSTITUTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES) Throughout its history, Harvard's doctors have made important medical breakthroughs, including: the discovery of anesthesia • the birth of brain surgery • the first human organ transplantation (Nobel Prize) • the discovery of the polio virus (Nobel Prize) • the discovery of vitamin B12 as the cure for pernicious anemia (Nobel Prize) • the discovery of how the human eye sees (Nobel Prize) • the discovery of the aspirin-a-day prevention strategy for heart disease

Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide

Komaroff, Anthony

Parenting & Relationships

Free Press

YES, YOU PROBABLY CAN GET PREGNANT ...and the really good news is that most of you can conceive naturally, without expensive high-tech intervention. The six-step mind/body fertility enhancement program from Harvard Medical School could give you the answer. 
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<li>How can I relax when I'm worried sick about getting pregnant? 
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<li>Can antidepressants affect my fertility? 
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<li>Is there some medicine I can take to increase my sperm production? 
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<li>Does being a vegetarian increase or decrease my chances of conception? </li>
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 Start to help yourself by learning the newest information on how simple lifestyle changes affect fertility.

Six Steps to Increased Fertility: An Integrated Medical and Mind/Body Program to Promote Conception

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Women's Health

Atria

Written for the "managed care" era, an accessible, up-to-date guide to family health care by some of the best doctors and researchers in medicine discusses drug interactions, symptoms, first aid, the efficacy of conventional and alternative treatment alternatives, and how to choose a family doctor, among other important topics. Reprint. 40,000 first printing.

Examines the benefits of exercise, alternative medicine, diet, and traditional treatments to present an action plan for coping with arthritis.

The Arthritis Action Program: An Integrated Plan of Traditional and Complementary Therapies

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Weinblatt, Dr. Michael E.

Special Diet

DO YOU HAVE TROUBLE READING MENUS? DO YOU FIND IT DIFFICULT TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN BLACK AND DARK BLUE? DO YOU WORRY EXCESSIVELY ABOUT GLARE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT? One out of every five of us is affected by impaired vision by the time we turn sixty-five. To help you preserve your vision now -- and beyond -- The Aging Eye discusses three common eye disorders that pose the greatest threat to your vision: cataracts, glaucoma, and age-related macular degeneration (AMD). This valuable guide will help you determine whether you are at risk of developing these disorders, describes their symptoms, and discusses diagnosis and the latest treatments. You will learn: 
<ul>
<li>What to expect after cataract surgery </li>
<li>How glaucoma often progresses in the early stages without symptoms </li>
<li>Whether you may be suffering from dry or wet AMD </li>
<li>If laser surgery is right for you </li>
<li>How to deal with presbyopia, dry eye syndrome, floaters and flashes, and retinal detachment </li>
</ul>
 Finally, practical suggestions will inform you what you can do now to preserve your vision, from fine-tuning your diet and stopping smoking to wearing sunglasses and protecting your eyes from the ravages of diabetes. A valuable user-friendly guide for everyone over fifty, The Aging Eye will give you the knowledge you need to safeguard your sight.

The Aging Eye

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

Simon & Shuster Fireside

DO YOU EXPERIENCE FREQUENT STOMACHACHES OR EXCESSIVE GAS AFTER EATING? DOES EATING A SIMPLE MEAL LEAVE YOU WITH A FEELING OF HEARTBURN? DO CONSTIPATION AND DIARRHEA PLAGUE YOUR LIFE? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you might be suffering from a gastrointestinal disorder. As many as one in four people experience these troublesome symptoms, and they don't get the problem adequately diagnosed and treated. The Sensitive Gut, readers will learn that the root causes of these symptoms are often a group of disorders -- reflux disease, dyspepsia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), food allergies, or other conditions. The causes of these disorders are not fully understood, but their effects are quite real. This valuable guide explains each of these disorders and, more important, describes how they are diagnosed and treated. You will learn: how heartburn is exacerbated by high-fat foods, onions, garlic, alcohol, and coffee how cauliflower and chewing gum can trigger IBS how to determine whether you have dyspepsia or an ulcer which oral laxatives seem to be the most effective and produce the fewest side effects and much more. . . Besides suggesting eating plans to soothe and minimize symptoms, The Sensitive Gut also evaluates new alternative approaches such as relaxation response training, hypnosis, and biofeedback. Finally, lists of questions are included to help readers make the most of their time with their doctors. A reassuring and practical guide to managing common intestinal distress, The Sensitive Gut can improve the quality of life for millions of Americans.

The Sensitive Gut

Now in its Third Edition, Pathophysiology of Heart Disease is a concise introduction to diseases of the cardiovascular system. Introductory chapters review basic cardiac anatomy and physiology, heart sounds and murmurs, imaging and catheterization techniques, and the electrocardiogram. Early chapters review the structure and function of the heart. The main body of the book addresses the major groups of cardiovascular disease: atherosclerosis, ischemic heart disease, acute myocardial infarction, valvular heart disease, heart failure, cardiomyopathies, mechanisms of arrhythmias and their diagnosis, hypertension, diseases of the pericardium, diseases of peripheral vasculature, and congenital heart disease. The last chapter of the book is devoted to cardiovascular drugs.

Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins

This vital resource--edited by Harvard Medical School's DouglasJacobs, a nationally recognized expert on suicide anddepression--is the definitive guide for helping mental healthprofessionals determine the risk for suicide and appropriateinterventions for suicidal or at-risk patients. Created primarilyfor mental health clinicians (with several chapters directed towardprimary care physicians), the book is a hands-on guide for thosewho are often the first line of defense for assessing if a patientor client is suicidal. Comprehensive in scope, the book offers a wealth of informationabout such useful topics as inpatient and outpatient issues,psychopharmacology, and advice about working with specialpopulations. Most importantly, the book's contributors detaileffective techniques for intervention and offer a model of suicideassessment that focuses on predisposing conditions, potentiatingconditions, and specific suicide inquiries. As a special feature,the book also includes a helpful section on contracts--agreementsmade with the patient not to harm themselves--and useful factsabout the subsequent liability issues. In addition, there is acompelling analysis of the controversial issues surroundingassisted suicide as well as an honest personal account ofsuicidality from a professional who has experienced it for herself.

The Harvard Medical School Guide to Suicide Assessment and Intervention

Self-Help

Death & Grief

Jossey-Bass

While some stress is inevitable, when your body repeatedly encounters a set of physiological changes dubbed the stress response, trouble can brew. Stress may contribute to or exacerbate various health problems. But it’s possible to dismantle negative stress cycles. This Special Health Report, Stress Enhance your well-being by reducing stress and building resilience, can help you identify your stress warning signs and learn how to better manage stressful situations.

Stress Management Paperback

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Pathophysiology of Heart Disease: A Collaborative Project of Medical Students and Faculty

Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide

Six Steps to Increased Fertility: An Integrated Medical and Mind/Body Program to Promote Conception

Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide

The Arthritis Action Program: An Integrated Plan of Traditional and Complementary Therapies

The Aging Eye

The Sensitive Gut

Pathophysiology of Heart Disease: A Collaborative Project of Medical Students and Faculty

The Harvard Medical School Guide to Suicide Assessment and Intervention

Stress Management Paperback