The British Medical Association Complete Family Health GuideTony Smith A medical encyclopaedia which features information on screening, drug treatments and surgery with symptom charts to aid in the interpretation of symptoms. There is also an explanation of medical genetics and what they mean for your health and 2000 medical websites on every disorder. |
Contents
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK | 11 |
INHERITANCE AGE AND HEALTH | 20 |
LIFESTYLE AND HEALTH | 46 |
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abnormal affected AGE GENDER GENETICS AGE More common alcohol antibiotics antibiotics p.885 asthma atherosclerosis attack autoimmune disorder bacteria become bleeding blood clot blood tests blood vessels body bone brain cancer chest chromosomes chronic condition consult your doctor corticosteroid cough CT scanning damage develop diabetes diabetes mellitus diagnosed diarrhoea diet disease disorder doctor within 24 drugs endoscope exercise fever fluid GENDER GENETICS LIFESTYLE GENDER More common gene GENETICS Not significant heart hormone immune increased infection inflammation injury joint LIFESTYLE Not significant loss lungs lymph lymph nodes muscle nerve normal occur ONLINE SITES oxygen pain POSSIBLE CAUSE prevent problems radionuclide scanning rash red blood cells reduce result retina risk factors runs in families sample SELF-HELP severe shortness of breath sickle-cell disease significant factors skin smoking surgery teeth tion tissue tooth treated treatment tumour urine usually valve vein white blood cells X-ray