Family Doctor 2007 - (Page 6) introduction Your good choices C ongratulations! You made a good choice when you picked up this book, Family Doctor: Your Essential Guide to Health and Wellbeing. It’s collection of parts, symptoms or conditions? Family doctors treat the whole you, whether you’re a man or a women, young or old. Their priority? To listen to your concerns, answer your questions and respect your preferences. They also can guide you to appropriate consultants and community services when necessary. Family doctors are trained in 3-year residency programs after medical school, treating patients in the office, hospital and home. Most of them are board-certified in family medicine — and once they’re certified, they must re-certify periodically to document their ongoing competence. Their continuing medical education makes them experts in applying the latest medical breakthroughs for patients like you. a resource you can consult time and again in your quest for good health. The book is full of easy-to-read articles about health issues that affect you and your family. You also should be congratulated for selecting a family doctor as your partner in health. Family doctors are specialists in family medicine who provide continuing and comprehensive health care — but you don’t have to have a family to benefit from their approach. The scope of family medicine encompasses all ages, both sexes, each organ system and every disease entity. Treating the whole patient Family doctors know the most up-to-date treatments and technologies — but that’s just part of the picture. Their practice is centered on lasting, caring relationships with patients and patients’ families. Have you ever been to a doctor who seemed to see you as a Using this book As you work with your family doctor, refer to this book often to help you make good choices about your health. The text is divided into 10 chapters covering a wide range of health issues. Scan quickly through the table of contents beginning on page 9 and you’ll see — there’s something in Family Doctor for everyone! CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 Medical home Talking to your doctor Health insurance Medical errors Advance directives House hygiene Over-the-counter medicines Drug interactions Antibiotics Healthy traveling Preventive services Sports injuries Sun safety Complementary and alternative medicine “As you work with your family doctor, refer to this book often to help you make good choices about your health.” CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 6 34543_FD07_p017_01_Title.indd 17 26/7/07 18:37:01 34543_FD07_p027_02_Title.indd 27 26/7/07 18:43:45 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 Healthy eating Dietary fats Healthy heart Exercise Addictions Americans in Motion Asthma Allergies Colds & flu Chronic kidney disease Diabetes Living with diabetes Cholesterol Hypertension Heartburn Ulcers Diarrhea & constipation Irritable bowel syndrome Headaches Urinary tract infections Rashes Genital HPV Impotence Contraception Visiting the doctor Baldness Prostate cancer screening Prostate health Heart disease Sexual health Contraception Menopause Premenstrual syndrome Screening Yeast infections 34543_FD07_p051_03_Title.indd 51 26/7/07 18:47:48 34543_FD07_p081_04_Title.indd 81 27/7/07 07:23:59 34543_FD07_p135_05_Title.indd 135 27/7/07 07:27:36 34543_FD07_p147_06_Title.indd 147 27/7/07 07:36:02 6 familydoctor 2007
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