An award-winning Otolaryngologist and surgeon clears up medical misperceptions in this feisty, fact-filled diatribe against medical hype. She tackles such questions as how to put risk into perspective (readers should worry more about eclairs than Ebola), how to understand the causation/correlation distinction, and how to make sense of medical jargon. With the overall aim of turning patients into savvy consumers and perceptive judges of information,...

Today we're barraged by a never-ending array of conflicting medical advice. Learn how to tell the difference between true medical news and irrelevant media hype.

"This book teaches reader how to become active self-managers through problem solving, goal setting, and action planning, while also presenting the basics of healthy eating, exercise, relaxation, communication, and emotional empowerment. Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions offers readers a unique and exciting opportunity - the chance to take control of their health and enjoy their lives to the fullest extent possible with chronic illness"--...

Presents information on numerous diseases and conditions. Articles include a definition of the disease or condition, an explanation of how it works in the body, information on causes, symptoms and diagnosis, treatment or cure, and lifestyles.