Product Description

No household should be without a book that offers simple remedies to common ailments as well as advice on obtaining professional assistance for more complex situations. In The Johns Hopkins Complete Home Guide to Symptoms & Remedies, forty-seven top specialists at America’s foremost medical institution provide thousands of reliable answers to our most pressing health questions. Easy-to-use symptoms charts help narrow down possible diagnoses, and all of the listed disorders are explained in full detail. Essential, up-to-date information includes what each condition is, its symptoms, how it’s diagnosed, the latest treatment options, prevention strategies, and when to call your doctor. The Johns Hopkins Complete Home Guide to Symptoms & Remedies provides advice from leading experts in every medical specialty on more than 500 symptoms and conditions. It is a reference so complete, it’s almost like having a trusted physician in the home.

About the Author

The Editors of The Johns Hopkins Medical Letter: Health After 50 are leading physicians from every medical field. The chief editor is Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph. D., a Professor of Medicine and Biological Chemistry at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Classic bestselling book on herbs, now completely revised and updated to include all the latest information and discoveries in the world of herbs. Learn how to use herbs to relieve headaches, flu, alleviate muscle pain, stop allergies and change the way you look and feel. And see why this book has sold over 220,000 copies.

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Classic bestselling book on herbs, now completely revised and updated to include all the latest information and discoveries in the world of herbs. Learn how to use herbs to relieve headaches, flu, alleviate muscle pain, stop allergies and change the way you look and feel. And see why this book has sold over 220,000 copies.

Review

This book is a valuable addition to the literature on clinically important yeasts.
-Mahmoud A. Ghannoum, Mycopathologia, 131: 191-192, 1995

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Pathogenic Yeasts and Yeast Infections focuses on two major yeast genera (Candida and Cryptococcus) and the spectrum of their respective diseases. The book examines the biology of the yeasts, pathogenesis, epidemiology and host response, pathology and clinical symptomatology, diagnosis, and therapy. Genetic studies, morphology, yeast physiology, basic metabolic processes, immunological activity, and the current status of vaccines are addressed as well. In the clinical arena, pathogenesis, pathology, clinical syndromes, organ specificity, diagnostic techniques, and treatment are explored through personal experience and a broad survey of the current literature. The book is authoritative and logically organized for easy reference.