Check out these books or others more suited to your needs: Klang, Michael, ed. Johns Hopkins Family
Health Book. New Lane, Nancy E. The Osteoporosis Book: A Guide for Patients and Their Families. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. The Merck Manual. Rahway, New Jersey: Merck Research Laboratories, 1992. (Published every five years. Find the most recent copy in the Reference Room under call number 615.02/ MER.) The Merck Manual of Medical Information: Home Edition. Rahway, New Jersey: Merck Research Laboratories, 1998. Murphy, MD, Gerald; Morris, Lois B. and Lange, Dianne. Informed Decisions: The Complete Book of Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment and Recovery. New York: Penguin Books, 1997. The Official ABMS Directory of Certified Medical Specialists, 31st edition. New Providence, New Jersey: Marquis, Who’s Who, 1999. Physician’s Desk Reference. Montvale, NJ: Medical Economics Company, Inc.,1999. Tierney, Laurence; Mc Phee, Stephen; Papadakis, Maxine. ed. Appleton, Lang, 1998. (Published annually. Find the current copy In the Reference Room under call number 610.3/ CURRENT. The Library subscribes to a number of health related magazines. The most recent issue of each is kept on display for use in the reading room. All other issues can be checked out just like books. Look for these: Health Nutrition Action Psychology Today Health Science Prevention Parents Also, our InfoTrack service can access thousands of newspapers and magazines. The Internet, like books and magazines, is a great source for information on health and illness. Some of the sites are very reliable, but others are not. Beware of claims for magical cures and promises that are "to good to be true". You might want to explore these sites, or others that we can recommend: Mao Clinic Health Oasis Drug Infonet www.druginfonet.com National Institutes of Health www.nih.gov/health |
