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June Engel.
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The complete South African health guide\ June Engel.
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Halfway House: Southern : International Thomson Pub., 1996
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xii, 538 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
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1868126471
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: 9781868126477
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With contributions from over 50 South African medical experts--Cover.;Sub-title on cover: The essential home reference for protecting your well-being, preventing illness and leading a healthier, happier and safer life.
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CHAPTER 1: WHAT IS GOOD HEALTH ALL ABOUT? 1. What is health?. Measuring health. Changing attitudes to healthcare. How to assess health news. CHAPTER 2: CULTIVATING A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE 8. Preventable illnesses. The risks of smoking. Weight control is crucial to good health. Getting enough exercise. Sleep hygiene and sleep disorders. Preventing needless injuries. Putting drug use in perspective. Tackling alcohol abuse. CHAPTER 3: GETTING MEDICAL HELP WHEN IT'S NEEDED 53. Improving patient-doctor relationships. Using medical checkups wisely. Natural, alternative or complementary medicine. Herbalism plays a key role in natural medicine. CHAPTER 4: NUTRITION TOWARDS HEALTH 66. The basics of good nutrition. Nutrition for athletes. Sorting out the cholesterol puzzle. Choosing the right fat mix. The fascination of fibre. Make carbohydrates (starches) your dietary mainstay. Sugars aren't all bad. Proteins in the diet. In praise of fish. Vegetarian diets. The caffeine story. Vitamins: most people don't need supplements. Minerals in the diet. Water is also an essential dietary component. Summing it up. CHAPTER 5: LOOKING AFTER THE SURFACE 96. Caring for your skin. Remedying dry skin problems. Help for the anguish of acne. Psoriasis control. Shingles is a pain. Help for ageing skin. Avoid skin's number-one enemy. Protect yourself against skin cancers. Hair, beautiful hair. Choose hair-care products wisely. Getting rid of lice. Hand and nail care. Foot care. Banishing warts. CHAPTER 6: EYE, EAR AND TOOTH CARE 128. Eye care. Ear care. Ear infections. Tooth and gum care. CHAPTER 7: SEXUAL HEALTH 150. Developing healthy sexual attitudes. Tracing the steps in gender-role development. The development of sexual behaviour. Masturbation. Sexual dysfunction. Sex therapy. Sexually transmitted diseases. Recent trends in birth control. CHAPTER 8: WOMEN'S SPECIAL HEALTH CONCERNS 176. Menstruation and menstrual problems. Vaginitis. Vaginal yeast infections or candidiasis. Endometriosis. Hysterectomy. Cervical cancer is a sexually transmitted disease. Menopause. The pros and cons of oestrogen-replacement therapy. Sex problems in women. Breast cancer. CHAPTER 9: MEN'S SPECIAL HEALTH CONCERNS 204. Trouble with the prostate. Prostate cancer. Infertility. Remedying sex problems. The circumcision controversy. CHAPTER 10: PRODUCING THE HEALTHIEST POSSIBLE BABY 217. Childbirth in focus. Preconception preparation. Fertilization and conception. Reversing infertility. Pregnancy in the over-thirties. Modern "windows" into the womb. The course and care of pregnancy. Choice of birthplace and birth assistant. The role of midwives. Changes in the mother's body during pregnancy. Charting foetal progress. Nutrition in pregnancy. Exercise in pregnancy. Spotting high-risk pregnancies. Prenatal classes. The three stages of labour. From foetus to newborn. Caesarean birth. Newborn child-parent bonding. Breast is still best. CHAPTER 11: HELPING CHILDREN GROW UP HEALTHY 247. Breast-feeding. Instilling good eating habits. Toilet training. Building in self-esteem. Preventing avoidable injuries. Preventing childhood choking. Recognizing and managing childhood disorders. Vaccines save young lives. Understanding childhood fever. Allergies. Asthma. Autism. Birthmarks. Cerebral Palsy. Chickenpox. Colic. Common colds. Croup. Juvenile diabetes. Diarrhoea. Diphtheria. Down's syndrome. Ear infections. Eczema. Enuresis (bedwetting). Epiglottis. Epilepsy (seizure disorder). Fifth disease (Erythema infectiosum). Foot disorders. Giardiasis. Haemophilus influenzae type b infections. Hepatitis A. Hepatitis B. Impetigo. Left-handedness. Measles. Meningitis. Mumps. Pinkeye (conjunctivitis). Polio (poliomyelitis). Rheumatic fever. Roseola. Rubella (German measles). Scabies. Sore throats. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Teething. Tetanus (lockjaw). Thrush or candida (yeast) nappy rash. Tonsillitis. Whooping cough (pertussis). Worms. CHAPTER 12: PUBERTY AND ADOLESCENT CHANGES 289. The stages of adolescence. The physical changes of puberty. Body-image concerns. The tragic pursuit of thinness: anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Psychosocial development in adolescence. Helping adolescents through the transition. Medical checkups for adolescents. School problems. Adolescent sexuality. Risk-taking behaviour. The heavy toll of suicide. Teenage and student drug use. CHAPTER 13: MODERN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARDS 312. Allergies. Hay fever. Insect allergies. Food allergies. "Total allergy syndrome". Sick-building syndrome. How safe is our drinking water?. Getting the lead out. Coping with temperature extremes. Staying fit on the job. Towards healthier global travel. CHAPTER 14: COPING WITH MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS 345. Where does stress come from? Coping with stress. Depression. Postpartum depression. Holiday blues. Manic depression. Chronic fatigue syndrome. The disabling effects of anxiety disorders. Schizophrenia. Finding therapy for mental and emotional problems. CHAPTER 15: KEEPING UP THE QUALITY OF LIFE WITH ADVANCING YEARS 374. The ageing brain. Caring for well elderly relatives. Incontinence. Parkinson's disease. Osteoporosis. Alzheimer's disease. CHAPTER 16: SOME SPECIFIC DISEASES AND DISORDERS 399. AIDS. Arthritis. Asthma. Back problems. Bowel problems. Carpal tunnel syndrome. Common cold. Cystic fibrosis. Diabetes. Epilepsy. Gallbladder problems. Haemorrhoids. Headaches. Heart disease. Heart murmurs. Heartburn. Hepatitis. Hernias. Hypertension (high blood pressure). Influenza. Kidney stones. Knee problems. Liver cirrhosis. Peptic ulcers. Strokes. Thyroid disorders. Tickbite fever. Urinary tract infections. Zoonoses: diseases from pets. CHAPTER 17: EMERGENCY FIRST AID 488. How to help in an emergency. General principles of first aid. The ABC's of AR and CPR. Allergic shock (anaphylaxis). Asphyxiation (suffocation). Asthma. Bites and stings. B!Bleeding. Bums and scalds. Choking . Choking infants. Convulsions. Dressings and bandages. Ear injuries. Electric shock. Eye injuries. Fainting. Fractures. Frostbite and freezing. Head injuries. Heart attack. Hyperthermia (heat illnesses). Hypothermia (cold injury). Mouth injuries. Nosebleeds. Poisonings. Seizures. Shock. Sports injuries. Teeth (knocked out). Unconsciousness. Water accidents. Where to learn first aid and CPR. APPENDIX: SENSIBLE USE OF MEDICATIONS. Know your medications. Use and abuse of prescribed medications. Use non-prescription medications wisely.
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Health and disease series.
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Medical care.
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Nutrition and health.
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June Engel
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Essential home reference for protecting your well-being, preventing illness and leading a healthier, happier and safer life
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