A Family Physicians Recommendations for Family Health References
This is really quite an extensive wish-list. A great deal of paring down can be done depending on what funds allow. There would probably be some additions over time as new resources are encountered.
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Adolescent Medicine |
Author(s), pages, year |
Source, Publisher, Price, Phone |
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Keeping Youth Drug Free |
Natl Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information |
800-729-6686 |
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Teen talk |
AMA |
312-464-5570 |
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New Teenage Body Book |
McCoy & Wibbelsman, 1992 |
Berkley Publishing 800-788-6262 |
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You & Your Adolescent: A Parents Guide |
Steinberg & Levine, 1997 |
HarperCollins Pub |
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Nutrition |
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Family Health Cookbook |
Barnard, Melanie, 528pp |
AMA $30, 800-621-8335 |
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Eat More, Weigh Less |
Dean Ornish, 460pp, 1993 |
$7 |
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1 Year of Healthy, Hearty & Simple One-Dish Meals |
Spaude & Owan-McMenamin, 406 pp |
$15 |
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Quick & Easy Cookbook |
274pp |
AHA, $25, 800-611-6083 |
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General Medicine |
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Reversing Heart Disease |
Dean Ornish, 600pp, 1996 |
$7 |
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American Heart Association Guide to Heart Attacks |
AHA, 300pp, 1996 |
AHA, $15 |
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A Healing Heart |
Norman Cousins |
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The Fibromyalgia Help Book |
Fransen & Russell, 240 pp |
FMS, Inc, $18, 800-853-2929 |
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Fibromyalgia and You |
90-min Video, $35- |
Fibromyalgia Information Resources POBox 690402 San Antonio, TX 78269 |
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Mitral Valve Prolapse |
#10 |
Krames, $15, 800-333-3032 |
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Iritable Bowel Syndrome |
#50 |
Krames, $15, 800-333-3032 |
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Asthma:Learning to Control Your Symptoms |
Video (#R1597), $15 |
AAFP, 800-944-0000 |
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Immunity |
Bock & Bock |
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Your Thyroid |
Wood, 240pp, 1995 |
$6 |
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Treating Sinus, Migraine & Cluster Headaches My Way |
Walsh, 260pp, 1993 |
$13 |
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Treating Food Allergy My Way |
Walsh |
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome |
Fisher, 240pp, 1997 |
$12 |
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Attention Deficit Disorder in Adults |
Weiss, 209pp, 1997 |
$13 |
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Diabetes |
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Diabetes: A Guide to Living Well (Type I) |
Lowe & Arsham, 400 pp |
$13 |
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Managing Type II Diabetes |
Monk, Arlene, 148 pp |
International Diabetes Center, $10 |
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Raising a Child with diabetes |
ADA, $15, 800-232-6733 |
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Month of Meals for Diabetes |
vols 1-5 |
ADA, $56 |
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Diabetic Foot Care |
#10 |
Krames, $13.50 |
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American Diabetic Association Guide to Diabetes |
ADA, 460pp, 1996 |
ADA, $7 |
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Exchange Lists for Meal Planning |
#25 |
ADA, $37.50 |
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Geriatrics |
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Growing Younger Handbook & Workshop (Seniors) |
Healthwise, |
208-345-1161 |
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Family Guide to Stroke |
320pp |
AHA, $23 |
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Alzheimers Disease |
#10 |
Krames, $15, 800-333-3032 |
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67 Ways to Good Sleep |
Charles Inlander, 88pp, 1995 |
$8 |
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How Stroke Affects Behaviour |
38pp |
AHA, $6.50 |
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Pediatrics |
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For Kids: Checking your Airways |
#50 |
Krames, $12.50 |
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For Kids: Your Asthma medicine |
#50 |
Krames, $12.50 |
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Asthma |
#10 |
Krames, $13.50 |
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Toddlers & Parents |
T Berry Brazelton |
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Dr. Larry Silvers Advice to Parents on ADHD |
Silver, 1993 |
Amer Psych Press |
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Helping your Hyperactive child |
Taylor, 482pp, 1997 |
$18 |
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Dont Be Afraid to Discipline |
Peters, 200pp, 1997 |
$19 |
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What to Expect the First Year |
Eisenberg |
Workman |
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What to Expect the Toddler Years |
Eisenberg, 670pp, 1989 |
Workman, $22 |
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Natural Parenting |
Walker, 144pp, 1987 |
$13 |
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Parents Little Book of Lists: Dos & Donts of Effective Parenting |
Blustein, 336pp, 1997 |
$11 |
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Preventive Medicine |
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Healthwise Handbook & Workshop (Medical self-care) |
Healthwise, 300 pp |
208-345-1161 |
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Pathways Success Guide & Health Workshop (healthy changes) |
Healthwise, |
208-345-1161 |
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Shiatsu |
Ohashi |
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Spntaneous Healing |
Andrew Weil, 300pp, 1995 |
$13 |
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Family Health and Medical Guide |
AAFP |
AAFP, $30 |
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Clinicians Handbook of Preventive Services |
US Dept HHS, 1997 |
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Ob/Gyn |
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Breast Lumps |
#10 |
Krames, $13.50 |
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Kegel Exercises |
#25 |
Krames, $10 |
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Abnormal Pap Test Results |
#10 |
Krames, $11 |
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Natural Pregnancy |
Balaskas, 93pp, 1990 |
$13 |
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What to Expect when youre Expecting |
Eisenberg |
Workman |
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Orthopedics |
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Back Owners manual |
#10 |
Krames, $13.50 |
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Neck Owners manual |
#10 |
Krames, $13.50 |
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Shoulder Owners manual |
#10 |
Krames, $13.50 |
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Knee owners manual |
#10 |
Krames, $13.50 |
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Elbow owners manual |
#10 |
Krames, $13.50 |
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Hand&Wrist owners manual |
#10 |
Krames, $13.50 |
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Foot owners manual |
#10 |
Krames, $13.50 |
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome |
#10 |
Krames, $15 |
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Diabetes for Today and Tomorrow |
Saudek, et al, 420 pp, 1997 |
Johns Hopkins Univ Press, $17 |
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36-Hour Day |
Mace & Rabins, 329 pp, 1991 |
Johns Hopkins Univ Press, $12 |
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Staying Dry |
Burgio & Pearce, 168 pp, 1989 |
JHU Press, $13, 800-537-5487 |
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Lyme Disease |
Barbour, Alan, 250 pp, 1996 |
JHU Press, $16, 800-537-5487 |
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The Prostate |
Walsh & Worthington, 320 pp, 1995 |
JHU Press, $16, 800-537-5487 |
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Getting the Most out of Your Medicines |
Thorson, Kristin, 50 pp |
FMS ,Inc, $10, 800-853-2929 |
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Guide to Children |
Benjamin Spock, 830pp, 1992 |
$8 |
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Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis |
ARA |
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7 Habits of Highly Effective Families |
Covey, Stephen, 360 pp |
Golden Books $30, 800-372-6839 |
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Everything You Need to Know About Medical Tests |
Moore, et al, 690 pp, |
Springhouse |
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Getting the Most out of your Hearing Aids |
30-min Video, 1994 |
Starkey/ CDR, 800-729-2237 |
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How to Cope With heartburn |
10-min Video, 1996 |
Janssen |
Philip A. Gilly, MD, FAAFP
Family Practice Board
Certified