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Harvard
Medical School
Family Health Guide
by Anthony L. Komaroff
Book Description
Today we all have a better chance of living a longer,
healthier life than ever before -- but only if we know how to
utilize the advances in medicine science has given us.
Whether you depend on traditional fee-for-service health care
or some form of managed care, you must make health decisions
in partnership with doctors...doctors with whom you may only
spend a few minutes. How can you sort out the confusing,
often contradictory health information that is bombarding you
daily and communicate clearly and effectively with your
doctor? How can you gain access to the best care and evaluate
the care you are getting?
The Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide
answers these essential questions and many more. The first
health guide written specifically to empower readers in the
era of managed care, it is the culmination of 200 years of
clinical care, health education, and medical research --
bringing you the expertise of more than 7,000 health
professionals from some of the nation's most esteemed
hospitals and research centers. In this book, they have
gathered the most authoritative, comprehensive,
easy-to-understand, up-to-the-minute information about the
diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease in every
stage of life to help you:
 | Make the most of the time you spend with your doctor.
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| Decide when and if you need to see a doctor. |
| Avoid dangerous drug interactions. |
| Explore alternative treatments safely. |
| Choose wisely among treatment options. |
| Access emergency and other important information
easily. |
| Learn the most effective ways to prevent disease. |
| Consult with the most renowned doctors in America,
including Herbert Benson, T. Berry Brazelton, Robert
Coles, and Richard Ferber. |
| Receive the most current information from our Web
site, which gives you free online updates. |
Harvard Medical School consists of world-renowned
affiliated hospitals, clinics, and research foundations,
which include:
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center • Brigham and
Women's Hospital* • Cambridge Hospital • Center for
Blood Research • Children's Hospital* • Dana Farber
Cancer Institute • Harvard Pilgrim Health Care •
Joslin Diabetes Center* • Judge Baker Children's Center
• Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary •
Massachusetts General Hospital* • Massachusetts Mental
Health Center • McLean Hospital • Mount Auburn
Hospital • Schepens Eye Research Institute •
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital • VA Boston Healthcare
System
(*CONSISTENTLY RANKED AMONG THE 10 BEST HEALTH
INSTITUTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES)
Throughout its history, Harvard's doctors have made
important medical breakthroughs, including: the discovery of
anesthesia • the birth of brain surgery • the first
human organ transplantation (Nobel Prize) • the
discovery of the polio virus (Nobel Prize) • the
discovery of vitamin B12 as the cure for pernicious anemia
(Nobel Prize) • the discovery of how the human eye sees
(Nobel Prize) • the discovery of the aspirin-a-day
prevention strategy for heart disease.
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