The best evidence-based guide to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for practicing physicians! This new resource provides the comprehensive guidance on CAM therapies physicians need to responsibly counsel their patients and integrate these techniques into their own practices. Features:

A handbook of practical, objective, and clinically oriented information on the use of herbalism in health care. Potentially useful herbal medicines are differentiated from the many popular herbs of dubious value A "report card" format allows quick reading and easy access to relevant information Herbs are graded, with grades determined by usefulness, effectiveness, availability, and safety Handbook size-can be carried in lab coat Analyses-based on controlled studies, or meta-analyses or systematic reviews of the primary literature Sections of each report card include: Uses; Pharmacology; Clinical Trials; Adverse Effects; Preparations and Dose; Contraindications, Interactions, and Warnings; Conclusion and Recommendations; References An appendix lists and reviews other herbal medicine information resources Nonherbal dietary supplements also are addressed in a separate section.

What is unique about the process in the discussion of healthcare and interventions to use when working with families? What assessment tools provide guidance for healthcare providers as they determine interventions for families in their care? What are the changing dimensions of contemporary family life, and what impact do those dimensions have on health promotion for families? How is family healthcare changing in terms of practices, delivery systems, costs and insurance coverage? Students are able to explore these questions and more in the Encyclopedia of Family Health. Approximately 350 signed articles written by experts from such varied fields as health and nursing, social and behavioral sciences, and policy provide authoritative, cross-disciplinary coverage. Entries examine theory, research and policy as they relate to family practice in a manner that is accessible and jargon-free. From ′Adolescent Suicide′ and ′Alternative Therapies′ to ′Visitation during Hospitalization′ and ′Weight Problems and Genetics′, this work provides coverage of a variety of issues within a family context. The Encyclopedia of Family Health provides a comprehensive summary of theory, research, practice, and policy on family health and wellness promotion for students and researchers.

The journey through a diagnosis of MPN is different for each person and there is no road map that will work for everyone. In her book, LIVING WELL with a Myeloproliferative Neoplasm, Dr. Krisstina Gowin provides an essential guide to treatment options and symptom management, while helping patients and their caregivers take an informed and active role in getting quality care, communicating with their healthcare team, and developing a support system. As importantly, she addresses all aspects of the patient—body, mind, psychosocial and spiritual health—promoting overall wellness in bodies already challenged by disease. By following Dr. Gowin’s integrative approach— combining traditional and complementary therapies—MPN patients can get started on a path to living the best life possible every day. -- Gowin

Integrative Geriatric Medicine summarizes a patient-centered, wholistic approaches to medical care of the elderly. Deeply rooted in life style interventions such as nutrition, movement therapies, and mind-body and spirituality approaches integrative geriatrics allows patients to have different path to their healthcare, one that utilizes pharmaceuticals and invasive procedures only when safer integrative approaches are not available or not effective.

The “essential” companion to the landmark Users' Guides to the Medical Literature - completely revised and updated! 5 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW! "This second edition is even better than the original. Information is easier to find and the additional resources that will be available at www.JAMAevidence.com will provide readers with a one-stop source for evidence-based medicine."--Doody's Review Service Evidence-based medicine involves the careful interpretation of medical studies and its clinical application. And no resource helps you do it better-and faster-than Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: Essentials of Evidence-Based Clinical Practice. This streamlined reference distills the most clinically-relevant coverage from the parent Users' Guide Manual into one highly-focused, portable resource. Praised for its clear explanations of detailed statistical and mathematical principles, The Essentials concisely covers all the basic concepts of evidence-based medicine--everything you need to deliver optimal patient care. It's a perfect at-a-glance source for busy clinicians and students, helping you distinguish between solid medical evidence and poor medical evidence, tailor evidence-based medicine for each patient, and much more. Now in its second edition, this carry-along quick reference is more clinically relevant--and more essential--than ever! FEATURES Completely revised and updated with all new coverage of the basic issues in evidence-based medicine in patient care Abundant real-world examples drawn from the medical literature are woven throughout, and include important related principles and pitfalls in using clinical research in patient care decisions Edited by over 60 internationally recognized editors and contributors from around the globe Also look for JAMAevidence.com, a new interactive database for the best practice of evidence based medicine.

Theranostics and Precision Medicine for the Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Volume One: Biology and Pathophysiology provides comprehensive information about ongoing research and clinical data surrounding liver cancer. The book presents detailed descriptions about diagnostics and therapeutic options for easy understanding, with a focus on precision medicine approaches to improve treatment outcomes. This volume discusses topics such as tumor microenvironment in hepatocellular carcinoma, endoplasmic reticulum stress and unfolded protein response, effects of cirrhosis and hepatitis on the prognosis of HCC, mitochondrial metabolism, next generation sequencing, and telomerase. In addition, it discusses exosomes role in HCC progression, metastasis and chemokines. This is a valuable resource for cancer researchers, oncologists, graduate students, hepathologists and members of biomedical research who need to understand more about liver cancer for their research work or clinical setting. - Provides an updated literature review and detailed understanding of liver cancer tumor biology - Discusses abnormal changes in the liver caused, resulting from, or associated with hepatocellular carcinoma from a holistic view - Presents the content with fully colored images and summarizing tables for easy understanding of complex topics

Aging well frequently involves feeling your way blindly through a complex medical world: dealing with multiple doctors, facing baffling financial decisions, and figuring out whether you or a parent needs care outside the home. What Your Doctor Won't Tell You About Getting Older turns the lights on, illuminating potential pitfalls and showing a way around them. This book is an indispensible survival guide, gathering all the information you need to have but that too often doctors just don't give you. Writing with great experience and good humor, renowned geriatrician Mark Lachs explains how to choose your doctors, stay out of the emergency room, plan financially for retirement, outfit your house to stay safe, and, most important, how to have as many healthy years as possible.

If you want to learn more about alternative and traditional medicine and how to use them safely and effectively, Dr. Richard Sollazzos Balance Your Health can help. If you indiscriminately combine alternative and traditional medicine, you might decrease their effectiveness, get sick, or even die. It is essential to appreciate how alternative, and traditional medicine can and cant work together. Dr. Sollazzo has spent his life utilizing both traditional and alternative treatments in order to obtain the most desirable results. As a board-certified doctor in several specialties, he offers advice to help you boost your vitality so you can live a more rewarding life; battle cancer, Lyme disease, obesity, hormonal issues, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and other ailments; and understand the benefits of correctly combining traditional medicine with various alternative treatments. When seeking to improve and maintain your health, there doesnt need to be a tug of war between two systems of health care. Applying contemporary medicine and alternative approaches can increase your life span and make it possible to treat the causes of illnessnot the symptoms. Take charge of your life and bridge the divide between conventional and alternative medicine with the tools, strategies, and insights in Balance Your Health.

Geriatric Palliative Care is a practical guide for diagnosing and managing end-of-life illnesses, and communicating this information to patients, relatives and clinical team members.