The New A to Z of Womens Health or No More Ritalin

The New A to Z of Women's Health

Author: Christine Ammer

Women in the United States today face a wide range of serious health concerns. More than 8 million women live with heart disease, and 43 percent of American women die from cardiovascular disease. More than 75 percent of all autoimmune diseases strike women, usually during the childbearing years. The Encyclopedia of Women's Health, Fifth Edition is a thorough reference guide to these issues and many others that impact women's health. More than 1,000 A-to-Z entries explain medical, scientific, social, and lifestyle matters, including physiology, genetics, childbearing, life span, diseases and conditions, medications (including allopathic and complementary options), fertility, and much more. Written in straightforward, jargon-free language, this authoritative, up-to-date, and helpful resource is for professionals and laypersons alike.

Library Journal

This is the second editon of Ammer's The A to Z of Women's Health ( LJ 12/15/82), which our reviewer called ``a useful ready reference for the general reader.'' One hundred alphabetized entries on women's health topics have been added to this edition, bringing the total to 1000. According to new publisher Facts on File (the previous publisher was Everest House: Dodd), all material has been updated, and new entries include material on AIDS, cholesterol, infertility, and sexually transmitted diseases. The book was previously available as a paperback; it is now being released as a hardcover.-- Judy Quinn, ``Library Journal''

Booknews

The latest edition of a reference (first published in 1983) for lay readers that addresses topics including the reproductive system and sexuality, aging, contraception, sexually transmitted diseases, childbearing, AIDS, breast cancer, mental health, nutrition, chronic diseases, alternative medicine, and in-vitro fertilization. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Ms. Magazine

Praise for a previous hardcover edition : "On your shelf next to Our Bodies, Our Selves, you can now put Christine Ammer's The New A to Z of Women's Health."

Oklahoma Family Magazine

Shouldn't be missed. . . .includes the latest research on infertility, herbal medicines, mammography, designer estrogen, and obscure subjects like beauty parlor stroke syndrome . . . . it is user-friendly to women of all ages.

Interesting book: Living with Stroke or El Nuevo Sugar Busters

No More Ritalin

Author: Mary Ann Block

Ever year in the U.S., over two million children are given the drug Ritalin to combat Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Now, Dr. Mary Ann Block shows why Ritalin may be very dangerous to a child's health--and offers parents safer and more effective alternatives. Using thorough research and actual case histories from her clinic, Dr. Block provides powerful evidence that a drug-free approach works.