therapeutics

Provides health information on all parts of the body, common diseases and ailments, gender- and age-specific concerns, stress management, alternative therapies, and other related topics, along with numerous color photos and illustrations.

Collection of anecdotes describing how the breakthroughs in medicine were really made, using hilarious stories based on actual facts.

Championing the value of consulting more than one doctor when disabled with a serious disease or disorder, Rosenfeld describes a number of alternative treatments for one hundred of the most common disorders.

Michelle begins attending group sessions to help her deal with her parents' divorce, but her increasingly intense involvement with the group's charismatic leader leads to even bigger problems for both her and her mother.

An overview of the world of complementary and alternative medicine from the Mayo Clinic, showcases a broad spectrum of popular therapies, remedies, practices, and procedures--from acupuncture to yoga--to examine what works and what does not when treating common ailments and what can be combined with conventional medicine to promote overall health.

Explores the history of medicine, looking at some of the unusual methods that have been used to try to make people feel better, and traces links between the medicine of the past and modern-day treatments.

Takes a look at the sometimes frightening history of medicines, chronicling advances from ancient to modern times.

Explores the human body's ability to heal, renew, and regenerate itself and describes how the body's power of self-repair is enhanced by futuristic medical techniques.