Facts on File library of health and living

A comprehensive overview of sleep and eighty sleep disorders that features eight hundred entries and three essays, covering key terms, conditions, remedies and treatment options, long-term health consequences, and related topics.

Contains more than five hundred alphabetized, cross-referenced articles on the muscle and skeletal systems, related disorders such as lupus and fibromyalgia, and muscular and skeletal injuries, covering symptoms, anatomy, risk factors, diagnosis, treatments, and medications.

Contains over 1,100 alphabetized, cross-referenced entries on skin diseases, treatments, research, and other aspects of skin health and function, and includes a glossary, a bibliography, lists of cosmetic ingredients and ones that are irritants, and annotated lists of organizations.

Contains over three hundred alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about each of the more than eighty autoimmune diseases, their causes, clinical features, treatments, and related terms and issues.

Provides readers with a basic understanding of the diagnostic procedures and tools used by physicians, hospitals, and commercial laboratories, providing information on more than one thousand commonly prescribed tests and procedures.

Contains over seven hundred alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about key terms, researchers, and theories in the study of memory, as well as the possible causes, treatments, and symptoms of memory disorders; and includes listings of related associations, Web sites, and periodicals.

Contains over 250 alphabetized, cross-referenced articles on endocrine diseases and disorders, such as hypothyroidism and diabetes, and related topics, covering symptoms, anatomy, risk factors, diagnosis, treatments, medications, and social issues.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that examine various aspects of arthritis, its types, symptoms, causes, diagnoses, and treatments.

Presents more than six hundred alphabetical, cross-referenced entries related to hearing loss and its physical and psychological effects; also includes fourteen appendices on such resources as organizations, devices, periodicals, and programs for children.