Symptoms: Their Causes & Cures : How to Understand and Treat 265 Health Concerns [Mass Market Paperback]

Prevention Magazine Editors (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1996

Based on the advice of leading medical practitioners, this comprehensive, A-to-Z reference guide from the editors of Prevention Magazine Health Books decodes hundreds of symptoms--from ankle swelling to dizziness, insomnia to rashes, seeing spots to taste loss. This book offers a variety of treatments as well as advice on when to contact a doctor. HC: Rodale Press.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

The Doctors Book of Home Remedies II came out just the other day, but here the Prevention mag guys are again with lots of the same info in a new format they expect will justify a 75,000-copy first printing. They probably expect right, for many think of their discomforts not in terms of proper-named illnesses and syndromes but as irritants they'd just like to know whether to bring to a doctor or handle themselves. Such will warm to this reshuffling of the Prevention database because the first thing each entry counsels is "WHEN TO SEE YOUR DOCTOR": e.g., under "Canker Sores" appear two when-to conditions--"A sore in your mouth does not heal within two weeks" and "You develop a painless sore in your mouth." After the when-tos come, in each entry, succinct instruction on "What Your Symptom Is Telling You" and suggestions for "Symptom Relief." Occasional flashes of humor--e.g., "Somewhere between watching a rerun of `Gilligan's Island' and being branded with a hot poker is a torment called anal pain"--make it enjoyably as well as informatively readable. Ray Olson --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 784 pages
• Publisher: Bantam (February 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553569899
• ISBN-13: 978-0553569896
• Product Dimensions: 4 x 1.3 x 6.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,229,130 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good guide for anyone, April 2, 2000

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Shelly L. Curtis - See all my reviews

This review is from: Symptoms: Their Causes & Cures : How to Understand and Treat 265 Health Concerns (Mass Market Paperback)

Any layperson can use this guide to try and pinpoint some of the symptoms they are experiencing. People are becoming more health conscious and wanting to understand what is going on when they are ill. This is a quick and easy reference guide to get them headed in the right direction. It is user friendly for all and reminds people to consult their physicians with problems as well.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Should be in every home, September 7, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Symptoms: Their Causes & Cures : How to Understand and Treat 265 Health Concerns (Hardcover)

Logicaly listed, enough information to help you decide what you need to do. Doesn't replace your doctor but it is very helpful when you need to know "what could this (symptom)mean.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Reference, July 9, 2011

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Ohioan - See all my reviews

This review is from: Symptoms: Their Causes & Cures : How to Understand and Treat 265 Health Concerns (Mass Market Paperback)

I like this book as a reference, and I like the way it's organized. First, symptoms are listed alphabetically, from A to Z (Ache All Over to Wrist Pain). After each symptom's name comes a section titled "What Your Symptom Is Telling You," and after that comes "Symptom Relief." Under "Earache," for example, there are nine separate Relief suggestions. When the symptom is deemed serious, the Relief suggestion is to Call Your Doctor, with an explanation why.