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The basic information needed to make informed choices about cancer care is covered in this book, including key facts about surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, targeted therapy and complementary treatments. There is also advice regarding advanced breast...
This book looks at remedies both orthodox and less orthodox. It explains how doctors treat hay fever, and considers options other than medication, including immunotherapy. Aleergy testing is also covered. The importance of nasal douching is stressed, with step-bystep...
Do you sometimes wish you could turn the clock back and re-live past mistakes?Do you feel it's your responsibility to make others happy? Are you more worried about hurting others than living your own life? Guilt is a common and destructive emotion, but, using the...
Liver disease is the leading cause of death after heart, cancer, stroke and respiratory disease, and kills more people than diabetes and road deaths combined. But, there is hope. The liver is a uniquely regenerative organ, and some European countries have dramatically...
Chronic illness takes many forms - such as migraine, epilepsy, diabetes, persisting fatigue, arthritis, cancer, and pain - and involves huge stress and uncertainty, especially when you come to the end of what the doctor can offer. This book aims to empower those with...
This work describes the causes, symptoms and treatment of depression and goes into detail about the difficulties of caring for someone who is depressed. It explores how depression affects relationships and the emotions of carers.
Treatment for fibromyalgia has progressed in leaps and bounds over the past 10 years as recognition of the condition increases. FM is now the second or third most common diagnosis made by British rheumatologists, and was listed as one of the three most common diagnoses...
If you have cancer, eating well is one of the most important contributions you can make towards your own treatment. This book helps put the flavour back into food when eating may seem like a chore, with meals that will nourish and comfort you. It suggests practical ways...
We all love comfort - but, psychologically, it can be a real trap, holding you back and keeping you stuck in dead-end situations. Using the principles of Rational Emotive Therapy, this book helps people deal with discomfort in life, with advice on how to get things...
Panic disorder is common, affecting up to 10% in the Western world, and is often linked with other disorders - up to 60% of those with panic may also develop agoraphobia while 70% develop depression. This book takes the reader through tried and tested techniques to help...
Every three or four minutes someone in the US receives a diagnosis of diabetes. But, healthy eating - alongside other lifestyle changes and, if necessary, medication - may prevent diabetes from developing and dramatically reduces the risk of diabetic complications such...
Around one in 1000 younger people (under 65) in the UK are living with dementia, about one-third of whom have Alzheimer's. These conditions are sometimes misdiagnosed as stress or depression. Younger people have particular difficulties, such as work, dependent children,...
Questions that people want to ask their doctors vary tremendously! Sometimes they don't even get asked as people are afraid of wasting the doctor's time - or they may end up as the 'hand on the doorknob' or the 'while I'm here' type of question that gets
If you have Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), you're not alone - it affects up to 20 per cent of the population in the Western world. In fact, it is so widespread that some specialists have called it 'the common cold of the gastrointestinal illnesses'. Medical treatments...
Anaemia, or lack of red blood cells, is common, and can be a symptom of a serious underlying disorder. It has a number of causes, and this book stresses that it's vital to find and treat these, rather than simply prescribing iron tablets. Iron tablets do have their...
Everyone feels socially awkward at times, but for some people shyness can become an overwhelming problem, limiting social and career opportunities, and severely restricting life goals. Rooted in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques, Coping Successfully with...
Coronary heart disease, the commonest cause of heart attacks, remains the leading cause of death in the UK, despite rates falling in the last few decades, despite numerous therapeutic advances and despite increased awareness. Rates are especially high in economically...
Increasing numbers of adults are being diagnosed with Asperger syndrome, while children diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorders - an estimated 300,000 in the UK - are growing up. Until recently, most information has been aimed at children with the condition, or...
Asthma in adults rarely gains the attention it deserves. Roughly one in 11 children and one in 12 adults have asthma, which can emerge for the first time in people in their 70s and 80s. Yet approximately 97% deaths from asthma occur among adults. Tragically,Asthma UK...
In today's complex world, loneliness is on the rise. People increasingly move house and job, live far away from families and work longer hours, making it harder to maintain a social life. This book addresses the problem of loneliness when experienced for whatever reason...
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