Now more than ever,
it’s important to
have a trustworthy
health resource on
hand. The completely
revised and updated
MAYO CLINIC FAMILY
HEALTH BOOK – Fourth
Edition (Time Inc.;
October 2009) has
you covered. This
must-have guide is
packed with useful
information from how
to prepare for a
pandemic to disease
prevention and basic
healthcare.
“The MAYO CLINIC
FAMILY HEALTH BOOK
is a collaborative
effort based on the
expertise of
literally hundreds
of Mayo Clinic
physicians and other
healthcare
professionals, and
derived from the
expert advice we
give our patients
daily,” says Scott
Litin, M.D., Mayo
Clinic internist and
the book’s medical
editor-in-chief.
“Our team of over 45
assistant editors
helped to put this
information into
clear and
understandable
chapters in order to
provide our readers
with a highly
credible and easily
accessible source of
medical
information.”
With the
ever-changing
landscape of
diagnostic and
treatment options,
you can’t afford to
be an uninformed
patient. The MAYO
CLINIC FAMILY HEALTH
BOOK features a
wealth of
information – from
diagnosis to
treatment options –
and is a wise
investment for any
family.
The MAYO CLINIC
FAMILY HEALTH BOOK
is a comprehensive
and user-friendly
guide organized into
five convenient
sections: injuries
and symptoms,
pregnancy and
healthy children,
healthy adults,
diseases and
disorders, and tests
and treatments. Each
topic is explained
in
easy-to-understand
language and many
are paired with
supportive
illustrations.
Updates include:
• PANDEMIC FLU
PREPAREDNESS: A
how-to guide on
surviving an
outbreak.
• CHILD
IMMUNIZATIONS: A
detailed chart on
vaccinations your
child needs at
various ages.
• UPDATED FIRST-AID
GUIDELINES: The
latest information
on handling and
preparing for
emergency
situations.
• DISEASES AND
CONDITIONS:
Up-to-date
information on
hundreds of diseases
and conditions,
including how to
prevent and treat
them.
• TESTS AND
TREATMENTS: An
overview of the
latest medical
procedures and
therapies.
This book also
provides a glossary
of important medical
terms, a medications
guide covering more
than 500
prescription and
over-the-counter
drugs, practical
advice on pregnancy,
tips for raising
healthy children, a
guide to
complementary and
alternative
medicine, a listing
of additional
resources, and a
comprehensive index
to help you find
information fast.
About Mayo Clinic
For more than 100
years, millions of
people from all
walks of life have
found answers at
Mayo Clinic. At Mayo
Clinic, doctors from
every specialty work
together with the
philosophy that “the
needs of the patient
come first.” More
than 3,300
physicians,
scientists, and
researchers and
46,000 allied health
staff work at Mayo
Clinic, which has
sites in Rochester,
Minnesota;
Jacksonville,
Florida; and
Scottsdale/Phoenix,
Arizona.
Collectively, the
three locations
treat more than a
half million people
each year. For the
past 20 years, U.S.
News & World Report
has ranked Mayo
Clinic in Rochester,
Minnesota, on its
honor roll of “Best
Hospitals.”
Dr. Scott Litin,
Mayo Clinic Family
Health Book
editor-in-chief, is
a practicing general
internist at Mayo
Clinic, Rochester,
and a professor at
Mayo Clinic College
of Medicine. A
distinguished
practitioner,
lecturer and
teacher, Dr. Litin
has served in
numerous leadership
positions at Mayo
Clinic and
nationally. He’s
also received many
awards including the
Henry S. Plummer
Distinguished
Physician Award and
the Distinguished
Clinician Award from
Mayo Clinic. The
American College of
Physicians has
recognized him as a
Master of the
College
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