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Topics
General health
- Complete book of men's health
- Complete home remedies - Good general advice on a large number of home remedies, from general practitioner Dr James le Fanu, medical columnist of The Daily Telegraph.
- The Man Manual: 120,000BC to present day - From the publishers of a well known series of car owner workshop guides! Written by a British family doctor.
- The New Harvard Guide to Women's Health - A book written by women doctors for women.
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Babies and children
- Complete baby and child care - A thorough book in easy to read style by Dr Miriam Stoppard.
- Eczema and Your Child - A parent's guide to eczema.
- Your baby and child: From birth to age 5 - Revised edition of this long standing favorite.
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Complementary medicine
Diet
General
- Easy breadmaking for special diets - All you need to know about baking bread for people on special diets, ideal for those with bread making machines.
- Eat well, stay well - The Royal College of General Practitioners and Good Housekeeping team up to offer valuable advice on healthy eating, including 300 recipes.
- The Essential EatingWell Cookbook - A collection of more than 350 recipes from EatingWell: The magazine of food & health.
- The Daily Telegraph Encyclopedia of Vitamins, Minerals and Supplements
- Fighting fat, fighting fit - Based on a BBC television series, this book helps you to eat healthily, with recipes from Ainsley Harriott, and advice from Dr Mark Porter.
- The French Culinary Institute's Salute to Health Cooking
- The Hip Chick's Guide to Macrobiotics
- Low fat, low cholesterol cookbook - Easy to make and enjoyable recipes which are also better for your heart, by the American Heart Association. 3rd edition.
- Meals in Minutes Cookbook - More than 200 low fat, low cholesterol recipes from the American Heart Association.
- The optimum nutrition cookbook
Diet for specific conditions
- 101 nutrition tips for people with diabetes - A very important part of the treatment of diabetes is a sensible approach to eating. This book from the American Diabetes Association provides helpful and tasty answers.
- Cooking for arthritis - The Arthritis Cookbook and Drug Free Treatment Plan. Includes vegetarian options.
- Coping with Coeliac Disease - Useful dietary advice and recipes.
- The Diabetes Food and Nutrition Bible - A complete guide to planning, shopping, cooking, and eating, from the American Diabetes Association. Foreword by Graham Kerr.
- Eat to Beat - High blood pressure - Natural self help for hypertension.
- Food Solutions: Eczema - A guide to improving the condition of the skin through diet and by looking after general health. Recipes and advice.
- Gluten-free cookery: the Complete guide - A helpful guide to gluten free cookery. Second edition.
- The Gluten free gourmet: Living well without wheat - Highly rated guide to enjoyable cookery for those with coeliac disease.
- How to Eat Away Arthritis - Covers many useful dietary tips helpful in arthritis and gout.
- The IBS Diet - A helpful book for this very common problem.
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Heart and blood pressure
- Eat to Beat - High blood pressure - Natural self help for hypertension, including 60 recipes.
- Living with angina - A practical guide to dealing with coronary artery disease and your doctor.
- Low fat, low cholesterol cookbook - Easy to make and enjoyable recipes which are also better for your heart. 3rd edition.
- Mayo Clinic on High Blood Pressure - Lifestyle changes to reduce high blood pressure, answers questions on diet, exercise, and medication.
- AHA Meals in Minutes Cookbook - More than 200 low fat, low cholesterol recipes from the American Heart Association.
- Understanding blood pressure - British Medical Association information for patients.
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Kidneys and bladder
- Kidney failure explained
- The Patients Encyclopaedia of Cystitis, Sexual Cystitis and Interstitial Cystitis - From a sufferer who has thoroughly researched the topic. Recommended reading, as well as various other titles by the same author.
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Lungs and breathing
- 52 Brilliant ideas series: Beat your allergies - An excellent book, written by a British General Practitioner, which is easy to read, well laid out, and full of helpful ideas.
- BMA family doctor series: Understanding Asthma - An up to date guide for patients on asthma, written by one of Britain's leading experts.
- Family guide to asthma and allergies - An informative guide to how to live with your asthma, from the American Lung Association.
- Living with asthma - A self help book describing the condition, treatments, and what to do in an emergency.
- The complete guide to asthma - From a leading London allergy expert, this guide shows the reader how they can beat the illness. It includes alternative medicine and breathing exercises.
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The mind
- Climbing Out of Depression - A short, practical guide on how to recover from depression.
- Dementia: Alzheimer's and other dementias at your fingertips
- Overcoming addiction - A useful book for those trying to give up an addiction such as smoking, alcohol, chocolate, dieting etc.
- Undoing Depression - An insight into how to deal with depression.
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Muscles, bones and joints
- The Arthritis Foundation's guide to alternative therapies - This book provides a description of the various complementary therapies that can be helpful to the arthritis sufferer. It gives a good overview of the scientific evidence and can help doctors and patients make informed choices.
- Back and neck pain: The facts - Helpful advice for the sufferer, written by a GP who now spends most of his time treating back and neck problems.
- BMA Family Doctor Series: Backpain - A useful quick guide to back pain from the British Medical Association.
- Conquering carpal tunnel syndrome and other repetitive strain injuries - Self help book involving stretching exercises.
- Treat your own back - Written by an author well known in this field.
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Nervous system
Skin
- Understanding Skin Problems - Acne, Eczema, Psoriasis and related conditions. Also available as an Adobe eBook download from Amazon.com.
- Coping with Eczema - Helpful book on eczema, including the orthodox and also the complementary approaches to treatment.
- Eczema and Your Child - A parent's guide to eczema.
- Food Solutions: Eczema - A guide to improving the condition of the skin through diet and by looking after general health. Recipes and advice.
- Psoriasis: A patient's guide - A comprehensive single volume source of information on psoriasis for patients and the general public.
- The Psoriasis Handbook - A self help guide to psoriasis.
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Misc
- American Diabetes Association Complete Guide to Diabetes - Perhaps the most complete and authoritative resource on diabetes.
- Beat your allergies (52 Brilliant ideas series) - An excellent book, written by a British General Practitioner, which is easy to read, well laid out, and full of helpful ideas.
- Cancer information at your fingertips
- Cataracts - From diagnosis to recovery. The Complete Guide for Patients and Families.
- Coping successfully with hayfever - Easy to follow book on a very common condition.
- Coping with Thrush - Information about thrush, how to treat it, and how to prevent it recurring.
- Diabetes at your fingertips
- Getting rid of Gout - A guide to management and prevention.
- The Good Gut Guide - Help for IBS, Ulcerative Colitis, Chron's Disease, Diverticulitis, food allergies and other gut problems.
- The IBS Diet - A helpful book for this very common problem.
- IBS Relief - A doctor, a dietician, and a psychologist provide a team approach to managing Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
- Living well with Hypothyroidism - Patient-written, patient-oriented book.
- Living with Diabetes - The Diabetes UK guide for those treated with diet and tablets.
- "Daily Telegraph" Migraine - Step by step guide for patients, published by the Daily Telegraph and recommended by Dr James Le Fanu.
- 7 steps to a smoke free life - Also available on tape.
- Thyroid Disease: The facts - Aimed at patients with thyroid disease and their relatives, this book offers an authoritative account of the symptoms, causes and treatments of the various ailments of the gland.
- BMA Family Doctor Series: Thyroid Disorders - Reference source on thyroid disorder, providing case histories, key points, questions, answers and practical tips for overcoming problems.
- Understanding Migraine & Other Headaches - Information for patients, published by the British Medical Association.
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