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Title	Author	# of Pages
The PDR Family Guide to Prescription Drugs	PDR (Physicians' Desk Reference)	927

Contents

Contributors and Consultants    (p. ix)
Foreword    (p. xi)
How to Use This Book    (p. xiii)
Drug Identification Guide    (p. xvi)

    Part I: Drug Profiles    (p. 1)
    Part II: Disease Overviews    (p. 777)
1. New Hope for Heart Patients    (p. 777)
2. Defusing High Blood Pressure    (p. 784)
3. Coping with Arthritis    (p. 788)
4. Osteoporosis, Low Back Pain, and Other Bone Disorders    (p. 793)
5. Digestive Disorders, Minor and Major    (p. 797)
6. Defeating the Dangers of Respiratory Disease    (p. 802)
7. Cancer: Improving the Odds of a Cure    (p. 806)
8. New Answers for Pain    (p. 814)
9. Overcoming Emotional and Psychological Problems    (p. 817)
10. OB/GYN Disorders: Causes and Treatments    (p. 824)
11. Birth Control: More Options than Ever    (p. 830)
12. Handling Familiar Childhood Infections    (p. 836)
13. Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders    (p. 839)
14. Relief for Common Allergies    (p. 844)
15. Dealing with Skin Problems    (p. 847)
16. Correcting Glandular Disorders    (p. 852)
17. Counterattacking Major Infections    (p. 856)
18. Overcoming Kidney Disease    (p. 860)
19. Bringing Urinary Disorders under Control    (p. 864)
20. Dealing with Liver Disease    (p. 868)
21. Facing Up to Sexually Transmitted Disease    (p. 871)
22. The Facts about AIDS    (p. 877)
23. Drugs and the Elderly    (p. 881)

Appendix 1: Safe Medication Use    (p. 884)
Appendix 2: Poison Control Centers    (p. 885)

Disease and Disorder Index    (p. 891)
General Index    (p. 905)

This book also contains 23 diseases that were not included in any other edition of this book. This book is in its 8th Edition.