Free Samples: Table of Contents: Volume Three

Table of Contents

Comprehensive Overview of Volumes 1­3 . . p. xi
Preface . . p. xix
Acknowledgements . . p. xxv
Readers and Discussants . . p. xxvii
How To Use the Guide . . p. xxix
Quick Guides to Searching for Health Information . . p. xxxv

Health and Wellness . . p. 1

Part I: Wellness and Lifestyle . . p. 3
1. General . . p. 3
2. Beverages and Drinking Water . . p. 3
3. Diet and Nutrition . . p. 4
4. Exercise, Fitness, and Physical Activity . . p. 5
5. Prevention . . p. 6
6. Risk Factors and Choices . . p. 7
7. Health Insurance . . p. 7
8. Health Screening . . p. 7
9. Immunization and Vaccination . . p. 8
10. Overweight and Obesity . . p. 9
11. Poverty . . p. 9
12. Stress and Anxiety . . p. 9
13. Tobacco and Smoking . . p. 10

Part II: Safety . . p. 12
14. General . . p. 13
15. Bioterrorism . . p. 13
16. Disaster Planning and Emergency Preparedness . . p. 14
17. Environmental Safety . . p. 14
18. Fire Safety . . p. 15
19. Food and Beverage Safety . . p. 15
20. Health Safety and Health Advisories . . p. 17
21. Home Safety . . p. 18
22. Internet Safety . . p. 18
23. Office and Workplace Safety . . p. 19
24. Outdoor Safety . . p. 20
25. Personal Safety and Domestic Violence . . p. 20
26. Product and Shopping Safety . . p. 22
27. School, Playground, and Campus Safety . . p. 23
28. Sexual Safety . . p. 23
29. Street Smarts . . p. 25
30. Travel Health and Safety . . p. 25
31. Vehicle and Traffic Safety . . p. 26
32. Water Safety . . p. 27

Part III: First Aid and Survival Medicine . . p. 29
33. General . . p. 30
34. First Aid Initial Assessment Tools . . p. 30
35. First Aid Skills . . p. 30
36. First Aid Supplies for Home, Office, and Travel . . p. 31
37. Information Resources for First Responders . . p. 32
38. First Aid Information for and about Children . . p. 32
39. First Aid for Animals . . p. 33
40. Common Illnesses and Health Emergencies . . p. 34
41. Animal and Insect Bites or Stings: . . p. 35
42. Bleeding and Bruising . . p. 35
43. Broken Bones and Fractures . . p. 35
44. Burns . . p. 36
45. Falls . . p. 36
46. Fevers . . p. 37
47. Head and Spinal Cord Injuries: . . p. 37
48. Poisons . . p. 37
49. Seizures . . p. 38
50. Shock . . p. 38
51. Sprains, Strains, and Minor Injuries . . p. 38
52. Survival Medicine . . p. 39
53. Weather and Exposure . . p. 39
54. When to Go to the Emergency Room . . p. 40

Part IV: Traffic Accidents . . p. 41
55. Air Bags . . p. 42
56. Alcohol-Related Traffic Accidents . . p. 42
57. Car Seats . . p. 43
58. Seat Belts . . p. 43
59. Whiplash Injuries . . p. 43

Part V: Alternative/Complementary Health Sources . . p. 44
60. General . . p. 45
61. Deciding When to Use Complementary Alternative Medicine (CAM) . . p. 46
62. Selecting Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Practitioner . . p. 46
63. Deception and Fraud . . p. 46
64. Clinical Trials . . p. 47
65. Critical/Terminal Illness . . p. 47
66. Using Herbals with Prescription Medications . . p. 47
67. Health Care Policy and Research . . p. 47
68. Chinese Medicine . . p. 48
69. Ayurvedic Medicine . . p. 48
70. Native American Medicine . . p. 48
71. Training . . p. 49
72. Bodywork . . p. 49
73. Dietary/Ingested . . p. 49
74. Energy Work . . p. 50
75. Mind/Spirit Therapies . . p. 51
76. Sound/Music . . p. 51
77. Visions/Light/Color . . p. 52
78. Touch . . p. 52
79. Smell/Aromatherapy . . p. 53
80. Movement/Exercises . . p. 53

Part VI: Multicultural Health . . p. 54
81. Racism and Health/Health Disparities . . p. 57
82. Cultural Aspects of Health Care . . p. 57
83. Governmental Organizations . . p. 58
84. Non-Governmental, Community, and Advocacy Organizations . . p. 58
85. Multiracial and Multi-Ethnic Approaches . . p. 58
86. Refugee, Immigrant, and Border Health . . p. 58
87. Health Resources Organized by Racial and Ethnic Groups . . p. 58

Part VII: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Health Issues . . p. 61
88. Sexual Orientation and Identity . . p. 62
89. Men Who Have Sex with Men . . p. 63
90. Women Who Have Sex with Women . . p. 63
91. Transgendered People . . p. 63
92. Intersexuality . . p. 64
93. Health Access . . p. 64
94. Mental Health . . p. 65
95. Life Stages . . p. 65

Part VIII: Living with a Chronic Illness . . p. 67
96. General . . p. 67
97. Adjustment . . p. 68
98. Advocacy and Awareness . . p. 68
99. Children and Adolescents . . p. 69
100. Coping and Stress . . p. 69
101. Decision Making and Treatment Planning . . p. 70
102. Family Life and Caregiving . . p. 71
103. Fatigue . . p. 71
104. Financial Planning and Resources . . p. 71
105. Lifestyle Change, Health Living, and Self-Management . . p. 72
106. Pain Management . . p. 73
107. Research . . p. 73
108. Seniors . . p. 73
109. Sexuality and Intimacy . . p. 74
110. Social Support and Stories . . p. 74
111. Underserved Communities and Populations . . p. 74
112. Women . . p. 75

Part IX: Living with a Disability . . p. 77
113. General . . p. 78
114. Common Disabilities . . p. 78
115. Back and Spinal Injury . . p. 79
116. Blood Disorder . . p. 80
117. Cognitive Impairments . . p. 80
118. Diabetes . . p. 80
119. Extremities . . p. 81
120. Head and Brain Injury . . p. 81
121. Hearing Impairments . . p. 81
122. Heart Impairments . . p. 81
123. Invisible Disabilities . . p. 82
124. Neurological Impairments . . p. 82
125. Stuttering and Speech Impairment . . p. 83
126. Substance Abuse . . p. 83
127. Vision Impairments . . p. 84
128. Access and Accommodation . . p. 84
129. Advocacy . . p. 85
130. Children with Disabilities . . p. 85
131. Creative Arts, Entertainment, Leisure, Recreation, and Sports . . p. 86
132. Education . . p. 87
133. Emergency and Disaster Preparedness . . p. 87
134. Employment and Work Place . . p. 88
135. Housing . . p. 89
136. Independent Living, Community Living, and Home Care . . p. 89
137. Legal, Insurance, Social Security, and Income Support . . p. 90
138. Lifestyle Change and Transitions . . p. 91
139. Mobility . . p. 91
140. Parenting . . p. 92
141. Personal Protection, Safety, and Awareness . . p. 92
142. Sexuality . . p. 93
143. Statistics . . p. 93
144. Adaptive or Assistive Technologies . . p. 94
145. Transportation and Travel . . p. 95
146. Women with Disabilities . . p. 95

Part X: Pain and Pain Management . . p. 99
147. General . . p. 99
148. Acute Pain . . p. 100
149. Cancer Pain . . p. 100
150. Chronic Pain . . p. 100
151. End-of-Life Pain . . p. 101
152. Phantom Pain . . p. 101
153. Postoperative Pain . . p. 101
154. Assessment, Measurement, and Diagnosis . . p. 101
155. Childrenıs Pain . . p. 102
156. Finding a Pain Clinic . . p. 102
157. Funding and Support for Pain and Pain Treatment . . p. 102
158. Pain by Body Location . . p. 103
159. Research . . p. 103
160. Treatment . . p. 104

Part XI: Hospice and End-of-Life Care . . p. 106
161. General . . p. 107
162. Locating Hospice Care . . p. 108
163. Managing Pain in Hospice Care . . p. 108
164. Handling Grief and Bereavement in Hospice Care . . p. 108

Health Concerns for Specific Life Stages . . p. 111

Part I: Newborn and Postpartum Health Issues . . p. 113
1. General . . p. 114
2. Common Diseases, Illnesses, and Conditions . . p. 114
3. Newborn Care . . p. 115
4. Newborn Development . . p. 116
5. Newborn Health . . p. 116
6. Nutrition . . p. 117
7. Postpartum Care . . p. 117

Part II: Childrenıs Health Issues . . p. 119
8. General . . p. 120
9. Sites for Children . . p. 120
10. Advocacy and Healthcare Policy, Research, and Services . . p. 121
11. Child Abuse . . p. 121
12. Child Development . . p. 121
13. Child Immunizations . . p. 122
14. Child Safety . . p. 122
15. Common Diseases and Illnesses of Childhood . . p. 123
16. Mental Health . . p. 123

Part III: Adolescentsı Health Issues . . p. 125
17. General . . p. 126
18. Sites for Adolescents . . p. 127
19. Advocacy and Healthcare Policy, Research and Services . . p. 127
20. Body Piercing and Tattoos . . p. 127
21. Eating Disorders . . p. 127
22. Mental Health . . p. 128
23. Sexual Behaviors and Choices . . p. 128
24. Substance Abuse . . p. 128
25. Violence . . p. 129

Part IV: Adultsı Health Issues (Men) . . p. 130
26. General . . p. 131
27. Advocacy and Healthcare Policy, Research, and Services . . p. 132
28. Baldness . . p. 132
29. Fatherhood and Parenting . . p. 132
30. Genital Disorders . . p. 132
31. Impotence . . p. 133
32. Mental Health . . p. 133
33. Screening tests . . p. 133
34. Sexually Transmitted Diseases . . p. 134
35. Urology . . p. 134
36. Vasectomy . . p. 134

Part V: Adultsı Health Issues (Women) . . p. 136
37. General . . p. 138
38. Advocacy and Healthcare Policy, Research, and Services . . p. 139
39. Birth Control and Contraception . . p. 139
40. Breast and Cervical Cancer . . p. 139
41. Cosmetics, Cosmetic Issues, and Surgeries . . p. 140
42. Diet, Nutrition, and Exercise . . p. 140
43. General Womenıs Anatomy . . p. 140
44. Bladder . . p. 141
45. Breasts . . p. 141
46. Ovaries . . p. 141
47. Uterus . . p. 141
48. Vagina . . p. 142
49. Domestic Violence . . p. 142
50. Heart Disease . . p. 142
51. Hormone Replacement Therapy . . p. 143
52. Menopause . . p. 143
53. Menstruation . . p. 143
54. Mental Health . . p. 143
55. Osteoporosis . . p. 144
56. Pregnancy and Childbirth . . p. 144
57. Screening Tests . . p. 145
58. Sexually Transmitted Diseases . . p. 145

Part VI: Seniorsı Health Issues . . p. 148
59. General . . p. 149
60. Advocacy and Healthcare Policy, Research, and Services . . p. 149
61. Caregivers . . p. 149
62. Drugs and Medication . . p. 150
63. Elder Abuse . . p. 150
64. Exercise and Nutrition . . p. 150
65. Living Arrangements . . p. 151
66. Medicare . . p. 151
67. Mental Health . . p. 151
68. Sexuality and Aging . . p. 152

Part VII: Birth Defects . . p. 154
69. General . . p. 156
70. Diagnosis . . p. 156
71. Congenital Heart Defects . . p. 157
72. Neural Tube Defects . . p. 157
73. Accutane . . p. 157
74. Thalidomide . . p. 158
75. Prevention and Surveillance . . p. 158

Part VIII: Genetic Diseases . . p. 159
76. General . . p. 161
77. Cystic Fibrosis . . p. 161
78. Sickle Cell Anemia . . p. 162
79. Down Syndrome . . p. 162
80. Genetic Counseling . . p. 162
81. Genetic Testing . . p. 163

Part IX: Pregnancy Problems and Complications . . p. 164
82. General . . p. 165
83. Teen Pregnancy . . p. 165
84. Pregnancy at Later Age . . p. 166
85. Multiple Births . . p. 166
86. Diagnosis of Pregnancy Complications . . p. 166
87. Common Pregnancy Complications and Problems . . p. 166
88. Risks in Pregnancy . . p. 167
89. Ectopic Pregnancy . . p. 167
90. Infections in Pregnancy . . p. 168
91. Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Pregnancy . . p. 168
92. Bedrest . . p. 169
93. Complications in Labor and Delivery . . p. 169
94. Pregnancy Loss . . p. 169
95. Postpartum Depression . . p. 170

Part X: Prostate Disorders . . p. 171
96. General . . p. 172
97. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) . . p. 173
98. Prostate Cancer . . p. 173
99. Prostatitis . . p. 174
100. Incontinence . . p. 175
101. Erectile and Sexual Dysfunction . . p. 175
102. Drugs and Medications . . p. 175
103. Clinical Trials . . p. 176
104. Diet . . p. 176
105. Diagnosis . . p. 177
106. Glossaries and Dictionaries . . p. 177

Part XI: Sexual Health Issues . . p. 178
107. General . . p. 179
108. Sexual Development and Sex Education . . p. 180
109. Sexual Identity . . p. 180
110. Birth Control and Contraception . . p. 181
111. Sexual Health and Fertility . . p. 181
112. Sexual Violence . . p. 181
113. Life Choices: Abortion and Adoption . . p. 182
114. Sexually Transmitted Diseases/Infections . . p. 182

List of Contributors . . p. 185
About the Editors . . p. 189
About the Medical Library Association . . p. 189
Cumulative Index . . p. 191