Book Description
In this age of information
explosion, the reporting of medical research breakthroughs to the
public often creates conflicting headlines. We wonder whether
we're getting the best care, the newest medicines, and the most
effective treatments for whatever it is that ails us.
If you've been looking for one source you can
trust for the most accurate, up-to-date health and medical
information, Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld's Breakthrough Health is
it.
In this volume, the first in a
yearly series, America's favorite doctor describes the most
important, up-to-the-minute medical discoveries in a convenient,
easy-to-read format. Dr. Rosenfeld treats his readers as if they
were his own patients, explaining in simple yet concrete terms
everything from Alzheimer's disease to vascular disease.
He distills the most relevant
information from piles of research only a doctor could understand.
For example, are you aware that there's a common, over-the-counter
drug that may help prevent breast cancer? Do you know about the
blood test that can indicate vulnerability to heart attacks and
stroke even when all other predictors are normal?
You've heard that eating fish
reduces your risk of heart disease, but does it really contain too
much mercury? You'll find the answers in these pages, along with
many other safe, practical, bottom-line insights -- advice that
will help you live a long and healthy life.
