Mayo Clinic Family Health Book: Mayo Clinic Family Health Book (Edition 2) (Hardcover)

Mayo Clinic Family Health Book has become the standard health reference in more than half a million American homes. Now, this classic volume, rated the #1 medical reference book in 1991 by U.S. News & World Report, has been revised, with a new emphasis on prevention and self-help, sharing up-to-the-minute information on more than 1,000 diseases and disorders and today's health care options. 200+ photos, over 100 in color. 500+ medical illustrations. This comprehensive resource just keeps selling. The book draws on the expertise and experience of Mayo Clinic physicians, scientists, nurses, health educators and other health care professionals.It's the ultimate illustrated home medical reference with detailed, current information on hundreds of medical conditions. Since its initial publication in 1991, Mayo Clinic Family Health Book has become a classic guide to health concerns. US News and World Report judged it the number one book of its kind and The New York Times stated, Deserves a place on the shelf next to the dictionary and the encyclopedia. This generously illustrated second edition from one of the most trusted names in medicine offers the latest in medical expertise in a home reference book.