Ask Your Pharmacist: A Leading Pharmacist Answers Your Most Frequently Asked QuestionsWith humor and friendliness, leading pharmacist Lisa Chavis has compiled a home health reference that every family must have. Her objective is to provide consumers with easy-to-understand answers to their most frequently asked health-care questions. Ask Your Pharmacist gives readers the inside scoop on which products really work, as well as the best remedies for common ailments, and it cheerfully answers those embarrassing questions you'd rather not ask in person. The book's chapters each deal with a specific area of health: women's, men's, babies', teens' and more. And each entry explains what the problem is, why it occurs, and how it's treated with prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, or herbal remedies. Learn what to do for: ADHD * Allergies * Asthma * Athletic Injuries * Backache * Bad Breath * Bee Stings * BPH * Bunions * Cataracts * Chicken Pox * Cold and Cough * Constipation * Corns/Calluses * Dandruff * Diaper Rash * Diarrhea * Earaches * Excessive Hair * Fever * Fibromyalgia * Gas * Headache * Hives * Insomnia * Migraine * Nausea and Vomiting * Osteoarthritis * Rheumatoid Arthritis * Shingles * Sinusitis * Sore Throats * Sprains and Strains * Tinnitus * Toothache * Varicose Veins...and much, much more! Special appendixes round out the book with information for readers on: How to create a family first-aid kit, what to keep on hand when bringing home a new baby, additional resources to go to for help, and a glossary to help readers make sense of "pharmacy speak." |
Contents
Aches and Pains Oh My Aching Body | 5 |
Allergic Reactions Sniffles Sneezes and Unbearable Itches | 28 |
Childrens Goad Health Oh Baby | 51 |
Coughs Colds Flu and Sore Throats That Favorite Time of Year | 104 |
Embarrassing Questions Could You Er Tell Me Um What to Do About? | 124 |
Taking Care of Your Eyes and Ears The Better to See and Hear You With My Dear | 151 |
Lips Gums and Teeth Smile Pretty | 172 |
Legs Feet and Toes Stand Up for Those Tootsies | 187 |
Skin Conditions Its Red It Itches and It Burns | 265 |
Teenage Good Health Dude Like What Do I Do About This? | 294 |
Womens Health Direct from the Planet Venus | 306 |
Family FirstAid Kit | 341 |
New Baby FirstAid Kit | 343 |
Glossary Making Sense of PharmacySpeak | 345 |
Where to Go for Additional Information | 353 |
REFERENCES | 377 |
Mens Good Health Direct from the Planet Mars | 215 |
Senior Health Getting Older Getting Better | 241 |
INDEX | 381 |
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Ask Your Pharmacist: A Leading Pharmacist Answers Your Most Frequently Asked ... Lisa M. Chavis No preview available - 2002 |
Ask Your Pharmacist: A Leading Pharmacist Answers Your Most Frequently Asked ... Lisa M. Chavis No preview available - 2001 |
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