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- catalog abstract "Did you know that we have no good evidence indicating that low-salt diets prevent heart attacks and strokes in seniors? That the tight control of blood sugar prevents the complications associated with diabetes? Or that calcium supplements alone prevent fractures in the elderly? Did you know that the risks associated with cholesterol are much lower than most people think? Or that the treatment for mild to moderate hypertension may be worse than the hypertension itself? Did you know that much of medicine is guided by what is "statistically significant" (what the numbers say about numbers) but not necessarily "clinically significant" (what the numbers say about people)? Or that despite the fact that the risks and rewards of medicine vary greatly with age, relatively little headline-making research includes seniors? Did you know that most seniors who feel healthy needn't bother with an annual checkup? By the end of the decade one in five Americans will be sixty-five or older. The parents of the postwar generation are already senior citizens, and the baby boomers themselves are advancing into middle age. Senior maturity is becoming fashionable, but our lingering obsession with youth has deprived us of even the basic information we need to balance the benefits and burdens of everyday health care during what should be the fullest, richest time of life. Donald Murphy, one of the U.S.'s premier geriatricians, has written Honest Medicine to fill this urgent and ever-growing demand. The history of medicine is full of both wonder and folly, so Dr. Murphy begins by helping you develop a more critical eye and a healthy skepticism about the things you read and hear. He sets the record straight on some of the most popular myths, mistakes, and misconceptions about medicine for seniors. Armed with a clearer perspective on the medical industry and your own health care, you're ready to move on to a detailed - and often surprising - discussion of preventive medicine. Next, Dr. Murphy discusses some of the problems most commonly associated with aging: from high blood pressure, diabetes, and arthritis to Alzheimer's disease, dyspepsia, and coronary and respiratory disorders. Now you're prepared to confront the medical industry as an educated consumer and meet with your doctor as an informed and informative patient. The last section of Honest Medicine is devoted to helping you cultivate a healthy relationship with your own physician. Donald Murphy is the kind of doctor everyone would like to have - friendly, frank, and famous in his field - and Honest Medicine, which is full of sound practical advice, cutting-edge research, and warm and witty anecdotes, is a golden gift to seniors and the people who love them.".
- catalog contributor b7642440.
- catalog created "1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1995.".
- catalog description "By the end of the decade one in five Americans will be sixty-five or older. The parents of the postwar generation are already senior citizens, and the baby boomers themselves are advancing into middle age. Senior maturity is becoming fashionable, but our lingering obsession with youth has deprived us of even the basic information we need to balance the benefits and burdens of everyday health care during what should be the fullest, richest time of life. Donald Murphy, one of the U.S.'s premier geriatricians, has written Honest Medicine to fill this urgent and ever-growing demand.".
- catalog description "Did you know that we have no good evidence indicating that low-salt diets prevent heart attacks and strokes in seniors? That the tight control of blood sugar prevents the complications associated with diabetes? Or that calcium supplements alone prevent fractures in the elderly? Did you know that the risks associated with cholesterol are much lower than most people think? Or that the treatment for mild to moderate hypertension may be worse than the hypertension itself? Did you know that much of medicine is guided by what is "statistically significant" (what the numbers say about numbers) but not necessarily "clinically significant" (what the numbers say about people)? Or that despite the fact that the risks and rewards of medicine vary greatly with age, relatively little headline-making research includes seniors? Did you know that most seniors who feel healthy needn't bother with an annual checkup?".
- catalog description "Donald Murphy is the kind of doctor everyone would like to have - friendly, frank, and famous in his field - and Honest Medicine, which is full of sound practical advice, cutting-edge research, and warm and witty anecdotes, is a golden gift to seniors and the people who love them.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-316) and index.".
- catalog description "The history of medicine is full of both wonder and folly, so Dr. Murphy begins by helping you develop a more critical eye and a healthy skepticism about the things you read and hear. He sets the record straight on some of the most popular myths, mistakes, and misconceptions about medicine for seniors. Armed with a clearer perspective on the medical industry and your own health care, you're ready to move on to a detailed - and often surprising - discussion of preventive medicine. Next, Dr. Murphy discusses some of the problems most commonly associated with aging: from high blood pressure, diabetes, and arthritis to Alzheimer's disease, dyspepsia, and coronary and respiratory disorders. Now you're prepared to confront the medical industry as an educated consumer and meet with your doctor as an informed and informative patient. The last section of Honest Medicine is devoted to helping you cultivate a healthy relationship with your own physician.".
- catalog description "pt. I. An Honest View of Medicine. 1. Healthy Skepticism. 2. Numbers Behind the Medical "Facts" 3. Medicine and the Media. 4. The Biases of Doctors and Patients -- pt. II. Routine Visits with Your Doctor. 5. The Annual Checkup. 6. Routine Tests. 7. Complex Tests -- pt. III. Risk Reduction. 8. Medicines. 9. An Aspirin a Day? 10. Osteoporosis. 11. Hypertension. 12. Cholesterol. 13. Arrhythmias. 14. Diabetes -- pt. IV. Symptom Relief. 15. Angina and Congestive Heart Failure. 16. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. 17. Osteoarthritis. 18. Dyspepsia. 19. Urinary Incontinence. 20. Dementia -- pt. V. What Matters Most. 21. Health Outside Your Doctor's Office. 22. You and Your Doctor -- A Relationship Built on Honesty.".
- catalog extent "ix, 326 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0871135876 :".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Atlantic Monthly Press,".
- catalog subject "1995 D-664".
- catalog subject "362.1/9897 20".
- catalog subject "Aged.".
- catalog subject "Cost-Benefit Analysis Popular Works.".
- catalog subject "Geriatrics Popular Works.".
- catalog subject "Geriatrics".
- catalog subject "Health Behavior Popular Works.".
- catalog subject "Health Services for the Aged Popular Works.".
- catalog subject "Older people Health and hygiene.".
- catalog subject "Older people Medical care.".
- catalog subject "Primary Prevention".
- catalog subject "RA777.6 .M86 1995".
- catalog subject "Risk Popular Works.".
- catalog subject "WT 120 M978h 1995".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. I. An Honest View of Medicine. 1. Healthy Skepticism. 2. Numbers Behind the Medical "Facts" 3. Medicine and the Media. 4. The Biases of Doctors and Patients -- pt. II. Routine Visits with Your Doctor. 5. The Annual Checkup. 6. Routine Tests. 7. Complex Tests -- pt. III. Risk Reduction. 8. Medicines. 9. An Aspirin a Day? 10. Osteoporosis. 11. Hypertension. 12. Cholesterol. 13. Arrhythmias. 14. Diabetes -- pt. IV. Symptom Relief. 15. Angina and Congestive Heart Failure. 16. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. 17. Osteoarthritis. 18. Dyspepsia. 19. Urinary Incontinence. 20. Dementia -- pt. V. What Matters Most. 21. Health Outside Your Doctor's Office. 22. You and Your Doctor -- A Relationship Built on Honesty.".
- catalog title "Honest medicine : shattering the myths about aging and health care / Donald J. Murphy.".
- catalog type "text".