Body Signs: How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective - Hardcover

Liebmann-Smith, Joan; Egan, Jacqueline Nardi

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 055380507X ISBN 13: 9780553805079

Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group, 2007

Synopsis

An authoritative guide to deciphering the human body's quirks and oddities explains how to determine which of these signs and symptoms we can ignore, and which ones could be indicators or danger signs of potential illness that should be treated. 40,000 first printing.

About this title

Review:

"Lively and engagingly written, Body Signs is the perfect book for people fascinated by how the human body works. Read it and you'll know what to worry about and what to ignore."--Barbara Kantrowitz, co-author of Is It Hot in Here? Or Is It Me? The Complete Guide to Menopause

"Body Signs is indispensable. It's the ultimate catalog of our bodies' quirks, symptoms, and trouble spots--and a valuable guide to telling the amusing from the alarming. Written in a calm, clear voice, it's often funny, always informative, and potentially life-saving."--Joel Gurin, former Editorial Director, Consumer Reports

"Body Signs is an exceptionally well written and topical book on health. I found it chock-full of informative and interesting tidbits, substantiated by scientific research. The book is easy to read and has something to offer for everyone. I certainly learnt some fascinating medical facts! "--Gayatri Devi, MD Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine; President, National Council on Women's Health

"Packed with information, a handy and entertaining resource that fulfills its mission 'to alert you, warn you, and maybe even scare you into going to the doctor...and save you the time, expense and anxiety of going' when one isn't needed." --Publishers Weekly

About the Author:

Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph.D. is a medical sociologist and award-winning medical writer. Her articles have appeared in American Health, Ms., Newsweek, Redbook, Self, and Vogue, and she has appeared on numerous television talk shows, including The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Today Show. She has a daughter, Rebecca, a cat, Fazelnut, and lives with her husband, Richard—also a writer—in New York City.

Jacqueline Nardi Egan is a medical journalist who specializes in developing and writing educational programs with and for physicians, allied health professionals, patients, and consumers. She is also a former medical editor of Family Health magazine. She has a daughter, Elizabeth, two dogs, Coco and Abby, and divides her time between Darien, Connecticut, and Sag Harbor, New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 055380507X
• ISBN 13: 9780553805079
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 322