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Addiction

  • About addiction  (Channing Bete-15040F-03-00)

  • Alcohol - facts to know (Channing Bete-PS31758)

  • Alcohol : your child and drugs  (American Academy of Pediatrics)

  • Have you been thinking about your alcohol or drug use (Krames-11043)

  • The risks of tobacco use : a message to parents and teens  (American Academy of Pediatrics)

  • Substance abuse prevention : what every parent needs to know  (American Academy of Pediatrics)

  • Testing your teen for illicit drugs : information for parents (American Academy of Pediatrics)

  • Tool kit for teen care : alcohol and other drug use (American Academy of Pediatrics)

  • Quitting for life self-care handbook  (Channing Bete-PS93646)

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Bones, Joints & Muscles

  • After a hip fracture: getting on your feet again (Krames-11459)

  • Arthritis pain

  • Back owner's manual

  • Bone density testing - measuring your bone health

  • (Channing Bete-PS31427)
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome : relieving pressure in the wrist (Krames-11208)

  • Cast care (Krames-11414)

  • Childhood sports injuries and their prevention (NIH PUB-06-4821)

  • Cortisone injections  (Krames-9792)

  • Do I have lupus? (Engilsh)    ¿Tengo lupus?  (Spanish) (NIAMS)

  • Elbow owner’s manual  : a guide to treating and preventing common elbow problems (Krames-11635)

  • Foot care : ankle sprains (Krames-9354)

  • Foot care : arthritis (Krames-9357)

  • Foot care : bunions (Krames-9355)

  • Foot care : gout (Krames-911244)

  • Foot care : plantar fasciitis (Krames-9352)

  • Foot care : pressure ulcers (Krames-9383)

  • Foot owner's manual : a guide to good foot care (Krames-1005)

  • Getting ready for total knee replacement : pre-op exercises to aid recovery (Krames-11416)

  • Hand and wrist owner’s manual (Krames-11693)

  • Heel Pain : finding relief through podiatric care (Krames-11887) New! March 2010

  • Hip replacement

  • Inside look at osteoporosis  

  • Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

  • Kids and their bones : a guide for parents 

  • Knee owner’s manual (Krames-11879)

  • Knee problems

  • Knee replacement

  • Living with osteoarthritis

  • Living with rheumatoid arthritis

  • Low Back Pain : a self-care guide  (Krames-1913) New! March 2010

  • Managing Fibromyalgia (Krames-9455)

  • The many shades of lupus : information for multicultural communities  (NIAMS)  

  • Osteoporosis  

  • Osteoporosis & Bone Loss (Krames-11362)

  • Preventing repetitive motion injuries  

  • Raynaud's phenomenon

  • Scleroderma

  • Shoulder arthroscopy  

  • Shoulder problems

  • Sjogren's syndrome  

  • Sports injuries

  • Sprains and strains

  • Staying active with arthritis  

  • Systemic lupus erythmatosus

  • Tennis elbow   

  • Total hip replacement

  • Understanding arthroscopy : looking into your ankle, knee, wrist, elbow or shoulder

  • Understanding heel pain

  • What is Lupus? (NIAMS) Online Only

  • What to take for arthritis pain? Physical Activity

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Cancer

  • ABC's of breast health

  • About Colorectal Cancer (Channing Bete-PS12823)

  • Acute lymphocytic leukemia

  • Acute myelogenous leukemia  

  • Advanced cancer and palliative care: treatment guidelines for patients

  • Being there : African American Breast Cancer Alliance  

  • Cancer facts for men

  • Cancer facts for women

  • Cancer of the colon and rectum

  • Cancer pain : treatment guidelines for patients

  • Cancer services in the Jackson area

  • Cervical cancer - what every woman should know  

  • Chronic myelogenous leukemia  

  • Colon and rectal cancer: treatment guidelines for patients

  • Colorectal cancer screening

  • Facts on breast cancer

  • Guidelines for the early detection of cancer

  • Head & neck radiation therapy and your oral health

  • Home care following mastectomy

  • How to do breast self-examination  

  • I can cope  

  • Inside look at breast cancer management

  • Learning to live with cancer self-care handbook 

  • Light the night  

  • Look good, feel better : latest cancer treatment for you  

  • Lung cancer

  • Lung cancer : getting the knowledge, treatment, and support you need  

  • Multiple myeloma  

  • Ovarian cancer

  • Pain control : a guide for people with cancer and their families

  • PSA test : screening for prostate cancer

  • Reach to recovery : peer support program for people with a personal concern about breast cancer  

  • Surgery for Colorectal Polyps & Cancer

  • Understanding bladder cancer  

  • What everyone should know about cancer detection and prevention

  • What everyone should know about skin cancer  

  • Women and lung cancer - shouldn't women know more?

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Child & Teen Health

  • About asthma in children

  • About good health : a coloring and activities book

  • About keeping your child healthy

  • Acne (NIAMS)

  • Alcohol: your child and drugs 

  • Arthritis in children

  • As boys grow up

  • As girls grow up

  • Autism and other related disorders

  • Baby's first year : a calendar of tips for parents

  • Bedwetting

  • Binge Drinking in Adolescent and College Students (Elks) Online Only

  • Breastfeeding – about nourishing your baby  

  • Caring for your newborn

  • Child development from birth to 3 : what you can expect (Channing Bete-70920F-09-00) New! March 2010

  • Childhood asthma : treating asthma at school

  • Childhood sports injuries and their prevention: a guide for parents with ideas for kids 

  • Children's action plan - magnetic FastGuide

  • Deciding to wait

  • Eating disorders : anorexia and bulimia 

  • Especially for teens : you and your sexuality 

  • Especially for teens : your first ob-gyn visit 

  • A friend is a friend - coloring book  

  • From boy to man – what boys should know about growing up  

  • Getting your period  

  • Growing up with Type I diabetes

  • Head lice : every parent's concern 

  • Helping your child maintain a healthy weight / Watch out for TV zombies and soda monsters 

  • Helping your child manage ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)

  • How can I tell if my child is using drugs? (Elks) PDF-Online Only

  • Immunizations : what you need to know 

  • Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

  • Keeping your kids drug-free : a how-to guide for parents and caregivers

  • Kids and their bones : a guide for parents 

  • Learn about AD/HD

  • Loving Discipline for Children Ages 1 through 5 (Channing Bete-PS93254)

  • Methamphetamine : it's everybody's problem (Elks) PDF-Online Only

  • Right from the start : ABC's of good nutrition for young children 

  • The risks of tobacco use : a message to parents and teens 

  • Scoliosis in children and adolescents

  • Sexual abuse -- a threat to our children

  • Sports injuries

  • Substance abuse prevention : what every parent needs to know 

  • Talking with your teen about sex 

  • Talking with your young child about sex 

  • Tips about Tobacco (Elks) PDF-Online Only

  • Tool kit for teen care : alcohol and other drug use 

  • Truth about cocaine and heroin (Elks) PDF-Online Only

  • Way to grow! Growth Chart for children  

  • Your baby and you : a teen parent's handbook

  • Your child with diabetes : planning care with the school

  • Your child's growth : developmental milestones 

  • Your child's mental health -- what every family should know

  • Your child's teeth

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Dental

  • About baby bottle tooth decay

  • Head & neck radiation therapy and your oral health

  • Mouth owner's manual  

  • Your child's teeth

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Diabetes

  • About diabetes

  • About kidney dialysis and transplants  

  • Carb counting : a reference guide and logbook for people with diabetes (Channing Bete-PS50670)

  • Carb counting and exchange lists  

  • Diabetes and nerve disease

  • Diabetes and pregnancy

  • Diabetes and your eyes

  • Diabetes and your heart : what you need to know

  • Diabetes meal planning self-care handbook

  • Diabetic retinopathy 

  • Eating right with diabetes (Channing Bete-PS23210)

  • Foot care and diabetes   

  • Gestational diabetes  

  • Healthy eating with diabetes

  • Help prevent Type 2 diabetes

  • Helping your child live with diabetes

  • If you have diabetes... know your blood sugar numbers (National Diabetes Education Program)-PDF-Online Only

  • Introduction to exercise with diabetes

  • Living your life with diabetes self-care handbook

  • Prediabetes : a call for action 

  • Smoking and diabetes

  • Tasty recipes for people with diabetes and their families-PDF-Online Only

  • Tracking your diabetes : a logbook (Channing Bete-PS50412)

  • What you should know about diabetes

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Digestive, Kidneys & Urinary System

  • About endoscopy

  • About fiber in your diet  

  • About kidney dialysis and transplants

  • Acid reflux : how it can affect your throat (Krames-1986)  

  • Barrett's esophagus : a problem caused by GERD

  • Chronic kidney disease consult

  • Colonoscopy : diagnosing problems of the lower digestive tract 

  • Colorectal cancer screening

  • Constipation : getting relief

  • Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis – a guide for children and teenagers

  • Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis – a parent’s guide

  • Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis – complications

  • Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis – diet and nutrition

  • Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis – emotional factors

  • Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis – medications

  • Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis -- surgery

  • Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis – teacher’s guide

  • Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis – women’s issues

  • Diverticulosis and diverticulitis: understanding and managing two common colon conditions

  • Gallstones : finding relief for an uncomfortable problem

  • Gastritis : an inflammation of the stomach lining 

  • Gastroesophageal reflux disease [GERD] : a common and uncomfortable problem 

  • Heliobacter Pylori

  • The hemorrhoid book : treatment and prevention of a common problem

  • Hemorrhoids : steps to finding relief

  • Irritable bowel syndrome : a common digestive problem

  • Managing kidney disease : You can take control and stay healthier

  • Medicare – Medicare coverage for kidney dialysis

  • Medicare – Medicare coverage of kidney dialysis and kidney transplant services  

  • Rectal bleeding : a common problem that needs medical care 

  • Sigmoidoscopy

  • Slowing progressive kidney disease  

  • Treatment options for kidney failure

  • Ulcerative colitis : understanding this chronic illness

  • Understanding urinary tract infections (Krames-11286)

  • What everyone should know about kidneys and kidney diseases  

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Drugs & Medications

  • How to manage your medications  

  • Taking Nitroglycerin

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End-of-life Decisions

  • About choosing a nursing home

  • About DNR orders - do-not-resuscitate orders

  • About funeral planning

  • About hospice

  • Advance medical directives – for you, and for those you love

  • Caring for a loved one with a terminal illness

  • End-of-life decisions - making the right choice for you  

  • Everyone needs advance directives  

  • Palliative care at the end of life - for comfort and caring 

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Exercise  

  • Arthritis and exercise 

  • Get walking! for better health at any age 

  • Helping your child maintain a healthy weight / Watch out for TV zombies and soda monsters

  • Introduction to exercise with diabetes

  • Should people with arthritis exercise?

  • Sports injuries 

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Eyes

  • Age related macular degeneration : AMD  

  • Cataracts 

  • Diabetic retinopathy 

  • Glaucoma 

  • Macular degeneration  

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Food & Nutrition

  • About fiber in your diet  

  • About good nutrition

  • Boning up on calcium

  • Counting carbohydrates

  • Diabetes meal planning self-care handbook

  • Diet and your arthritis  

  • Easy food tips for heart-healthy eating 

  • Eating and exercising for better health

  • Eating disorders : anorexia and bulimia 

  • Good nutrition, good health

  • Heart healthy diet

  • Heart-Healthy receipes from the American Heart Association (Krames-501684)

  • Helping your child maintain a healthy weight / Watch out for TV zombies and soda monsters

  • Just enough for you : about food portions

  • Lactose Intolerance

  • Learning about healthy foods  

  • Learning about services size

  • MyPyramid : the new food pyramid 

  • Quick and easy low-fat cooking  

  • Right from the start : ABC's of good nutrition for young children 

  • Taking control of your cholesterol  

  • Teaching kids healthy eating

  • Weight management

  • What you should know about fat in your diet

  • What you should know about sodium in your diet  

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General Health

  • About overcoming loneliness

  • About tuberculosis

  • Acne 

  • Alopecia Areata

  • Answers for doctors and other health professionals  

  • Autoimmunity

  • Children's action plan - magnetic FastGuide

  • Cirrhosis  

  • CPAP : Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

  • Deciphering medspeak 

  • Eating disorders : anorexia and bulimia 

  • Headaches

  • Healthy hygiene  

  • Helping your child maintain a healthy weight / Watch out for TV zombies and soda monsters

  • Home safety checklist 

  • Insomnia 

  • Improving your Self-Esteem

  • Living well with allergies-FastGuide 

  • Meniere's Disease : understanding your inner ear problem

  • Men's action plan - magnetic FastGuide

  • MRSA Infection : stop the spread  

  • Nasal allergies 

  • Planning for your posthospital care

  • Post-op pain management : you're part of the team

  • Psoriasis 

  • Relaxation for better health self-care handbook

  • Rosacea 

  • Snoring and Sleep Apnea : breathing problems while you sleep (Krames-11663)  New! March 2010

  • Sports injuries

  • Stopping TB – treatment can’t wait

  • The thyroid book : medical and surgical treatment of thyroid problems (Krames-11849)

  • Tuberculosis facts -- TB and HIV

  • Tuberculosis -- TB can be cured

  • Tuberculosis -- you can prevent TB

  • Weight management 

  • Wellness in your life 

  • What everyone should know about wellness  

  • What you need to know about tuberculosis  

  • What you should know about flu  

  • You need to protect your family from West Nile Virus

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Genetics & Birth Defects

  • About sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait 

  • Genetic counseling  

  • Learn about sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait

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Health Services

  • About caregiving

  • About hospital social work services

  • About paying for nursing home care

  • Caring for a loved one with a terminal illness    

  • Hinds County health alliance  

  • How to read your Medicare summary notice  

  • Hudspeth Regional Center early intervention program

  • Lupus Foundation of Mississippi  

  • Medicaid – Elderly and disabled waiver

  • Medicaid – Independent living waiver

  • Medicaid – Medicaid eligibility guide

  • Medicaid – Mentally retarded/developmentally disabled waiver

  • Medicaid – Traumatic brain/spinal cord injury waiver

  • Medicare and Medicaid : there is a difference  

  • Medicare – Medicare and you (annual)

  • Medicare – Medicare coverage for kidney dialysis

  • Medicare – Medicare coverage of kidney dialysis and kidney transplant services

  • Medicare – Medicare preventive services  

  • Mississippi access to visitation

  • Mississippi Dept of Human Resources  

  • Your guide to choosing a nursing home

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Heart & Circulatory System

  • About cholesterol

  • After your heart attack : what you can do to survive and thrive 

  • An inside look at managing high blood pressure

  • Cardiac rehabilitation

  • Cardiac rehabilitation : home exercises  

  • Common Arrhythmias

  • Diabetes and your heart : what you need to know

  • Do you have high blood pressure?  

  • Heart attack first aid

  • Heart healthy diet

  • High blood pressure and stroke : understanding the link

  • Learning to live with heart failure self-care handbook

  • Managing heart disease and preventing stroke 

  • Preventing a stroke (brain attack)  

  • Preventing atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries)

  • Procedures for carotid artery problems 

  • Procedures for peripheral arterial disease

  • Rate yourself as a cardiovascular risk

  • Signs of a heart attack magnetic FastGuide  

  • Stroke risk scorecard  

  • Warning signs of stroke  

  • What everyone should know about stroke  

  • What you should know about sodium in your diet  

  • Women and heart disease

  • You can control high blood pressure

  • You and your heart 

  • Your blood pressure and you : keeping a strong heart

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Hepatitis

  • About hepatitis A

  • About hepatitis B   

  • Hepatitis C : are you at risk?

  • Hepatitis C : understanding chronic HCV infection

  • Hepatitis C prevention

  • Living  with chronic hepatitis B

  • Living with chronic hepatitis C 

  • Prevent hepatitis A

  • Prevent hepatitis B: get vaccinated

  • Protect your baby from Hepatitis B for for life

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Men's Health

  • Birth control : choosing a method for preventing pregnancy

  • Cancer facts for men

  • Diagnostic testing for male factor infertility  

  • Inside look at prostate problems  

  • Men's action plan - magnetic FastGuide 

  • Men's guidelines for health - ages 20-49

  • Men's guidelines for health - ages 50-64

  • Men's guidelines for health - ages 65 and above

  • Prostatitis : understanding and treating inflammation of the prostate

  • PSA test : screening for prostate cancer

  • Treating erectile dysfunction : help for a common problem

  • Vasectomy : permanent birth control for men  

  • Your prostate health: prostate screening for better health

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Mental Health

  • About AD/HD

  • About bipolar disorder (Channing Bete-37275J-07-00)

  • About borderline personality disorder

  • About dementia  

  • About obsessive-compulsive disorder

  • About schizophrenia

  • About suicide : from depression to hope

  • AD/HD in adults

  • Caring for a loved one with a terminal illness

  • Domestic abuse

  • Getting help for anxiety disorders  

  • Getting help for PTSD : post traumatic stress disorder

  • Going through bereavement

  • High-fiber diet : helping your digestive tract function better  

  • Learn about attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

  • Managing anger : self care handbook (Channing Bete-PS94184) New! March 2010

  • Postpartum depression : more than "the blues"

  • Relaxation for better health self-care handbook

  • Stress Management

  • Understanding anxiety disorders 

  • Understanding depression  

  • Understanding stress 

  • Wellness in your life 

  • What everyone should know about depression

  • What everyone should know about stress  

  • What everyone should know about wellness  

  • You can manage bipolar disorder

  • Your child's mental health -- what every family should know

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Neurological

  • About Alzheimer's disease

  • About headaches

  • About Parkinson's disease

  • After traumatic brain injury  

  • Autism and other related disorders

  • Caring for someone with Alzheimer's disease

  • Epilepsy in later life

  • Epilepsy foundation of Mississippi  

  • First aid for all seizures  

  • Seizures in later life  

  • What everyone should know about epilepsy  

  • What everyone should know about multiple sclerosis  

  • What everyone should know about seizures  

  • When a loved one has Alzheimer's disease  

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Pain Management

  • About living with chronic pain

  • Learning to manage your pain 

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Parenting

  • About keeping your child healthy

  • About parenting 

  • ASAP – a simple acknowledgment of paternity

  • Baby's first year : a calendar of tips for parents

  • Bedwetting

  • Caring for your newborn

  • Childhood sports injuries and their prevention: a guide for parents with ideas for kids 

  • Children's action plan - magnetic FastGuide

  • Especially for teens : you and your sexuality

  • Facts about air pollution in your home

  • Home safety checklist 

  • Immunizations : what you need to know 

  • Keeping your cool when your young child cries

  • Helping your child maintain a healthy weight / Watch out for TV zombies and soda monsters 

  • Living smoke-free for you and your baby

  • Loving discipline for children ages 1 through 5

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  • Never shake a baby 

  • Parenting - raising your children well

  • Right from the start : ABC's of good nutrition for young children 

  • The risks of tobacco use : a message to parents and teens 

  • Substance abuse prevention : what every parent needs to know 

  • Talking with your teen about sex 

  • Talking with your young child about sex 

  • Teaching kids healthy eating

  • Testing your teen for illicit drugs : information for parents 

  • Tool kit for teen care : alcohol and other drug use

  • Your baby's first weeks : caring for new baby and mom 

  • Your child's mental health -- what every family should know

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Pregnancy & Reproduction

  • An Inside Look at You, Your Developing Baby and a Healthy Pregnancy

  • About gestational diabetes  

  • Baby's first year : a calendar of tips for parents

  • The Birth Book : your guide to vaginal and cesarean births (Krames-11357)

  • Birth control : choosing a method for preventing pregnancy

  • Caring for your newborn

  • Cesarean Birth

  • Diagnostic testing for male factor infertility  

  • Facts about alcohol and pregnancy

  • Facts about drugs and pregnancy  

  • Facts about smoking and pregnancy  

  • Genetic counseling  

  • Gestational diabetes : when you an your baby need special care

  • Healthy pregnancy for you : a calendar with tips

  • Living smoke-free for you and your baby

  • My book about our new baby (coloring book)  

  • Postpartum depression : more than "the blues"

  • Pregnancy after age 35

  • Premature labor  

  • Prenatal care for a healthy baby

  • Smoking during pregnancy

  • Understanding fertility problems : your options for treatment  

  • Understanding Miscarriage : coping with the loss

  • Your Pregnancy

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Pulmonary

  • About asthma in children

  • An inside look at controlling COPD

  • Asthma fact sheet

  • Childhood asthma : treating asthma at school

  • Facts about air pollution in your home

  • Living life to the fullest with COPD 

  • Stopping TB – treatment can’t wait

  • Treating problem sinuses : medication, surgery, and self-care (Krames-1371) New! March 2010

  • Tuberculosis facts -- TB and HIV

  • Tuberculosis -- TB can be cured

  • Tuberculosis -- you can prevent TB

  • Understanding COPD

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Senior's Health

  • About injury prevention and older people  

  • About paying for nursing home care

  • Age page : getting your affairs in order 

  • Age page : health quackery - spotting health scams 

  • Age page : hearing loss 

  • Age page : shingles 

  • Age page : what's your aging IQ? 

  • Age related macular degeneration : AMD  

  • Eligibility guide: Medicaid for persons age 65 or over or disabled

  • Your guide to choosing a nursing home

  • What every woman should know about menopause

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Spanish

  • Acerza de la tristeza

  • Alimentacion sana con diabetes

  • Artritis reumatoidea

  • Buena salud de por vida 

  • Controlando su dolor  

  • Cuando usted no puede pagar para su propia medicina… 

  • El cuidado personal de mama

  • Curando el pesar 

  • La diabetes y usted

  • Diabetes – No es un dulce tema

  • La dieta saludable por el corazon

  • Examenes medicos importantes para conservar la buena salud de la mujer 

  • Fibromialgia

  • Mi cuerpo es mi tesoro 

  • Necesita ayuda para pagar su medicina? Esta a su alcance.

  • Los ninos y sus huesos : una guia para los padres 

  • Lupus

  • Para acabar con la tuberculosis 

  • Podria usted esta a riesgo de tener diabetes?

  • Que puedo comer  

  • Respuestas sobre la artritis

  • Sobre el escoger una residencia clinica

  • Sobre hospicios

  • Sobre la mamografia  

  • Stroke risk scorecard - Spanigh language version

  • Su embarazo (Your Pregnacy)

  • Tengo artritis?

  • Tengo lupus? 

  • Teresa esta embarazada 

  • Teresa presencia el milagro de la vida  

  • Toda mujer

  • Tome acido folico 

  • Trate bien a su bebe antes de que nazca

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Sexually Transmitted Diseases

  • Don't take chances with HIV/AIDS 

  • Facts about HIV and AIDS

  • Genital HPV

  • Herpes

  • HIV testing-get the facts

  • HPV and genital warts

  • HPV testing : understanding your cervical cancer risk

  • Love bugs : sexually transmitted diseases  

  • STDS : sexually transmitted diseases

  • What everyone should know about STDs

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Tests & Procedures

  • 10 tips for getting a mammogram

  • About endoscopy

  • About hysterectomy

  • About kidney dialysis and transplants  

  • About nuclear medicine

  • About physical therapy

  • About ultrasound

  • Bone density testing - measuring your bone health

  • Chemotherapy

  • Colonoscopy : diagnosing problems of the lower digestive tract

  • Colorectal cancer screening 

  • Cortisone injections 

  • Diagnostic testing for male factor infertility  

  • Educated patient's guide to medical procedures (published by Arthritis Today)

  • Eight tips for good mammograms  

  • The gallbladder surgery book

  • Head & neck radiation therapy and your oral health

  • Knee replacement

  • Mammograms – a picture of breast health  

  • Pap tests - what women need to know

  • The parathyroid surgery book  

  • Post-op pain management : you're part of the team

  • PSA test : screening for prostate cancer 

  • Radiation

  • Surgery for Colorectal Polyps & Cancer

  • The thyroid book : medical and surgical treatment of thyroid problems (Krames-11849)

  • Total hip replacement

  • Understanding arthroscopy : looking into your ankle, knee, wrist, elbow or shoulder

  • What everyone should know about lab tests  

  • What you should know about CT scans  

  • What you should know about MRI  

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Weight Control

  • Active at any size

  • Eating disorders : anorexia and bulimia 

  • Fitness 

  • Helping your child maintain a healthy weight / Watch out for TV zombies and soda monsters

  • Helping your overweight child 

  • Just enough for you : about food portions 

  • MyPyramid : the new food pyramid

  • MyPyramid food intake patterns

  • Taking control of your weight self-care handbook  

  • Understanding Bariatric Surgery : your surgical options for weight loss

  • Weight and waist measurement : tools for adults 

  • Weight management 

  • Weight management for better health

  • Your family guide to MyPyramid : creating personal eating and exercise plans

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Women's Health

  • The ABCs of breast health

  • About gestational diabetes  

  • About hysterectomy

  • About ultrasound

  • Acne

  • Birth control : choosing a method for preventing pregnancy

  • Breastfeeding your baby : answers to common questions

  • Cancer facts for women

  • Cervical cancer- what every woman should know  

  • Domestic abuse

  • Eight tips for good mammograms

  • Especially for teens : your first ob-gyn visit

  • Every woman magazine  

  • Facts about alcohol and pregnancy

  • Facts about drugs and pregnancy  

  • Genital HPV

  • Getting your period  

  • Health for women magazine

  • Healthy for two-a calendar of tips for your pregnancy

  • Healthy pregnancy for you : a calendar with tips 

  • Herbal products for menopause  

  • Hormone therapy

  • Hormone therapy : deciding if treatment is right for you
    How to do breast self-examination  

  • Hysterectomy

  • Inside look at breast cancer management

  • Know the signs of preterm labor  

  • Laparoscopic Hysterectomy

  • Mammograms – a picture of breast health  

  • The older you are the more you need a mammogram

  • Osteoporosis

  • Osteoporosis & Bone Loss (Krames-11362)

  • Ovarian cysts

  • Pap tests - what women need to know

  • Perimenopause 

  • PMS - strategies for self-care and treatment  

  • Postpartum depression : more than "the blues"

  • Premature labor

  • Tubal sterilization : making an informed choice

  • Understanding Hysterectomy

  • Uterine fibroids

  • Vaginal infections : diagnosis, treatment, and prevention 

  • What every woman should know about menopause 

  • Why every woman needs a pap test

  • Women and heart disease

  • Women, HIV and AIDS  

  • Your baby's first weeks : caring for new baby and mom 

  • Your pregnancy : from conception through delivery   

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Last updated:  July 14, 2009

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CHEC-LEXINGTON

Videos

  • Age happens
  • Behind closed doors
  • Brain attack
  • Breast Cancer Legacy: your family history.your future (DVD)
  • Code
  • Diagnosis
  • Fabric of health
  • Feels so good -- hurts so bad
  • Final chapter
  • Germ warfare
  • Growing years
  • Haley or Matthew's story
  • Heart attack: second chance
  • Heart of the matter
  • In human terms
  • It's personal
  • Journey through breast cancer
     

 

 

 

  • Lives in balance
  • Living with cancer
  • Living with chronic obstructive respiratory disease
  • Medical marketplace
  • Modern plague
  • Risky business
  • State of mind
  • Web of addiction
  • Weighing in
  • What price?
  • What you don't know
  • When someone you love has prostate cancer
  • Working it out
  • You are not alone : an intimate discussion with six young breast cancer survivors (DVD)