Navigating the Medical Maze: A Practical Guide

Navigating the Medical Maze: A Practical Guide

by Steven L. Brown
Navigating the Medical Maze: A Practical Guide

Navigating the Medical Maze: A Practical Guide

by Steven L. Brown

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Overview

Consumers are bombarded with competing health-care suggestions. Too often, decisions are made from emotions, peer pressure, or marketing, rather than through careful investigation. Steven L. Brown guides readers through issues impacting medical choices, weaving a Christian worldview throughout his approach. Beginning with the positive and negative attributes of medical doctors, Brown examines principles of practice and the effect bias can have on a physician's recommendations. The author also gives readers tools to navigate the world of alternative medicine and work through the emotional impact of illness. A section of frequently asked questions rounds out an insider's view of some of the critical health-care issues of our time.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781441201447
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Publication date: 12/01/2007
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 272
File size: 679 KB

About the Author

Steven L. Brown (MD, PhD, Columbia University) is clinical associate professor of internal medicine at Texas Tech University and a cardiologist in private practice in Midland, Texas. He has written numerous articles for medical and research journals, has been a presenter at continuing medical education programs for health professionals, and frequently speaks to the public on health issues in seminars, television interviews, and church settings.

Table of Contents

1. Thrown into the Medical Maze
Part I: The Doctor
2. Steering Clear of Bad Doctors
3. How to Recognize the Best Doctors
4. Support Your Local Doctor
Part II: The Principles
5. How Do We Know If a Treatment Works?
6. Does Bias Affect Everyone, Even My Doctors and Me?
7. Avoiding the Traps That Bias Sets for You
Part III: Alternative Medicine
8. Is Alternative Medicine Better Than Conventional Medicine?
9. Dying of Natural Causes: Alternative Medicines Aren't Dangerous, Are They?
10. How Can I Tell If the Evidence Is Any Good?
11. What about Other Claims Made by Some Alternative Practitioners?
Part IV: The Patient
12. How Can I Deal with My Illness?
13. Frequently Asked Questions
14. How Can I Live a Healthy Life?
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