CONTENTS
VOLUME 4
Foreword by Maureen Pelletier, M.D., C.C.N., F.A.C.O.G. vii
How to Use The Facts On File Encyclopedia
of Health and Medicine ix
Preface to Volume 4 xiii
Preventive Medicine 1
Alternative and Complementary Approaches 51
Genetics and Molecular Medicine 109
Drugs 145
Nutrition and Diet 174
Fitness: Exercise and Health 210
Human Relations 238
Surgery 257
Lifestyle Variables: Smoking and Obesity 282
Substance Abuse 311
Emergency and First Aid 355
Appendixes:
I. Vital Signs 389
II. Advance Directives 390
The Eyes vv