Contents

Preface vii

I. Treating Common Ailments and Diseases 1

Editor’s Introductions 3

1) A Healthy Lifestyle. Patrick Plaskett. New Times Naturally! 

2) Heart Attack! Prevention and Treatment. Demetrios Georgiou. USA Today Magazine 

3) Early Detection One Key to Stopping Lung Cancer. Gordon E. Katske. Business Journal 

4) Prostate Cancer: Three Research Advances. Harvard Men’s Health Watch 

5) Skin Cancer Casts a Giant Shadow. Men’s Fitness 

6) Adapting Benefit Plans to Fit New Detox Programs. Joanne Wojcik. Business Insurance 

7) Depressed? What Makes You Ask? Suz Redfearn. Washington Post 

II. The Business of Health Care 

Editor’s Introduction 

1) What Price Health Care Quality? Len M. Nichols. USA Today Magazine 

2) New Partnership Campaigns for "Covering the Uninsured." Nation’s Health 

3) HMOs Aren’t Shedding Tiers. Laura B. Benko. Modern Healthcare 

4) Step Right Up. Lori Chordas. Best’s Review 

5) Medical Savings Account: The Health Insurance Secret. Steve Pielacha. Inside Tuscon Business 

6) Bridge Over Troubled Waters. Rudy M. Yandrick. HR Magazine 

7) The Bill for Rights. Carl E. Schneider. Hastings Center Report 

III. Women’s Health 

Editor’s Introduction 

1) Women’s State Health Rankings Improve Slightly. Nation’s Health 

2) Heart Disease and Women: Are You At Risk? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. www.nhlbi.nih.gov 

3) The Quiet Enemy. Marcia Mattson. Florida Times-Union 

4) A Woman’s Greatest Fear. Donald D. Hensrud. Fortune 

5) "Why Don’t They Just Eat?" Jennifer Pirtle. Health 

6) The Menopause Decision: True Stories from Real Women. Dahpna Caperonis. Natural Health 

IV. Elder Care 

Editor’s Introduction 

1) Working with Clients with Alzheimer’s Disease. Diane Y. Chapman. IDEA Health & Fitness Source 

2) Not for the Elderly. Sanjay Gupta, M.D. Time 

3) The New "War Against Aging." Irene Alleger. Townsend Letter for Doctors & Patients 

4) Fountains of Youth. Sharon Begley. Newsweek 

5) Long-Term Blues. Pamela Sherrid. U.S. News & World Report 

6) Dying in Peace. Wendy Murray Zoba. Christianity Today 

V. Alternative Medicine 

Editor’s Introduction 

1) Alternative Medicine. World Almanac & Book of Facts 

2) Fact and Fiction About Chiropractic. From Alternative Medicine: A Selection of Articles on Complimentary and Integrative Therapies 

3) Acupuncture. Monkeyshines on Health & Science 

4) A Healthy Balance: How Homeopathy Helps the Body Heal Itself. Maria Rabat. Vegetarian Times 

5) Herbal Medicine: Use with Caution and Respect. Brian T. Sanderoff. Generations 

Important Health Care Terms 

Bibliography 

Books 

Web Sites 

Additional Periodical Articles with Abstracts 

Index 

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