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Alternative medicine sourcebook basic consumer health information about alternatives to conventional medicine - Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, 1999.
ISBN/ISSN:0780802004
xiii, 737 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ID number: 20000939 Type: 1 HS
WB 890 A465C 1999

The American Medical Association family medical guide - New York : Random House, 1994.
880 p.
ID number: 20030355 Type: 1 HS
WB 120 A512C 1994

The best hospitals in America – 2nd ed. – New York : Gale Research, 1995.
ISBN/ISSN: 0810398745
xx, 609 p. ; 24 cm.
ID number: 95002456 Type:1 HS
WX 27 S958B 19950

Complete guide to symptoms illness and surgery - Revised 4th ed. - New York : Perigee, 2000.
ISBN/ISSN:0399526102
xxiii, 1096 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
ID number: 20030685 Type: 1 HS
WB 120 G853C 2000

Consumer health information source book - Phoenix, AZ : Oryx Press, 2000.
xii, 323 p.
ID number: 20010080 Type: 1 HS
WB 120 R773C 2000

The doctors' book of home remedies II - Emmaus, PA : Rodale Press, 1993.
ix, 613 p.
ID number: 20030356 Type: 1 HS
WB 120 D637K 1993

Electromagnetic fields a consumer’s guide to the issues and how to protect ourselves – San Diego : Harcourt Brace, 1995.
ISBN/ISSN: 0156281007
xvi, 423p. : ill. ; 21 cm
ID number: 97000643 Type: 1 HS
QT 34 L666E 1995

Environmental health sourcebook – 2nd ed. – Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, 2003.
ISBN/ISSN: 0780806328
xiii, 673 p. ; 24 cm.
ID number: 20050279 Type: 1 HS
QA 5 E61M 2003.

Environmentally induced disorders sourcebook basic information about diseases and syndromes linked to exposure to pollutants and other substances in outdoor and indoor environments such as lead asbestos formaldehyde - Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, 1997.
ISBN/ISSN:0780800834
xi, 620 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ID number: 98001104 Type: 1 HS
WA 5 E61C 1997

The Harvard Medical School family health guide - New York : Simon & Schuster,
1999.
ISBN/ISSN:0684847035
1288 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
ID number: 20000309 Type: 1 HS
WB 120 H223K 1999

Health promotion at the community level new advances - 2nd ed. – Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, 1999.
ISBN/ISSN:0761918442
xx, 275 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
ID number: 20020371 Type: 1 HS
WA 108 B792H 1999

The healthy school handbook conquering the sick building syndrome and other environmental hazards in and around your school - Washington, DC : National Education Association, 1995.
ISBN/ISSN:081061863X
ix, 446 p. : ill.
ID number: 97000910 Type: 1 HS
WA 440 H452M 1995

Isler's patient guide to medical terminology a comprehensive text for translating the confusing language of medicalese into easy to understand English - 3rd. - Los Angeles, CA : Practice Management Information Corporation, 1995.
ISBN/ISSN:1570660042
xlii, 272 p. ; 18 cm. (PMIC Consumer health series)
ID number: 96002740 Type: 1 HS
W 13 I83P 1995

The Johns Hopkins complete home guide to symptoms and remedies the complete reference to more than 500 symptoms and conditions – New York : Black Dog & Leventhal, 2004.
ISBN/ISSN: 157912402X
736 p. : ill. ; 26 cm
ID number: 20050559 Type: 1 HS
WB 120 JJ65M 2004

Mayo Clinic guide to self care answers for everyday health problems - 2nd ed. - Rochester, MN : Mayo Clinic, 1999.
ISBN/ISSN:0962786578
279 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
ID number: 20030418 Type: 1 HS
WB 120 H137M 1999

The meaning of health a dialogue with bill moyers – Kalamazoo, MI : Fetzer Institute, 1993.
1 video (35 min) : sd, cl, VHD
ID number: 9500644 Type: 2 HS
W 61 M654M 1993 VIDEO

The medical advisor the complete guide to alternative and conventional treatments - Alexandria, VA : Time-Life Books, 1996.
ISBN/ISSN:0809467372
1152 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
ID number: 97000086 Type: 1 HS
WB 120 M489T 1996

The Merck manual of medical information - 2nd home ed. - Whitehouse Station, NJ : Merck Research Laboratories, 2003.
ISBN/ISSN:0911910352
xxxviii, 1907 p. : ill.
ID number: 20040094 Type: 1 HS
WB 120 M555B 2003

The PDR family guide to prescription drugs - 9th ed. - New York : Three Rivers Press,
2002.
ISBN/ISSN:0609809504
xv, 935 p., 16 p. of plates : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
ID number: 20040216 Type: 1 HS
QV 740 P275M 2002

Public health sourcebook - Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, 1998.
ISBN/ISSN:0780802209
x, 698 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ID number: 98001764 Type: 1 HS
WA 100 P976W 1998

Staying healthy in a risky environment the New York University Medical Center family guide - New York : Simon & Schuster, 1993.
ISBN/ISSN:0671768158
811 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
ID number: 95000909 Type: 1 HS
QT 140 S798U 1993

Take care of yourself the complete illustrated guide to medical self-care - 7th ed. - Reading, MA ; Oxford, 2001.
ISBN/ISSN:0738203068
368 p. : ill.
ID number: 20010671 Type: 1 HS
WB 120 V637T 2001

GENERAL MEDICINE --WEB SITES

Allegheny County Health Department
American Red Cross
Center for Disease Control (CDC) – Health Topics Index
MayoClinic.com
MedlinePlus
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
New York Access to Health (NOAH)
Pennsylvania Department of Health
West Penn Allegheny Health System