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Acne

Barbara Sheen

This book identifies acne as a skin disease, explores the knowledge doctors have accumulated on acne, explains the different types of lesions, and offers advice on various treatments.

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Drug Therapy for Mental Disorders Caused By a Medical Condition

Joyce Libal

This book examines some of the drugs used to treat psychiatric conditions with a medical condition as a precipitating cause.

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Mayo Clinic On Vision and Eye Health

This book provides information on eye care and safety, the signs and symptoms of serious eye disorders, and the diagnosis and treatment of these disorders.

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Mayo Clinic On Prostate Health

This book provides practical, easy-to-understand information on identifying and managing prostate conditions.

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The Plague

Albert Camus

Describes the events of a small community as they are overcome by a deadly plague.

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Multiple Sclerosis

Edward Susman

Discusses the history, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and future research of multiple sclerosis.

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Sickle Cell Anemia

Alvin Silverstein

Explores the history of sickle cell anemia, discussing its symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.

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Mononucleosis

Alvin Silverstein

Discusses the history, causes and prevention of the "kissing disease", mononucleosis, as well as what can be done to alleviate the symptoms.

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Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Ann Byers

Describes different kinds of sexually transmitted diseases, including gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, pelvic inflammatory disease, herpes, hepatitis, and AIDS, explaining how they are transmitted, how

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Bipolar Disorder and Depression

Susan Dudley Gold

Discusses the symptoms, diagnosis, cause, and treatment of bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, a mental illness that causes a person's moods to swing from happy and energized to extremel

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