“Western” Medical Model

The award-winning Healthwise Handbook is the best-selling self-care manual ever printed. This book contains family guidelines on prevention, home treatment, and when to call in a health professional. Visit the publisher’s web site at www.ivillage.healthwise.com to search the Healthwise Knowledgebase medical information database about virtually every health topic. Purchase of this book gives you free access to the medical information database.

Designed for village health care workers in Third World settings, Where There Is No Dentist provides basic dental health educational guidelines for promoting good dental hygiene, even where there is no access to simple tools like the modern tooth brush. Covers temporary fillings, extractions, and cleaning, in addition to diagnosis and treatment recommendations for quite a variety of medical and dental problems in and around the mouth. I would rather go to the dentist, but if one was not available, this book could be a big help.

This is a great reference for anyone who relies on traditional western medicines for healing. Compiled by a team of eminent pharmacologists, The Pill Book provides excellent information on specific medicines, including side effects, interactions, effectiveness on specific ailments, and cross-references to other generic or more effective medicines. Most doctors only know what the drug companies tell them and do not read the multiple pages of fine print that come with each of the thousands of different medicines. If you use pharmaceutical drugs, buy this book and educate yourself about what you are putting into your body!