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Power to the Patient: The Treatments to Insist on When You're Sick
by M. D. Isadore Rosenfeld
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Warner Books (2002-02-19)
ISBN: 0446526940
EAN: 9780446526944
Dewy Decimal #: 616
Hardcover: 448 pages
Edition: 1st
SKU: mon0000045604
Condition: New
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
In today's impersonal world of health care conglomerates, receiving the best medical advice isn't always possible. Superior care means knowing what treatments to insist on when you're sick. In this cutting edge guide, Dr Rosenfeld describes in detail, in plain language and with his trademark humour, more than 40 of the most common ailments and diseases affecting millions - from acne to cancer, plus such diverse disorders as Parkinson's disease, infertility, gallstones and diabetes. The book contains what readers need to know to guarantee that their health care provider and doctor are offering the best care possible.
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Customer Reviews
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Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld's latest book
Rating  (5)
Date: 2005-09-17
Dr. Rosenfeld is a very knowledgeable and common sense doctor and I value his opinions.
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So you're sick; do you need a doctor, a lawyer or this book?
Rating (5)
Date: 2002-03-20
16 out of 17 customers found this reveiw helpful
Yeah, welcome to the world of modern medical care. Depending on how good your medical plan is, or even how good your doctor is at listening to you, you may or may NOT get the care you need and are, I might add, paying for.This book helps you see to it that your health care provider (ie, HMO or medical plan) and doctor are giving you the best care possible, the care that is right for you. The idea of patients as advocates for their health is not new, but this book lists common ailments such as gall bladder, Parkinson's and gives the spin on how to get your doctor to give you the best treatment. What's really a crying shame is that when people are ill, they are not equipped to do battle with their health care provider and doctor. So make sure you have a family member read this book, in case one day you are too ill to fight for your own health care needs.
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Supplement it with a medical handbook
Rating  (2)
Date: 2002-03-17
31 out of 37 customers found this reveiw helpful
I found this book disappointing. I started by looking up breast cancer, a most common female problem. It did not appear in the list of chapters or in the index. I then checked all 27 general references under cancer. In many of the pages just the word 'cancer' appeared with no more information. I could not find any information on breast cancer.
Next I tried prostate cancer but all I found was a mention of this problem at the end of the book under checkups in adult life.
There is, however, a complete chapter of ten pages devoted to Lyme disease, surely not one of the major scourges of mankind. Much of this book is useful but it certainly needs to be supplemented by a good medical handbook.
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Power to the Patient
Rating (5)
Date: 2002-03-12
13 out of 16 customers found this reveiw helpful
I am so well pleased with the information and suggestons in this book that I am back here today to order the same copy to be shipped to my family members in Flordia amd Texas. Dr Rosenfeld speaks in a language we can ALL understand!
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with gratitude
Rating (5)
Date: 2002-03-06
11 out of 14 customers found this reveiw helpful
Thank you Dr. Rosenfeld for your informative articles and books. You are available to all patients with your informative wisdom and advice. It is comforting to be able to read your books when illness or uexplained pain occurs. You are the doctor in the white coat who used to visit patients at home. Now you and your books are by our bedside to reassure us and inform us of the best medical treatment and advice.
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