Core concepts in health. /
Paul M. Insel
- 9th ed.
- New York: McGraw Hill, 2004.
- xxiv, 405 p.: ill.; 26cm.
Includes index.
Contents: Taking charge of your health -- Stress: The consant challenge -- Psychological health -- Intimate relationships and communication -- Sexuality, pregnancy, and childbirth -- Contraception and abortion -- The Use and abuse of psychoative drugs -- Alcohol and tobacco -- Nutrition basics -- Exercise for health and fitness -- Weight management -- Cardiovascular disease and cancer -- Immunity and infection -- The Challenge of aging -- Conventional and complementary medicine: Skills for the health care consumer -- Personal safety: Protecting yourself from unintentinal injuries and violence -- Environmental health -- Appendix.