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Consumer Guides, General Health Topics and Johns Hopkins People and History

Consumer Guide to DrugsThe Johns Hopkins Consumer Guide to Drugs

  • Hardbound Edition 8" x 10" 
  • 864 pages
  • 700 Generic and 2,300 Brand Name Drugs
  • Entries Organized A to Z
  • Page-At-A-Glance Format
  • 600 Full-Color Pill Photographs
  • Profiles of Herbs and Dietary Supplements
  • Drugs Indexed by Generic Name, Brand Name, & Disorder

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Consumer Guide to Medical TestsJohns Hopkins Consumer Guide to Medical Tests

  • Hardbound Edition 
  • 400 pages 
  • A-TO-Z Listings 
  • Illustrations 
  • Indexed alphabetically and by medical specialty

 

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Johns Hopkins Medical Guide to Health After 50Johns Hopkins Medical Guide to Health After 50

  • Hardbound edition 8" x 10" 
  • 704 pages 
  • Full-Color illustrations 
  • 20-page Body Atlas 
  • A-to-Z Entries on 100 Disorders 
  • Introductory Section on Disease Prevention 
  • Directory of Health Information Organizations 
  • Glossary of Medical Terms 

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Johns Hopkins Cookbook LibraryJohns Hopkins Cookbook Library

Doctors and nutritionists at Johns Hopkins have collaborated with chefs and recipe developers to create a library of cookbooks that offer delicious, easy-to-prepare recipes for the home cook. Each 160-page cookbook focuses on a single health concern, with an introduction by a noted Johns Hopkins expert on the links between nutrition and disease-prevention. Every recipe is designed to maximize your intake of disease-fighting nutrients, and features a comprehensive nutritional analysis, step-by-step instructions, and insights into choosing the very best ingredients.

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The Johns Hopkins Medical Letter: Health After 50

When you're over 50, it's more important than ever to have access to reliable health information. You won't find a more authoritative source than The Johns Hopkins Medical Letter, HEALTH AFTER 50. Edited by Johns Hopkins experts from a wide range of fields, this monthly 8-page newsletter offers unparalleled commentary and insights on the latest news and developments in modern health care.

Every issue concludes with a section called "House Calls," which provides straightforward answers to questions sent in by our readers. Consider HEALTH AFTER 50 your first step toward being a well-informed patient.

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General Health Topics and Johns Hopkins People and History

Ben Carson
Ben Carson, M.D. and Cecil Murphey

The Big Picture, Ben Carson bookGifted Hands
Ben Carson, M.D. 

The Big Picture
Ben Carson, M.D. with Gregg Lewis

Think Big: Unleasing Your Potential for Excellence
Ben Carson, M.D. 

Doctors in the Movies: Boil the Water and Just Say Aah
Peter E. Dans

Here Is My Hope: A Book of Healing and Prayer: Inspirational Stories from the Johns Hopkins Hospital
Randi Henderson and Richard Marek

Learning to Heal: The Development of American Medical Eduation
Kenneth M. Ludmerer

Science at the Bedside: The Development of Clinical Investigation in the United States
Abner McGehee Harvey

The Johns Hopkins Atlas of Human Functional Anatomy, fourth edition
Leon Schlossberg, illustrator, George D. Zuidema, Ed.

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Curriculum for the Twenty-first Century
Catherine D. De Angelis, ed.

The Principles and Practice of Medicine
Edward J. Benz, John D. Stobo, ed.

The Riddle of Gender: Science, Activism and Transgender Rights
Read the review in The New England Journal of Medicine
Deborah Rudacille

The Scalpel and the Butterfly: The Conflict Between Animal Research and Animal Protection
Deborah Rudacille

The Scalpel and the Butterfly: The War Between Animal Research and Animal Protection
Deborah Rudacille

Sex: A Natural History

 

Sex: A Natural History
Joann Ellison Rodgers

 

Tough Decisions: A Casebook in Medical Ethics
John M. Freeman, M.D. and Kevin McDonnell

Underpinnings of Medical Ethics 
Edmond A. Murphy, Edward L. Suarez-Murias and James J. Butzow

William Henry Welch and the Heroic Age of American Medicine
Simon Flexner and James Thomas Flexner

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