The A Revised And Updated Directory For The Internet Age

This sourcebook has been created for patients who have decided to make education and Internet-based research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it also tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to amebiasis, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on amebiasis. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Amebiasis: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; Chapter 3. Clinical Trials and Amebiasis; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 4. Studies on Amebiasis; Chapter 5. Patents on Amebiasis; Chapter 6. Books on Amebiasis; Chapter 7. Multimedia on Amebiasis; Chapter 8. Physician Guidelines and Databases; Chapter 9. Dissertations on Amebiasis; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Your Medications; Appendix B. Researching Alternative Medicine; Appendix C. Researching Nutrition; Appendix D. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix E. Your Rights and Insurance; Appendix F. More on Infections with Nonpathogenic Intestinal Amebas; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; AMEBIASIS GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: Abscess - amebic liver, Amebic colitis, Amebic dysentery, Amebic dysentery (when severe intesti-nal infection), Extraintestinalamebiasis, Hepatic amebiasis, Intestinal amebiasis.