AS FAR AS the majority of laypeople
are concerned， medicine is a
baffling and complex subject， full of
technical jargon and terms that no
one lacking a medical or nursing
qualification could possibly fully
understand. There is no reason
why this should be so， and， thus
this Famih/ Health
Enc!tclopaddia has been planned，
wri{ten and illustrated to blow
away the cobwebs， tt~row open the
closed doors of the confessional
consulting room and strip the
subject bare of technical mumbo-
jumbo. Its aim is simple- to help
people enjoy their health to the full，
bv showing them what practical
steps they can take to preserve it，
and， in cases of illness and disease，
how to understand what can be
done to help them regain their
normal level of fitness.
Throughout， the aim has been to
demystify- to explain in clear，
down-to-earth terms everything
your doctor would tell you if he or
she had the time. The book takes as
its basic philosophy the desire most
people show， wnen they visit their
doctors， for reassuring explanation
statistics actually demonstrate
that many people enter a doctor s
surgery with this in mind. Worry
and-stress are contributory factors
to quite a few illnesses ~ physical
as well as psychological ones-
and any gooct doctor s aim is to
tackle these problems as well as the
ones posed by actual physical
disease. The doctor today is as
much counsellor as diagnostician.
In addition， the modern surgery
has social， as well as medical， back-
up， in the form of ancillary staff of
all kinds， who are concerned as
much with general welfare as with
specific medical problems.
Remember a few things. Firstly，
there is a lot you can do yourself to
reserve your health， as You apzd
our Health shows. Secondly， there
is much you can do to ease the
impact of disease， as demonstrated
in Home Nursing. Thirdly， and most
importantly， you should never be
afraid to ask questions， whether a
doctor is visiting you at home， or
you are in the local surgery， or in
hospital. Most doctors are happy to
sit down and talk through a
problem if you really want them to，
and this should be vour
opportunity to ask them to explm
anything you feel unsure of， or do
not follow. Do not be afraid that
you will show your ignorance.
After all， many doctors are equally
ignorant of technical subjects
outside their profession.
One thing this book is not is a
guide to self-diagnosis and
treatment. Encouraging this could
well be dangerous. If you feel ill，
never， ever， think it is not worth
bothering a doctor; any doctor
would far rather treat a minor
complaint than be faced with one
thathas grown into a major
problem.
Finally， a word about the
writers. The Medical Consultant is
a busy general practitioner， who，
r- \" a
on average， sees ~00 pat，ents
month. Other sections have been
written by a team of young， up-to-
date general practitioners，
supported by experts in particular
specialist fields. All have been
advised bv an Editorial Board of
.2 ~ ~ \" S
prominent medical authontm.. We
hope we have fulfilled the aims
outlined here.
Mcc
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