The Daily Telegraph Family Encyclopedia of Medicine and Health is your essential guide to both common and unusual medical problems and terms. It includes entries for major symptoms, conditions and treatments, from asthma to antibiotics and from stress to speech therapy. It is cross-referenced to direct you to other entries that are related or give further information and is organised in an easy-to-use alphabetical format. This revised edition will feature new entries on weight control, endometriosis and fibromyalgia. With its helpful illustrations showing parts of the body and how most of the major organs work, and featuring a text that is jargon-free, clearly arranged and easy to read, the Family Encyclopedia of Medicine and Health is truly the definitive medical reference book for the home.