Spots Birthmarks and Rashes or Living Healthy with Hepatitis C

Spots, Birthmarks and Rashes: The Complete Guide to Caring for Your Child's Skin

Author: June Thompson

A parents' guide to childhood skin problems.

Spots, Birthmarks and Rashes helps parents identify, treat and possibly prevent childhood skin problems. Clear, color photographs facilitate diagnosing skin conditions and assessing the treatments needed.

Skin conditions are covered thematically in five major sections:

• Non-contagious rashes
  
• Contagious rashes
  
• Insect bites and infestations
  
• Lumps, bumps and bruises
  
• Birthmarks, pigments and growths
  

Each condition is illustrated and concisely described along with treatment and therapy options. Background information covers the anatomy, physiology and protective care of skin. A special section explains how to care for your child's skin from infancy.

The text of Spots, Birthmarks and Rashes is detailed, specific, and very understandable to a non-medical reader.

Meredith Kiger, Ph.D. - Children's Literature

Written by a nurse, midwife and health visitor, this comprehensive guide to skin care and problems among infants and children uses photos and drawings to educate the reader. Everything from rashes to contagious and non-contagious diseases, insect bites to birthmarks and growths are discussed and treatments suggested. The reader will be amazed at the myriad skin ailments that a child can suffer, however the text is reassuring and explicit about what to do for each one. Normal care of skin, particularly in vulnerable infants, is quite useful to new parents. The book even discusses herbal and other alternative remedies. It's an ideal book for the pediatrician's office as well as for parents. A glossary and index are included. 2003, Firefly Books, Ages Adult.

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Living Healthy with Hepatitis C: Natural and Conventional Approaches to Recover Your Quality of Life

Author: Harriet A Washington

As many as four million Americans suffer from the hepatitis C virus (HCV), but most don't even know they're infected. Here at last is the unprecedented book that smashes the myths about the disease as it offers authoritative, lifesaving information you won't find anywhere else. Living Healthy with Hepatitis C is your ultimate weapon against the biggest killer of all: fear. Discover new hope and help in its pages as you learn a comprehensive approach that puts you back in control of your life!

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