Chapter 1. The First Signs of Illness -- Chapter 2: Moving from Symptoms to a Diagnosis -- Chapter 3: Meeting with Your Doctor about Your Diagnosis -- Chapter 4: Receiving a Diagnosis -- Chapter 5: Deciding on Treatment -- Chapter 6: Medications -- Chapter 7: Surgery -- Chapter 8: Lifestyle Treatment Options -- Chapter 9: Complementary and Alternative Treatments -- Chapter 10: Making Tough Decisions.
Summary:
"The authors identify techniques that consumers can use to locate evidence-based medical information online, including information found in blogs, social media postings, forums, and news stories. They also have advice for how to make the most of health tracking apps. The book provides readers with checklists and worksheets they can use to improve their ability to find and process trustworthy health information online"-- Provided by publisher.
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