Lupus: A Patient's Guide
Author: Iris Quintero Del Rio
The stigma and misinformation that often accompanies a diagnosis of lupus are exposed in this medical reference intended to alleviate fears and correct misconceptions by providing facts about diagnosis and treatment. Useful for patients, family members and friends of patients, community leaders, and health professionals, this guide covers basic information regarding symptoms, complications, treatment options, environmental influences, stages, and lifestyle choices. Clinical and personal advice for confronting the disease is presented with attention to specific populations, such as African American women, who are particularly susceptible to the disease.
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High Blood Pressure: The Black Man and Woman's Guide to Living with Hypertension
Author: II MD Hudson
Designed for the lay reader who has recently been diagnosed with hypertension, this book discusses major symptoms, prevention techniques, risk factors, complications, and treatment and emphasizes self-care, stress management, and empowerment. The information provided in this culturally sensitive book will help African Americans afflicted with hypertension make changes that can dramatically improve their lives by controlling and lowering blood pressure, such as losing weight and switching to a low-sodium diet. Written specifically for the black reader, this book includes frank discussions of racially related stress as a factor in the high number of African Americans with high blood pressure.
Author Biography: Hilton M. Hudson, II, M.D., F.A.C.S., and James W. Reed, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.E., are coauthors of The Heart of the Matter and The Black Man's Guide to Good Health. Dr. Hudson lives in Rockford, Illinois. Dr. Reed is on the faculty of Morehouse Medical School and is the founder and past president of the International Society of Hypertension in Blacks. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
Library Journal
Reed (medicine, Morehouse Sch. of Medicine) and Hudson (vice chair, cardiothoracic surgery, Rockford Health Syst., IL) aim to educate African Americans about hypertension and related illnesses, in which they specialize. In straightforward language, they explain the condition, its symptoms (or lack thereof), and various treatment options, including drug therapy and alternative therapies. Most helpful are the "In a Nutshell" capsules located at the end of each chapter. Of note, Chapter 8, titled "Prayer and Healing," promotes spirituality as a means of controlling stress, which is a major cause of high blood pressure. Here, they go so far as to suggest specific passages from the Bible, which will be helpful to Christians but may put off others. That aside, the information, combined with many well-drawn and complete illustrations, is accessible to patrons of most reading comprehension levels. Recommended for public libraries and consumer health collections that serve African American communities.-Nicole A. Cooke, Univ. of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey Lib., Newark
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