A universally used flavor enhancer, monosodium glutamate (MSG) can be found in many foods. But its adverse effects are undeniable and often severe. Now, this comprehensive, first-of-its kind study dares to explore the dangers of this potentially harmful substance and shows how to recognize the symptoms of MSG sensitivity. HC: Health Press.

In Bad Taste: The Msg Syndrome

Medical Books

Schwartz, George R.

Medicine

Health Press

Ex-ci'-to-tox-in: a substance added to foods and beverages that literally stimulates neurons to death, causing brain damage of varying degrees. Can be found in such ingredients as monosodium glutamate, aspartame (NutraSweetÂ), cysteine, hydrolyzed protein, and aspartic acid. Citing over five hundred scientific studies, Excitotoxins explores the dangers of aspartame, MSG, and other substances added to our food. This is an electrifying and important book that should be available to every American consumer.

Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills

Reference

Russell L. Blaylock

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

Health and Nutrition Secrets That Can Save Your Life covers some of the hottest topics in health and nutrition: heavy metal toxicity, the food additive controversy, fluoride poisoning, how to protect your brain from the ravages of disease and aging, and protecting yourself and your loved ones from a biohazard attack. 
This enormous book also presents the latest information on strokes and heart attacks, diabetes, protecting the digestive system, and the best ways to keep the immune system young and powerful.

Health and Nutrition Secrets That Can Save Your Life: Harness Your Body's Natural Healing Powers

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Blaylock, Russell L.

Alternative Medicine

This handy guide offers an opportunity for busy doctors and health-care professionals to keep abreast of innovations in the field of medical infections. International specialists discuss the latest studies into what was in, what was out and what was new in infection in 1997.

Fast Facts: Infection Highlights: 1997 (Fast Facts)

Wilcox, Mark

Osteoporosis is a major cause of illness and death in the elderly. This is a concise review of the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of the disease which also provides practical information for family physicians and other health-care professionals.

Osteoporosis (Fast Facts)

Rosen, Clifford J.

Compston, Juliet E.

Diseases & Physical Ailments

Benign prostatic hyperplasia, a bothersome and increasingly prevalent disease, is the subject of this concise handbook. The emphasis of the book is on providing practical information that will help the family physician - who is becoming more involved in the care of men with prostatic diseases - to choose the most appropriate treatment option.

Fast Facts: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (Fast Facts)

Kirby, Roger S.

McConnell, John D.

Fast Facts: Psoriasis

SUGAR

Kokki

RICHARDSON

A concise, authoritative review of what is new and important in the understanding and management of this distressing condition. Although schizophrenia has been recognized for 100 years, our knowledge of its cause, and thus our approach to its treatment, has been limited. Today, thanks, largely to new genetic and brain imaging techniques, our understanding of the symptoms and cognitive deficits is increasing, so illuminating the underlying causes of schizophrenia. New drug and non-drug treatments are becoming available, allowing the first real advances in treatment in 30 years. Robert W Buchanan is Chief of the Outpatient Research Program at Maryland Psychiatric Research Center at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.

Schizophrenia

Lewis, Shon W.

Univ. of Cambridge, UK. Pocket text is a fully updated guide for the successful management of osteoporosis. Discusses the latest techniques for accurate measurement of bone mass, first-line antiresorptive treatments, new epidemiological data on glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis, and more. Previous edition: c2002. Softcover.

Osteoporosis

Prostate-small Gland Big Problem

Roger S. Kirby

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