Gastroenterology
chapter 30 Gastroenterology INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW The adage ‘you are what you eat’ is only partly true. In fact, you are what you eat, manage to digest and absorb across…
Men’s health
chapter 48 Men’s health INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW When discussing men’s health, it is important to appreciate that there are two aspects to the subject: • diseases that are common to…
Substance (drug and alcohol) misuse
chapter 62 Substance (drug and alcohol) misuse INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW We define a drug (substance) as a chemical entity, self-administered (non-medically) for its psychoactive effect. The effect usually includes a…
HIV management in general practice
chapter 60 HIV management in general practice INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has had, since the early 1980s, a global impact of unprecedented scale, including the decimation…
Medical ethics
chapter 20 Medical ethics INTRODUCTION Ethics: ‘Relating to morals, treating of moral questions. Set of principles of morals, science of morals, moral principles, rules of conduct.’ Oxford Dictionary ‘Ethics’ is…
Integrative medicine and the law
chapter 19 Integrative medicine and the law* INTRODUCTION Integrative medicine is a major development within the healthcare systems of the Western world, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada…
Practice management principles
chapter 18 Practice management principles INTRODUCTION This chapter provides a checklist of the important factors to consider in establishing and operating an integrative health clinic. It is not a definitive…
The general check-up
chapter 17 The general check-up More is missed by not looking than by not knowing. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW Many patients will present without a specific symptom or disease, instead requesting…
