Sheldon Press

For many people, life is made intolerable by phobias. Common fears may range from crowded places to a fear of spiders or blood, but, the basic underlying mechanism is the same -- acute anxiety. This book looks at how to tackle both specific phobias and the anxiety which causes such disproportionate fear, and covers obsessive-compulsive disorder,...

Gout is on the increase, particularly among women, where studies have found that the incidence has doubled in the past 20 years. Associated with increasing age, obesity, high blood pressure, and alcohol use, gout is a disabling type of arthritis which, if not treated, can lead to long-term pain and damage. Medications can help, as can self-help,...

What you need to knowBack pain is the largest single cause of sickness absence in the UK, and eighty percent of Britons will suffer from it at some point in their lives. One in every six working days lost due to ill-health is due to back pain thats 4.5 million days off work a year, causing employers to lose up to 335 million a year. But the...

Prostate cancer is the third leading cause of cancer deaths, affecting nearly 35,000 men each year. But, better awareness, earlier diagnosis and increasingly sophisticated treatments can save lives. This thoroughly updated edition presents the latest thinking and research on prostate cancer and disease. It examines the possible influence of diet,...

How to manage your asthmaGeorge Bernard Shaw was correct to say that awareness of breathing already indicates problems. The sensation of dyspnoea (difficulty in breathing) varies from person to person, but is the defining mark of asthma. According to the WHO, asthma affects some 150 million people globally; it even affects animals. People with...

More than nine million people in the UK have arthritis and there are over 200 kinds of rheumatic disease. While it is not clear what causes arthritis, or what might cure it, plenty can be done to take control of symptoms and improve quality of life. Natural Treatments for Arthritis looks at the range of options available. It examines the range of...