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Browse through various consumer health resources ranging from general health information to statistics, health information in multiple languages, access to directories, tutorials, podcasts, and much more!
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Latest Consumer Health Books

The following items have just been added to our Consumer Health collection.  For a full listing, please search our library catalog.

Patients and visitors can not check-out materials, but are welcome to read books in the library or make photocopies of pages.

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100 Questions and Answers about Liver Cancer - Ghassan Abou-Alfa; Ronald DeMatteo
Call Number: WI 735 M856
Publication Date: 2012

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A Women's Guide to Muscle and Strength - Irene Lewis-McCormick
Call Number: QT 260.5. W4
Publication Date: 2012

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American Dietetic Association Complete Food and Nutrition Guide - ADA (American Dietetic Association); Roberta Larson Duyff; Betsy Hornick
Call Number: WB 405 D84
Publication Date: 2012

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Angina and Heart Attack - Phil Jevon
Call Number: WF 970 J264
Publication Date: 2012
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Coping with Lupus, 4th Edition - Robert H. Phillips
Call Number: WD 380 P45
Publication Date: 2012

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Crohn's and Colitis - Hillary Steinhart
Call Number: WI 512 S74
Publication Date: 2012

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Eating to Lose - Maryjeanne Hunt
Call Number: WK 810 H88
Publication Date: 2012

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French Kids Eat Everything - Karen Le Billon
Call Number: WS 130 L43
Publication Date: 2012

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Macular Degeneration - David S. Boyer; Tabandeh Homayoun
Call Number: WW 270 B69
Publication Date: 2012

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Mayo Clinic Healthy Heart for Life! - Mayo Clinic
Call Number: WG 113 M473
Publication Date: 2012

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Multiple Sclerosis - Rosalind C. Kalb (Editor)
Call Number: WL 360 M961
Publication Date: 2011

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OCD: A Guide for the Newly Diagnosed - Michael Tompkins
Call Number: WM 176 T66
Publication Date: 2012

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Succeeding with Adult ADHD - Abigail Levrini; Frances F. Prevatt
Call Number: WS 350 L390
Publication Date: 2012

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The Diabetes Miracle - Diane Kress
Call Number: WK 810 K74
Publication Date: 2012

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You and Your Baby Pregnancy - Laura Riley
Call Number: WQ 200 R894
Publication Date: 2012

 

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By becoming more knowledgeable about your condition, you can be better prepared to talk with your health care provider and take a more active role in your health care. Henry Ford Hospital Sladen Library provides this material for general information purposes only; it is not intended to be a substitute for the care of a qualified health care provider. The ideas presented are the opinions of their respective authors and may or may not agree with the opinion of your provider. All questions and concerns about your health should be taken to your health care provider. The Henry Ford Hospital Sladen Library assumes no liability for interpretation or application of this information.

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Literature Searches
by Nandita Mani - Last Updated Apr 17, 2012
A review of the entire literature search process at Sladen Library: Requesting a search, anatomy of a literature search from various databases, and ordering articles.
 

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The Sladen Library is located on the 17th Floor of Henry Ford Hospital. Consumer health information services are available 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.  This is a free service for Henry Ford patients and members of our community. 

You can request consumer health services by calling (313) 916-2550 or by using the Ask The Medical Librarian Request Form.

**Please note that Sladen librarians are unable to diagnose patients.  Please contact your physician for health-related concerns.

 

 

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