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POLYCYSTIC LIVER DISEASE
--PRINT VERSION RELEASED
LOS ANGELE-- Polycystic Liver Disease: Information for Patients has been released in paperback by Burning Books Press of Los Angeles. The 5 x 8, 119-page paperback is priced at $10.95 USD and is available through amazon.com
“These days, many people want more information than they can get from their busy medical doctors,” says David Drum, a medical journalist who is also the author of several books in the health and wellness area.
“Polycystic Liver Disease does not replace medical advice but it does contain well-researched general health information to help patients make informed decisions about their medical treatment in conjunction with their medical doctors.”
Polycystic Liver Disease explains the development of polycystic liver disease, the important role of the liver in the body, how liver cysts form, and the management of the most common symptoms including the symptom of pain. The book also contains useful information on diet, herbs, and lifestyle for people living with the disease.
Although polycystic liver disease is not life-threatening, for one out of five patients, an invasive medical treatment such as surgery may ultimately be necessary.
Polycystic Liver Disease surveys the five major surgeries and surgical procedures used to treat symptomatic polycystic liver disease. It explains each treatment in simple language, and lays out the benefits, drawbacks, and possible complications of each.
David Drum is the author or co-author of seven books in the health and wellness area. His books include The Chronic Pain Management Sourcebook, Making the Chemotherapy Decision, and Alternative Therapies for Managing Diabetes.
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POLYCYSTIC LIVER DISEASE
--E-BOOK VERSION RELEASED
LOS ANGELES -- When the daughter of medical journalist David Drum was diagnosed with polycystic liver disease, he found precious little information available for people who had it. After researching information to help his daughter manage her disease, Drum gathered the information he found into a short e-book to help other people understand this rare liver disease.
Polycystic Liver Disease: Information for Patients (Burning Books Press, 15,000 words, ISBN #978-0-9911857-0-2, $4.95) contains basic medical information for people living with polycystic liver disease.
The first book of its type, Polycystic Liver Disease explains the basic development of polycystic liver disease, the important role of the liver in the body, risk factors, how liver cysts form, and the management of the most common symptoms including the symptom of pain. It includes information on diet, herbs, and lifestyle for people living with the disease.
Although polycystic liver disease is not life-threatening, for one out of five patients, an invasive medical treatment such as surgery may ultimately be necessary. Polycystic Liver Disease surveys the five major invasive treatments used to treat symptomatic polycystic liver disease. It explains each treatment in simple language, and lays out the benefits, drawbacks, and possible complications of each.
“These days, many people want more information than they can get from their busy medical doctors,” says Drum. “Polycystic Liver Disease is not medical advice. The book contains well-researched general health information to help patients make informed decisions about their medical treatment in conjunction with their medical doctors.”
Polycystic Liver Disease surveys the new drugs of potential benefit now in clinical trials, and potentially useful new treatments such as hepatic artery embolation. The book also includes an explanation of liver tests employed by doctors, links to useful web sites, a glossary, and a bibliography of sources.
David Drum, the author of Polycystic Liver Disease: Information for Patients, is a medical journalist and the author or co-author of seven books in the area of health. His books include The Chronic Pain Management Sourcebook, Making the Chemotherapy Decision, and What Your Doctor Might NOT Tell you about Uterine Fibroids, co-written with Scott Goodwin, MD, and Michael Broder, MD.
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--PRINT VERSION RELEASED
LOS ANGELE-- Polycystic Liver Disease: Information for Patients has been released in paperback by Burning Books Press of Los Angeles. The 5 x 8, 119-page paperback is priced at $10.95 USD and is available through amazon.com
“These days, many people want more information than they can get from their busy medical doctors,” says David Drum, a medical journalist who is also the author of several books in the health and wellness area.
“Polycystic Liver Disease does not replace medical advice but it does contain well-researched general health information to help patients make informed decisions about their medical treatment in conjunction with their medical doctors.”
Polycystic Liver Disease explains the development of polycystic liver disease, the important role of the liver in the body, how liver cysts form, and the management of the most common symptoms including the symptom of pain. The book also contains useful information on diet, herbs, and lifestyle for people living with the disease.
Although polycystic liver disease is not life-threatening, for one out of five patients, an invasive medical treatment such as surgery may ultimately be necessary.
Polycystic Liver Disease surveys the five major surgeries and surgical procedures used to treat symptomatic polycystic liver disease. It explains each treatment in simple language, and lays out the benefits, drawbacks, and possible complications of each.
David Drum is the author or co-author of seven books in the health and wellness area. His books include The Chronic Pain Management Sourcebook, Making the Chemotherapy Decision, and Alternative Therapies for Managing Diabetes.
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POLYCYSTIC LIVER DISEASE
--E-BOOK VERSION RELEASED
LOS ANGELES -- When the daughter of medical journalist David Drum was diagnosed with polycystic liver disease, he found precious little information available for people who had it. After researching information to help his daughter manage her disease, Drum gathered the information he found into a short e-book to help other people understand this rare liver disease.
Polycystic Liver Disease: Information for Patients (Burning Books Press, 15,000 words, ISBN #978-0-9911857-0-2, $4.95) contains basic medical information for people living with polycystic liver disease.
The first book of its type, Polycystic Liver Disease explains the basic development of polycystic liver disease, the important role of the liver in the body, risk factors, how liver cysts form, and the management of the most common symptoms including the symptom of pain. It includes information on diet, herbs, and lifestyle for people living with the disease.
Although polycystic liver disease is not life-threatening, for one out of five patients, an invasive medical treatment such as surgery may ultimately be necessary. Polycystic Liver Disease surveys the five major invasive treatments used to treat symptomatic polycystic liver disease. It explains each treatment in simple language, and lays out the benefits, drawbacks, and possible complications of each.
“These days, many people want more information than they can get from their busy medical doctors,” says Drum. “Polycystic Liver Disease is not medical advice. The book contains well-researched general health information to help patients make informed decisions about their medical treatment in conjunction with their medical doctors.”
Polycystic Liver Disease surveys the new drugs of potential benefit now in clinical trials, and potentially useful new treatments such as hepatic artery embolation. The book also includes an explanation of liver tests employed by doctors, links to useful web sites, a glossary, and a bibliography of sources.
David Drum, the author of Polycystic Liver Disease: Information for Patients, is a medical journalist and the author or co-author of seven books in the area of health. His books include The Chronic Pain Management Sourcebook, Making the Chemotherapy Decision, and What Your Doctor Might NOT Tell you about Uterine Fibroids, co-written with Scott Goodwin, MD, and Michael Broder, MD.
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