Faculty Bibliography

No matter what one's age, as an adult one is entitled to a fulfilling sex life. Lamm and Couzens offer advice on how older people can have satisfying sex lives

Many doctors are beginning to realize there is a connection between the mind and the body. Things like laughter, prayer and a positive attitude can play a role in the healing process

Each year, thousands of adults become ill or die because they aren't protected against common vaccine-preventable diseases. Lamm encourages adults to get immunized against the flu, pneumonia, hepatitis B and tetanus and diphtheria

Finding the exact cause of dizziness may take some time and can often be as disorienting to the doctor as to the patient. Lamm discusses several common causes of dizziness, including motion sickness, lightheadedness, and benign vertigo

Primary headaches include tension-type, rebound, cluster, migraine, and the "ice cream" headache that occurs while eating something very cold. Lamm offers information on the causes and cures of primary headaches

Lamm discusses his mission as a doctor: to continue to serve as a repairman and fix people who are ill and to become a "coach" for his healthy patients. Lamm keeps abreast of the latest medical studies and breakthroughs and recommends any appropriate screening tests

Advances in technology coupled with soaring health care costs have created a large home diagnostic industry. Information is presented to help one choose whether or not these devices are appropriate for use, including blood pressure gauges, diabetes monitors, asthma-monitoring devices, and anticoagulant-drug management devices

Lamm and Couzens contend that many men take a "hands-off" approach to health, rarely seeking preventive care and making unhealthy choices regarding diet and exercise. However, women can help their husbands by communicating concern and becoming actively involved in their healthcare and life-style choices

An older member of the benzodiazepine family of sedatives, Valium is now being dispensed to thousands of fleeing Kosovar refugees to treat the anxiety, insomnia and depression associated with he horrors of their persecution and forced flight

Lamm and Couzens discuss the cure for fatigue: activity. Exercise fights fatigue, reduces the risk of heart disease, obesity, osteoporosis, and some cancers