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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 616.396 EAN: 9781581821604 Edition: 1 ISBN: 1581821603 Label: Cumberland House Publishing Manufacturer: Cumberland House Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 359 Publication Date: 2001-05 Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing Studio: Cumberland House Publishing Editorial Review: Product Description: Hemochromatosis is one of modern medicine's greatest oversights. A disorder that few people are able to pronounce at first glance, it is an inherited disorder of iron metabolism, not a blood disease, that can be fatal if not detected in time. Commonly misdiagnosed as arthritis, diabetes, heart disease, impotence, depression, and liver disease, hereditary hemochromatosis is common in people of northern European descent and is most prominent among the Scots and the Irish. Undetected hemochromatosis frequently is fatal, and that is why it is emerging as one of the most important health issues of the new millennium. It's real, it's common, and it can kill you. The Iron Disorders Institute Guide to Hemochromatosis is a reference book for home use. It contains helpful charts, diet and nutrition information, treatment guidelines, a glossary of terms, and compelling personal stories of people living with this disorder. Written by the top researchers and experts in university and research hospitals from all over the United States, it is destined to become the definitive source for information about the disorder for millions of families world-wide. Average Rating:
 Rating: - informativeThis book has some really great info that you can't find other places. A real must for anyone dx with or close to someone dx with "iron overload". Rating: - Nothing more you need to know.This book was recommended by a friend when my 26 year old son was diagnosed with hemachromatosis, before I even knew my husband and I are both carriers. I ended up getting two of my sons (2 of my 3 have hemachromatosis)a copy. It relieved a lot of fears and answered a lot of questions, questions that my family doctor didn't know the answer to. It also gave us direction as to what to do and what to expect. Very easy to read, very easy to understand. Rating: - ExcellentThis book should be much easier to find.The information is badly needed.If it were more accessable more people would see the symtoms and perhaps get better diagnosis. All doctors need this in their offices. My gastrointerologist said he'd have to do some research on this!!! He's suppose to be the "specialist"!This has helped me understand that with proper diagnosis and treatment this disease need not be a serious problem. Well written. A must read. Many thanks to Dr. Phatak for writing this. Rating: - solid information for people with this problemFinally, there is definitive information out there, instead of just people passing word of mouth warnings. This books is worth gold for people of Celtic ancestry. I was diagnosed with HHC, laughingly called the Celtic Curse because it can strike people of Scottish and Irish ancestry, there was not a lot of information out there about it. One in four people can carry the gene that causes the body to store too much iron in the deep muscle tissue, kidneys, liver and heart. It can be fatal if not ... Read More Rating: - The Iron Disorders Institute Guide to HemochromatosisAt long last, a single source of invaluable information about diagnosis and treatment of Hemochromatosis along with many personal trials and tribulations of those who have experienced the frustrations of obtaining an appropriate diagnosis. "The Iron Disorders Institute's Guide to Hemochromatosis" is a tremendously welcome resource. I was so impressed I purchased 7 additional copies for my 5 adult children and 2 of the RNs who conduct my frequent phlebotomies. I'm also relieved that newly ... Read More |
