Taking Care of Your Child ─ A Parent's Illustrated Guide to Complete Medical Care

For more than thirty years, Taking Care of Your Child has helped millions of families to handle everything from injuries to allergies to childhood diseases. This definitive guide is easy to use, even in a crisis: parents or caregivers can simply look up a symptom to find a complete explanation of probable causes, how to treat the problem at home, and when to see a doctor. The new edition offers updated information on ADHD, autism, breastfeeding, childhood depression and obesity, discipline, immunizations, and more. It also features entirely new sections on youth sports and head trauma, genetic screening, and minimizing risks of medical procedures. With helpful advice on more than 100 common complaints and clear explanations of the latest advances in medicine, Taking Care of Your Child is a healthy resource for any parent.

James F. Fries, MD, is a professor emeritus in the Immunology & Rheumatology department at the Stanford School of Medicine. He has won multiple awards: ISI Highly Cited from Web of Science (2009), Research Hero from Arthritis Foundation (2000), Cinical Research Award from American College of Rheumatology (2005), and Master of Rheumatology, American College of Rheumatology (2003).

Robert H. Pantell, MD, is Professor of Pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco. He received his medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine and has been in practice for 45 years. He is currently affiliated with multiple hospitals in the San Francisco Bay Area, including Alta Bates Summit Medical Center and UCSF Medical Center.

Donald M. Vickery, MD, founded Health Decisions International, a self-diagnosing software tool for doctors and patients. He helped develop the first medical decision charts for non-doctors and was the head of the nonprofit Self-Care Institute. Dr. Vickery was president and chief executive of the Center for Consumer Health Education, based in Evergreen, Colorado, from 1980 to 2008. He passed away on November 22, 2008.