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How Your Child Heals

An Inside Look at Common Childhood Ailments
by Christopher M., M.D. Johnson
How Your Child Heals: An Inside Look at Common Childhood Ailments. Rowman & Littlefield. 2010. c.212p. ISBN 978-1-4422-0203-0. $34.95. HEALTH
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Recognizing the abundance of books offering guidance to parents dealing with the various ailments and injuries that children encounter, Johnson (pediatrics, Mayo Clinic) has taken a different approach. His goal is to explain in understandable language what happens in the normally functioning body, then contrast that, often at the molecular level, with what transpires when things go wrong. While what to do is inevitably touched on, what is occurring and why take precedence. Topics include inflammation, the immune system, fractures, appendicitis, asthma and other allergic reactions, cancer, and signs and symptoms. He also discusses how to help a child heal and what can take place when healing doesn't occur.
VERDICT While not the first book a worried parent would turn to, many will find it helpful in gaining a clearer understanding of what's happening. Because communication in the examining room is often poor, this book, clearly written without condescension, might serve interested parents very well.
Reviewed by Dick Maxwell, Porter Adventist Hosp., Denver , Aug 01, 2010
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