For more than 100 years doctors have been coming to us for advice. Now you can, too.

The Merck Manual has traditionally provided exclusive, up-to-the-minute information to doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. Now, with this special Home Edition, the general public can access virtually the same critical data contained in the physician's version — but in everyday language and a reader-friendly format.

With contributions from nearly 200 internationally respected medical experts, this fully revised edition offers vital, easy-to-understand information about almost every known medical issue, including:

• AIDS

• cancer

• eating, digestive, and nutrition disorders

• heart disease

• mental illness

• pediatric care — including a new chapter on early-childhood development

• sexual dysfunction

• terminal illness

• viruses and infections

...and much more. Featuring original illustrations and diagrams, an A-Z listing of brand-name and generic drugs, and an appendix of medical resources, The Merck Manual — Home Edition is published as a not-for-profit service by Merck, a world leader in breakthrough medical discoveries with a long commitment to making the world a healthier place.

Jane E. Brody

The New York Times

The most useful [medical guide] of all...consumer friendly...clever cross-referencing...includes topics missing from many competitors.

Filled with useful information in an easy-to-read style 'The Merck Manual of Medical Information' is a home reference guide for all health conscious readers.

Written by 200 internationally respected medical experts, this bestselling work presents in-depth information on everything from heart disease and digestive disorders to nutritional problems and AIDS.

The trade paperback edition of the world's most widely used medical reference--now in a revised edition. Written by 200 internationally respected medical experts, this bestselling work presents in-depth information on everything from heart disease and digestive disorders to nutritional problems and AIDS. The second edition is even more comprehensive, featuring more than 400 more pages, 64 new illustrations, invaluable information on generic and trade drugs, a completely revised children's section, and more.

Mark H. Beers, M.D., Editor-in-Chief of The Merck Manuals, is Executive Director of Geriatrics and Medical Literature at MerckandCo., Inc., and Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, MCP — Drexel University. Dr. Beers assembled a group of nearly 200 eminent experts as Editorial Board members, consultants, and authors for this book.

This outstanding group has dedicated years to the development of The Merck Manual Of Medical Information — Second Home Edition, ensuring that the information contained within it is complete and easy to use and understand, while meeting the same standards of excellence that healthcare professionals have trusted in The Merck Manual for more than a century.