Where There Is No Doctor 2011
Chapter 22
HEALTH AND SICKNESSES OF OLDER PEOPLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Summary of Health Problems Discussed in
Deafness 327
Other Chapters 323
Loss of Sleep (Insomnia) 328
Other Important Illnesses of Old Age 325
Diseases Found More Often in People
Heart Trouble 325 over Forty 328
Words to Younger Persons Who Want to
Cirrhosis of the Liver 328
Stay Healthy When Older 326
Gallbladder Problems 329
Stroke (Apoplexy, Cerebro-Vascular
Accepting Death 330
Accident, CVA) 327
Chapter 23
THE MEDICINE KIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
How to Care for Your Medicine Kit 332
The Village Medicine Kit 336
Buying Supplies for the Medicine Kit 333
Words to the Village Storekeeper
The Home Medicine Kit 334 (or Pharmacist) 338
THE GREEN PAGES—The Uses, Dosage, and Precautions for Medicines . . . . . . . 339
List of Medicines in the Green Pages 341
Index of Medicines in the Green Pages 344
Information on Medicines 350
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .399
HIV and AIDS 399
Sores on the Genitals 402
Circumcision and Excision 404
Special Care for Small, Early,
and Underweight Babies 405
Ear Wax 405
Leishmaniasis 406
Guinea Worm 406
Emergencies Caused by Cold 408
How to Measure Blood Pressure 410
Poisoning from Pesticides 412
Complications from Abortion 414
Drug Abuse and Addiction 416
VOCABULARY—Explaining Difficult Words. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
ADDRESSES FOR TEACHING MATERIALS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429
INDEX (Yellow Pages). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433
Dosage Instructions for Persons Who Cannot Read
Patient Reports
Other Books from Hesperian
Information About Vital Signs