Includes index.

Vol. 1. Your body -- The first dozen years -- The teens -- The beginning of a family -- The middle years -- The later years -- Vol. 2. Diseases of the skeletal system -- Diseases of the muscles and nervous system -- Diseases of the circulatory system -- Heart diseases -- Diseases of the digestive system -- Diseases of the respiratory system -- Lung disease -- Diseases of the endocrine glands -- Diabetes and other autoimmune diseases -- Diseases of the eye and ear -- Diseases of the urinogenital system -- Cancer -- Other diseases of major importance -- Surgery -- Vol. 3. Skin and hair -- The teeth and gums -- Aches, pains, nuisances, worries, and other things you can live with but could get along very well without -- Allergies and hypersensitivities -- Women's health -- Physicians and diagnostic procedures -- Nutrition and weight control -- Mental and emotional disorders -- Substance abuse -- The environment and health -- Health insurance -- Home care of the sick -- Health care delivery -- Voluntary health agencies -- Vol. 4. Medical emergencies -- Commonly prescribed drugs -- Physical fitness.