The world's best-selling general medicine book - more than 80,000 copies sold every year. Huge audience for this book include: family physicians (74,000); internists (77,000); nurse practitioners (50,000); medical students (30,000); internal medicine residents (23,000); family medicine residents (10,000). It includes unparalleled authoritativeness from one of the world's most well-known and respected editorial boards. It includes current health maintenance and prevention. It provides easy access to drug dosages with trade names indexed and prices updated annually. References are up-to-date and include the PubMed, PMID numbers that physicians need to look up journal articles for further information. A free Companion Web site features direct links to more than 450 authoritative web sites that help physicians and students select additional resources for further research and reference. New and revised material include: squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx; nutritional requirements from the Dietary Reference Intakes of the IOM; USDA food guide; and developments in HIV infection.