This book serves a very specific purpose: the spreadi<br >information. Lest that be taken as an obvious fact， I<br >remember that， because of the overwhelming amou<br >information to be sifted and sorted through， people are<br >too happy to relinquish responsibility for their health<br >The search for information may become a matter of<br >no further than to the nearest doctor (or to one who c<br >highly recommended by a friend or relative) for "the f~<br >The point is that facts go just so far; then judgment cal<br >needed. Rarely is there one unalterable "truth" wt<br >comes to how to treat a disease or condition. In the c~<br >arthritis， there are several different schools of thoug<br >garding diagnosis and treatment. This book illustrate<br >illuminates them， in clear， jargon-free language.<br > One of the well-known elements in the succ<br >treatment of any disease is the so-callext placebo phen<br >non: the patient will respond best to the treatment he c<br >believes in most. <br ><br >