Special Treatment: How to Get the Same High-Quality Health Care Your Doctor Gets - Tapa dura

An authoritative guide to getting the best in quality health care discusses how to pick the right doctor or specialist, how to get a second opinion, where to get the latest medical information, how to prevent and treat the leading causes of death in men and women, how to reduce the risk of preventable cancers, and how to live a longer and healthier life.

Dr. Kevin J. Soden, an ER physician for 23 years, is National Medical Reporter for NBC News and won the 2001 National Award for Excellence in Medical Reporting.

Dr. Christine Dumas is a practicing dentist and an Assistant Professor of Clinical Dentistry at the University of Southern California, as well as a health reporter for "The Today Show" and MSNBC. She has received Presidential Citations for her contributions to the field. Together, the authors lecture regularly to the AMA, National Institutes of Health, and major corporations.