Bullet wound
in arms or legs, 90
in the belly, 15, 92–93
in the head, 91
Burns, 13, 96–97
and leprosy, 192
of the eye, 219
C
Calcium
and rickets, 125
danger of injecting, 53, 67
for spider bite, 106
for weak bones, 246
in eggshells, 116
Callus, 210
Cancer, 25, 412, 420
and oral contraceptives, 288–289
and smoking, 119, 149, 168
of the breast, 279
of the eyes, 33, 217
of the skin, 197, 211, 399
of the womb, 280
Candida (See Moniliasis)
Canker sores, 232
Carbohydrates (energy foods), 110, 121, 420
Carbonated drinks, 115, 150
Cardon cactus, 13, 232
Cascara, 16
Cassava, 117, 130, 420
for constipation, 16, 126, 382
Cast, 14, 98, 319, 420
Castor oil, 16
Cataract, 33, 217, 225, 323, 420
Catheter, 239–240, 336, 420
Causes of illness, w6–w7, w10, w27, 17–19
Cavities in teeth, 229–230, 420
Cellulitis, 212
Cereal, 152, 381
Cerebral malaria, 30, 178, 186, 366
Cerebral palsy, 320
Cerebro-vascular accident (CVA), 37, 78, 288, 327
Cervix, 288, 420
Chancre, 237
Chancroid, 236, 238, 403
Chemical burns of the eye, 219
Chest wounds, 91
Chickenpox, 204, 311
Chiggers, 201, 420
CHILD-to-child program, 322
Child Health Chart, w20, w24, 297–304, 420
Childbirth
bleeding after, 264–265
correct use of oxytocics, 265–266
cutting the cord, 262–263
difficult births, 267–269, 319
infection, 260, 276position of the baby, 257,
261, 267
position of the mother, 260
premature, 262
Where There Is No Doctor 2011 435
preparing for, 254–256
signs of labor, 258
tearing of the birth opening, 269
Childbirth fever, 27, 276, 283, 420
Children
and diarrhea, 151–153, 159
foods for, 112, 113, 120–122, 295
giving injections to, 73
growth of, 107, 297–304
having the number you want, 283–294
infectious diseases of, 311–315
malnourished, 112–114, 154, 303, 305–306
mentally slow, deaf, or deformed, 318
problems they are born with, 316–321
severely ill, 214
vaccinations for, 147, 296
(See also Babies, Newborns)
Chlamydia, 221, 234, 236–237, 355, 359, 378
Choking, 79, 314
Cholera, 158
Cigarettes (See Smoking)
Circulation, poor (See Varicose veins)
Circumcision, 74, 401, 404
Cirrhosis of the liver, 108, 148, 328
Cleanliness, 131–139
basic guidelines of, 133–139
in childbirth, 260, 263
of children, 136, 296
of equipment, 74, 401
of mouth and teeth, 229–231
personal cleanliness, 39, 41, 133–135
public cleanliness, 137–139
to prevent infection, 74, 84, 401, 414
when injecting, 68, 74, 401
Cleft palate, 318–319, 421
Climacteric (menopause), 246
Clitoris, 233
Clubbed feet, 319
Cocaine, 416–417
Coitus interruptus, 285, 294
Cold and hot sicknesses, 119
Cold compresses, 193–194
Colds and the ‘flu’, 45, 57, 163, 308
diet with, 123
Cold sores or fever blisters, 48, 171, 232, 402
Cold weather, 408–409
Colic (gut cramps), 35, 145, 157, 421
Colostrum, 277, 421
Coma, 78, 421
Combination medicines, 52, 397
Combined methods of birth control, 285, 292
Comfort of a sick person, 39
Complications from abortion, 243, 414–415
Compresses, 193–195, 421
Condom, 239, 285, 286, 290, 395, 401–403
La Congestión, 23
Conjunctivitis, 219–221, 308
Constipation, 16, 126
as a sign of acute abdomen, 94
during pregnancy, 248
treatment and prevention, 126, 382