how to tell if they work, 10–11
questions and answers about, 6–8
sensible use of, w2, 24
Home visits, w24
Hookworm (Uncinaria), 133, 142, 296, 307
Hordeolum (sty), 224
Hormones, 224, 287, 393, 423
Hot and cold sicknesses, 119
Hot compresses, 193–195, 406
Housing, w10
Human immunodeficiency virus (See HIV
and AIDS)
Hydrocele, 317
Hygiene (See Cleanliness)
Hypertension (See High blood pressure)
Hyperventilation, 24, 423
Hyphema, 225
Hypochondria, 329
Hypopyon, 225
Hypothermia, 408
Hypothyroidism, 318, 423
Hysteria, 2, 24, 423
I
Ilinesses (See Sicknesses)
Immunizations (vaccinations), 19, 147, 296, 337
Impetigo, 25, 202
Implants (birth control), 285, 293, 396
Indigestion
diet for, 128–129
during pregnancy, 248
medicines for, 380–381
medicines to avoid, 54, 64
Infantile paralysis (See Polio)
Infants (See Babies, Newborns)
Infection, 423
after giving birth, 276
and diarrhea, 154, 157
in newborns, 182–183, 275
in wounds, 88–89, 96, 213
medicines for, 55–58, 335–336
minor, 58
of the appendix, 94–95
of the eyes, 217, 219, 220, 221
of the genitals, 236–239, 241–242
of the gut, 94–95, 135, 140–146, 243
of the tear sac, 223
of the urinary tract, 234–235
resisting, 108, 120, 271
signs of a serious, 88, 194, 272–275
Infectious diseases, 18–19, 135, 423
Inferon, 51, 67
Infertility, 244
Inflamed tonsils (tonsillitis), 309
Inhalers, for asthma, 167, 384
Injections, 65–73
dangerous reactions from injections, 54, 70–71
emergencies needing, 66
faith in, w19, 4, 50
medicines not to inject, 51, 56, 67
Where There Is No Doctor 2011 439
of vitamins, 118
risks and precautions, 68–69
supplies for, 336
that can disable children, 74, 314
to prevent pregnancy, 285, 293, 395
when to inject, 65, 67
Injury
moving an injured person, 99–100
of an unconscious person, 78
severe, 33
to the eye, 218
Insecticides, 19, 103, 187, 372, 412–413, 423
Insomnia (loss of sleep), 328, 423
Intestinal worms, 13, 140–145, 423
Intestines (See Gut)
Intrauterine device (IUD), 281, 285, 290, 395
Intravenous solution (I.V.), 40, 53, 67, 152
Intussusception, 94, 424
Iodized salt, 130, 318
Iritis, 33, 219, 221
Iron
cooking pots, 117
foods rich in, 124
from nails in lemon juice, 118
pills, 51, 118, 124, 307, 335, 392, 405
Itching
caused by fungus, 205, 242
caused by medicines, 68, 70–71, 166
caused by plants, 204
medicines for, 335, 385
of hands with syphilis, 238
of the anus (pinworm), 141
rashes, allergies, 68, 166, 203, 236, 238
with chickenpox, 311
with scabies, 199
with worm infections, 140–142, 228
IUD (intrauterine device), 281, 285, 290, 395
J
Jaundice, 30, 172, 274, 318, 321, 328–329, 392,
424
Jock itch, 205
Joints, painful, 101–102, 173, 310, 324
K
Kala azar (See Leishmaniasis)
Kangarooing, 405, 408
Kidneys, 233–234, 424
Kidney stones, 235, 424
Kilograms, measuring in, 62, 424
Kwashiorkor (wet malnutrition), 30, 113, 424
L
Labor, 258–262, 264, 424
false labor, 258
problems with labor, 267
signs that show labor is near, 258
stages of, 259–262
(Also see Childbirth)