This book clearly and succinctly provides the facts that those treating and caring for patients with UBC will need to know. It is a concise guide to clinical practice for family physicians, specialist nurses, and junior doctors.

Hypertension remains the major treatable risk factor for premature cardiovascular disease, stroke, heart attack and heart failure. Since the last edition, several important clinical trials have been published and new guidelines on how to manage high blood pressure have also been produced.

"Fast Facts - Irritable Bowel Syndrome" provides the basis for the confidence needed by primary care physicians for the successful management of this syndrome. The second edition has been fully revised, with up-to-date investigation and management guidelines.