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31 produkter
Battling Malaria
On the Front Lines against a Global Killer
E-bok, 2010
825 kr
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In North America, mosquito bites are usually only a nuisance. But in areas such as Africa and Southeast Asia, the bite can be deadly. There, many mosquitoes transmit a disease called malaria—and malaria can be a killer. In Africa, one child dies from malaria every thirty seconds. Worldwide, more …
Hepatitis
E-bok, 2010
750 kr
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"The silent killer." That''s how a headline in USA TODAY, the Nation''s No. 1 Newspaper, described hepatitis. This life-threatening liver disease can go undetected for decades because it often causes no symptoms until serious liver damage has occurred. The good news is that new medications and …
Influenza
E-bok, 2010
767 kr
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With the 2009 outbreak of the deadly H1N1 flu, popularly known as "swine flu," people across the globe crowded emergency rooms and clinics for treatment. During outbreaks, schools shut down and parents stayed home from work as the flu spread across the United States. But the best prevention method …
Skin Cancer
E-bok, 2010
767 kr
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Each year, more than one million Americans are diagnosed with skin cancer, and it affects people of all ages. Indeed, a headline from USA TODAY, the Nation''s No. 1 Newspaper, says, "Milder skin cancers [are] becoming more common among young [people]; consequences could lie ahead." An estimated …
Leukemia
E-bok, 2011
767 kr
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An estimated 245,225 people in the United States are currently living with leukemia or are in remission. More than forty-three thousand Americans are diagnosed with the disease each year. But leukemia is no longer the almost-certain death sentence that it once was. Advanced treatment options have …
Bombs over Bikini
The World’s First Nuclear Disaster
E-bok, 2014
720 kr
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In 1946, as part of the Cold War arms race, the US military launched a program to test nuclear bombs in the Marshall Islands of the Pacific Ocean. From 1946 until 1958, the military detonated sixty-seven nuclear bombs over the region''s Bikini and Enewetak Atolls. The twelfth bomb, called Bravo, …
Traumatic Brain Injury
From Concussion to Coma
E-bok, 2014
767 kr
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Two soccer players collide on the field. A soldier in Afghanistan is thrown to the ground during a bomb explosion. A teen has an accident while riding her bike—and she isn''t wearing her helmet. Each of these incidents can produce a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Of the 1.7 million Americans …
Dietary Supplements
Harmless, Helpful, or Hurtful?
E-bok, 2015
767 kr
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Are you looking for a healthy body? Quick weight loss with no dieting? Top athletic performance without breaking a sweat? Websites, infomercials, magazine ads, and celebrity tweets make an astonishing array of claims about the improvement to health and performance that will come from using dietary …
Dietary Supplements
Harmless, Helpful, or Hurtful?
E-bok, 2015
148 kr
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Are you looking for a healthy body? Quick weight loss with no dieting? Top athletic performance without breaking a sweat? Websites, infomercials, magazine ads, and celebrity tweets make an astonishing array of claims about the improvement to health and performance that will come from using dietary …
Ebola Epidemic
The Fight, The Future
E-bok, 2016
757 kr
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An ordinary blue thermos holding blood samples from a sick nun in Zaire reached Belgium''s Institute of Tropical Medicine in September 1976. From the samples, researchers discovered a new virus, which they named the Ebola virus after a river in Central Africa. The virus killed two hundred eighty …
Understanding Suicide
A National Epidemic
E-bok, 2016
786 kr
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Suicide is among the top three causes of death for young people ages 15 to 24. In fact, this global epidemic claims 41,000 lives per year in the United States alone. Suicide touches people of all ages—from those who consider and attempt suicide to those who lose a loved to suicide. Yet silence …
Understanding Suicide
A National Epidemic
E-bok, 2016
148 kr
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Suicide is among the top three causes of death for young people ages 15 to 24. In fact, this global epidemic claims 41,000 lives per year in the United States alone. Suicide touches people of all ages—from those who consider and attempt suicide to those who lose a loved to suicide. Yet silence …
Dogs at War
Military Canine Heroes
E-bok, 2017
757 kr
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While in a war zone, a military working dog (MWD) and its handler live together, eat together, play together, sleep together, and risk their lives for each other every day. The dogs work with handlers in every branch of the US military. They guard military bases, sniff out concealed explosives and …
Dogs at War
Military Canine Heroes
E-bok, 2017
158 kr
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While in a war zone, a military working dog (MWD) and its handler live together, eat together, play together, sleep together, and risk their lives for each other every day. The dogs work with handlers in every branch of the US military. They guard military bases, sniff out concealed explosives and …
Addiction and Overdose
Confronting an American Crisis
E-bok, 2017
162 kr
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Drug overdosing and death from prescription painkillers and heroin are at epidemic levels in the United States. How do people become addicted to opioids and other dangerous drugs, and why? Meet the experts who study the neurology of addiction. Hear stories of addicts in recovery, and of loved ones …
Animals Go to War
From Dogs to Dolphins
E-bok, 2018
172 kr
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In the twenty-first century, military marine mammals detect lost equipment and underwater mines. Large rats are trained to find land mines in more than 80 countries. Military working dogs search for explosive devices and other weapons and are trained to take down enemy combatants. In earlier …
Pandemic
How Climate, the Environment, and Superbugs Increase the Risk
E-bok, 2018
179 kr
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Throughout history, several deadly pandemics brought humanity to its knees, killing millions, and recent outbreaks of Ebola and Zika took coordinated international efforts to prevent them from spreading. Learn about factors that contribute to the spread of disease by examining past pandemics and …
Women in the Military
From Drill Sergeants to Fighter Pilots
E-bok, 2019
16 kr
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In December 2015, the Pentagon changed a rule to allow American women to serve for the first time ever in front-line ground combat troops. Women have fulfilled many military roles throughout history, including nursing; driving ambulances; handling administrative duties; working as mechanics; and …
Kiyo Sato
From a WWII Japanese Internment Camp to a Life of Service
Av Kiyo Sato, Connie Goldsmith
E-bok, 2020
16 kr
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"Our camp, they tell us, is now to be called a ''relocation center'' and not a ''concentration camp.'' We are internees, not prisoners. Here''s the truth: I am now a non-alien, stripped of my constitutional rights. I am a prisoner in a concentration camp in my own country. I sleep on a canvas cot …
Running on Empty
Sleeplessness in American Teens
E-bok, 2021
775 kr
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Young adults need eight to ten hours of sleep each night, yet nearly half fail to get the sleep they need, and nearly a third have fallen asleep in school due to insufficient sleep. So many Americans—both teens and adults—lack quality sleep that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls …
Running on Empty
Sleeplessness in American Teens
E-bok, 2021
160 kr
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Young adults need eight to ten hours of sleep each night, yet nearly half fail to get the sleep they need, and nearly a third have fallen asleep in school due to insufficient sleep. So many Americans—both teens and adults—lack quality sleep that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls …
Understanding Coronaviruses
SARS, MERS, and the COVID-19 Pandemic
E-bok, 2021
172 kr
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While many scientists believed influenza would cause the next great pandemic, no one was prepared for the new strain of coronavirus that appeared in 2019. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has infiltrated every country and put global public health and the economy at risk. Health-care …
Smashing Stigma
Dismantling Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination
E-bok, 2023
812 kr
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Stigma is everywhere around us. People may mistrust the unhoused or discriminate against those suffering from an addiction. They may change the way they interact with someone after witnessing a panic attack from anxiety or PTSD. Or they may judge others for their appearance and their weight.Stigma …
Smashing Stigma
Dismantling Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination
E-bok, 2023
162 kr
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Stigma is everywhere around us. People may mistrust the unhoused or discriminate against those suffering from an addiction. They may change the way they interact with someone after witnessing a panic attack from anxiety or PTSD. Or they may judge others for their appearance and their weight. Stigma …
Water Bears in Space
How Tardigrades Could Help Humans on Earth and Beyond
E-bok, 2026
808 kr
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Water bears, also called tardigrades, are the toughest creatures around. Since a scientist first spotted them through a microscope in 1773, researchers have learned that water bears have survived every mass extinction on Earth and can tolerate all kinds of extremes, from radiation to low gravity to …
Pigeons at War
How Avian Heroes Changed History
E-bok, 2024
143 kr
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For more than five thousand years, people all over the world have worked with pigeons to send and receive important messages. These birds carried weather reports in ancient Egypt, letters between Mongolian warriors in the 1200s, news in nineteenth-century Europe, and more.Homing pigeons became …
Pigeons at War
How Avian Heroes Changed History
E-bok, 2024
812 kr
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For more than five thousand years, people all over the world have worked with pigeons to send and receive important messages. These birds carried weather reports in ancient Egypt, letters between Mongolian warriors in the 1200s, news in nineteenth-century Europe, and more.Homing pigeons became …
Disconnected
Understanding Alzheimer''s Disease
E-bok, 2025
825 kr
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“The common perception of Alzheimer’s from people who haven’t experienced it is that it’s more like a ‘quirk’ which all elderly people experience at some point. But Alzheimer’s is so much more than simple forgetfulness. With the memory loss comes confusion . . . What was once the bedroom turns into …
Disconnected
Understanding Alzheimer''s Disease
E-bok, 2025
145 kr
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“The common perception of Alzheimer’s from people who haven’t experienced it is that it’s more like a ‘quirk’ which all elderly people experience at some point. But Alzheimer’s is so much more than simple forgetfulness. With the memory loss comes confusion . . . What was once the bedroom turns into …
