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Publisher
University of New South Wales Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (272 pages)
Language
English
Description
As a female surgeon, Dr. Kellee Slater works in one of the most demanding areas of medical operations, liver transplantation. In this inspiring, heartbreaking, and darkly humorous memoir, she opens up the fast-paced world of donor surgery. She takes readers with her as she flies across the Rocky Mountains in winter to collect transplant organs, rushes out of a department store change room to save the life of a toddler who is choking to death, and,...
Author
Publisher
Summersdale
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (288 pages)
Language
English
Description
A laugh-out-loud and completely honest memoir of a man and his wife's attempts to get pregnant, through whatever means possible"Here again, Mr. Cossey?" asked the young Spanish embryologist, shooting me a welcoming smile as I followed him down the corridor. He had recognized me by sight, and that wasn't good. I was now the one thing you don't want to be in a fertility clinic. A regular. Martha wanted a baby. Mark wanted a baby. What's the worst that...
Author
Publisher
Red Wheel Weiser
Pub. Date
2002.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (224 pages)
Language
English
Description
"Written by former insomniac and longtime journalist, Janet Kinosian--who cured herself by using these methods--The Well-Rested Woman offers sixty inventive ways to help any woman get a good night's sleep. Change your sleep by changing your life! Attune your circadian rhythmsUncover your chronic sleep positionsWrite a sleep biographyCry at night if you want toMake friends with your nightmaresFeng Shui yourself to sleep Filled with inspiring quotes...
Author
Publisher
University of Queensland Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (264 pages)
Language
English
Description
An unforgettable story of perseverance and aspiration, this biography of Dr. Ian Frazer, the man whose vaccine for cervical cancer has helped save the lives of more than 275,000 women around the world each year, peels back the many layers of his extraordinary life. Given exclusive access to Frazer, biographer and journalist Madonna King tells of his ongoing struggle for funding cancer research, the herculean international legal battle waged to win...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
860L
Language
English
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Explore the exciting history of medicine from trepanning, germ theory, antibiotics and vaccines, to organ transplants and 3-D printing! Readers will learn about the amazing scientists, inventors, and innovators throughout history whose work shaped medical advancement.
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English
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"Medical science is advancing all the time. Researchers are constantly trying to find new ways to help people to have long and healthy lives. Thanks to their work, doctors today can cure diseases, lessen pain, replace unhealthy limbs or organs, and help infertile couples have children. Doctors can even keep seriously ill people alive against all odds. But not everyone is enamored with advances in medicine. They question whether it is appropriate to...
15) Deadly viruses
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Description
Since before history began, the human species has been waging a war. Viruses have claimed countless lives and have swept through civilizations in deadly pandemics. Certain viruses, such as Ebola, hantavirus, and strains of influenza, still pose a threat today. Some scientists believe that a large outbreak of an extremely deadly infectious disease is likely to occur soon. A virus could either develop naturally or be created by terrorists or hostile...
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English
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Technology and coding are the tools of the future, and this is extremely apparent in the fields of health and wellness. Whether people are finding new ways to save lives or simply giving others new ways to track and manage their own fitness and health goals, technology is playing a huge part in innovations in the health and wellness sector. This comprehensive guide gives readers the tools to make those connections between health and technology and...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Female doctors, nurses, and medical researchers are helping change the way we treat illnesses and injuries. Women in Medicine looks at individuals who are making a major difference in these fields."--Publisher's website.
20) The Grape Cure
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English
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Author Johanna Brandt shares a personal journey of living with cancer and her discovery of how the beneficial properties of grapes cured her disease by refreshing and purifying cell structures. The virtues of naturopathy are extolled, and readers are encouraged to detoxify their bodies and prevent disease (namely cancer) through a combination of fasting and a diet of grapes.
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