Search Results: Returned 12 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 12
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By Jarrow, Gail[2022]., Pre-adolescent, Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers Call No: 616.9 JAR Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Imagine microscopic worms living in the soil. They enter your body through your bare feet, travel to your intestines, and stay there for years sucking your blood like vampires. You feel exhausted. You get sick easily. It sounds like a nightmare, but that's what happened in the American South during the 1800s and early 1900s. Doctors never guessed that hookworms were making patients ill, but zoologist Charles Stiles knew better. Working with one of the first public health organizations, he and his colleagues treated the sick and showed Southerners how to protect themselves by wearing shoes and using outhouses so that the worms didn't spread. Although hookworm was eventually controlled in the United States, the parasite remains a serious health problem throughout the world. The topic of this STEM book remains relevant and will fascinate young readers interested in medicine, science, history--and gross stories about bloodsucking creatures"--Provided by the publisher.
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c2006., Juvenile, Mason Crest Publishers Call No: 616.3 98 00973 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Obesity : modern-day epidemicSummary Note: Identifies obesity as a health crisis of epidemic proportions in the United States, discusses the role of fast food and supersizing in perpetuating the problem, and offers advice on how to make healthier choices.
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c2006., Mason Crest Publishers Call No: 616.3 98 00973 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Obesity (Philadelphia, Pa.)Summary Note: Identifies obesity as a health crisis of epidemic proportions in the United States, discusses the role of fast food and supersizing in perpetuating the problem, and offers advice on how to make healthier choices.
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By Jarrow, Gail[2020]., Juvenile, Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane Call No: HI-INT 973.7 JAR Edition: First edition. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: "The Civil War took the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans and left countless others with disabling wounds and chronic illnesses. Bullets and artillery shells shattered soldiers' bodies, while microbes and parasites killed twice as many men as did the battles. Yet from this tragic four-year conflict came innovations that enhanced medical care in the United States. With striking detail, this nonfiction book reveals battlefield rescues, surgical techniques, medicines, and patient care, celebrating the men and women of both the North and South who volunteered to save lives"--From the publisher's web site.
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c2000., Pre-adolescent, Chelsea House Pub. Call No: 973.775 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Untold history of the Civil War
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-- Early health and medicine1991, Juvenile, Crabtree Pub Call No: 610 .973 0903 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Early settler life series
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c1983., Juvenile, Crabtree Pub. Call No: j613 .09 03 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: The Early settler life series
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2023., Pre-adolescent, Viking Call No: 614.4 JOH Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Humans live longer now than they ever have in their more than three hundred thousand years of existence on earth. And most (if not all) of the advances that have permitted the human lifespan to double have happened in living memory. Extra Life looks at vaccines, seat belts, pesticides, and more, and how each of our scientific advancements have prolonged human life. This book is a deep dive into the sciences--perfect for younger readers who enjoy modern history as well as scientific advances"--Provided by the publisher.
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[2013]., General, Carolrhoda Books Call No: 617.4 MCC Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: When the 1905 football season ended, nineteen players were dead and countless others were critically injured. The public was outraged. The game had reached a make-or-break moment. Coaches, players, fans, and even the president of the United States had one last chance: change football or leave the field. Football's defenders managed to move the chains. Rule changes and reforms after 1905 saved the game and cleared the way for it to become America's most popular sport. But they didn't fix everything. Today, football faces a new injury crisis as dire as 1905's. With increased awareness about brain injury, reported concussions are on the rise among football players. But experts fear concussions may only be the tip of the iceberg. The injuries are almost invisible, but the stakes couldn't be higher: the brains of millions of young football players across the country. Carla Killough McClafferty takes readers on a bone-crunching journey from football's origins to the latest research on concussion and traumatic brain injuries in the sport. Fourth Down and Inches features exclusive photography and interviews with scientists, players, and the families of athletes who have literally given everything to the game.
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-- Health & medicine.c2004., Pre-adolescent, Smart Apple Media Call No: 261.5 61 0940902 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Explores how illness and disease was treated in medieval time and peoples' attitudes toward health.
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c1983., Macmillan ; Collier Macmillan Call No: 92 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A biography of an urban pioneer who evolved new concepts of public health, led the movement for peace, and pressed government to assume responsibility for the economic well-being of its citizens.
