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The Menopause Manifesto: Own Your Health with Facts and Feminism
By Dr Jen Gunter. 2021
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER In her follow-up to the #1 bestseller The Vagina Bible, Dr. Jen Gunter, Canadian OB/GYN and the…
internet's most fearless advocate for women's health, brings us empowerment through knowledge by countering stubborn myths and misunderstandings about menopause with hard facts, real science, fascinating historical perspective, and expert advice.The only thing predictable about menopause is its unpredictability. Factor in widespread misinformation, a lack of research, and the culture of shame around women's bodies, and it's no wonder women are unsure what to expect during the menopause transition and beyond. Menopause is not a disease--it's a planned change, like puberty. And just like puberty, we should be educated on what's to come years in advance, rather than the current practice of leaving people on their own with bothersome symptoms and too much conflicting information. Knowing what is happening, why, and what to do about it is both empowering and reassuring. Frank and funny, Dr. Jen debunks misogynistic attitudes and challenges the over-mystification of menopause to reveal everything you really need to know about:* Perimenopause * Hot flashes * Sleep disruption * Sex and libido * Depression and mood changes * Skin and hair issues * Outdated therapies * Breast health * Weight and muscle mass * Health maintenance screening * And much more! Filled with practical tips, useful information and startling insights, this essential guide will revolutionize how women experience menopause--and show them how their lives can be even better for it.Itch!: everything you didn't want to know about what makes you scratch
By Gilbert Ford, Anita Sanchez. 2018
Presents an overview of why we itch and explores itching's history, anatomy, botany, and biology. Identifies some insects, plants, and…
fungi that can cause us to have adverse skin reactions. Suggests natural remedies, such as using a banana peel to soothe an insect bite itch. For grades 3-6. 2018Naturopathic doctor believes that genetic medical conditions can be prevented or possibly reversed by cleaning up genes that either were…
born dirty or act dirty. He explains the premise of his theory and provides guidelines for creating personalized holistic plans to improve diet, environment, and lifestyle. Includes recipes and resources. 2018A lab of one's own: science and suffrage in the first World War
By Patricia Fara. 2018
Science historian presents a profile of the work of women scientists during World War I and the ways their work…
impacted the suffrage movement in the United Kingdom. Topics examined include the traditional roles of women, routes to power through science, wartime work, post-war readjustment, and more. 2018Examination of racial and gender civil rights movements in the ranks of the United States Army Nurse Corps. Discusses the…
ways the parallel, yet separate, struggles reached a crossroads that delayed full integration. Discusses the politics of intimate care and the ways race and gender can constrain people. 2015Stalking justice: The Dramatic True Story of the Detective Who First Used DNA Testing to Catch a Serial Killer
By Claire Zion, Paul Mones. 1995
Attorney details the first case in which DNA testing was used to catch a serial killer. When Arlington County detective…
Joe Horgas suspected a murder he was investigating was linked to one four years earlier, the testing of semen stains proved it. Strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1995Migraine
By Oliver Sacks. 2018
The many manifestations of migraine can vary dramatically from one patient to another, even within the same patient at different…
times. Among the most compelling and perplexing of these symptoms are the strange visual hallucinations and distortions of space, time, and body image that migraineurs sometimes experience. Portrayals of these uncanny states have found their way into many works of art, from the heavenly visions of Hildegard von Bingen to Alice in Wonderland. Dr. Oliver Sacks argues the migraine cannot be understood simply as an illness, but must be viewed as a complex condition with a unique role to play in each individual's life. Cover design by Cardon Webb; author photograph © Elena Seibert; cover illustration from The Atlas of Human Anatomy and Surgery (2005 TASCHEN GmbH, Hohenzollernring 53, D-50672 Köln).Loving Large: A Mother's Rare Disease Memoir
By Patti M. Hall. 2020
In Loving Large, Patti M. Hall confronts gigantism, an ultra-rare, infamous, and stigmatizing disease that threatens her young son’s life…
and future. With wit, candour, and hilarity, she endures the harrowing medical odyssey with her two sons and learns to thrive in the aftermath.Unblinded: one man's courageous journey through darkness to sight
By Traci Medford-Rosow, Kevin Coughlin. 2018
In 1997, thirty-six-year-old Kevin Coughlin's eyesight began to blur, and within five days he had lost his vision. He describes…
learning he has a genetic disorder called Leber hereditary optic neuropathy and how, fifteen years later, he mysteriously began to regain his sight. Includes journal entries. 2018Live your life: My story of loving and losing nick cordero
By Amanda Kloots. 2021
Performed by the author featuring original music by Nick Cordero. Amanda Kloots bravely reflects on love, loss, and life with…
her husband, Broadway star, and Tony Award nominee Nick Cordero, whose public battle with COVID-19 and tragic death made headlines around the world. In March 2020, Broadway star and Tony Award nominee Nick Cordero was hospitalized for what he and his wife, Amanda Kloots, believed to be a severe case of pneumonia. Entering the hospital, they had every reason to believe that Nick—a young father and otherwise healthy man—would return home. After an eventual diagnosis of COVID-19 that led to Nick's being placed on a ventilator, Amanda took to documenting their journey on social media, showing the dangers COVID-19 posed to everyone, regardless of age. Her updates quickly captivated millions, inspiring people around the globe to dance each day to Nick's song "Live Your Life" and offer positive thoughts and prayer. When he passed away after ninety-five grueling days in the ICU, the world grieved for Amanda, her infant son, Elvis, and the future COVID-19 had snatched away from them. Live Your Life is the story of Nick and Amanda's life together—of their beautiful relationship, of Nick's dramatic fight for survival, of those sudden tragic months that permanently changed her world and ours—and of their interrupted future as a family. From the confusing early days of his illness to searching for signs of hope in every update from the doctors to the healing sound of Elvis's laughter, Amanda details how she approached even the most devastating moments with the personal optimism and faith that have shaped her life. Written with her sister Anna Kloots, who was with her every step of this journey, Live Your Life explores how Amanda's willingness to accept help from an entire community of people—friends, family, and even total strangers—played a vital role in enduring this hardship. In the process, she offers a touching meditation on how even the worst times have silver linings that deepen our connections to the world around us and to the people who matter most. What emerges is an inspiring and unexpectedly uplifting message for life in the time of COVID, a vision of courage for anyone coping with overwhelming loss or the collective trauma of what the pandemic has taken from us. A poignant reflection on love, hope, motherhood, and the transformational power of music, Live Your Life is a love letter to Nick and a reminder that, sometimes, celebrating life today is the only path through tomorrow's darknessImmune: A journey into the mysterious system that keeps you alive
By Philipp Dettmer. 2021
A deep dive into the immune system that will forever change how you think about your body, from the creator…
of the popular science YouTube channel Kurzgesagt—In a Nutshell &“Through wonderful analogies and a genius for clarifying complex ideas, Immune is a truly brilliant introduction to the human body&’s vast system for fighting infections and other threats.&”—John Green, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars You wake up and feel a tickle in your throat. Your head hurts. You&’re mildly annoyed as you get the kids ready for school and dress for work yourself. Meanwhile, an epic war is being fought, just below your skin. Millions are fighting and dying for you to be able to complain as you head out the door. So what, exactly, is your immune system? Second only to the human brain in its complexity, it is one of the oldest and most critical facets of life on Earth. Without it, you would die within days. In Immune , Philipp Dettmer, the brains behind the most popular science channel on YouTube, takes readers on a journey through the fortress of the human body and its defenses. There is a constant battle of staggering scale raging within us, full of stories of invasion, strategy, defeat, and noble self-sacrifice. In fact, in the time you&’ve been reading this, your immune system has probably identified and eradicated a cancer cell that started to grow in your body. Each chapter delves into an element of the immune system, including defenses like antibodies and inflammation as well as threats like bacteria, allergies, and cancer, as Dettmer reveals why boosting your immune system is actually nonsense, how parasites sneak their way past your body&’s defenses, how viruses work, and what goes on in your wounds when you cut yourself. Enlivened by immersive descriptions, Immune turns one of the most intricate, interconnected, and confusing subjects—immunology—into a gripping adventure through an astonishing alien landscape. Immune is a vital and remarkably fun crash course in what is arguably, and increasingly, the most important system in the bodySurvival lessons
By Alice Hoffman. 2018
Fifteen years ago, Alice Hoffman received a diagnosis that changed everything about the life she'd been living. Most significant-aside from…
the grueling physical ordeal she underwent-was the way it changed how she felt inside and what she thought she ought to be doing with her days. Now she has written the book that she needed to read then. In this honest, wise, and upbeat guide, Alice Hoffman provides a road map for the making of one's life into the very best it can be. As she says, "In many ways I wrote this book to remind myself of the beauty of life, something that's all too easy to overlook during the crisis of illness or loss. There were many times when I forgot about roses and starry nights. I forgot that our lives are made up of equal parts sorrow and joy, and that it's impossible to have one without the other. . . . I wrote to remind myself that in the darkest hour the roses still bloom, the stars still come out at night. And to remind myself that, despite everything that was happening to me, there were still some choices I could make."World war c: Lessons from the covid-19 pandemic and how to prepare for the next one
By Sanjay Gupta. 2021
CNN chief medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, MD, offers an accessible, data-packed answer to our biggest questions about Covid-19: What have…
we learned about this pandemic and how can we prepare for—or prevent—the next one? As America's favorite frontline Covid-19 health journalist, Dr. Sanjay Gupta has barely left his primetime seat in his makeshift studio basement since the pandemic began (other than to perform brain surgery). He's had the insider of insider access to the drama's unfolding, including exclusive conversations with the world's top public health experts and behind-the-scenes scientists racing to find treatments and cures. And now he's sharing what he's learned in a book that will answer not only all our questions about what happened, but also about how our world will change in the years ahead, even once we're back to "normal." Gupta argues that we need to prepare for a new era where pandemics will be more frequent, and possibly even more deadly. As the doctor who's been holding America's hand through the crisis with compassion, clarity, and well-earned wisdom, he gives you the unvarnished story behind the pandemic, including insights about the novel virus's behavior, and offers practical tools to ready ourselves for what lies ahead. He answers critical questions: Can we stamp out the virus for good (and if not, how do we live with it)? Should we put our parents in a nursing home? Where should we live? What should we stockpile? What should we know before taking a trip? Does it make sense to spend more on health insurance to deal with any long-term effects? How do you decide when it's safe to go to a public pool or schedule elective surgery? What should Covid survivors know about protecting their future health? What if you become a long-hauler with chronic health challenges stemming? World War C will give you hope for the future along with real information that leaves you more resilient and secureWayfinding: the science and mystery of how humans navigate the world
By M. R. O'Connor, M. R O'Connor. 2019
Journalist examines the practice of wayfinding--spatial problem-solving or navigation. Uses personal experiences of traveling through the Arctic, Australia, and Oceania…
to highlight the history of humans navigating the world and research into the evolution of this ability. 2019Together: a memoir of a marriage and a medical mishap
By Judy Goldman. 2019
The author recounts the struggle to regain a "normal" life after a routine procedure left her husband paralyzed. She describes…
taking on the role of caretaker and advocate for her husband, reflects on their life together before the change, and envisions their future. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2019Saving the Tasmanian devil: how science is helping the world's largest marsupial carnivore survive (Scientists in the Field)
By Dorothy Hinshaw Patent. 2019
Follows the scientists who are working to stop a contagious tumor that is killing the Tasmanian devil. The research being…
done on the Australian marsupial has potential to affect all animals, and even humans, as they learn more about how to prevent and hopefully eradicate certain genetic diseases. For grades 5-8. 2019Choosing to live, choosing to die: the complexities of assisted dying (Orca Issues #3)
By Nikki Tate, Belle Wuthrich. 2019
Examines the complex issue of medical assistance in dying from multiple perspectives. Considers the context, the law, practical and philosophical…
views, the nature of suffering, and defining a good death. For junior and senior high readers. 2019Twenty-one short biographies featuring women who have dedicated their lives to saving others and have advanced the role of women…
in medicine. Includes bold pioneers such as Florence Nightingale, Elizabeth Blackwell, Helen Taussig, and many others. For junior and senior high readers. 2017Coping with gender dysphoria (Coping Ser.)
By Ellen McGrody. 2018
Defines gender dysphoria, gender presentation, and some of the challenges that people may face. Discusses different types of medical therapies…
in the transition or management of gender dysphoria and asserts the benefits of connecting with others and joining in communities. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2018The Kelloggs: the battling brothers of Battle Creek
By Howard Markel. 2017
Profile of brothers John Harvey Kellogg (1852-1943) and Will Keith Kellogg (1860-1951). Examines their careers and their contentious relationship. Discusses…
their early lives in Michigan, their Seventh Day Adventist faith, and the impact of advancements in health care in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, among other topics. 2017