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Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"A critically important and startling look at the harmful effects of overusing antibiotics, from the field's leading expert. Tracing one scientist's journey toward understanding the crucial importance of the microbiome, this revolutionary book will take readers to the forefront of trail-blazing research while revealing the damage that overuse of antibiotics is doing to our health: contributing to the rise of obesity, asthma, diabetes, and certain...
Author
Publisher
Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Superbugs, born of antibiotic resistance, are a growing global health crisis. Award-winning educator and researcher at Boston University Muhammad Zaman, Ph. D. tells the story about how we got here and what we must do to combat this threat that connects us all"--
Author
Publisher
Libros en el Bolsillo
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Español
Description
Desde que abrimos los ojos al despertar hasta que los cerramos cuando nos quedamos dormidos, todo, absolutamente todo lo que observamos est̀ cubierto de bacterias. Desde las s̀banas de nuestra cama hasta los ̀rboles que asoman al otro lado de la calle. Todo. Desde los bol̕grafos de nuestro escritorio hasta las monedas que llevamos en el bolsillo o los cromos que intercambian nuestros hijos en el colegio; el pelo de nuestras mascotas, las revistas...
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"In this eye-opening exposé, acclaimed health journalist and National Geographic contributer Maryn McKenna documents how antibiotics transformed chicken from local delicacy to industrial commodity -- and human health threat -- uncovering the ways we can make America's favorite meat safer again." -- Amazon.com.
Author
Series
Publisher
Graphic Universe
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Antibiotics stop a bacterial infection from multiplying. They help treat pneumonia, strep throat, and much more. Their creation marked a medical revolution, saving lives from World War II soldiers to modern hospital patients"--
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Author
Series
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Angela Dawson, M.D., appears to have it all: at the age of thirty-seven, she owns a fabulous New York City apartment, a stunning seaside house on Nantucket, and enjoys the perks of her prosperous lifestyle. But her climb to the top was rough, marked by a troubled childhood, a failed marriage, and the devastating blow of bankruptcy as a primary-care internist. Painfully aware of the role of economics in modern life, particularly in the health-care...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Washington post reporter David Hoffman investigates the rise in hospitals, communities, and across the globe of untreatable infections. Fueled by decades of antibiotic overuse, the crisis has deepened as major drug companies have abandoned the development of new antibiotics. Without swift action, the miracle age of antibiotics could be coming to an end.
Publisher
Image Comics
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Set against the backdrop of an antibiotic apocalypse in near future London. Rosa Scott, a brilliant and obsessive surgeon becomes Surgeon X, a vigilante doctor who uses experimental surgery and black market drugs to treat patients who've been abandon by the system. Surgeon X risks everything to save lives, but ultimately ends up warping her medical oath to suit her own decisions."-- cover page 4.
Author
Publisher
Healing Arts Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
""Explains how to use medicinal herbs and essential oils to fight infectious illness, strengthen the immune system, and combat antibiotic resistance"--Provided by publisher"--
"Explains how to use medicinal herbs and essential oils to fight infectious illness, strengthen the immune system, and combat antibiotic resistance. Presents 18 of the most potent antibiotic and antiviral herbs and one beehive remedy, propolis, detailing how to use them and...
Author
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"This book explores the human microbiome--the trillions of microbes that share our bodies--and why it has become one of the hottest areas of research in human health. The book discusses the microbes that live on us and in us, how scientists study them, and how they relate to health issues such as infections, obesity, allergies, and autoimmune disorders. The book delves into the Human Microbiome Project (HMP), a US government/National Institutes of...
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