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  • The Great Influenza

    The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History

    by John M. Barry ...
    **#1 New York Times bestseller“Barry will teach you almost everything you need to know about one of the deadliest outbreaks in human history.”—Bill Gates"Monumental... an authoritative and disturbing morality tale."—Chicago Tribune**The strongest weapon against pandemic is the truth. Read why in the definitive account of the 1918 Flu Epidemic.Magisterial in its breadth of perspective and depth of ... Read more

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  • The Plant Paradox Quick and Easy

    The 30-Day Plan to Lose Weight, Feel Great, and Live Lectin-Free

    by Steven R. Gundry, MD ...
    Series Book 3 - The Plant Paradox
    From bestselling author Dr. Steven Gundry, a quick and easy guide to The Plant Paradox program that gives readers the tools to improve their gut health and enjoy the benefits of lectin-free eating in just 30 days.In Dr. Steven Gundry’s breakout bestseller The Plant Paradox, readers learned the surprising truth about foods that have long been regarded as healthy. Lectins—a type of protein found in ... Read more

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  • The Hot Zone

    The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus

    by Richard Preston ...
    The bestselling landmark account of the first emergence of the Ebola virus.Now a mini-series drama starring Julianna Margulies, Topher Grace, Liam Cunningham, James D'Arcy, and Noah Emmerich on National Geographic.A highly infectious, deadly virus from the central African rain forest suddenly appears in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. There is no cure. In a few days 90 percent of its victims are ... Read more

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  • Damaged Goods?

    Women Living With Incurable Sexually Transmitted Diseases

    by Adina Nack ...
    How do women living with genital herpes and/or HPV (human papilloma virus) infections see themselves as sexual beings, and what choices do they make about sexual health issues? Adina Nack, a medical sociologist who specializes in sexual health and social psychology, conducted in-depth interviews with 43 women about their identities and sexuality in regards to chronic illness. The result is a ... Read more

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  • Scarlet Fever Epidemics Treatment And Opinion

    by Robert Grey Reynolds ...
    Scarlet fever has afflicted mankind since the 1500s. In the United States it appeared in epidemic proportion in New England in the early 18th century. In Boston and New Hampshire whole families became sickened, and sometimes most of their members died. Scarlet fever affects the kidneys and ear membranes particularly. Most often a rash of tiny, pin-sized red bumps forms by the third day on the ... Read more

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  • Cabin Fever

    The Harrowing Journey of a Cruise Ship at the Dawn of a Pandemic

    by Michael Smith, Jonathan Franklin ...
    The true story of the Holland America cruise ship Zaandam, which set sail with a deadly and little-understood stowaway—COVID-19—days before the world shut down in March 2020. This riveting narrative thriller takes readers behind the scenes with passengers and crew who were caught unprepared for the deadly ordeal that lay ahead.In early 2020, the world was on edge. An ominous virus was spreading on ... Read more

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  • How to Survive a Pandemic

    by Michael Greger, M.D., FACLM ...
    A vital, timely text on the viruses that cause pandemics and how to face them, by the New York Times bestselling author of How Not to Die.From tuberculosis to bird flu and HIV to coronavirus, these infectious diseases share a common origin story: human interaction with animals. Otherwise known as zoonotic diseases for their passage from animals to humans, these pathogens—both pre-existing ones and ... Read more

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  • Rabid

    A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus

    by Bill Wasik, Monica Murphy ...
    From Greek myths to zombie flicks, from the laboratory heroics of Louis Pasteur to the contemporary search for a lifesaving treatment, Rabid is a fresh and often wildly entertaining look at one of humankind's oldest and most fearsome foes.The most fatal virus known to science, rabies—a disease that spreads avidly from animals to humans—kills nearly one hundred percent of its victims once the ... Read more

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  • Aging Backwards: Updated and Revised Edition

    Reverse the Aging Process and Look 10 Years Younger in 30 Minutes a Day

    by Miranda Esmonde-White ...
    Series Book 1 - Aging Backwards
    PBS fitness personality on Classical Stretch and creator of the fitness phenomenon Essentrics, Miranda Esmonde-White offers an eye-opening guide to anti-aging that provides essential tools to help anyone turn back the clock and look and feel younger no matter what age.Miranda Esmonde-White trains everyone from prima ballerinas to professional hockey players to Cerebral palsy patients: what do they ... Read more

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  • How To Get Rid Of Cold Sores

    by Winston Hernandez ...
    How To Get Rid Of a Cold Sores Cold sores are unsightly and many times very painful to suffer from. The sooner you can rid yourself of them, the better for your complexion and peace of mind. Cold sores can be caused by many things including stress, acidic foods, herpes simplex virus and fever. The best way to avoid having them is to figure out what your triggers are. If you know what causes your ... Read more

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  • The Herd

    how Sweden chose its own path through the worst pandemic in 100 years

    by Johan Anderberg ...
    Translated by Alice E. Olsson ...
    In the spring of 2020, as a new and deadly virus rapidly spread across the globe, the world shut down. But a small country in Northern Europe remained open.First, its government instituted no restrictions. Then, it didn’t order the wearing of face masks. While the rest of the world looked on with incredulity, condemnation, admiration, and even envy, a small country in Northern Europe stood alone. ... Read more

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  • Doc King's Olde Reliable Remedy for Nail Fungus

    by George Collier King ...
    Nail fungus, "onychomycosis", is a frustratingly resistant condition to treat. Even with the most expensive methods of treatment of onychomycosis, the chance of a cure of the condition may be as low as 60 %. Dr. King, a board-certified family practitioner (emeritus) has successfully treated nail fungus for many years using a readily obtained remedy that all too many in the medical profession ... Read more

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  • The Essential Guide To The West Nile Virus

    by Allison Frederickson ...
    The idea of something as small and insignificant as a mosquito being the key agent in recent epidemics is wholly mind-boggling to me. Something that literally feeds off of the edges of society is causing life-long complications and even death in people, even in this day and age. What is possibly the most frightening thing about the current outbreaks of the West Nile virus is that there is not a ... Read more

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  • Planetary Health and Social Security

    Securing Our Common Future

    Edited by Mohd Mizan Aslam, Rohan Gunaratna ...
    Offering an in-depth exploration of the security challenges posed by COVID-19, Gunaratna, Aslam, and their contributors present a comprehensive collection of thematic and country-specific analyses on post-pandemic planetary health strategies.This book critically evaluates the global challenges and responses to COVID-19, examining its impact across key sectors such as security, defense, trade, ... Read more

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  • Lo Que Todos Debemos Saber Sobre La COVID-19 Segunda Edición

    by Frank Arocha, Patricia Becerra Perdomo, Evelyn Faneite, Dionel Flores, Dr. Carlos Guevara, Yanira Leon, Dora Millar, Peter Pappe, María Eugenia Rincón, Carlos Rodriguez, Felipe Saldivia, Maria Eugenia Villegas, Roald Gomez, JSantelizG ...
    La nueva normalidad se ha ido imponiendo conforme pasaron las semanas y meses desde que se declararan los primeros casos de COVID-19 en China; hoy día con la vacunación comenzando en algunos países esas buenas prácticas –que hacen de la normalidad algo novedoso- se mantienen como necesidad, mientras se alcanza la inmunidad de grupo requerida para cortar la cadena de propagación.Por ello, en esta ... Read more

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  • Common Human Diseases : Infectious and Noninfectious | Disease of the Human Body Grade 5 | Children's Health Books

    by Baby Professor ...
    Here is a list of common human diseases, both infectious and noninfectious. Knowing these diseases, what causes them and how they are treated will aid in improving your knowledge of staying healthy. It will also help you realize what you should or should not do when you’re sick to stop the spread of the disease. What a rewarding book this is! Make sure you grab a copy today. ... Read more

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  • What Are Germs and Why Do They Make You Sick? | A Children's Disease Book (Learning About Diseases)

    by Baby Professor ...
    Let’s talk about germs and why things so tiny can bring so much harm to the body. Such a knowledge will help make it easier for you to introduce good hygiene and healthy eating to defeat germs. The purpose of knowledge is not to make kids afraid but to empower them enough to make informed decisions. Read this copy today. ... Read more

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  • LIFE Before, Through & After COVID-19

    This too Shall Pass

    by P.A. Ramachandran ...
    This is not a biography. But if the pictures scattered in the book are arranged, it will be a good autobiography. This is not a science book, but if the scientific knowledge available in it is collected, it will become a popular science book. This is not a travelogue. This book is a carpet with many strings attached.This Book contains author's ruminations on the eventful professional life spanning ... Read more

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  • The Glass Prison - How to Stay Productive during a Lockdown

    by Thejendra Sreenivas ...
    The global pandemic of 2020 hit the world like a storm, shaking lives and economies everywhere. Doctors, nurses, and countless medical workers worked tirelessly, while millions of people suddenly found themselves locked inside their homes. This was not a holiday. You couldn't go anywhere, meet anyone, or even step out without worry. It felt like being trapped inside a glass box, safe, yet cut off ... Read more

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  • Así lo viví

    COVID-19 - Mi testimonio desde el otro lado de la bata blanca

    by Jaime García Sandoval ...
    La vida puede obligarte a cambiar de rol. De médico a paciente, por ejemplo. De fuerte a vulnerable. De observar desde la perspectiva profesional a privilegiar los sentimientos. Es lo que vivió Jaime García Sandoval, médico cirujano acostumbrado a salvar vidas, quien enfrentó en carne propia a la realidad del covid-19. Su testimonio honesto y profundo está inmerso en el dolor y la conciencia de la ... Read more

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  • Pandenomics

    Chinas Weg durch die Krise und zurueck in die Wachstumsspur

    Edited by Fang Cai ...
    Die von der Weltgesundheitsorganisation als COVID-19 bezeichnete Atemwegserkrankung entwickelte sich zu einer globalen Pandemie. Fast alle Länder und Regionen auf der Welt und Millionen von Menschen waren betro en. Es kam zu einer Gesundheitskrise, wie es sie seit hundert Jahren nicht gegeben hat. Durch die Pandemie wurde ein enormer Schock für die Wirtschaft ausgelöst. Sowohl einzelne Länder als ... Read more

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  • Guarding the Golden Gate

    A History of the U.S. Quarantine Station in San Francisco Bay

    by J. Gordon Frierson, MD ...
    As a major seaport, San Francisco had for decades struggled to control infectious diseases carried by passengers on ships entering the port. In 1882, a steamer from Hong Kong arrived carrying over 800 Chinese passengers, including one who had smallpox. The steamer was held in quarantine for weeks, during which time more passengers on board the ship contracted the disease. This episode convinced ... Read more

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  • Detection of the Common Food Adulterants

    by Bruce ...
    Detection of the Common Food Adulterants is a comprehensive and practical guide originally published in the early 20th century, aimed at equipping readers with the knowledge and techniques necessary to identify adulteration in everyday food items. Authored by Edwin M. Bruce, this book addresses a growing public concern of the era: the widespread practice of adding harmful or inferior substances to ... Read more

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  • Health Psychology

    An Interdisciplinary Approach

    by Deborah Fish Ragin ...
    This textbook takes a truly interdisciplinary approach to studying health psychology. It examines five systems that affect individual health outcomes: individual, family/community, social/physical environment, healthcare systems, and health policy. While grounded in psychology, it incorporates perspectives from anthropology, biology, economics, environmental studies, medicine, public health, and ... Read more

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