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"Learn the tragic stories of Patient Zeros throughout history, such as Mabalo Lokela, who contracted Ebola while on vacation in 1976, and the Lewis Baby on London's Broad Street, the first to catch cholera in an 1854 outbreak that led to a major medical breakthrough. Interspersed are origin stories of a different sort-how a rye fungus in 1951 turned a small village in France into a phantasmagoric scene reminiscent of Burning Man. Plus the uneasy history...
2) The autoimmune solution: prevent and reverse the full spectrum of inflammatory symptoms and diseases
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English
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Myers offers a medically proven approach to prevent and revers a wide range of inflammatory-related sypmtoms and diseases, from allergies and IBS to Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
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English
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"Hannah, Compton, and Kira have been close friends since medical school, reuniting once a year for a much-needed vacation. Just as they gather to travel in Spain, an outbreak of a fast-spreading virus throws the world into chaos. When Compton Winfield returns to her job as an ER doctor in New York City, she finds a city changed beyond recognition--and a personal loss so gutting it reshapes every aspect of her life. Hannah Geier's career as an ob-gyn...
4) Guts
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"Raina wakes up one night with a terrible upset stomach. Her mom has one, too, so it's probably just a bug. Raina eventually returns to school, where she's dealing with the usual highs and lows: friends, not-friends, and classmates who think the school year is just one long gross-out session. It soon becomes clear that Raina's tummy trouble isn't going away... and it coincides with her worries about food, school, and changing friendships. What's going...
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Maze runner trilogy volume 3
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English
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As the third Trial draws to a close, Thomas and some of his cohorts manage to escape from WICKED, their memories having been restored, only to face new dangers as WICKED claims to be trying to protect the human race from the deadly FLARE virus.
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Riverbend romance volume 2
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Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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Avery Robinson decided to be a physician after helplessly watching her mother lose a battle with a terrible disease. Now, at risk for developing the same illness, Avery guards her heart from love. Contract Wes Garrett is hiking the Appalachian trail when an illness fells him and he collapses on Avery's doorstep.
7) Lock in
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Lock in novels volume 1
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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"Fifteen years from now, a new virus sweeps the globe. 95% of those afflicted experience nothing worse than fever and headaches. Four percent suffer acute meningitis, creating the largest medical crisis in history. And one percent find themselves "locked in"--fully awake and aware, but unable to move or respond to stimulus. One per cent doesn't seem like a lot. But in the United States, that's 1.7 million people "locked in"...including the President's...
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Harper
Pub. Date
[2014]
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First edition.
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273, 24 pages : map ; 22 cm.
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English
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After facing their first battle, the remaining mountain cats must seek the Blazing Star in order to survive a new threat: a deadly disease sweeping through their territory.
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Hollows (Kim Harrison) volume Prequel
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Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2017.
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First Gallery Books hardcover edition.
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441 pages ; 24 cm.
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English
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"The Turn, the official prequel to the series...Can science save us when all else fails? Trisk and her hated rival, Kal, have the same goal: save their species from extinction. But death comes in the guise of hope when a genetically modified tomato created to feed the world combines with the government's new tactical virus, giving it an unexpected host and a mode of transport. Plague rises, giving the paranormal species the choice to stay hidden and...
10) Interlude
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Flying to New York to talk her estranged birth mother into donating a kidney to her younger sister, eighteen-year-old Mia Cox forms an unexpected connection with her seatmate, a famous rock band's runaway lead singer.
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Former NERDS teammate Heathcliff Hodges introduces a virus to Arlington, Virginia, home of the NERDS headquarters, and it transforms people into superintelligent criminal masterminds. Flinch is determined to destroy the virus, and in order to do that, he must shrink himself and take a trip through Heathcliff's body.
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From the American Heart Association, 150 healthy, flavorful, easy-to-make recipes that the whole family will enjoy
Searching for meals that are not only appealing to the whole family but also nutritious, tasty alternatives to convenience products and fast food? The nation’s most trusted authority on heart-healthy living presents nourishing, delectable recipes to please the palates of family members of all ages. Since...
Searching for meals that are not only appealing to the whole family but also nutritious, tasty alternatives to convenience products and fast food? The nation’s most trusted authority on heart-healthy living presents nourishing, delectable recipes to please the palates of family members of all ages. Since...
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Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2015]
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xviii, 282 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"The author of Gutbliss and one of today's preeminent gastroenterologists distills the latest research on the microbiome into a practical program for boosting overall health"--
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Vanderbeekers volume 7
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English
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"The Vanderbeekers are looking forward to the wedding of two of their favorite people! But when one of the siblings receives a dire diagnosis, instead of preparing for a celebration, the family is suddenly spending their time at the hospital. And soon they are helping a newly-made and critically ill friend, even as they struggle with how their own lives have turned upside down." --
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Rose legacy volume 2
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
250 pages ; 22 cm.
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English
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When a deadly disease breaks out, it is up to Anthea and her friends in the Horse Brigade to transport medicine throughout the kingdom while avoiding Anthea's evil mother and uncovering a powerful secret.
16) Medicine men
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
1997.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
239 pages ; 22 cm
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English
17) The kill order
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Maze runner trilogy volume Prequel
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English
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"Mark struggles to make sense of his new, post-disaster world in this prequel to The Maze Runner"--
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English
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Physician Gabor Maté eloquently dissects how in Western countries that pride themselves on their healthcare systems, chronic illness and general ill health are on the rise. Nearly 70 percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug; more than half take two. In Canada, every fifth person has high blood pressure. In Europe, hypertension is diagnosed in more than 30 percent of the population. And everywhere, adolescent mental illness is on...
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
[Blu-ray/DVD combo].
Physical Desc
1 DVD + 1 Blu-ray (144 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 comic book (20 unnumbered pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 15 cm)
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English
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In the epic finale to the saga, Thomas leads his group of escaped Gladers on their final and most dangerous mission yet. To save their friends, they must break into the legendary Last City, a WCKD-controlled labyrinth that may turn out to be the deadliest maze of all. Anyone who makes it out alive will get answers to the questions the Gladers have been asking since they first arrived in the maze.
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Rockridge Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
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ix, 140 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"Studies show that the right nutrition can help prevent and manage cognitive decline, including Alzheimer's disease and dementia. With The 30-Minute MIND Diet Cookbook, it's easy to make delicious meals that support your brain health. Discover the science behind the MIND diet and a wide variety of simple, affordable recipes that you can put on the table in 30 minutes or less"--Amazon.com.
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