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81) Lock in
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Lock in novels volume 1
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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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Like sharks, epidemic diseases always lurk just beneath the surface. This fast-paced history of their effect on mankind prompts questions about the limits of scientific knowledge, the dangers of medical hubris, and how we should prepare as epidemics become ever more frequent. Ever since the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic, scientists have dreamed of preventing catastrophic outbreaks of infectious disease. Yet, despite a century of medical progress,
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Kanopy Streaming
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2014.
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English
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis, affecting nearly one and a half million Australians. It can appear at any age, but tends to occur more commonly in women and in people aged over 40 years. Two of the most common areas affected are the hips and knees. OA affects cartilage, the hard, slippery tissue that covers the ends of bones. In osteoarthritis, the surface layer of cartilage breaks down and wears away. When this happens,...
84) The complete renal diet cookbook: stage-by-stage nutritional guidelines, meal plans, and recipes
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Rockridge Press
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[2021]
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English
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There's a lot you need to know when taking a dietary approach to managing chronic kidney disease (CKD). The Complete Renal Diet Cookbook is here to help take the stress out of mealtime and let you focus on your health. This easy-to-follow guide begins with a thorough explanation of CKD, its five stages, and the body's nutritional needs during each stage. It then helps you put all that information into practice with recipes that will make healthy eating...
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Yale University Press
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[2019]
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English
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A wide-ranging study that illuminates the connection between epidemic diseases and societal change, from the Black Death to Ebola. This sweeping exploration of the impact of epidemic diseases looks at how mass infectious outbreaks have shaped society, from the Black Death to today. In a clear and accessible style, Frank M. Snowden reveals the ways that diseases have not only influenced medical science and public health, but also transformed the arts,...
86) Viral: a novel
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Mallory brothers cycle volume 1
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Soho Crime
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[2012]
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English
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Kanopy Streaming
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2014.
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English
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COPD stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a group of 5 lung diseases that limits the flow of air into and out of your lungs. This program is part of our respiratory series designed to comply with the Joint Commission standards for education of patients and family.
89) Hepatitis
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Cavendish Square
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2016.
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English
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This book outlines the three forms of Hepatitis and how they infect up to 6 percent of the people in the United States. Drugs that fight this viral infection, which attacks the liver, have been approved but many people go untreated because they mistakenly believe their symptoms are caused by something as common as the flu.
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She Writes Press
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"At twenty-two, Jennifer Cramer-Miller was thrilled with her new job, charming boyfriend, and Seattle apartment. Then she received a devastating autoimmune diagnosis-and suddenly, rather than planning for a bright future, she found herself soaking a hospital pillow with tears and grappling with words like "progressive" and "incurable." That day, Cramer-Miller unwillingly crossed over from wellness to chronic illness-from thriving to kidney failure....
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Columbia University Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"The effects on sex and the sex drive are not generally considered when thinking through the consequences of traumatic brain injury, stroke, Parkinson's disease, or the early stages of dementia, but these brain conditions and many more can result in dramatic changes in the sex lives of those who suffer them. There is even less understanding of what happens to a person's sexuality after injury or illness affects their frontal and temporal lobes. In...
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Hachette Go
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2023.
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English
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"In 2020, a surge of long-haul COVID-19 patients came to Drs. Jobson and Morgan's clinics and one thing was clear to them: We have seen this before. The pattern was strikingly similar to other long conditions: fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic pain, post-infectious syndromes, and autoimmune diseases. And that is because long illnesses manifest in similar ways. They follow patterns in the body as the result of inflammation, trauma, and...
96) El virus
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Ediciones Selectas Diamante
Pub. Date
[2010]
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Español
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"Un hombre muere de forma misteriosa; la persona que lo ve agonizar, adquiere, al momento, un nuevo virus sumamente agresivo que ataca su sistema nervioso y le provoca dolores inconcebibles. El enfermo, desesperado y con el anhelo de encontrar una cura, trata de descifrar quien era aquel hombre y qué terribles secretos guardaba."--P. [4] of cover.
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2013.
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English
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"At the turn of the twentieth century, smallpox claimed the lives of two million people per year. By 1979, the disease had been eradicated and victory was declared across the globe. Yet the story of smallpox remains the exception, as today a host of deadly contagions, from polio to AIDS, continue to threaten human health around the world. Spanning three centuries, The End of Plagues weaves together the discovery of vaccination, the birth and growth...
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Johns Hopkins University Press
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©2017.
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English
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"Soon after she recovered from a major heart attack, public relations specialist Carolyn Thomas turned her talents to learning and blogging about heart disease in women--and, now, to writing a book based on her extensive knowledge of heart disease in women and her own experience and the experiences of other women with the disease. Her more than 600 Heart Sisters blog posts have attracted 5 million+ views from readers in 190 countries. Several of the...
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