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Books in Diseases series

  • Skin Cancer: America's Most Common Cancer

    Peter Kogler

    Paperback (Lucent Press, Jan. 15, 2019)
    "Portions of this book originally appeared in Skin cancer by Bonnie Juettner."
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  • Asthma: The Struggle to Breathe

    Peter Kogler

    Paperback (Lucent Press, Jan. 15, 2019)
    "Asthma is a long-lasting, incurable disease that affects over 300 million people, and that number continues to grow. As readers explore the science and current research behind asthma, they learn about the dangers of this disease and how everyday things in our world can greatly affect asthmatics. Readers also discover the tremendous economic costs of this disease, as well as identify the symptoms of asthma attacks"--
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  • Asthma: The Struggle to Breathe

    Peter Kogler

    Library Binding (Lucent Press, Jan. 15, 2019)
    "Asthma is a long-lasting, incurable disease that affects over 300 million people, and that number continues to grow. As readers explore the science and current research behind asthma, they learn about the dangers of this disease and how everyday things in our world can greatly affect asthmatics. Readers also discover the tremendous economic costs of this disease, as well as identify the symptoms of asthma attacks"--
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  • Skin Cancer: America's Most Common Cancer

    Peter Kogler

    Library Binding (Lucent Press, Jan. 15, 2019)
    "Portions of this book originally appeared in Skin cancer by Bonnie Juettner."
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  • Skin Conditions: From Acne to Eczema

    Donna Reynolds

    Library Binding (Lucent Press, Jan. 15, 2019)
    "Portions of this originally appeared in Acne by Bonnie Juettner."
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  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases

    Terri Dougherty

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Jan. 1, 2010)
    Dougherty, Terri
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  • Skin Conditions: From Acne to Eczema

    Donna Reynolds

    Paperback (Lucent Press, Jan. 15, 2019)
    "Portions of this originally appeared in Acne by Bonnie Juettner."
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  • Toxic Shock Syndrome

    Barbara Sheen

    Hardcover (Lucent, July 13, 2006)
    Toxic shock syndrome is a rare potentially fatal illness. It can strike anyone, but teenage girls are most affected. This fact-filled book explores the causes of the illness, its historical background, risk factors, prevalence, and treatment. Important preventive measures are looked at.
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  • Speech Disorders

    Wendy Lanier

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, May 21, 2010)
    The ailments and conditions that afflict people today can be confusing, disturbing, and painful---both emotionally and physically. The Diseases and Disorders series provides clear, careful explanations that offer readers and researchers insight into what these conditions are, what causes them, how people live with them, and the latest information about treatment and prevention. All volumes in the series include primary and secondary quotations, annotated bibliographies, detailed indexes, and lists of organizations to contact for additional information.
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  • Autism

    Toney Allman

    Hardcover (Lucent, Sept. 22, 2009)
    Explains what autism is; the autism spectrum; the diagnosis, causes, and treatment of autism; how people live with it; and the search for a cure.
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  • Meningitis

    John Grabowski

    Hardcover (Lucent, Nov. 8, 2006)
    The ailments and conditions that afflict people today can be confusing, disturbing, and painful -- emotionally as well as physically -- to impressionable young people. The Diseases and Disorders series offers young readers and researchers a means of understanding these ailments and their ramifications. Clear, careful explanations offer insight into what these conditions are, what causes them, how people live with them, and the latest information about treatment and prevention. All volumes in the series include primary and secondary source quotations, annotated bibliographies, and lists of organizations to contact for additional information.
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  • Mrsa

    Barbara Sheen

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Oct. 16, 2009)
    MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) infection is caused by a strain of staph that is resistant to the broad-spectrum antibiotics commonly used to treat it. This book explains what is unique about MRSA bacteria, the symptoms of MRSA infections, and how they are currently treated. Health care and community strains of MRSA occur in different settings, and the different risk factors and strategies for prevention are also discussed.
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