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Oxford University Press
Pub. Date:
[2019]
Language:
English
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"Virtually everyone has taken antibiotics. They can be lifesavers -- and they can be useless. What are they? How are they used? And what happens as the effectiveness of antibiotics continues to decline? Antibiotics: What Everyone Needs to Know© examines the personal and societal implications of our planet's most important -- and frequently misused -- medications. In a question-and-answer format, it unpacks the most complicated aspects of this issue,...
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Publisher:
Viking
Pub. Date:
[2017]
Language:
English
Description:
Describes the history of the discovery of antibiotics, including the eccentric characters whose false starts and lucky accidents led to humans having much greater control over the microbes that resulted in previously deadly infections. -- Publisher
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Publisher:
Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date:
2015
Language:
English
Description:
Uses humor in both text and illustrations to describe how antibiotics were developed and what methods were used to fight infections and disease before antibiotics were available.
5. Antibiotics
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Enslow Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
English
Description:
We come in contact with germs everywhere: the store, school, and in our homes. Not all bacteria make us sick, but many of those that do can be combatted with antibiotics.
Publisher:
Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
English
Description:
Antimicrobial resistance is a serious health threat, and infections by antimicrobial resistant pathogens are on the rise. In the latest report entitled, "Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States--2019," the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates there are 2.8 million illnesses and 35,000 deaths every year due to antimicrobial-resistant pathogens. Infections with antimicrobial resistant pathogens are difficult to treat,...
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Publisher:
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date:
2014
Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
This book reveals the damage that overuse of antibiotics is doing to our health: contributing to the rise of obesity, asthma, diabetes, and certain forms of cancer. Taking us into both the lab and deep into the fields where these troubling effects can be witnessed firsthand, Blaser not only provides cutting edge evidence for the adverse effects of antibiotics, he tells us what we can do to avoid even more catastrophic health problems in the future....
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Publisher:
Square One Publishers
Pub. Date:
[2018]
Language:
English
Description:
What You Must Know About the Hidden Dangers of Antibiotics, has two main goals. The first is to expose capability of these drugs to cause serious, sometimes long term and permanent injuries. The second goal is to provide safer and effective remedies, solutions, and considerations that may help patients suffering from these side effects. To do this the author explains how antibiotics work, and how they may injure. The alternatives offered in this...
12. Antibiotics
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Publisher:
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date:
2017
Language:
English
Description:
"Learn all about the history of antibiotics, from how they were first invented to how they impact our lives today."--
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Publisher:
Cavendish Square Publishing
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
Description:
"What are pesticides? Why are animals given antibiotics before they become food for us? Can hormones in the animals we eat affect our bodies? Readers explore the answers to these questions in this accessible look at a hot-button issue in nutrition and science. Balanced text presents important information in an objective way, while detailed sidebars provide even more detail. Readers are also presented with questions chosen to get them thinking critically...
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Publisher:
Harper
Pub. Date:
[2010]
Language:
English
Description:
"An engrossing and ambitious novel that vividly portrays a critical time in American history." - Booklist (starred review) "Enthralling. A Fierce Radiance shines with fascinating detail.... Belfer's powerful portrayal of how people are changed in pursuit of a miracle makes this book an especially compelling read." - Nancy Horan, author of Loving Frank Set during the uncertain early days of World War II, this suspenseful story from the New York Times...
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Publisher:
Gareth Stevens
Pub. Date:
[2020]
Language:
English
Description:
One of the single greatest leaps forward in human healthcare happened because of an accident in a laboratory. This serendipitous event was the result of a summer vacation in Scotland and an unattended experiment. Dr. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, one of the first antibiotics, in 1928 when he noticed that mold had gotten into a petri dish and it had prevented bacteria from growing. This book explores Fleming's accidental discovery, the science...
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