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81) Virals
Author
Series
Virals novels volume 1
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
The niece of famed forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan, fourteen-year-old Tory and her three friends are exposed to a rare strain of canine parvo-virus that gives them special powers which they use to try to solve a murder.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 28 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
A stroke is a brain attack, which can affect thinking, movement, speech and/or senses, and is caused by blockage or rupture of a blood vessel within or surrounding the brain. Stroke is a medical emergency; getting to a hospital quickly is vital for a good outcome. A stroke can occur at any age, even in babies and infants. These 'Speaking from experience' video clips offer first-hand accounts from people who experienced stroke after the age of 50....
83) Exposure
Author
Series
Virals novels volume 4
Publisher
Dreamscape Media
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Tory and her "viral" friends, who contracted heightened, wolf-like senses during an experiment gone wrong, investigate an abduction case and make some troubling new discoveries about their powers.
84) After the end
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
390 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A story about impossible choices. A story about the strength and fragility of love"--
Author
Series
Vanderbeekers volume 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
Amidst the anticipation of Mr. B and Aunt Penny's wedding, the Vanderbeekers' lives take an unexpected turn as Laney receives a dire diagnosis, leading them to the hospital where, despite their own challenges, they form a bond with a critically ill new friend in need of their support.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
digital, .flv file, sound 1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 60 min.) :
Language
English
Description
FRONTLINE investigates the widespread use of antibiotics in food animals and whether it is fueling the growing crisis of antibiotic resistance in people. Also this hour: An exclusive interview with the family of a young man who died in a nightmare bacteria outbreak that swept through a hospital at the National Institutes of Health.
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A rigorous, skeptical, deeply reported look at the new science behind the mind's extraordinary ability to heal the body. Have you ever felt a surge of adrenaline after narrowly avoiding an accident? Salivated at the sight (or thought) of a sour lemon? Felt turned on just from hearing your partner's voice? If so, then you've experienced how dramatically the workings of your mind can affect your body. Yet while we accept that stress or anxiety can...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 74 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
At 24 years old, filmmaker Shannon Harvey was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. Her immune system had become hyperactive and was attacking normal, healthy tissues. Her muscles and joints were inflamed and she was told if her disease progressed she could end up with organ failure, or wheelchair bound. In search of a cure, Shannon tried everything from drugs to alternative therapies and everything in between. But she was still sick. There was one...
Author
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xxviii, 421 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In this authoritative book, the Columbia University Medical Center physicians Brian A. Fallon and Jennifer Sotsky explain that, despite the vexing “Lyme Wars,” there is cause for both doctors and patients to be optimistic. The past decade’s advances in precision medicine and biotechnology are reshaping our understanding of Lyme disease and accelerating the discovery of new tools to diagnose and treat it, such that the great divide previously...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 26 min., 49 sec.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
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,...
Author
Publisher
Wednesday Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
293 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Ellie, a high schooler with a rare genetic condition, navigates the divide between her "hospital-life" and "home-life," as a hospital stay brings her closer to Ryan, who challenges her perspective and makes her consider the extraordinary possibilities of her life.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 94 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
A unique compilation of candid interviews with children ages 4-18 talking about their experiences of their parents' divorce, about coping with illness in the family, dealing with the loss of a loved one, and learning to cope and thrive with autistic siblings. The kids talk about their pain. They talk about their adjustment. They talk about their love and understanding. The children have phenomenal wisdom and compelling practical advice to share.
94) Anna
Author
Publisher
Canongate
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
261 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Summer has ended, but the heat will not let up. Ash has covered everything. Weeds and wheat grow around the cars abandoned in the road. Anna and Astor live in the house behind the fence, surviving in a world stripped of adults. The rooms are piled high with rubbish. Their mother's skeleton lies perfect on the bed. And every few days, Anna must head out beyond the fence for provisions and medicine. Each time she goes, she may never come back.
95) Inhuman
Author
Series
Fetch volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
375 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Beyond the Titan wall lies the Feral Zone, and the only people who break quarantine and venture there are the "fetches", who are paid exorbitant sums to bring back items that were left behind when the wall went up--but Delaney McEvoy's father is there and she is being forced to find him and bring him back.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 38 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Parkinson's disease is a neurological disorder, manifested by slowness of movement, tremor and rigidity. Symptoms vary, affecting movement, posture and balance. It mostly affects people in middle to late years although people in their 30s and 40s may be affected. Parkinson's is a progressive disease, which is not hereditary and there is no known cause or cure. This Speaking from experience program offers offer first-hand accounts from people who have...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 40 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Parkinson's disease is a neurological disorder, manifested by slowness of movement, tremor and rigidity. Symptoms vary, affecting movement, posture and balance. It mostly affects people in middle to late years, although people in their 30s and 40s may be affected. Parkinson's is a progressive disease, which is not hereditary and there is no known cause or cure. This Speaking from experience program offers offer first-hand accounts from people who...
99) Head on
Author
Series
Lock in novels volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Hilketa is a frenetic and violent pastime where players attack each other with swords and hammers. The main goal of the game: obtain your opponent's head and carry it through the goalposts. With flesh and bone bodies, a sport like this would be impossible. But all the players are "threeps," robot-like bodies controlled by people with Haden's Syndrome, so anything goes. No one gets hurt, but the brutality is real and the crowds love it. Until a star...
Author
Publisher
Timber Press
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st edition
Physical Desc
451 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
What's Wrong With My Plant? provides an easy system for visually diagnosing any garden plant problem and matching it to the right cure. By offering organic solutions for over 400 plant maladies, this book is the go-to source whenever your plants are a little under the weather. This innovative and easy-to-use guide presents easy-to-follow, illustrated flow charts to accurately diagnose the problem. It also includers 100% organic solutions and photographs...
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