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Publisher
Touchstone
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
40th anniversary ed.
Physical Desc
928 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
This updated edition contains vital new information on such issues as the HPV vaccine, changes in the healthcare system, cosmetic surgery, violence against women, healthcare activism in the twenty-first century, and much more.
Author
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
c2017
Physical Desc
110 pages : ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
This book will provide you with the answers that will help you take better care of yourself, from hair care to healthy eating, bad breath to shaving, acne to voice changes, and everything in between. With tips, how-tos, and facts from a real pediatrician, it's the perfect book to help you learn about your body's changes.
Author
Publisher
Harmony Books
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Through trial and error and much research, the authors created the TRIM HEALTHY MAMA PLAN, the breakthrough lifestyle program to help readers of all ages and stages get healthy, slim down and keep off the weight once and for all.
Author
Physical Desc
xiii, 370 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
The only thing predictable about menopause is its unpredictability. Factor in widespread misinformation, a lack of research, and the culture of shame around women's bodies, and it's no wonder women are unsure what to expect during the menopause transition and beyond. Menopause is not a disease--it's a planned change, like puberty. And just like puberty, we should be educated on what's to come years in advance, rather than the current practice of leaving...
11) The body book: the law of hunger, the science of strength, and other ways to love your amazing body
Author
Publisher
Harper Wave
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
First Harper Wave Paperback Edition.
Physical Desc
295 : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Cameron Diaz offers women an empowering, holistic, and comprehensive new way to think about their diet, exercise, and lifestyle choices.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
Description
"The funny, defiant memoir of Sarah Ramey's years-long battle with a mysterious illness that doctors thought was all in her head--but wasn't. A revelation and an inspiration for millions of women whose legitimate health complaints are ignored. In her darkly funny and courageous memoir, Sarah Ramey recounts the decade-long saga of how a seemingly minor illness in her senior year of college turned into a prolonged and elusive condition that destroyed...
Author
Publisher
Nation Books
Pub. Date
2018
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 272 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
For any woman who has experienced illness, chronic pain, or endometriosis comes an inspiring memoir advocating for recognition of women's health issues. In the fall of 2010, Abby Norman's strong dancer's body dropped forty pounds and gray hairs began to sprout from her temples. She was repeatedly hospitalized in excruciating pain, but the doctors insisted it was a urinary tract infection and sent her home with antibiotics. Unable to get out of bed,...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2019
Physical Desc
322 p.
Language
English
Description
From the author of EXPECTING BETTER, an economist's guide to the early years of parenting With Expecting Better, award-winning economist Emily Oster spotted a need in the pregnancy market for advice that gave women the information they needed to make the best decision for their own pregnancies. By digging into the data, Oster found that much of the conventional pregnancy wisdom was wrong. In Cribsheet, she now tackles an even great challenge: decision...
17) The body book
Author
Publisher
Zonderkidz
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
105 p.
Language
English
Description
Using a question and answer technique and from a Christian perspective, discusses the changes a pre-teen girl's body goes through, including information on puberty, diet and exercise.
Author
Publisher
Hatchette Books
Pub. Date
2020
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
254 p.
Language
English
Description
"Get the right care for your body -- and avoid treatments that can endanger women -- with this important manual from a physician who is a leading expert on sex and gender medicine. Sex Matters tackles one of the most urgent, yet unspoken issues facing women's health care today: all models of medical research and practice are based on male-centric models that ignore the unique biological and emotional differences between men and women -- an omission...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
Documents the story of how scientists took cells from an unsuspecting descendant of freed slaves and created a human cell line that has been kept alive indefinitely, enabling discoveries in such areas as cancer research, in vitro fertilization, and gene mapping.
Author
Publisher
One World
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
xvi, 254 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Thomas Fisher was raised on the South Side of Chicago and even as a kid understood how close death could feel-he came from a family of pioneering doctors who believed in staying in the community, but on those streets he saw just how vulnerable Black bodies could be. Determined to follow his family's legacy, Fisher studied public health at Dartmouth and Harvard, then returned to the University of Chicago Medical School. As soon as he graduated, he...