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42) Arthritis
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Gives a history of the study of arthritis; indicates whom it strikes; and describes symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, social and economic impact, current research, and future prospects.
43) Having diabetes
Author
Series
Publisher
Rourke Press
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the causes and effects of diabetes and ways to control the disease.
44) Polio
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Descusses the causes, history, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of poliomyelitis, the illness that affected President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and considers its effects on society, the possibility of eradication, and the search for a cure for paralysis.
45) Hemophilia
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
46) Diabetes
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Describes the causes, symptoms, and treatment of diabetes and discusses the long-term health risks associated with this disease.
47) Cancer
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Describes different types of cancer, their causes, symptoms, and effective treatments. Also discusses healthy habits that help lower the risk of contracting various cancers.
48) Plague
Author
Publisher
Copper Beech Books
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
Presents a fictional story set in the future about a myterious plague that terrorizes a city and discusses the history, causes, and prevention of plagues.
49) Asthma
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Examines the causes and treatment of asthma and discusses how to deal with the environmental triggers that may stimulate an attack.
50) Cancer
Author
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Explains different types of cancer, their causes, symptoms and treatment, and, through case studies, what it is like to live with cancer.
51) Hemophilia
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
52) Epilepsy
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Examines the causes, symptoms, and treatment of epilepsy, a neurological condition that can lead to seizures.
53) Arthritis
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Discusses the types of arthritis, examination and diagnosis, risk factors, treatment and prognosis, and research about the disease.
57) Viruses
Author
Publisher
Rosen Pub. Group
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Explains the effect of viruses on the body, the diseases they cause, how they can mutate to form retroviruses, and the treatments being used to treat them.
58) Influenza
Author
Series
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Description
"Influenza has caused several devastating pandemics. Milder forms also appear yearly as the seasonal flu. Hundreds of thousands of people die each year from influenza. Influenza explores the history and science behind this disease, as well as how it's treated. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject."--