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A comprehensive guide to equine health, detailing how to maintain the health of horses and recognize problems, and providing alphabetically-arranged entries on diseases with information on symptoms, treatment, and ways to avoid recurrence.

"Every time your heart beats, an electrical current has been sent from certain cells to the rest of the heart muscle tissue, triggering your heart to contract and push blood through your body. When these signals go awry, major health issues such as heart attacks can occur. Enter the pacemaker, a small implanted device that keeps your heart beating. But did you know, implantable pacemakers were invented by accident? This title explores the history, struggles, and the accidental invention of the pacemaker, a device that beats hundreds of thousands of times each year to save people's lives."--.

A two volume set in which more than six hundred alphabetically arranged entries offer a detailed overview of the key aspects of childhood health from infancy to age 18.

Discusses the work and challenges that face the "Tolga Bat Hospital" in a remote part of Queensland, Australia.

After being diagnosed with a rare eye cancer, twelve-year-old Ross discovers how music, art, and true friends can help him survive both treatment and middle school.

"Explains how the gut works, how it affects athletes and exercise, and gives athletes a resource to troubleshoot gastrointestinal problems"--Provided by publisher.

An introduction to sleep disorders, including the causes, symptoms, and treatment.

After being diagnosed with a rare eye cancer, twelve-year-old Ross discovers how music, art, and true friends can help him survive both treatment and middle school.

"After her best friend, JC, has a kidney transplant, Serena feels that they are falling out of touch, especially as JC makes a new best friend in the hospital"--Provided by publisher.

What makes our hearts pump? How does blood circulate throughout our bodies? Curious readers will love this innovative look at the human heart and circulatory system.