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Presents health tips from the Mayo Clinic on digestive disorders, covering symptoms, diagnostic tests, GERD, ulcers, irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, celiac disease, diverticular disease, gallstones, pancreatitis, liver disease, and cancer.

Anna and Jake Campbell find raising three-year-old Chris and baby Eddie plus Jake's schedule as an orthopedic surgeon is already taking a toll on them and then Eddie becomes terribly ill. When a diagnosis comes, grief gives way to recrimination and accusations; Anna ignores her son Chris while Jake is drawn into temptation.

Discusses the human nervous system, its organs and how it functions including various nervous system disorders and their causes.

Examines the causes and impact of the syndrome known as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), that is responsible for a thirty percent increase in the annual die-off rate of honey bees in the United States. Presents scientific research surrounding the role of imidacloprid, a new insecticide that is widely used in the United States. Discusses how the demise of bees could drastically affect our food supply and the global economy.

Examines colony collapse disorder (CCD) that could result in an agricultural crisis. Describes how industrial agriculture depends on bees to pollinate most fruits, nuts, and vegetables, and discusses why large numbers of bees are dying from CCD. Also considers solutions to the problem.

Outlines a twelve-minute, everyday workout program designed to help readers strengthen the heart and lungs, increase energy, and burn fat. Includes black-and-white photographs demonstrating how to perform various exercises.

The story of a handicapped child born to a Vietnam veteran exposed to the defoliant Agent Orange.

Outlines a four-point plan designed to relieve the symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome and the help the women who suffer from it improve their self-esteem.

Contains photographs and interviews with thirty women in which they relate the challenges of living with HIV, discussing how they learned they have the virus, how their lives have changed since being diagnosed, and their hopes for the future.