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Text and color illustrations explore the role of pollinators, and how people are working to protect bees' survival.

A guide to living with kidney disease that provides information on its causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

Goes behind the scenes of political power and industry into the debate about the use of Agent Orange and its potential side effects, as veterans seek justice in the court of law and public opinion. Unprecedented in its access to legal, medical, and government documentation, and the testimonies of veterans.

This book tackles the painful and often confusing disease known as endometriosis. Get an accurate and thoughtful investigation of endometriosis and understand how it affects one's sexual health.

Contains over 150 alphabetized entries on liver diseases, symptoms, treatments, tests, research, and related social issues, and includes directories of transplantation and other organizations, support groups, and Web sites.

Presents a collection of alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about human development from birth through adolescence, providing articles that cover the important stages, theories and issues in child development.

Readers will learn about the five main parts of the brain and their special functions.

"Eighth-grader Micah is psyched to have made the BC junior goalball team, even though he gets the news while dealing with a flare-up of his degenerative eye condition. What he's not happy about is his parents' decision to get him a guide dog, and the possibility of losing his independence. When Liam, a new first-rate player, joins the goalball team, Micah's frustration with his vision spills onto the court. It's only with the help of Cam, his Orientation and Mobility Specialist, that Micah starts to get a handle on his aggression and trust people enough to communicate how he feels. But with the team's big junior tournament in Richmond, B.C., quickly approaching, Micah has to reconcile his differences with his teammates, both on and off the court, to become a real team player"--Publisher.

Describes traumatic brain injuries, what causes them, and how they are diagnosed and treated.

Early studies of the human brain used a simple method: wait for misfortune to strike--strokes, seizures, infectious diseases, horrendous accidents--and see how victims coped. In many cases their survival was miraculous, if puzzling. Observers were amazed by the transformations that took place when different parts of the brain were destroyed, altering victims' personalities.