Gordon, Melanie Apel

A simple introduction to sickle cell anemia, describing its symptoms, its effects on the body, and how to cope with this disease.

Discusses where and what the tonsils are, how they become infected, why some people have to have them removed, and what happens during a tonsillectomy.

Discusses how to identify poison ivy, how to prevent getting a rash, what the rash looks and feels like, and how best to let it heal.

Discusses how to care for various types of scratches, scabs, and bug bites to prevent them from becoming infected.

Discusses a learning disability of approximately one in every ten people, including Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, and how to cope with it.

Discusses illegal and legal drugs (both over-the-counter and prescription), alcohol, and food and explains how to prevent dangerous interactions among these substances.

This book discusses the unhealthy aspects of being overweight, the relationship between weight and a program of diet and exercise, and ways to stay physically fit.

Discusses what cancer is, its treatment and side effects, and how it affects the lives of its victims and their families.

Discusses infestation with head lice, how it happens, how to treat it, and how to prevent it.

Describes what causes Down syndrome and how it affects those children who have it, stressing how they can be helped to lead happy lives.