Featured Books
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health reference series
Pregnancy and Birth Sourcebook, 4th Ed.
By: Angela Williams Library binding. 600 pages. April 2019. 978-0-7808-1693-0.
Provides consumer health information about pregnancy and fetal development, physical and emotional changes during pregnancy, prenatal care and diagnostic tests, high-risk pregnancies and complications. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources.
Web Price: $85.00
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health reference series
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Sourcebook, 7th Ed.
By: Angela Williams Library binding. 536 pages. April 2019. 978-0-7808-1691-6.
Offers consumer health information about risk factors, symptoms, testing, and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases and related complications, along with facts about prevention strategies. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources.
Web Price: $85.00
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ready reference directories
Hospital Phone Book, 52nd Ed.
By: Omnigraphics Softcover. 784 pages. April 2019. 978-0-7808-1748-7.
Provides over 60,000 contacts at 9,000 hospitals and medical centers across the United States and Canada.
Web Price: $175.00
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health reference series
Smoking Concerns Sourcebook, 2nd Ed.
By: Angela Williams Library binding. 552 pages. April 2019. 978-0-7808-1689-3.
Provides basic consumer health information about nicotine addiction and smoking cessation, with facts about the health effects of tobacco use, including lung and other cancers, heart disease, stroke, and respiratory disorders such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis, a glossary of related terms, resources for additional help, and
information and index.Web Price: $85.00
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Free Resources
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Earth Day
Earth Day was first observed on April 22, 1970 with efforts to encourage both government officials and U.S. citizens to preserve the wilderness and the earth’s natural resources. This year’s campaign by The Earth Day Network, which now coordinates events around the world, is focused on ending plastic pollution.
More information about the customs and traditions associated with Earth Day is available in this entry from Holiday Symbols and Customs, 5th Edition.
Posted: April 8, 2019
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April Is Alcohol Awareness Month
Each April, the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) sponsors Alcohol Awareness Month to increase public awareness, reduce stigma, and encourage communities to focus on alcohol-related issues. Alcoholism is a chronic disease that affects millions of Americans, both directly and indirectly.
These sections from Alcoholism Sourcebook provide some basic facts: What Does Alcoholism Look Like; Questions and Answers about Alcoholism; and Researchers Identify Alcoholism Subtypes.Comprehensive, updated information about the causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of alcoholism is available in Alcoholism Sourcebook, 5th Edition.
Posted: March 30, 2019
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Free Resources Archive
