Kids Guide To Disease And Wellness

The Kids' Guide to Disease & Wellness offers readers clear information on various illnesses and health topics. This 10-volume series of 64-page books dispels health myths with clearly presented facts. Color pictures on every page allow visual learners opportunities to see a virus or an antibody, to grasp the effects of diabetes both inside and outside the body, and to take a clear-eyed look at environmental hazards. These books will help kids understand not only illness--but also what they can do to stay as healthy as possible.

Cancer is a major health problem for people all over the world. Millions of people are affected by cancer each year. Many people have family or friends who they've lost to cancer. Others know a friend who has lost someone they love. You hear about cancer on TV and read about it online. But many people-kids and adults-don't understand much about cancer. What happens when someone gets cancer? How do you get cancer? What is life like for the people around the world who have cancer or live with someone who does? How are people fighting back against this deadly disease? In this book, you'll find the answers to all of these questions and more!

"A revised and updated edition of Why can't I breathe?: kids & asthma ... published in 2009 by Alpha House"--Copyright page.

Germs are in the air and in our food, on door handles and dinner plates, in our bodies and on our pets. Germs like viruses and bacteria are everywhere. Some are harmless, but others can make you very sick. Viruses and bacteria can cause a range of illnesses and diseases, from the common cold to tuberculosis (TB). Viruses and bacteria are all around us, but many people-kids and adults-don't understand much about how germs can affect our health. What does a virus do to your body? How can people catch diseases from bacteria? How can you keep yourself safe from diseases that some germs carry? As you read, you'll find answers to all of these questions and more!

Diabetes is a major health problem for people all over the world. Millions of people are affected by diabetes each day. They have to live their lives very differently from those who don't have the disease. Many people also have family or friends who have diabetes. Diabetes can cause many health problems and can even be deadly. You hear about diabetes on TV and read about it online. But many people-kids and adults-don't understand much about diabetes. What does diabetes do to your body? How do people get diabetes? What is life like for the people around the world who have diabetes or live with someone who does? How are people fighting back against the disease? You'll find answers to all of these questions and more in A Kid's Guide to Diabetes.

Despite the fact that the risk of childhood disease is lower now than it has been in the past, childhood health care needs remain complex. This is mainly because as society and technology change rapidly, children are routinely exposed to new potential threats. For instance, in the last few years the National Institutes of Health and the Surgeon General have been warning of an epidemic of childhood obesity in the United States, resulting from lack of exercise and poor nutrition. Children are not small adults, and their bodies react differently to toxins, invading viruses, and medications. Their swiftly changing metabolisms and immature immune systems require specialized attention and conscientious preventive measures such as vaccination. The Encyclopedia of Children's Health and Wellness is a two-volume set offering more than 600 entries covering all the key aspects of childhood health from infancy to age 18. Explaining diseases, conditions, general health, safety issues, learning, growth and development, medications, treatments, and much more, this encyclopedia is a comprehensive reference to the health issues facing children today. Completing this invaluable reference is a series of appendixes providing resources, organizations specializing in major childhood diseases, hotlines, useful books, a glossary, a guide to choosing a pediatrician, and much more.