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Author | : Jessica Snyder Sachs |
Publisher | : Macmillan + ORM |
Total Pages | : 410 |
Release | : 2008-09-30 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1429923296 |
Making Peace with Microbes Public sanitation and antibiotic drugs have brought about historic increases in the human life span; they have also unintentionally produced new health crises by disrupting the intimate, age-old balance between humans and the microorganisms that inhabit our bodies and our environment. As a result, antibiotic resistance now ranks among the gravest medical problems of modern times. Good Germs, Bad Germs addresses not only this issue but also what has become known as the "hygiene hypothesis"— an argument that links the over-sanitation of modern life to now-epidemic increases in immune and other disorders. In telling the story of what went terribly wrong in our war on germs, Jessica Snyder Sachs explores our emerging understanding of the symbiotic relationship between the human body and its resident microbes—which outnumber its human cells by a factor of nine to one! The book also offers a hopeful look into a future in which antibiotics will be designed and used more wisely, and beyond that, to a day when we may replace antibacterial drugs and cleansers with bacterial ones—each custom-designed for maximum health benefits.
Author | : Kim Sung-Hwa |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 2021 |
Genre | : Bacteria |
ISBN | : 9781913750152 |
Author | : Jack Gilbert |
Publisher | : Macmillan + ORM |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 2017-06-06 |
Genre | : Health & Fitness |
ISBN | : 1250132622 |
From two of the world’s top scientists and one of the world’s top science writers (all parents), Dirt Is Good is a q&a-based guide to everything you need to know about kids & germs. “Is it OK for my child to eat dirt?” That’s just one of the many questions authors Jack Gilbert and Rob Knight are bombarded with every week from parents all over the world. They've heard everything from “My two-year-old gets constant ear infections. Should I give her antibiotics? Or probiotics?” to “I heard that my son’s asthma was caused by a lack of microbial exposure. Is this true, and if so what can I do about it now?” Google these questions, and you’ll be overwhelmed with answers. The internet is rife with speculation and misinformation about the risks and benefits of what most parents think of as simply germs, but which scientists now call the microbiome: the combined activity of all the tiny organisms inside our bodies and the surrounding environment that have an enormous impact on our health and well-being. Who better to turn to for answers than Drs. Gilbert and Knight, two of the top scientists leading the investigation into the microbiome—an investigation that is producing fascinating discoveries and bringing answers to parents who want to do the best for their young children. Dirt Is Good is a comprehensive, authoritative, accessible guide you've been searching for.
Author | : Lesa Cline-Ransome |
Publisher | : Henry Holt and Company (BYR) |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 2017-01-10 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1250148774 |
Come meet the good, the bad, and the ugly—yes, germs! There’s so much to discover about germs. Did you know that germs make your stomach growl as they break down your food? Or that they can travel the world on anything from fleas and ticks to trains and buses? Told from the perspective of Sam the Salmonella, this informative picture book introduces young readers to helpful and harmful germs, exploring their discovery; the breakout of historic diseases; the invention of pasteurization, vaccination, and penicillin; and other fascinating details about the world of microscopic organisms. A Christy Ottaviano Book
Author | : ROD. BARKMAN |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2024 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9788892324930 |
Author | : Jason Tetro |
Publisher | : Doubleday Canada |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2016-02-02 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0385685777 |
SOME GERMS ARE OUT TO GET US. . . . But we shouldn’t let a delinquent, pathogenic minority taint our view of the other 99.9 per cent. The microbes living on and inside us outnumber the cells in our bodies three to one. Many provide services on which our well-being, our moods, our very lives depend. They help to digest our food and operate the immune system. They trade information about potential mates when we kiss. They alert the brain to problems in different locations around the body. The balance of their populations in our gut is a crucial factor in our physical and mental health. The effect of germs on our lives is not, however, a one-way street. We can help their efforts by the way we lead our lives. The Germ Files is a one-stop source of the most up-to-date, life-changing information on our relationship with microbes, presented in concise and highly readable items grouped by theme. Areas covered include health, hygiene, sex, childcare, nutrition and dieting. The Germ Files will answer your questions about everything from preventing flu to selecting probiotics, while constantly surprising you with revelations about the miraculous workings of the microscopic world.
Author | : Philip M. Tierno |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 2004-01-06 |
Genre | : Health & Fitness |
ISBN | : 9780743421881 |
Traces the history of germs, discussing how germs have been viewed and treated throughout time and explains why germs now pose an even greater risk to mankind than ever before.
Author | : Phillip K. Peterson |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 314 |
Release | : 2020-08-08 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1633886352 |
This is the only book that tells both sides of the story of germs: that they are critically important for our health and that the dangers of emerging pathogens continue to wreak havoc in our bodies and around the world. With straight-forward and engaging writing, infectious diseases physician Phillip Peterson surveys how our understanding of viruses has changed throughout history, from early plagues and pandemics to more recent outbreaks like HIV/AIDS, Ebola, Zika, and Coronavirus. Microbes also takes on contemporary issues like the importance of vaccinations in the face of the growing anti-vaxxer movement, as well as the rise of cutting-edge health treatments like fecal transplants. Peterson relays his first-hand experience dealing with an unprecedented emergence of new microbial threats. Yet at the same time he has witnessed the astounding recent discoveries of the crucial role of the microbes that colonize our body surfaces in human health. Microbes explains for general readers where these germs came from, what they do to and for us, and what can be done to stop the bad actors and foster the benefactors.
Author | : Lorraine Connolly Rn |
Publisher | : AuthorHouse |
Total Pages | : 22 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 1449046967 |
Sickness from germs will never go away. Some infections like the flu are very contagious. The more complicated the world gets, it seems like we frequently forget the fundamentals. This book teaches children two fundamental ways to prevent disease transmission or in simpler terms, to keep the bad germs out of our bodies. Do you know the number one way to prevent infections to ourselves or others? Hint, it's easy. Can you tell me a second way to prevent infections? Hint, it's easy. By reading this book to a child the child will gain powerful knowledge to use for the rest of his or her life and the adults will gently be reminded. Stay healthy, you're in control of this more than you think!
Author | : Judith Anne Rice |
Publisher | : Follettbound |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 1997-04-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781404688230 |