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1) CRISPR: Genome Editing and Engineering: And Related Issues

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Wexler, Barbara

Language

English

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Offers a clear and comprehensive introduction to CRISPR and related topics. Entries include foundational concepts, key scientific figures and historical themes, ethical issues, and advances in the science.

2) Growing old in America

Author

Wexler, Barbara

Series

Information Plus reference

Pub. Date

[2008]

Edition

2008 edition.

Language

English

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Explores the current condition of growing old in the United States. Includes the economic status of older people; Medicare and Medicaid; the living arrangements of older adults; working and retirement; and the education levels, voting trends, and political behavior of older Americans. Physical and mental health problems; drug and alcohol abuse; care for seniors; crime; and death and dying are also covered.

3) AIDS/HIV

Author

Wexler, Barbara

Series

Gale virtual reference library

Pub. Date

[2008]

Edition

2008 edition.

Language

English

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Includes information on the nature of AIDS/HIV and the AIDS epidemic; symptoms and transmittal; patterns and trends in AIDS/HIV surveillance; populations at risk; children, adolescents, and AIDS/HIV; AIDS/HIV cost and treatment; people living with AIDS/HIV; testing, prevention, and education; HIV and AIDS worldwide; and knowledge, awareness, behavior, and opinion of those affected by AIDS/HIV.

4) Weight in America: obesity, eating disorders, and other health risks

Author

Wexler, Barbara

Series

Information Plus reference

Pub. Date

2009.

Edition

2008 edition.

Language

English

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Provides information from academic and governmental sources on every aspect of overweight, obesity, and eating disorders, including their prevalence in the United States, their consequences, public opinion about them, and methods of combating them.

5) Health and wellness: illness among Americans

Author

Wexler, Barbara

Series

Information Plus reference

Pub. Date

2009.

Edition

2008 edition.

Language

English

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Examines health and wellness among Americans, including the ways in which illness is currently prevented, identified, and treated. Describes the most common types of chronic, degenerative, genetic, and infectious diseases, as well as the concepts of mental health and illness. Covers both traditional and alternative medicine.

6) Quick check guide to organic foods

Author

Wexler, Barbara

Pub. Date

[2015]

Language

English

7) Barron's quick check guide to organic foods

Author

Wexler, Barbara

Series

Quick check

Pub. Date

[2015]

Language

English

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"Following an organic diet can be a wise choice. But understanding the many terms out in the marketplace--from "natural" to "all natural" and even "organic" vs. "100% organic" can be tricky. What does it mean if a product is labeled "all natural?" Are the health benefits of buying organic even worth it? Which fruits and vegetables contain the lowest amounts of pesticides--and the highest? With the help of this no-nonsense guide, readers can make intelligent...