Health Technology

Bones are the framework of our bodies, but they are much more than that. This book looks at the functions of bones: what they are made of, how they connect to muscles, and how joints work.

Everything a young listener needs to know about obesity: what it is, how it happens, and how to help solve the problem. The audiobook also presents real-life stories of kids who struggle with obesity.

Futurologist Luna Lee presents possibilities for the future of medicine in the next 100 years.

If a strange person asks to be your online friend, do you know what to do? Don’t worry if you don’t. This book is here to help! Learn tech-savvy ways to keep your social networking sites safe without taking away all the fun!

In fall, people play and get ready for winter. See how they celebrate this fun season.

What is new about how teenagers communicate through services such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram? Do social media affect the quality of teens' lives? In this eye-opening book, youth culture and technology expert Danah Boyd uncovers some of the major myths regarding teens' use of social media. She explores tropes about identity, privacy, safety, danger, and bullying. Ultimately, Boyd argues that society fails young people when paternalism and protectionism hinder teenagers' ability to become informed, thoughtful, and engaged citizens through their online interactions.

If you struggle with a highly sensitive personality, this memoir and collection of stories will help you heal and flourish. Benita A. Esposito is a licensed professional counselor and best-selling author with four decades of professional experience. Even smart high-achievers have themes on their hero’s journey to the authentic self, and these were hers. What unconsciously drew her to an emotionally distant relationship or an emotionally abusive relationship? Why did she feel so hurt when others judged her? Why was she so tired? What compelled her toward self actualization?

If a classmate sends threatening emails to you, do you know what to do? Don’t worry if you don’t. This book is here to help! Learn tech-savvy ways to keep bullies out of your technology - without taking away all the fun!

In the 1920s cotton buyer Earle Dickson worked for Johnson & Johnson and had a klutzy wife who often cut herself. The son of a doctor, Earle set out to create an easier way for her to bandage her injuries. Band-Aids were born, but Earle's bosses at the pharmaceutical giant weren't convinced, and it wasn't until the Boy Scouts of America tested Earle's prototype that this ubiquitous household staple was made available to the public.

In this astonishing book, Mark Woolhouse recounts the history of the COVID-19 pandemic through the eyes of a scientist at the very centre of the action. He explores the failures and successes of the United Kingdom’s, and the world’s, response to the virus, shows how he briefed both the British and Scottish governments on the scale of the fight ahead and candidly describes the challenges scientists faced when working with politicians.

The Secret Body is a gripping drama of discovery and a landmark account of the dawning revolution in human health that reveals a hitherto invisible universe within each of us.

Yoga is an old and complex practice, spread out from the Indian perspective. It began as a basic practice and has become prominent as a technique for overseeing progressing physical and mental thriving. Normal yoga as practiced in the US consistently includes authentic positions (asanas), breathing frameworks (pranayama), and appraisal (Dyana).

Everything a young listener needs to know about allergies: what they are, how they are caused, what the symptoms are, and how they are treated. The text also presents real-life stories of kids who experience allergies.

Everything a young listener needs to know about pink eye: what it is, how it happens, what the symptoms are, and how it is treated. This audiobook also presents real-life stories of kids who experience pink eye.

Erno Rubik was a child when he first became obsessed with puzzles of all kinds. "Puzzles", he writes, "bring out important qualities in each of us: concentration, curiosity, a sense of play, the eagerness to discover a solution". To Rubik, puzzles aren't just games - they're creativity machines. He encourages us to embrace our inner curiosity and find the puzzles that surround us in our everyday lives. "If you are determined, you will solve them", he writes. Rubik's own puzzle, the Cube, has been solved by millions worldwide for more than 40 years....

Whether you are taking the Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Risk Adjustment Coder (CRC), other coding certification or moving towards your Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) credential, there is a point where you’ll run into pharmacology, maybe as part of your coursework or in a standalone class. '

Ängste, Depressionen und Burnout sind zu Volkskrankheiten geworden. Die Zahl der Betroffenen übersteigt die der Therapeuten bei Weitem. Was können Erkrankte tun, wenn niemand Zeit für sie hat? Nach ausgiebigen Tests und Recherchen ist Klaus Bernhardt der festen Überzeugung, dass sich künstliche Intelligenz – allen voran ChatGPT – hervorragend als erste Anlaufstation für Menschen mit psychischen Problemen eignet. Ihnen erklärt der renommierte Psychotherapeut anhand vieler Beispiele und einem großen Praxisteil, wie sie die KI richtig steuern, um passgenaue Soforthilfe zu erhalten.

Letting go of negative thoughts is one of the most important steps to living a successful, fulfilling life, but also often the most difficult. In this practical, research-based guide, best-selling authors Brian Tracy and psychotherapist Christina Stein present their "Psychology of Achievement" program to help you identify and overcome detrimental patterns and ideas preventing you from achieving your goals or feeling happy and satisfied in your life.

In this trailblazing book, Dr. Mark Rego, who has practiced psychiatry and taught at Yale for thirty years, explores why mental illness and stress are skyrocketing alongside technology ostensibly created to improve our world. Using decades of experience and pioneering scientific research, Dr. Rego presents his innovative hypothesis of Frontal Fatigue, the background condition from which many of us now suffer. Frontal Fatigue exists when the unique pressures of modern life overwhelm the prefrontal cortex, the part of our brains that can make us susceptible to mental illness.

An ordinary Utah college student named Reggie Shaw fatally strikes two rocket scientists while texting and driving. Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter Matt Richtel follows Reggie from the moment of the tragedy, through the police investigation, the state's groundbreaking prosecution, and ultimately, Reggie's wrenching admission of responsibility. Richtel parallels Reggie's journey with leading-edge scientific findings regarding human attention and the impact of technology on our brains.