Lily Diseases and Pests
Descriptions of the main diseases and pests that affect lilies - and how to avoid them. One of the most serious lily diseases, Botrytis, has already been mentioned in my article Growing Lilies on The West Coast. Botrytis is a fungus infection ... [... more]
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Poliomyelitis
Polio (poliomyelitis) mainly affects children under five years of age. One in 200 infections leads to irreversible paralysis (usually in the legs). Among those paralysed, 5% to 10% die when their breathing muscles become immobilized. Polio cases ... [... more]
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Yellow fever
Yellow fever is a viral disease that has caused large epidemics in Africa and the Americas. It can be recognized from historic texts stretching back 400 years. Infection causes a wide spectrum of disease, from mild symptoms to severe illness and ... [... more]
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Dengue and dengue haemorrhagic fever
Dengue is a mosquito-borne infection that causes a severe flu-like illness, and sometimes a potentially lethal complication called dengue haemorrhagic fever. Global incidence of dengue has grown dramatically in recent decades. Dengue is found in ... [... more]
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Infections and Inequalities: The Modern Plagues
 Shining a Light: Dr. Farmer sums up what you can hear in his lectures (he is an amazing speaker), read in journals, and hear in his interviews: The "modern day plagues" result directly from Structural Violence. I read this book for my culture [... more]
CDN$23.91
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Healing Childhood Ear Infections: Prevention, Home Care, ...
very good alternative methods to healing ear infections: This book reviews many different alternative medicines and therapies for healing ear infections. It covers the over all health and nutritional needs of children and how they relate to the healing [... more]
CDN$20.95
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East Infection
East, west: Imagine a crazed gypsy violinist (like Peter Sellers on the Muppets?) lost in the middle of a punk-rock festival. By the time he staggers out, he's infected with the music. That's about the sound of Gogol Bordello, who recently broke out with [... more]
CDN$18.99
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Infection
Expect creeps and gross out rather than shocks with this one: The old joke is that you should avoid going to hospitals when you are not feeling well because there are too many sick people there. "Kansen" ("Infection") takes place in a [... more]
CDN$15.61
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Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Childhood
Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Childhood: Don't order this unless you are a medical doctor. This was written by a doctor who was trying to get a PHD and this was his dissertation. Not much in it for the layperson. Author: Uwe Blecker Binding: [... more]
CDN$20.02
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Management of Respiratory Tract Infections
Very handy book: A pocket book on Respiratory Track Infections, detailed explanations of four-five infections of the respiratory track. Starting with pneumonia, which is more than half of the book due to variations and than cough and cold. A book to read [... more]
CDN$25.95
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Infections of Leisure
In someways an antidote to hypochondria: I bought this book a few months ago, and after some thought on it's relevance to canoe-tripping,I wanted to bring it to the attention of others. Despite the fact that this book is published by the American Society [... more]
CDN$61.95
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East Infection
Amazon.ca: The East Infection, premier album de Ramachandra Borcar, alias D.J. Ram, disc-jockey montréalais bien connu, est placé sous le signe de l'éclectisme. The East Infection est plein de surprises et de moments étonnants [... more]
CDN$18.99
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