Описание: From asthma to Crohn s disease, everyone knows someone who suffers from an allergic or autoimmune disorder. And if it appears that the prevalence of these maladies has increased recently, that s because it has to levels never before seen in human history. These days no fewer than one in five and likely more Americans suffers from one of these ailments. We seem newly, and bafflingly, vulnerable to immune system malfunction. Why? One possibility is that we have systematically cleaned ourselves to illness; this belief challenges deeply entrenched notions about the value of societal hygiene and the harmful nature of microbes. Yet scientists investigating the rampant immune dysfunction in the developed world have inevitably arrived at this conclusion. To address this global epidemic of absence, they must restore the human ecosystem. This groundbreaking book explores the promising but controversial worm therapy deliberate infection with parasitic worms in development to treat autoimmune disease. It explains why farmers children so rarely get hay fever, why allergy is less prevalent in former Eastern Bloc countries, and how one cancer-causing bacterium may be good for us. It probes the link between autism and a dysfunctional immune system. It investigates the newly apparent fetal origins of allergic disease that a mother s inflammatory response imprints on her unborn child, tipping the scales toward allergy. "An Epidemic of Absence" is a brilliant, cutting-edge exploration of the dramatic rise of allergic and autoimmune diseases and the controversial, potentially groundbreaking therapies that scientists are developing to correct these disorders."
Автор: Velasquez, Eric Название: Pulpo Guisado ISBN: 0823448649 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780823448647 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 1654.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: What do you do when an octopus captures Grandma? Put on your superhero cape and rescue her Award-winning Afro-Latino artist Eric Velasquez's delightfully meta story is now in Spanish. The octopus Grandma is cooking has grown to titanic proportions. " Tenga cuidado " Ramsey shouts. "Be careful " But it's too late. The octopus traps Grandma Ramsey must use both art and intellect to free his beloved abuela. Then the story takes a surprising twist. And it can be read two ways. Open the fold-out pages to find Ramsey telling a story to his family. Keep the pages folded, and Ramsey's octopus adventure is real. This beautifully illustrated picture book, drawn from the author's childhood memories, celebrates creativity, heroism, family, grandmothers, grandsons, Puerto Rican food, Latinx culture and more. With an author's note and the Velasquez family recipe for Octopus Stew
Автор: Lavallee Andrew, Velasquez Leticia Название: From the Hub to the Heart: My Journey ISBN: 0991521420 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780991521425 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2585.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Stevenson, R. A. M. Название: The art of velasquez ISBN: 142863245X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781428632455 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 5508.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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