Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disorder of the lungs and digestive system, and is the most common fatal hereditary disease in the U.S. While there is no cure for cystic fibrosis, many recent developments in medicine and gene therapy have made it easier for people to live their lives with this debilitating disease. (20051001)
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"Captioned photos and diagrams illustrate each book and both volumes have source notes, a list of organizations and Web sites, and a bibliography that will be useful for report writers, debaters, and parents of children diagnosed with these disfunctions."
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"These books provide the kind of information that a student may need either for an assigned research project or for personal enlightment and assistance. Highly Recommended"
--Library Media Connection, October 2005 (Library Media Connection 20020501)
"Volumes explore causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. New research techniques are described in detail. Each disorder is fully explained in non-technical terms."
-- School Library Journal (March 2003) (School Library Journal 20011001)
"Overall, the information...is more thorough and accessible than that in many books. Well-done and intuitively organized."
-- School Library Journal (May 2002) (School Library Journal 20010901)
"Primary-source quotes personalize the experiences. A solid addition to the mental-health sections."
-- School Library Journal (October 2001) (School Library Journal 20010401)
"Sheen covers its history, diagnosis, treatment, and solutions to some everyday problems associated with it. Black-and-white captioned photos are scattered throughout. A solid choice for students with a person interest or research requests on the topic."
-- School Library Journal (September 2001) (School Library Journal )
"Factful and useful books that approach their subjects as puzzlers for which great strides have been made in the last few decades in terms of diagnosis and treatment."
-- School Library Journal (April 2001) (School Library Journal )
-- Booklist (October 2001) (Booklist 20030301)
"These books provide the kind of information that a student may need either for an assigned research project or for personal enlightment and assistance. Highly Recommended"
--Library Media Connection, October 2005 (Library Media Connection 20020501)
"Volumes explore causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. New research techniques are described in detail. Each disorder is fully explained in non-technical terms."
-- School Library Journal (March 2003) (School Library Journal 20011001)
"Overall, the information...is more thorough and accessible than that in many books. Well-done and intuitively organized."
-- School Library Journal (May 2002) (School Library Journal 20010901)
"Primary-source quotes personalize the experiences. A solid addition to the mental-health sections."
-- School Library Journal (October 2001) (School Library Journal 20010401)
"Sheen covers its history, diagnosis, treatment, and solutions to some everyday problems associated with it. Black-and-white captioned photos are scattered throughout. A solid choice for students with a person interest or research requests on the topic."
-- School Library Journal (September 2001) (School Library Journal )
"Factful and useful books that approach their subjects as puzzlers for which great strides have been made in the last few decades in terms of diagnosis and treatment."
-- School Library Journal (April 2001) (School Library Journal )
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This review is from: Diseases and Disorders - Cystic Fibrosis (Hardcover)
Melissa Abramovitz's book is a good source of information for a young adult or a science-challenged older adult like this Potato Head. The reader will get a description of cystic fibrosis and an explanation of its symptoms and causes. Other topics are treatments for the various symptoms of the disease and current research for a cure and medicines to alleviate symptoms. A positive note repeated throughout the book is that though cystic fibrosis used to be a death sentence, those with the disease are living longer and longer each year.
After this book aroused my interest and thirst for more information, I traveled to youtube and found many short videos on the topic of various quality.
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