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Consumer Reports (via EBSCO magazine database)

Find product reviews and ratings on thousands of products. Click on the full-text link to search.

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Consumer Reports (Website)

As a library user, you have access to all the valuable content on Consumer Reports through your library membership. NOTE - This resource is available to in-district users/card holders whose card number starts with a "4".

Unlimited access to unbiased ratings and reviews for over 8,500 products and services
-Test scores on performance, safety and reliability
-Shopping advice to save you time and money
-Expert buying guides and how-to videos
-Latest news on recalls, health, money & food

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Coping When a Parent Has PTSD

This book examines how PTSD affects individuals and families and empowers youth to cope with the PTSD of a parent. It explores root causes and provides tools for mitigating the sometimes-considerable stress of having a parent with PTSD, including personal and family therapy.

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Crazy-Stressed: Saving Today's Overwhelmed Teens with Love, Laughter, and the Science of Resilience

Packed with insights from neuroscience and psychology, real-life case studies, and a dose of humor, this book sheds light on the teen brain and offers a wealth of resiliency-boosting strategies.

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Epidemics and Pandemics: From Ancient Plagues to Modern-Day Threats

This book discusses epidemics and pandemics, their impact on public health, and how they shape and are shaped by political, economic, and social forces.

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Teen Self-Injury

This title examines how self-injury affects individuals and society, investigates how people are working to put an end to self-injury, and analyzes the controversies and conflicting viewpoints surrounding the issue.

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The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Covers all aspects of the subject including therapies, conditions/diseases, herbs/plants, and people. Identifies numerous types of alternative medicine being practiced today, including reflexology, acupressure, acupuncture, chelation therapy, kinesiology, yoga, chiropractic, Feldenkrais, polarity therapy, detoxification, naturopathy, Chinese medicine, biofeedback, Ayurveda and osteopathy.

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The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Includes information on almost 2,000 medical disorders and concepts. Each article includes in-depth discussion of causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, procedures, and other related topics.

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