"Although inflammation is one of the body's first responses to infection, overactive immune responses can cause chronic inflammatory diseases. Long-term low-grade inflammation has also been identified as a risk factor for other diseases. Diet, immunity and inflammation provides a comprehensive introduction to immunity and inflammation and the role that diet and nutrition play with regard to this key bodily response. Part one, an introductory section,...

Ralphie's sick and can't host the Frizzle News Network TV show on health-until Ms. Frizzle and the gang travel inside his bloodstream to learn how the human body fights germs. Ms. Frizzle the science teacher leads readers on a fantastic journey in the name of science. These amazing books will delight young audiences with their humorous but factual accounts of the workings of the earth, how humans digest food, and how water is purified. Reviewers have...