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Why We Get Sick : The New Science of Darwinian Medicine by George C. Williams and Randolph M. Nesse (1996, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100679746749
ISBN-139780679746744
eBay Product ID (ePID)102866092
Product Key Features
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameWhy We Get Sick : the New Science of Darwinian Medicine
Publication Year1996
SubjectHealth Care Issues, Preventive Medicine, Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology, Healthy Living, Diseases
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaHealth & Fitness, Science, Medical
AuthorGeorge C. Williams, Randolph M. Nesse
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight9 Oz
Item Length7.9 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition20
Reviews"By bringing the evolutionary vision systematically into one of the last unconquered provinces, Nesse and Williams have devised not only means for the improvement of medicine but fundamental new insights into the human condition."--Edward O. Wilson, Harvard University "In moving the focus from 'how' to 'why' questions, Nesse and Williams introduce readers to a new way of thinking about illness, one that promises to be of increasing interest as...our culture turns toward evolutionary explanations for human predicaments."--Peter D. Kramer, author of Listening to Prozac
Dewey Decimal610/.1
SynopsisThe next time you get sick, consider this before picking up the aspirin: your body may be doing exactly what it's supposed to. In this ground-breaking book, two pioneers of the science of Darwinian medicine argue that illness as well as the factors that predispose us toward it are subject to the same laws of natural selection that otherwise make our bodies such miracles of design. Among the concerns they raise: When may a fever be beneficial? Why do pregnant women get morning sickness? How do certain viruses "manipulate" their hosts into infecting others? What evolutionary factors may be responsible for depression and panic disorder? Deftly summarizing research on disorders ranging from allergies to Alzheimer's, and form cancer to Huntington's chorea, Why We Get Sick, answers these questions and more. The result is a book that will revolutionize our attitudes toward illness and will intrigue and instruct lay person and medical practitioners alike.
