Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine by Randolph M. Nesse (Eng

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Applying the principles of evolutionary biology to the problems of medicine, answers questions about aging, obesity, cancer, infection, and death.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

The 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.

Author Biography

Randolph M Nesse, M.D., is a practicing physcian and professor and associate chair for education and academic affairs in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan Medical School.George C. Williams, Ph.D., is a professor emeritus of ecology and evolution at the State University at Stony Brook and editor of The Quarterly Review of Biology.

Review

"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

Review Quote

"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

Details ISBN0679746749 Author George C. Williams Short Title WHY WE GET SICK Language English ISBN-10 0679746749 ISBN-13 9780679746744 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 610.4 Imprint Vintage Books Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Edition 1st Pages 304 Series Vintage Subtitle The New Science of Darwinian Medicine DOI 10.1604/9780679746744 AU Release Date 1996-01-30 NZ Release Date 1996-01-30 US Release Date 1996-01-30 UK Release Date 1996-01-30 Publisher Random House USA Inc Year 1996 Publication Date 1996-01-30 Audience General We've got this

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