Getting What We Deserve: Health and Medical Care in AmericaJohns Hopkins University Press, 16 nov 2009 - 152 pagina's One of America's leading public health experts finds a host of ills in this country's health care system: • The United States spends nearly twice as much on health care as the rest of the developed world, yet has higher infant mortality rates and shorter longevity than most nations. In his blunt assessment of the state of public health in America, Alfred Sommer argues that human behavior has a stronger effect on wellness than almost any other factor. Despite exciting advances in genomic research and cutting-edge medicine, Sommer explains, most illness can be avoided or managed with simple, low-tech habits such as proper hand washing, regular exercise, a balanced diet, and not smoking. But, as he also shows, this is easier said than done. Sommer finds that our fascination with medical advances sometimes keeps us from taking responsibility for our individual well-being. Instead of focusing on prevention, we wait for medical science to cure us once we become sick. Humorous, sometimes acerbic, and always well informed, Sommer's thought-provoking book will change the way you look at health care in America. |
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... heart disease in the United States dropped by nearly half , long before potent lipid - low- ering medications or bypass surgery was available ( Figure 11 ) . Wealthy countries today have widely varying rates of death from heart disease ...
... Heart Disease United States 1930 1960 Year 1990 1996 FIGURE 11. HEART DISEASE : A PUBLIC HEALTH TRIUMPH . Death rate from heart disease in the United States , 1900-1996 . U.S. death rates from heart disease , primarily coronary artery ...
... cardiovascular disease : and smok- ing , 40 ; stroke's risk factors , 31 . See also heart disease cataract surgery , 85 , 86 causality , complexity of , 32–36 , 57-58 cortisol , 33 cowpox , 14 Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease , 22-23 C ...
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From Few to Manyin Fits and Starts | 1 |
Disease Is THE SUM OF ALL EVILS | 10 |
Sometimes Destiny Sometimes Not | 26 |
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