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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... human pathogens have killed off virtually every hu- man host within a limited geographic range . This was obviously bad for both the host and the pathogen . More often , some humans ( and the causative pathogen ) survive . In ways that ...
... humans , emerged from nowhere to become a global threat . Human papilloma virus ( HPV ) , Helicobacter pylori , and other microbes are now known to be responsible for diseases that until recently were thought to be of nonmicrobial ...
... human host and the original animal - adapted virus ( wherever it remains in hiding ) have survived to fight another day . may The recent panic ( and remaining concerns ) over avian flu is built on several premises : there will be a ...
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