Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine

By (author): "George C. Williams, Randolph M. Nesse"

Genres:Nonfiction books Science books Medicine books Medical books Health books Biology books Evolution books

Publish Date: January 31st 1994

Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine

ISBN0679746749

ISBN139780679746744

AsinWhy We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine

Original titleWhy We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine

The answers are in this groundbreaking book by two founders of the emerging science of Darwinian medicine, who deftly synthesize the latest research on disorders ranging from allergies to Alzheimer's and from cancer to Huntington's chorea. Why We Get Sick compels readers to reexamine the age-old attitudes toward sickness. Line drawings.