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Why We Get Sick

The New Science of Darwinian Medicine

The New Science of Darwinian Medicine

By Randolph M. Nesse, MD and George C. Williams

By Randolph M. Nesse, MD and George C. Williams

By Randolph M. Nesse, MD and George C. Williams

By Randolph M. Nesse, MD and George C. Williams

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Jan 30, 1996 | ISBN 9780679746744

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Feb 08, 2012 | ISBN 9780307816009

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    About Why We Get Sick

    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.

    About Why We Get Sick

    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.

    About Randolph M. Nesse, MD

    Randolph M. Nesse, MD, is a founder of the field of evolutionary medicine and co-author with George C. Williams of… More about Randolph M. Nesse, MD

    About George C. Williams

    George C. Williams, Ph.D., is a professor emeritus of ecology and evolution at the State University at Stony Brook and… More about George C. Williams

    About Randolph M. Nesse, MD

    Randolph M. Nesse, MD, is a founder of the field of evolutionary medicine and co-author with George C. Williams of… More about Randolph M. Nesse, MD

    About George C. Williams

    George C. Williams, Ph.D., is a professor emeritus of ecology and evolution at the State University at Stony Brook and… More about George C. Williams

    Product Details

    Category: Health & Fitness | Science

    Paperback | $17.00
    Published by Vintage
    Jan 30, 1996 | 304 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780679746744

    Category: Health & Fitness | Science

    Ebook | $13.99
    Published by Vintage
    Feb 08, 2012 | 304 Pages | ISBN 9780307816009

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    Praise

    “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

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