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"From one of the world's foremost physicians and researchers, a monumental work that radically redefines our conventional conceptions of health and illness to offer new methods for living a long, healthy life. After considering the discoveries that have led to progress in treating some dis...
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Free Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2012. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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"From one of the world's foremost physicians and researchers, a monumental work that radically redefines our conventional conceptions of health and illness to offer new methods for living a long, healthy life. After considering the discoveries that have led to progress in treating some diseases, Dr. David B. Agus asked an essential question: Why aren't we better at curing illnesses like cancer? Based on his groundbreaking research and the clinical trials he has conducted at the nation's leading medical centers, he came to the realization that we've been approaching medicine from a faulty per |
| Carrier Form: | 351 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9781451610192 145161019X |
| Index Number: | RA776 |
| CLC: | R36 |
| Call Number: | R36/A284-1 |
| Contents: | Introduction: Notes from the edge: how a cancer doctor met his greatest challenge to end all illness -- Part I: The science and art of defining your health. What is health?: a new definition that changes everything ; A pound of cure: the simple ways to measure your health today and accept trade-offs in designing your health for tomorrow ; Go back to the future: why it pays to know your history and how to get it ; Rotten eggs and cute chicks: how environmental impacts can be huge where we least expect them, and insignificant where we most expect them ; Two French restaurants, one without butt |