{"product_id":"why-we-get-sick-the-new-science-of-darwinian-medicine-paperback","title":"Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRandolph M. Nesse\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGeorge C. Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen may a fever be beneficial?\u003cbr\u003eWhy do pregnant women get morning sickness?\u003cbr\u003eHow do certain viruses \"manipulate\" their hosts into infecting others?\u003cbr\u003eWhat evolutionary factors may be responsible for depression and panic disorder? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeftly summarizing research on disorders ranging from allergies to Alzheimer's, and form cancer to Huntington's chorea, \u003ci\u003eWhy We Get Sick, \u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRandolph M Nesse, M.D.\u003c\/b\u003e, is a practicing physcian and professor and associate chair for education and academic affairs in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan Medical School. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge C. Williams, Ph.D\u003c\/b\u003e., is a professor emeritus of ecology and evolution at the State University at Stony Brook and editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Quarterly Review of Biology.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.02 x 5.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 30, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756924961056,"sku":"9780679746744","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7cc5d262782eca26e6cc209b025e5e1b.webp?v=1780089340","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/why-we-get-sick-the-new-science-of-darwinian-medicine-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}