 | 2004 - 310 pages
"The figures that Sander L. Gilman considers, from the ugly fat man with the beautiful sylph trapped inside to the smart fat boy to the aging body desirous of rejuvenation ... | |
 | Sander L. Gilman - 2008 - 237 pages
The modern world is faced with a terrifying new ‘disease’, that of ‘obesity’. As people get fatter, we have come to see excess weight as unhealthy, morally repugnant and ... | |
 | Mark Jackson - 2009 - 272 pages
Asthma is a familiar and growing disease today, but its story goes back to the ancient world, as we know from accounts in ancient texts from China, India, Greece and Rome. It ... | |
 | Christopher Hamlin - 2009 - 368 pages
Cholera is a frightening disease. Victims are wracked by stomach cramps and suffer intense diarrhoea. Death can come within hours.Though now seeming a distant memory in Europe ... | |
 | Robert Tattersall - 2009 - 240 pages
Diabetes is a disease with a fascinating history and one that has been growing dramatically with urbanization. According to the World Health Authority, it now affects 4.6% of ... | |
 | David Weatherall - 2010 - 272 pages
Thalassaemia is the most common type of genetic disorder in the human population, and one of the first whose genetic basis was established.Written by Sir David Weatherall, an ... | |
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