Medicine and Evolution : Current Applications, Future Prospects Hardcover

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“Used very good condition for a pre-owned textbook. PICTURES ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.”
Topic
Medicine
Binding
Hardcover
Weight
1.3 lbs
Product Group
Book
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ISBN
9781420051346
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
CRC Press LLC
ISBN-10
1420051342
ISBN-13
9781420051346
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57025898

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
316 Pages
Publication Name
Medicine and Evolution : Current Applications, Future Prospects
Language
English
Subject
Life Sciences / Evolution, Life Sciences / General, Life Sciences / Developmental Biology, Life Sciences / Biology
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Author
Paul O'higgins
Subject Area
Science
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
20.8 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2008-010668
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
599.93/8
Table Of Content
Introduction. Environments, Adaptation, and Evolutionary Medicine, Should We Be Eating a Stone Age Diet? Human Protein Requirements and Infection Stress among Young Children at the Origins of Agriculture. Evolutionary Perspectives on Type 2 Diabetes in Asia, Seasonality. Climatic Unpredictability, Food Deprivation, and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Evolution and Endocrinology, The Regulation of Pregnancy Outcomes . Evolutionary Paediatrics, A Case Study in Applying Darwinian Medicine . The Role of Helminthes in Human Evolution, Implications for Global Health in the 21st Century . Nonbizarre Delusions as Strategic Deception. Practical Aspects of Evolutionary Medicine. Comparative and Evolutionary Biology in Medical and Dental Education. Is There a Place for Evolutionary Medicine in UK Medical Education? Would Darwin Recognize Himself Here? Index.
Synopsis
Highlighting exciting areas of research into the evolutionary basis of health and disease, this book employs a multidisciplinary perspective to emphasize practical applications and address how evolutionary medicine may inform clinical practice as well as medical education. Presenting new data and weighing relevant evidence, the book introduces novel viewpoints on nutrition, diabetes, fertility, pediatrics, immune response, and psychiatry. It discusses when evolutionary viewpoints might and might not be useful and conduct critical debates on controversial areas such as race-based pharmaceuticals., Can an evolutionary perspective be integrated in day-to-day practice and is it of value in medical education and training? If so, when and how? Highlighting exciting areas of research into the evolutionary basis of health and disease, Medicine and Evolution: Current Applications and Future Prospects answers these questions and more. It draws on work from anthropologists, life scientists, and clinicians to provide a multidisciplinary perspective. Contributors emphasize practical applications and address how their work may inform clinical practice and medical education. They consider when evolutionary viewpoints might and might not be useful and conduct critical debates on controversial areas such as race-based pharmaceuticals. Presenting new data and weighing relevant evidence, the book introduces novel viewpoints on nutrition, diabetes, fertility, pediatrics, immune response, and psychiatry. The book brings anthropologically sophisticated, evidence-based discussions to common beliefs such as the role decreased parasite load plays in increasing vulnerability to certain diseases, variations in human environments and human adaptability, daily protein requirements, reasons for early pregnancy loss, and optimal mother-infant sleeping arrangements, as well as fresh ideas about syndromes as diverse as delusions and polycystic ovary syndrome. A critical assessment of evolutionary medicine and its potential to unlock the mysteries behind some of today's most baffling chronic diseases, this book provides physicians with a more accurate view of the body and a better ability to assess health and disease.
LC Classification Number
GN281.4M43 2008

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