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Acclaimed author Skloot brilliantly weaves together the story of Henrietta Lacks—a woman whose cells have been unwittingly used for scientific research since the 1950s—with the birth of bioethics, and the dark history of experimentation on... [ More...]
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Oddly compelling and often hilarious, Roach visits the good deeds of cadavers over the centuries and tells the engrossing story of our bodies when we are no longer with them.
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A National Bestseller, a "New York Times" Notable Book, and an "Entertainment Weekly" Best Book of the Year It's the summer of 1854, and London is just emerging as one of the first modern cities in the world. But lacking the infrastructure-garbage removal,... [ More...]
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This completely revised, comprehensive guide to the theory and practice of Chinese medicine and healing includes additional psychological and physiological material derived from historical Chinese sources and new supporting data from Western clinical... [ More...]
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Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells—taken without her knowledge—became one of the most important tools in medicine.... [ More...]
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An engrossing and lively history of the fearsome and mythologized virus. In the tradition of "The Emperor of All Maladies" and "The Great Influenza," journalist Wasik and veterinarian Murphy chart the history, science, and cultural mythology of rabies.
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The 1964 murder of a nationally known cancer researcher sets the stage for this gripping expose of medical professionals enmeshed in covert government operations over the course of three decades. Following a trail of police records, FBI files, cancer... [ More...]
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More than 133 million Americans live with chronic illness, accounting for nearly three-quarters of all health care dollars, and untold pain. There has been an alarming rise in illnesses that defy diagnosis through clinical tests or have no known cure.... [ More...]
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This ground-breaking contribution to medicine and healing includes information on ways to treat nervous disorders, indigestion, heart problems, and cancer.
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