Amazon.com's Best of 2001
In As the Future Catches You, Juan Enriquez of the Harvard Business School attempts to capture the trajectory of technological progress and understand the forces shaping our social and economic futures. Enriquez argues that February 2, 2001--the date that anyone with Internet access could contemplate the entire human genome--is akin to 1492 and Columbus's discovery of America. Instead of a new continent however, Enriquez sees the alphabet of DNA (A, adenine; T, thymine; C, cytosine; and G, guanine) and predicts that it will be the "dominant language and economic driver of this century." While none of the ideas presented here are entirely new, As the Future Catches You stands out because of Enriquez's ability to view and connect trends--genomics in particular--in a way that just about anyone can understand. Eye-popping typography and graphics coupled with a compact and almost poetic writing style make this thought-provoking book one to savor. Highly recommended. --Harry C. Edwards
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If you think the world has changed dramatically in the last five years, you haven’t seen anything yet.
You will never look at the world in the same way after reading As the Future Catches You. Juan Enriquez puts you face to face with unprecedented political, ethical, economic, and financial issues, dramatically demonstrating the cascading impact of the genetic, digital, and knowledge revolutions on all our lives.
Genetics will be the dominant language of this century. Those who can “speak it” will acquire direct and deliberate control over all forms of life. But most countries and individuals remain illiterate in what is rapidly becoming the greatest single driver of the global economy. The choice is simple: Either learn to surf new and powerful waves of change—or get crushed trying to stop them. The future is catching us all. Let it catch you with your eyes wide open.
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Plainly bad..........2007-09-18
I am actually amazed to realize that this book has received so many positive reviews. It is pitiable from start to end. You could perhaps excuse Henriquez' poor writting style if only the content of the book had been something to cheer for. However this is not the case. Unfortunately Henriquez' argument for how genomics will shape the future of all things, is substantiated by oversimplifications and misconceptions generated by an evident lack of scientific knowledge on the author's behalf, or alternatively, a deliberate attempt to impress the unaware reader with overambitious and melodramatic factoids.
... but let us just analyse some of the statements in say, for instance, the
"MOSQUITOES" section, right among the starting pages:
"Mosquitoes
are flying hypodermic needles.
They can infect you with malaria, dengue, and other
awful things" Well... up to here everything is sort of correct - except for the fact that mosquitoes are nothing like hypodermic needles, but that mosquito's feeding apparatus, for instance, is an extremely complicated structure, quite unlike a single syringe, but hey... what do I know? - ... still, let us excuse the imprecision and awful writing style and read a bit more:
"They do so by transferring a little bit of genetic code
through their saliva..." Really? How does that happen then? Because, during the twelve years I have been studying the genetics of tropical diseases, I never heard of a publication where this has been shown... I had the idea that it was the entire microorganism (virus, parasite, bacteria, etc...) that was inoculated and then caused an infection, but apparently it is just a portion of its genetic code... or he is referring to the mosquito's genes? Help me, I'm confused...
"Into your bloodstream..."
"Which then reprograms part of the way your cells operate... "
"By changing your genetic code ever so slightly..." Oooohhhh, I'm scared...
"In ways that can make you very sick." Now, that's what I call an engaging writing style...
Unfortunately, it goes on and on for over two hundred pages...
The Optimistic Jew.......2007-08-31
Ostensibly a pronouncement about the extraordinary impact that genetics is about to make on human civilization I found his comments and supporting data on knowledge societies versus commodity societies most enlightening. You live in a country without natural resources? LUCKY YOU! You have a much better chance to live in a democratic country with constitutional protections of individual rights. Countries devoid of natural wealth must invest in their human capital. In the knowledge economy this is more likely to create wealth. Small countries with few natural resources have the highest per capita median incomes in the world. If you live in a resource rich country you are more likely to be ruled by thugs or clowns who enrich themselves by enabling large companies with know-how and technology to extract the resource. They have no need to invest in their human capital. Poverty is the result. Enriquez marshals impressive data to support this claim. My optimism about the future possibilities of the Jewish people and Israel (in my own book "The Optimistic Jew") stems to great degree from Enriquez's book. His observation that now lone individuals and single zip codes can create greater wealth than entire countries enabled me to envisage Israel becoming the richest country in the world in per capita, median income by 2030.
Extraordinarily provocative!.......2007-03-08
This book will make you think...a "must read" to understand what is going on in our increasingly science-driven world.
Information a bit dated........2007-02-11
The information in this book is a bit dated.
The author mostly ignores the stocking market tech-bubble crash, simply referring to it as the "Nasdaq Adjustment". A great deal of companies and employees were "adjusted" out of existance.
Back to the Future.......2006-10-01
This book is a blend of intresting observations and speculation on various hot technologies (gnemoics in particular) and it's likely impact on people and countries. It is an intresting book and can be easily followed by anybody (even without any intrest or knowledge of the subject). The page layout (with large typeface and fonts) may seem condescending to some of the serious readers, but i think it works in this case, since the book isn't verbose and the author packs thought and info in small sentences, which provokes one to pause and reflect. For eg: sample this: "there used to be one way of getting pregnant.. Now there are more than Seventeen" OR " A seed is an instruument designed to execute a genetic program that transforms soil, water and sun into Wood, Flower.. Fruit"
You need not know anything about Gneomics, Computers, Biology sciences or the various other technologies which this books quotes, to enjoy this book. It's pretty sweeping in scope and you need not necessarily agree with all that the author says about his versiion of the future (i did not). But, one can certainly give full marks to the author for making serious sciences entertaining, by sharing his thoughts on how it is/may impacting our lives.
The challenge and pitfalls in speculating about the future is ironically seen here - This book was written in 2001 and as such the author makes a glowing reference to the AOL-Timewarner merger (which later turned out into a disaster!); India and China are lumped as "having few resources, capital and respect for entrepreneurs", whereas the outsourcing boom in the last five years has clearly proved this wrong.
Not everyone will agree with the author's touting of Gene food (btw, this is not a default food in Europe) or the 'small population' advantage. Patents is relatively a western phenomenon, so comparing the number of patents of US to China or India seems out of place. Couple of chapters venture into politics of why many countries broke apart in the last fifty years and the treatment of it may seen one-dimensional. Afterall, the things that defines a nation is something more complex than what the author seems to define.
There is lot of great Links/references in the Appendix of the book for anybody intrested in exploring further on this topics.
Irrespective of what one's throughts are on the opinions and coverage in this book, i think this is a book which gives value for the time and money spend. It is thought provoking.
I would recommend it to all.
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More than 270,000 children, teens, and adults in the Untied States are survivors of childhood cancer. The surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, and stem cell transplants used to cure children can affect growing bodies and developing minds. If survivors know of these potential problems, they can take steps to identify, cope with, or treat them early if they do develop. The second edition of Childhood Cancer Survivors charts the territory for survivors by providing state-of-the-art information about:
- Medical late effects from treatment
- Emotional aspects of surviving cancer
- Schedules for follow-up care
- Challenges in the heathcare system
- Lifestyle choices to maximize health
- Discrimination in employment of insurance
Authors Keene, Hobbie, and Ruccione are experts in the field of childhood cancer. They have written, spoken, and advocated about all aspects of survivorship. Importantly, they have also talked to hundreds of survivors, with a wide range of issues and triumphs, and have included many of their stories.
Woven throughout the text are stories from more than 100 survivors and parents. Authors Nancy Keene, Wendy Hobbie, and Kathy Ruccione are experts in the field of childhood cancer. Keene is the mother of a survivor of childhood leukemia and the author of several books including Childhood Leukemia, Childhood Cancer, Educating the Child with Cancer, and Chemo, Craziness & Comfort. Hobbie is coordinator of the Long-Term Follow-Up Clinic at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Ruccione is Co-Director of the HOPE (Hematology-Oncology Psychosocial and Education) Program in the Childrens Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.
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23 year survivor.......2004-07-30
I think this is a great book, now we just need a book on finances and how to plan for lifes events like college, buying a home, and retirement planning.
18 Year Survivor and Counting!!!.......2001-06-03
I am an 18 year survivor of Osteoganic Sarcoma and I found this book to be one of the best and informative books I've ever read. I read things that I didn't even know about my disease or the long term late effects due to the chemotherapy I received. I will admit, at times it was TOO much information, but it was all factual and there were things that I read that I had to come to term with. I have an appointment at a Late Effects Clinic in a few weeks, and I am eager to get on with the rest of my life. A big Thank You to the authors who took so much time doing research and putting their own blood, sweat and tears into such an awesome project!!! Sincerely, Diane Trautman Smith
Must Have Resource for Survivors!.......2001-04-03
This book is what every survivor, their parent(s) and thier doctor needs! It is comprehensive and well laid out...I love how I can easily find information on areas of concern I have regarding my son's survival. It has come in handy during follow up appointments to ensure my son is receiving the proper long term care. There is a compact card in the back of the book where all information about the child's treatment can be recorded so the child will have easy to access, concise information regarding their surgeries, chemotherapy drugs, radiation amount and type, etc. I know this will be an indispensible tool for my son as he grows up. I applaud the authors for writing a much-needed book. This book is a MUST-HAVE for EVERY childhood cancer survivor!
Childhood Cancer Survivors - a must read.......2001-03-29
Once again Nancy Keene provides information for patients and families that is just not available in this detail anywhere else. Her disease specific description of late effects and life after chemotherapy enables the reader to receive benefits that will effect for the rest of their lives. Information such as monitoring potential life threatening effects from treatment are just invaluable for the future of children surviving cancer and continuing into adulthood. I would urge any patient/parent/family member coming off active chemotherapy to pick up this book. Trust me you will have many, many book-marked pages. Our child just concluded his treatment and this book has not been very far from my side.
Excellent resource for childhood cancer survivors........2000-12-14
In my opinion, this book is a must for childhood cancer survivors. The late effects of chemotherapy and radiation last for years past treatment for the disease. My 20 year old son is a survivor of leukemia; I got a copy for him and a copy for me. All the information he will need for follow-up medical care is easily accessible in this well-organized book. As a parent, I like the book for the medical and psychological information it contains as well as for the personal stories interwoven throughout the book. Childhood cancer survivors are in a special medical situation in that when they were diagnosed, decisions about their medical were mediated by their parents, while after treatment, the young adult survivor must make his or her own health care choices. This book does a good job of addressing this transition.
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Americans spend $33 billion annually on diet and exercise programs, yet we are fatter than ever -- and it's killing us. According to a recent Surgeon General's report, more than 60 percent of Americans are overweight, including a growing number of children, all of whom face such increased, potentially life-threatening health risks as hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease. The Hungry Gene takes an unflinching look at the spreading obesity pandemic, guiding readers through the ongoing quest to unravel the genetic and behavioral basis of one of the most vexing scientific mysteries of our time. Acclaimed science journalist Ellen Ruppel Shell goes to the front lines of the struggle against fat -- from the quiet facility in Maine where the first superobese mice were bred more than thirty years ago, to Rockefeller University in New York where scientists worked around the clock to isolate the gene that causes obesity. Along the way Shell looks at how medicine is dealing with the fat crisis with radical and controversial surgical techniques, what the incidence of mordant obesity among native islanders in Micronesia tells us about its evolutionary roots, and how drug companies are racing to create a pill to cure this "Trillion Dollar Disease." She also takes aim at the increasingly obesity-enabling culture that lies behind the crisis -- from the expanding suburban sprawl that has fostered America's car-centered sedentary lifestyle to the fast-food marketers who prey on the jammed schedules of today's two-income families. Weaving science, history, and personal stories, the narrative builds to a powerful conclusion that reveals how we can beat the obesity pandemic before it beats us. Gripping and provocative, The Hungry Gene is the unsettling saga of how the world got fat -- and what we can do about it. "An indefatigable reporter with a novelist's sense of character and drama ..." -- John Horgan, author of The End of Science
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Not bad, but I'm still a little hungry..........2005-05-07
From the title and abstract, I'd hoped to find an interesting and readable exposition of the known biochemical mechanisms regulating appetite, from the insulin/glucose cycle to protein encodings for hormonal messengers that regulate appetite, and possibly some discussion of stress and crisis-related changes to the body's delicate chemistry.
The first half of the book delivered somewhat on the title's promise, recounting at high-level some of the early genetic research into obesity and identifying key scientific discoveries in the field from the last couple hundred years. The author's accounts of academic in-fighting and jockeying between competing genomics researchers in the early '90's was pretty interesting, and I looked forward to reading about more pieces of the puzzle falling into place as research continued with better and more widely available technology later in the decade.
But at this point, the book took a bit of a turn to discuss the impact of fetal (mal)nutrition on the expressed genome. While also an interesting field of research, I was really wondering where the author was going... unless there's been an invisible and widespread epidemic of starved and/or gorged mothers giving birth over the last 50 years, it's hard to see how the learnings about the role of fetal environment in could be actionable in reversing the alarming trend toward obesity. And then the book left biochemistry behind completely, reprising Schlosser's Fast Food Nation in the space of the last few chapters.
I guess the author meant to construct a single argument along the following lines against obesity/overeating being a behavioral problem: (1) There are genetic factors that (almost) deterministically control eating behavior, whether in mice or humans. (2) It's not completely deterministic, though, because ultimately a genotype interacts with an environment and expresses as a particular phenotype (as proved by the impact of fetal malnutrition), and (3) the environment we've provided in Western developed nations is terrible; it encourages all the wrong outcomes.
Unfortunately, this thread of reasoning is neither particularly cogent nor necessary... if your point is that the proliferation of fast food and sugary soda is causing the obesity epidemic, you really don't need to detail the impact of leptin or CCK on the hypothalamus to explain what's going on. The Hungry Gene ends up reading like two separate books: a brief but interesting introduction to the biochemical nature of appetite, and one on the evils of Big Food. I don't disagree with the author's polemic against McDonald's et al, but it feels a little out of place given the book's title.
Obesity Marketeers.......2004-05-02
While one can be grateful and admire the authors' acknowledgement of the marketing of obesity-just how much the obsessive desire of normal weight people to be stick thin body builders viciously escalated today's obesity epidemic is, of course as with all these eat less move more, political books never really examined. To her credit she is more sympathetic than scolding, and acknowledges homo sapiens' stunning ability to survive famine through "famine" metabolism control, (I wish I could regulate my heater so effectively in the winter!) and superior carb storing ability as fat. (If only I could get this kind of return on my bank acct. for such minimal but constant deposits!) The hope based on ignorance of this physiological truth is what the diet industries profits from with it's-hello-eat less! starvation sports drinks and reducing teas. This is the real evil cuplrit here-NOT Fast food! Who was believing that fast food supersized meals were beneficial to your health anyhow? No one, at least in that industry, was preying on false hope and America's moral obsession with thinness and fitness. In that sense "health bars" such as Jamba Juice, where one gulped down thousands of calories of fructose and fat free soy while the other hand slammed one's face with fat free carbs hoping to regain one's compromised modern health is the real problem. The junk food eaters woud've always been part of America's once stable fat percentage, but over looked is what compounded and created the Obesity epidemic one hears about ad nauseum: those miserable, self-loathing healthy eaters adhering tragically to the eat low fat replaced with earth sustaining carbs-move into the gymn self-flagelaters who found themselves more and more exhausted, deprived and self-blaming only to wake up fatter somehow. AT least anorexia had paid off-this was just killing you slowly and making you feel like a corpse in sweats. The majority of said "victims" were not cheating-which is truly heroic and unfathomable in the face of the kind of out of control cravings this way of eating sets you up for. Talk to the Great Generation who starved through the forties and rejoiced at having plenty again, bragging about having enough to even add back the more expensive meats. (This is why I don't buy the class argument! Produce, grains, low fat protein like soy and tuna recommended here for thinness are the cheap food! One has only to make a slight effort to eat these instead of Mc Donalds.) At this point obsesity was stable, appetites were satisfied, blood sugar was under control, and most importantly, the American obesity rate was stable. It is with the new food pryamid, (Any child attending school between the '70s and '90s remembers it.) when loading up on unsatisfying side dishes instead of building blocks stimulated a sort moral deprivation, fat cutting movement. Look at how the charts climb, notice how obesity rates, not to mention diabesity and all the other living deaths, (if not eventual deaths) became as out of control and all consuming as one's blood sugar. IT would be nice to see some acknowledgement of this reality, which could offer hope, since people can't very well give up eating altogether - Rather than chastising those already living like prsion camp laborers to do what they've been desperately trying to do-eat less, move more. I guess the shockingly frustrating trend where we've been eating less and weighing more is just something that will not be acknowledged for a very long time, and I keep hearing about how all of America will have eaten itself to death by then. The Roman empire certainly had a more admirable way of doing itself in, and we're not even enjoying the good stuff.
Enlightening and Comprehensive.......2004-01-27
If you enjoyed Jungle or Fast Food Nation, and/or are a nutrition/health enthusiast, this book is a must-read. It is fascinating, well-paced, reasonably comprehensive and enlightening about the history of obesity research and the current state. It balances scientific biographic accounts with social events/scenarios. Should help people show more sympathy towards larger people!
Phat start...thin finish.......2003-08-27
Keeping the food theme alive, I'll start by way of analogy...
Have you ever dined at a fine restaurant, had a well planned, beautifully executed and thought provoking meal, only to have the entire experience scuttled by a ho-hum dessert and a burnt cup of coffee? Such was my encounter with The Hungry Gene.
Author Ellen Shell, a consistent contributor to the Atlantic Monthly, is among the top science writers in the United States today and she adroitly demonstrates her literary and research skills in every piece she creates. This book is no exception as she sets the stage with great finesse and takes us through a brief monograph of the philosophy and treatment of obesity from ancient history to the mid twentieth century. She then moves to the early theories of genetics and obesity and on to the core of her book, the absolutely riveting story (full of juicy back-stabbing details and deal making) of Dr. Jeffrey Friedman and his research team's obsessive search for the magic genetic bullet to cure obesity, and the resulting avarice of the pharmaceutical industry in trying to procure and apply the research.
Shell then elaborates on the genetic ties to obesity through a chapter dedicated to the Kosrae people (an indigenous Micronesian population brought to obesity by the Westernization of their foodways) and a chapter concerning pediatric and adolescent obesity illustrated through the study of children conceived and born during the Nazi siege of Holland of 1944-45 and additional prenatal research performed by Dr. David Barker, a Southampton, UK based epidemiologist. These studies are sited in support of the strong correlation between a pregnant mother's food intake and a child's pre-disposition towards obesity.
It's at this point the waiter pulls up the rather Spartan dessert cart featuring a tired looking cheesecake, a lonely slice of apple pie and coffee made fresh...this morning. Because in what reads like stream of consciousness, Shell tries to use childhood obesity as a bridge to the final chapters which are essentially a political harangue of the food industry and food marketing. Her points for the most part are well taken and quite valid, but they seem out of context for the case she was building previously on scientific and empirical evidence. Also there are several authors who frankly wear the mantle of angry reformer better than she: Greg Critser's, "Fat Land", Marion Nestle's, "Food Politics" and Eric Shlosser's, "Fast Food Nation" are infinitely better articulated and have more compelling arguments condemning the big business of food. There's a telling line in Shell's Acknowledgements section: "Current Atlantic Monthly editor Mike Kelly not only ran excerpts of this book in the magazine, but suggested that I direct at least some attention to what he called the 'marketing of obesity' - a brilliant stroke". That's exactly what the conclusion of this book feels like - a well intentioned afterthought encouraged by an editor.
For me, perhaps the greatest irony to be savored from the swelling (excuse the back to back puns) number of publications concerning the weight problem and obesity pandemic, is that even after all the scientific, psychological, and sociological pundits have weighed in, we're still faced with the same admonishments our mothers gave us starting as far back as the Eisenhower administration, namely turn off the television, go play outside, no candy before dinner, don't eat so fast, and finish your veggies.
Fast Food Nation Lovers Rejoice!.......2003-08-05
Anyone who enjoyed Fast Food Nation is going to love this book, because it makes clear why what we're eating and how we're living, has created the biggest public health problem since smoking. I really don't know where to begin getting into it, because this slim volume is so complete, covering everything from what starvation studies told us about why we eat, to the genetics of appetite, to social influences on eating behavior, to prenatal programming of obesity. It gets deep into the politics of the food industry, and into food marketing to children. It explains how changes in the diet made industry rich, and a growing number of people around the world fat and diabetic. It nails the smoking gun of the obesity epidemic, which is the impact of an obesegenic environment on suseptible genes--genes that most of us have, by the way. It doesn't eliminate personal responsibility as a factor in obesity, but it does show why some of us are more likely than others to over eat and why and what can be done about it. I read Hungry Gene in one sitting, on a cross country flight from New York to LA, because it was so well written, and so darn interesting. I mean, there is a whole chapter on Kosrae, Micronesia where an entire population got fat in just one generation, and that is written almost like a travel piece, with great verve and with tons of information. There's another very graphic and chilling chapter on stomach surgery, which incorporates a whole history of obesity treatments. There's another chapter on this scientist in the UK who is showing that obesity can be programmed in the womb. There's even a chapter on food marketing, where the author crashes a conference for food marketers and exposes how they con our kids into craving all their junk. It's entertaining, incredibly informative, and terribly important stuff. So buy it, read it, and then see if you can watch just one more fast food ad on tv without throwing the remote at the set.
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Who needs Stephen King when there are such real-life horrors as those described in Dr. Frank Ryan's new book, Virus X to keep sleep at bay? Such exotic killers as Ebola and Necrotizing Fasciitis rub elbows with more familiar, if no less potentially lethal, diseases like tuberculosis as Dr. Ryan constructs a well-researched and well-written study that reads more like a thriller than a science book. The heroes are the doctors, nurses, and patients on the frontlines of plague as well as the researchers at laboratories such as the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia; the enemies are the myriad new viruses and virulent new strains of old viruses that are emerging in ever greater numbers as this century wears to a close.
Dr. Ryan's answer for why so many plagues are ravaging the world these days is simple but chilling: a huge explosion in population (6 billion people alive today versus 1.5 billion a century ago) and the resulting destruction of habitats has brought human beings into contact with aggressive viruses that once lived beyond our reach; our global transportation systems spread them. Virus X is not the first book to raise these issues, but it's a comprehensive one, making for gripping, frightening reading.
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Non-Fiction Horror.......2006-03-26
A book that reads like a Steven King 'best of' horrors but without the fiction!
Not just another doomsday book.......2005-10-04
Frank Ryan seems to be right at the point. If we are to see more of emerging diseases in the future, this book MAY explain why. The ''agressive symbiot hypothesis'' is a new idea that needs to be examined with a clear head, cause if it is valid there are big trouble ahead. Ryan states that most microbes, especially what we call emerging factors, are in fact guardians of the integrity of their hosts. He must have came upon this after the Sin Nombre outbreak, when it became apparent that Hanta viruses are geograficly restricted to the kingdom of their hosts. If an ecologic competitor appears, a fierce antagonism starts and the Locals will instincly try to kill, expel or outbreed the Intruders. But, under this well documented behaviour, a more clandestine battle takes place. The microbes that host specifically the one will ''attack'' the other, in an effort to expand to the new host. Because of immunologic differences the first ''jumps'' will be pathogenic, killing many of the antagonists, therefore acting as a biological weapon.
This has chilling implications when it comes to the destruction of the rain forests and the tens of thousands of species that live there. Assuming that humans are intruders, certain microbes will jump on us thereby protecting their natural hosts. No logic or strategy needed, we are just steping on someone elses turf and we must be prepared for the reaction... To my mind this seems like the HIV story.
ANOTHER FASCINATING LOOK AT KILLER MICROBES.......2005-09-23
Frank Ryan begins his book on killer microbes with an account of the 1993 Hanta virus outbreak in New Mexico. Although it affected relatively few, he points out that it is actually one of the deadliest diseases known. He goes on to discuss Marburg and Ebola, and finally, AIDS. The last chapter examines the possibility of a Virus X, capable of destroying humanity or at least civilization.
The book is definately material for thought, and will likely stimulate the minds of most readers. The most novel element is probably the idea of symbiosis, which Ryan argues is critical in microbe evolution, and may explain why some viruses live in organisms without hurting them. I disagree with his conclusion, though. He sees Ebola and other rain forest viruses as nature's defense against human encroachment. The rain forests, he claims, harbor these diseases to defend themselves. It seems more likely to me that the great diversity of life in these forests alone explains the existence of microbes like Ebola. There are many reasons to preserve the rain forests, but fear of releasing a defensive virus need not be one of them
Excellent read!.......2004-02-19
This author gives a lot of information about how doctors with NOTHING, battling plagues in the wilds of Africa, are forced to improvise equipment.
He discusses what to look for in different diseases in Autopsies, safeguards, etc... He talks about docs performing autopsies outside on the ground, in the dirt, in the rain.
He discusses little known facts about projects USAMRIID has been working on (Counters to weaponized Ebola that the Russians have) and other little known facts like that the Ebola outbreak in Reston VA was Spread by Aerosol! It just happened not to be a strain that was easy to catch by humans (Even though lab workers ALL suddenly showed antibodies to Ebola in their blood, and several got "flu like symptoms" from it). I Was always lead to believe that the workers "Coincidently got the flu".. not true, they had a mild case of Ebola!
He talks about 1st world close calls, like the little girl returning to Britain on a mail plane with a doctor that was sick from Ebola (The Doc died).. even though she was in close physical contact with him, miraculously, she didn't catch it.. There have been SEVERAL of these close calls in several countries, the USA included.
He also discusses how diseases suddenly "pop up out of no where" as Asians and Africans move into more remote regions. They STILL do not know what animal host carries Ebola. Ebola is a HIGHLY mutable disease, which is why the Russians grabbed it for Bio-weapons... He predicts we'll see it many more times in the future.
For some reason, Americans think that "maybe a few hundred people have died from Ebola".. this is not true.. there have been several outbreaks in Africa, killing MANY THOUSANDS and forcing troops to quarentine whole cities.
***** Excellent book. A little dated now (Copyright 1997) but the info is solid. What makes it more believable it that the Trends he forecast in 1997 have come true.. like Species jumping viruses, Human/Bird viruses.
It's VERY easy to read. He gets technical, but he explains what the technical stuff means in such a way in the stories that before you realize it, you are reading the technical info with full comprehension without realizing that you learned it... Kinda makes you proud of yourself ;) What's more, you begin to anticipate what the Doctors in the stories should do... "Hey, he needs to run an ELIZA test from a Capture Assay! What idiot still uses a primitive fluorescent label? Look for the fixed antibody enzyme and then compare the color change bud!" *****
3 1/2 *'s for a well-told tale with missing pieces.......2003-10-11
The author presents an enjoyable, well-researched account of the emergence, identification and handling of killer viruses. He provides an explanation of viruses as biological entities and goes on to contrast their destructive potential with the faltering infrastructure that even the affluent nations have to deal with them.
Needed is a more precise targeting of text to the generalist audience; his biological treatises can be a bit much. Also needed is more extrapolation on what the viruses' killer potential might mean for mankind and potential remedies or alleviatives -- which is what the book advertises itself as addressing.
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A CRUCIAL GUIDE TO BREAST CANCER SURVIVAL FOR A NEW GENERATION OF WOMEN
The first comprehensive survival guide for breast cancer in younger women
Each year thousands of young women are diagnosed with breast cancer, yet virtually all of the information available on breast cancer focuses on the concerns of older women. Fighting for Our Future is the first comprehensive "survival guide" for young women living with breast cancer, their families, those who care for them, and young women with a family history of cancer who need to be aware of their risks, not only as older women but also right now.
This important book provides a close look at vital issues for this community, including:
- Fertility, pregnancy, and breast-feeding
- Effects of treatment on an active lifestyle
- Sexuality and dating
With strong medical backing from a medical advisory board, including George Sledge, M.D., director of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation; Jeanne Petrek, M.D., of Memorial Sloan-Kettering; and Harold Burstein, Ph.D., M.D., of the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, this text is packed with information that is vital to understanding the complexities of breast cancer.
A companion book to an hour-long documentary film airing on Lifetime Television in October 2002, and released in conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Fighting for Our Future will be a welcome weapon of awareness for all womenone that is greatly needed in the battle against this disease.
"This [book] is a unique opportunity to make a difference with what is unfortunately an increasing number of young women who fall into this group."Bert M. Petersen Jr., M.D., Assistant Professor of Surgery, Beth Israel Medical Center
"Fighting for Our Future addresses many of the issues facing young women with breast cancer. They deserve recognition in an open forum."B. I. Bodai, M.D., F.A.C.S., Director, Breast Surgical Services, Kaiser Permanente
"I believe [Fighting for Our Future] will become essential reading material for young women with breast cancer."Jeanne A. Petrek, M.D., Director, Surgical Program, Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center and Iris Cantor Diagnostic Center
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This book helped me tremendously.......2004-04-23
I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 33. The day after my diagnosis my husband and I went to the bookstore to find books on the topic. This book jumped out at me and, out of a variety of books and other research, this one provided the most useful, best written information on breast cancer and breast cancer considerations, particularly for a young woman. The survivor stories/vignettes let me know I was not alone and gave me hope that I could survive.
THE reference source for young women.......2002-10-23
Not only is this book the most comprehensive, unbiased book on breast cancer in young women I have ever read, I applaud Beth Murphy for taking the time to focus on YOUNG WOMEN with breast cancer, a sorely under-served group. This book takes the reader inside the lives of young survivors. While touching, it is never over-the-top dramatic, and it certainly isn't sappy. Murphy defines the risks of diagnosis in young women in realistic terms - the good with the bad - and does the same for treatment issues with regards to young women. Furthermore, the author doesn't beat around the bush getting to the point that while we've made great advances in breast cancer treatment, research for young women is terribly lacking. She goes on to explain the implications a woman under 40 faces when diagnosed.
Astoundingly, Murphy even manages to discuss the controversial political issues of breast cancer without ever stepping up on a soapbox. She sticks to the facts about who says what, and what questions still go unanswered.
This book is a must have for any woman who wishes to get a real understanding of her health risks where breast cancer is concerned.
Every doctor (particularly those still preaching "you're too young to have breast cancer"!!), nurse, mammography technician, breast health specialist, and breast cancer researcher should read this book and take its message to their jobs.
Every woman under 40 diagnosed with breast cancer, every mother, sister, father, brother, friend, and boyfriend of a young survivor should buy this book immediately.
There is nothing else on the market that even comes close.
a must read for women of all ages!.......2002-10-01
This book,yes is very touching and quite moving but I think it is the educational aspect of the subject of breast cancer that I found to be the most beneficial from having read the book. The author takes you in a different direction on breast cancer, one that we haven't really seen in most other books on the subject. We are taken on a journey through the lives of these very brave women who were diagnosed with the disease at such a YOUNG age-as we usually see it in older women. I have,like most young women, thought breast cancer is not a real concern for me at my age. I have,until now, relied on my doctor to let me know what health issues he should pursue as given my current medical history ... I am glad I read this book-I am certainly more informed as will my doctor also be during my next visit.
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Your family tree is a book that may save your life!.......1998-11-16
What better gift to your family than a tool to improve their health?
Your Family Tree Connection provides a step-by-step guide for identifying and reducing your risk of developing illnesses which result from an interraction of inherited genes and environmental toxins. These identified conditions suggest the need for special dietary interventions which this book outlines.
Dr. Reading reports on the recovery of several cancer patients following dietary intervention, in addition to conventional treatments. He also reports a number of dramatic recoveries from very serious autoimmune and other ailments which can be alleviated by dietary restriction of some foods which are relatively recent additions to the human food supply.
This book would make a wonderful gift for those who are struggling with autoimmunity or malignant conditions. It may offer them a new lease on life. I found it a wonderful and informative work; one that could have saved some of my family members from many years of suffering.
I hope that is helpful. best wishes, Ron hoggan
Informative and very interesting.......1998-10-23
This book gives you an insight into how illness that may have plagued your family years ago, or still do, can affect YOU. All throughout the book you come accross intersting facts about the connection your health has with that of your ancestors. I believe that most people would never know that their medical conditions could be understood better and from that, treated more effectively if the doctor could see the family's history. The research, expertise and the way it is written is all credit to the two authors. I would recommend this book to anybody who has a medical problem and would like to see if research into their family history could improve their condition. I know that this book can help.
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The 50's Plus: To Work or Not To Work: An opportunity to examine your future work options
Mary Ann Peters
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Welcome to the 50's/60's Arena of Life. The 50's Plus: To Work or Not To Work will give you an opportunity to reflect on your Career/Work Life.where you have been, where you are, and where you hope to be during the remainder of your work life. You will accomplish this through the reading of written essays and through short exercises designed to help you reflect on the content of the written exercises. This book is intended to aid you in determining the various options available to the 50's/60's age group in the career/work segment of life. Remember, this time in life can become a time of excitement-of newness-or a time of concern in many facets of personal, social, family, and career arenas. You have had a considerable amount of experience thus far and are able to reflect on these experiences and how they have shaped your life up to this present time, and how they will shape the remainder of your lived life. And this time in your life is an ideal time to take notice of and plan for your future work/career life. Hopefully, these materials will entice you to reflect on the many issues facing you as you move into the "pre-retirement" or retirement phase of your work life. This book can be used by individuals or in a group/seminar setting.
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Welcome to the 50's/60's Arena of Life. The 50's Plus: To Work or Not To Work will give you an opportunity to reflect on your Career/Work Life.where you have been, where you are, and where you hope to be during the remainder of your work life. You will accomplish this through the reading of written essays and through short exercises designed to help you reflect on the content of the written exercises. This book is intended to aid you in determining the various options available to the 50's/60's age group in the career/work segment of life. Remember, this time in life can become a time of excitement-of newness-or a time of concern in many facets of personal, social, family, and career arenas. You have had a considerable amount of experience thus far and are able to reflect on these experiences and how they have shaped your life up to this present time, and how they will shape the remainder of your lived life. And this time in your life is an ideal time to take notice of and plan for your future work/career life. Hopefully, these materials will entice you to reflect on the many issues facing you as you move into the "pre-retirement" or retirement phase of your work life. This book can be used by individuals or in a group/seminar setting.
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America's Future Work Force: A Health and Education Policy Issues Handbook
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This expertly prepared policy issues handbook surveys the changing workplace and the failures of America's public health and education systems to prepare the future work force to compete at home and abroad. Carl Stenberg and William Colman analyze the key issues; review a mass of information, ideas, and insights about policy options that are available; and assess their pros and cons. Students, teachers, administrators, policymakers, and concerned citizens will find a wealth of clearly presented data along with careful analyses of the major proposals for reform. Figures, tables, short summaries, appendices, bibliographical aids, and a full index make this one-volume landmark reference accessible to researchers and readers at different levels and for varied use.
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