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    The Pursuit of Perfection: The Promise and Perils of Medical Enchancement (Vintage)

     
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    The Pursuit of Perfection: The Promise and Perils of Medical Enchancement (Vintage)

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    What does it mean to live in a time when medical science can not only cure the human body but also reshape it? How should we as individuals and as a society respond to new drugs and genetic technologies? Sheila and David Rothman address these troubling questions with a singular blend of history and analysis, taking us behind the scenes to explain how scientific research, medical practice, drug company policies, and a quest for peak performance combine to exaggerate potential benefits and minimize risks. The Rothmans bring an authoritative clarity to a subject often obscured by rumor, commerce and inadequate reporting, revealing just what happens when physicians view patients' unhappiness and dissatisfaction with their bodies-short stature, thunder thighs, aging-as though they were diseases to be treated.

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    EAN/ISBN:
    9780679758358
    Edition:
    Reprint
    Format:
    Illustriert
    Medium:
    Paperback
    Number of pages:
    320
    Publication date:
    2004-11-09
    Publisher:
    Vintage
    EAN/ISBN:
    9780679758358
    Edition:
    Reprint
    Format:
    Illustriert
    Medium:
    Paperback
    Number of pages:
    320
    Publication date:
    2004-11-09
    Publisher:
    Vintage

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