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Good Germs, Bad Germs: Health and Survival in a Bacterial World
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.9041
EAN: 9780809050635
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0809050633
Label: Hill and Wang
Manufacturer: Hill and Wang
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: October 16, 2007
Publisher: Hill and Wang
Release Date: October 16, 2007
Studio: Hill and Wang
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Editorial Review:
Making Peace with Microbes
Public sanitation and antibiotic drugs have brought about historic increases in the human life span; they have also unintentionally produced new health crises by disrupting the intimate, age-old balance between humans and the microorganisms that inhabit our bodies and our environment. As a result, antibiotic resistance now ranks among the gravest medical problems of modern times. Good Germs, Bad Germs addresses not only this issue but also what has become known as the “hygiene hypothesis”— an argument that links the over-sanitation of modern life to now-epidemic increases in immune and other disorders. In telling the story of what went terribly wrong in our war on germs, Jessica Snyder Sachs explores our emerging understanding of the symbiotic relationship between the human body and its resident microbes—which outnumber its human cells by a factor of nine to one! The book also offers a hopeful look into a future in which antibiotics will be designed and used more wisely, and beyond that, to a day when we may replace antibacterial drugs and cleansers with bacterial ones—each custom-designed for maximum health benefits.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - My review is short, easy to read
As opposed to all the lengthy ones, let me just say this book is absolutely FASCINATING. I thought the detail level was just right, not too much, but enough to be convincing. READ THIS BOOK.
Rating: - Hitchhiker's Guide To The Body
Starting at birth, the new, innocent body becomes home to a host of microscopic invaders. These days, at that same instant, forces are brought to bear to stop or repel that horde. As Jessica Sachs explains in this comprehensive account, we are only learning the first lessons in what microbes mean in our lives.
Perhaps the first thing readers should take from this book is that "antibiotics" don't contend with viruses. Those costly drugs only fight bacteria, a more complex and elusive ... Read More
Rating: - Thoroughly professional; a little scary
I've read a number of books on microbes in recent years, including
Bakalar, Nicholas. Where the Germs Are: A Scientific Safari (2003)
Biddle, Wayne. A Field Guide to Germs, 2nd ed. (1995, 2002)
Ewald, Paul W. Plague Time: How Stealth Infections Cause Cancers, Heart Disease, and other Deadly Ailments (2000)
Heritage, J., and E. G. V. Evans, R. A. Killington Microbiology in Action (1999)
Karlen, Arno. Biography of a Germ (2000)
Murray, Patrick R., et al. Medical ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent! Great info, well researched and an enjoyable read!
I purchased this book because I heard an interview with the author on a Scientific American podcast and was intrigued. I've known a few people who contracted MRSA not too long ago and so I was interested in learning more about the topic. When I read the book, it did not disappoint and I found myself not wanting to put it down.
The book covers a number of topics that have been puzzling us recently: Where are these super-aggressive MRSA infections coming from and how did they become resistant to ... Read More
Rating: - Very well researched, but most importantly... A great read!
I won't go into all the details of the book since the other reviews describe it very well. All I have to say is that I was a bit hesitant to purchase it at first since I was afraid it wood be too dry of a read. I recently purchased another science/health relatad book and it was a terrible read.
I'm about halfway done and find myself not being able to put it down. A friend of mine even commented that a book about germs could not be that interesting. Well this one is! It is very well researched and lays ... Read More
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