Opis: Another Person's Poison - Matthew Smith

To some, food allergies seem like fabricated cries for attention. To others, they pose a dangerous health threat. Food allergies are bound up with so many personal and ideological concerns that it is difficult to determine what is medical and what is myth. Another Person's Poison parses the political, economic, cultural, and genuine health factors of a phenomenon that dominates our interactions with others and our understanding of ourselves. For most of the twentieth century, food allergies were considered a fad or junk science. While many physicians and clinicians argued that certain foods could cause a range of chronic problems, from asthma and eczema to migraines and hyperactivity, others believed that allergies were psychosomatic. 'This book traces the trajectory of this debate and its effect on public-health policy and the production, manufacture, and consumption of food. Are rising allergy rates purely the result of effective lobbying and a booming industry built on self-diagnosis and expensive remedies? Or should physicians become more flexible in their approach to food allergies and more careful in their diagnoses? Exploring the issue from scientific, political, economic, social, and patient-centered perspectives, this book is the first to engage fully with the history of a major modern affliction, illuminating society's troubled relationship with food, disease, nature, and the creation of medical knowledge. A thoughtful, well-sourced, and well-analyzed history of food allergies. This book is an important contribution to the history of medicine. It will stand as definitive for some time. -- Carla Keirns, Stony Brook University This excellent resource is strongly recommended for those interested in the history of health research, including undergraduates, graduates, and medical professionals. Library Journal While much remains to be discovered about food allergies, Smith capably introduces readers to the complex and confounding connection between what we eat and our bodies' adverse reactions. Booklist The story Mr. Smith tells is fundamentally fascinating... New York TimesAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction: "Witchcraft, a fad, or a racket?"1. Food Allergy Before Allergy2. Anaphylaxis, Allergy, and the Food Factor in Disease3. Strangest of All Maladies4. Panic? Or the Pantry?5. An Immunological Explosion?6. The Problem with PeanutsConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

Szczegóły: Another Person's Poison - Matthew Smith

Tytuł: Another Person's Poison
Autor: Matthew Smith
Producent: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231164849
Rok produkcji: 2015
Ilość stron: 312
Oprawa: Twarda
Waga: 0.45 kg

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