Evolutionary medicine /
Evolution is the single most important idea in modern biology, shedding light on virtually every biological question, from the shape of orchid blossoms to the distribution of species across the planet. Until recently, however, the theory has had little impact on medical research or practice. Evoluti...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1999.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Ch. 1. Is neonatal jaundice a disease or an adaptive process?
- Ch. 2. Infant crying behavior and colic: an interpretation in evolutionary perspective
- Ch. 3. Breastfeeding and mother-infant cosleeping in relation to SIDS prevention
- Ch. 4. Otitis media: an evolutionary perspective
- Ch. 5. The evolutionary ecology of childhood asthma
- Ch. 6. Evolutionary perspectives on the onset of puberty
- Ch. 7. Incest avoidance: clinical implications of the evolutionary perspective
- Ch. 8. Evolutionary obstetrics.
- Ch. 9. Darwinian medicine and the emergence of allergy
- Ch. 10. Using evolution as a tool for controlling infectious diseases
- Ch. 11. Evolutionary control of HIV and other sexually transmitted viruses
- Ch. 12. Paleolithic nutrition revisited
- Ch. 13. Human evolution, low back pain, and dual-level control
- Ch. 14. What Darwinian medicine offers psychiatry
- Ch. 15. Evolution, substance abuse, and addiction
- Ch. 16. Menopause in evolutionary perspective
- Ch. 17. Breast cancer in evolutionary context
- Ch. 18. Evolutionary perspective on chronic degenerative diseases.
