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- ISBN-10
- 0199541361
- Book Title
- Diabetes: The Biography (Biographies of Disease)
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- 9780199541362
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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0199541361
ISBN-13
9780199541362
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74279027
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Diabetes : the Biography
Publication Year
2009
Subject
Endocrinology & Metabolism, Modern / General, History
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Science, History, Medical
Series
Biographies of Disease Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
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0 in
Item Weight
12.2 Oz
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Width
5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2009-026413
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
Listed in Science Book News "This is dark stuff, but fascinating stuff. These four biographies of diseases go far beyond questions of biology or medical practice; they talk politics, sex and class, faith, how to plan a healthy world and how to be a proper woman or a proper man. Strangest and most fascinating of all is the way you keep glimpsing whole societies reflected in the surgery, from the drinking water to the high philosophy."-- Scotsman.com, In this remarkably succinct, comparative, and engaging book, Tattersall offers a comprehensive and thorough history., The notion of an ailment having a birth, a lifespan, and - ideally - a demise...is an illuminating and useful concept., He does an outstanding job of conveying the increasing knowledge of medical and social aspects of the disease., "Highly recommended. This elegantly written small book is packed with historial facts and fascinating historical case studies. A useful acquisition for libraries, particularly those in colleges, universities, and medical schools."-- ChoiceListed in Science Book News"This is dark stuff, but fascinating stuff. These four biographies of diseases go far beyond questions of biology or medical practice; they talk politics, sex and class, faith, how to plan a healthy world and how to be a proper woman or a proper man. Strangest and most fascinating of all is the way you keep glimpsing whole societies reflected in the surgery, from the drinking water to the high philosophy."-- Scotsman.com, "Lively and readable." -- The British Journal for the History of Science "Tattersall's Diabetes analyzes the disease within an increasingly globalized context and through the arsenal that science has developed over the last century to combat the threat diabetes poses. [Diabetes] contributes to our understanding of the ways in which disease and its treatment are linked fundamentally to social and scientific history, and the ways in which biographies can shed new light on some very old diseases."--Chemical Heritage "In this remarkably succinct, comparative, and engaging book, Tattersall offers a comprehensive and thorough history that reveals many of the nuances of this disease and treatments for it. An important contribution to the history of medicine, it should be read by all interested in the history of chronic illness, and the history of diabetes in particular."--Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences "Highly recommended. This elegantly written small book is packed with historial facts and fascinating historical case studies. A useful acquisition for libraries, particularly those in colleges, universities, and medical schools."--Choice Listed in Science Book News "If you are just beginning a career in diabetes research or care, this book will provide you with the important back-story of the major advances in the field that have preceded you. If you are already well-established in the field, the book will consolidate memories and clarify facts surrounding the "urban legends" that abound in diabetes circles. And if you are simply someone who likes a good story about how the present came to be, the book will provide you with a good read about one of the most important human afflictions today and for the foreseeable future. If you place yourself in one of these groups, I strongly recommend the book to you."--American Journal of Epidemiology "This is dark stuff, but fascinating stuff. These four biographies of diseases go far beyond questions of biology or medical practice; they talk politics, sex and class, faith, how to plan a healthy world and how to be a proper woman or a proper man. Strangest and most fascinating of all is the way you keep glimpsing whole societies reflected in the surgery, from the drinking water to the high philosophy."--Scotsman.com, "Tattersall's Diabetes analyzes the disease within an increasingly globalized context and through the arsenal that science has developed over the last century to combat the threat diabetes poses. [ Diabetes ] contributes to our understanding of the ways in which disease and its treatment are linked fundamentally to social and scientific history, and the ways in which biographies can shed new light on some very old diseases."-- Chemical Heritage "In this remarkably succinct, comparative, and engaging book, Tattersall offers a comprehensive and thorough history that reveals many of the nuances of this disease and treatments for it. An important contribution to the history of medicine, it should be read by all interested in the history of chronic illness, and the history of diabetes in particular."-- Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences "Highly recommended. This elegantly written small book is packed with historial facts and fascinating historical case studies. A useful acquisition for libraries, particularly those in colleges, universities, and medical schools."-- Choice Listed in Science Book News "If you are just beginning a career in diabetes research or care, this book will provide you with the important back-story of the major advances in the field that have preceded you. If you are already well-established in the field, the book will consolidate memories and clarify facts surrounding the "urban legends" that abound in diabetes circles. And if you are simply someone who likes a good story about how the present came to be, the book will provide you with a good read about one of the most important human afflictions today and for the foreseeable future. If you place yourself in one of these groups, I strongly recommend the book to you."-- American Journal of Epidemiology "This is dark stuff, but fascinating stuff. These four biographies of diseases go far beyond questions of biology or medical practice; they talk politics, sex and class, faith, how to plan a healthy world and how to be a proper woman or a proper man. Strangest and most fascinating of all is the way you keep glimpsing whole societies reflected in the surgery, from the drinking water to the high philosophy."-- Scotsman.com, This book is very interesting to read...Rarely has the history of the discovery of insulin been summarised in such a balanced way., These four 'biographies' of diseases go far beyond questions of biology or medical practice; they talk politics, sex and class, faith., "This is dark stuff, but fascinating stuff. These four biographies of diseases go far beyond questions of biology or medical practice; they talk politics, sex and class, faith, how to plan a healthy world and how to be a proper woman or a proper man. Strangest and most fascinating of all is the way you keep glimpsing whole societies reflected in the surgery, from the drinking water to the high philosophy."--Scotsman.com, "Lively and readable." -- The British Journal for the History of Science"Tattersall's Diabetes analyzes the disease within an increasingly globalized context and through the arsenal that science has developed over the last century to combat the threat diabetes poses. [Diabetes] contributes to our understanding of the ways in which disease and its treatment are linked fundamentally to social and scientific history, and the ways in which biographies can shed new light on some very old diseases."--Chemical Heritage"In this remarkably succinct, comparative, and engaging book, Tattersall offers a comprehensive and thorough history that reveals many of the nuances of this disease and treatments for it. An important contribution to the history of medicine, it should be read by all interested in the history of chronic illness, and the history of diabetes in particular."--Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences"Highly recommended. This elegantly written small book is packed with historial facts and fascinating historical case studies. A useful acquisition for libraries, particularly those in colleges, universities, and medical schools."--Choice"If you are just beginning a career in diabetes research or care, this book will provide you with the important back-story of the major advances in the field that have preceded you. If you are already well-established in the field, the book will consolidate memories and clarify facts surrounding the "urban legends" that abound in diabetes circles. And if you are simply someone who likes a good story about how the present came to be, the book will provide you with a good read about one of the most important human afflictions today and for the foreseeable future. If you place yourself in one of these groups, I strongly recommend the book to you."--American Journal of Epidemiology"This is dark stuff, but fascinating stuff. These four biographies of diseases go far beyond questions of biology or medical practice; they talk politics, sex and class, faith, how to plan a healthy world and how to be a proper woman or a proper man. Strangest and most fascinating of all is the way you keep glimpsing whole societies reflected in the surgery, from the drinking water to the high philosophy."--Scotsman.com, "Highly recommended. This elegantly written small book is packed with historial facts and fascinating historical case studies. A useful acquisition for libraries, particularly those in colleges, universities, and medical schools."-- ChoiceListed in Science Book News"If you are just beginning a career in diabetes research or care, this book will provide you with the important back-story of the major advances in the field that have preceded you. If you are already well-established in the field, the book will consolidate memories and clarify facts surrounding the "urban legends" that abound in diabetes circles. And if you are simply someone who likes a good story about how the present came to be, the book will provide you with a good read about one of the most important human afflictions today and for the foreseeable future. If you place yourself in one of these groups, I strongly recommend the book to you."-- American Journal of Epidemiology"This is dark stuff, but fascinating stuff. These four biographies of diseases go far beyond questions of biology or medical practice; they talk politics, sex and class, faith, how to plan a healthy world and how to be a proper woman or a proper man. Strangest and most fascinating of all is the way you keep glimpsing whole societies reflected in the surgery, from the drinking water to the high philosophy."-- Scotsman.com, The stories they tell are often fascinating and alarming - pitched somewhere between farce, genius, horror and a lab report., Tattersall's biography provides the reader with illuminating and fascinating stories...This is essential reading., "Lively and readable." --The British Journal for the History of Science "Tattersall'sDiabetesanalyzes the disease within an increasingly globalized context and through the arsenal that science has developed over the last century to combat the threat diabetes poses. [Diabetes] contributes to our understanding of the ways in which disease and its treatment are linked fundamentally to social and scientific history, and the ways in which biographies can shed new light on some very old diseases."--Chemical Heritage "In this remarkably succinct, comparative, and engaging book, Tattersall offers a comprehensive and thorough history that reveals many of the nuances of this disease and treatments for it. An important contribution to the history of medicine, it should be read by all interested in the history of chronic illness, and the history of diabetes in particular."--Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences "Highly recommended. This elegantly written small book is packed with historial facts and fascinating historical case studies. A useful acquisition for libraries, particularly those in colleges, universities, and medical schools."--Choice Listed inScience Book News "If you are just beginning a career in diabetes research or care, this book will provide you with the important back-story of the major advances in the field that have preceded you. If you are already well-established in the field, the book will consolidate memories and clarify facts surrounding the "urban legends" that abound in diabetes circles. And if you are simply someone who likes a good story about how the present came to be, the book will provide you with a good read about one of the most important human afflictions today and for the foreseeable future. If you place yourself in one of these groups, I strongly recommend the book to you."--American Journal of Epidemiology "This is dark stuff, but fascinating stuff. These four biographies of diseases go far beyond questions of biology or medical practice; they talk politics, sex and class, faith, how to plan a healthy world and how to be a proper woman or a proper man. Strangest and most fascinating of all is the way you keep glimpsing whole societies reflected in the surgery, from the drinking water to the high philosophy."--Scotsman.com, "Tattersall'sDiabetesanalyzes the disease within an increasingly globalized context and through the arsenal that science has developed over the last century to combat the threat diabetes poses. [Diabetes] contributes to our understanding of the ways in which disease and its treatment are linked fundamentally to social and scientific history, and the ways in which biographies can shed new light on some very old diseases."--Chemical Heritage "In this remarkably succinct, comparative, and engaging book, Tattersall offers a comprehensive and thorough history that reveals many of the nuances of this disease and treatments for it. An important contribution to the history of medicine, it should be read by all interested in the history of chronic illness, and the history of diabetes in particular."--Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences "Highly recommended. This elegantly written small book is packed with historial facts and fascinating historical case studies. A useful acquisition for libraries, particularly those in colleges, universities, and medical schools."--Choice Listed inScience Book News "If you are just beginning a career in diabetes research or care, this book will provide you with the important back-story of the major advances in the field that have preceded you. If you are already well-established in the field, the book will consolidate memories and clarify facts surrounding the "urban legends" that abound in diabetes circles. And if you are simply someone who likes a good story about how the present came to be, the book will provide you with a good read about one of the most important human afflictions today and for the foreseeable future. If you place yourself in one of these groups, I strongly recommend the book to you."--American Journal of Epidemiology "This is dark stuff, but fascinating stuff. These four biographies of diseases go far beyond questions of biology or medical practice; they talk politics, sex and class, faith, how to plan a healthy world and how to be a proper woman or a proper man. Strangest and most fascinating of all is the way you keep glimpsing whole societies reflected in the surgery, from the drinking water to the high philosophy."--Scotsman.com, "Lively and readable." -- The British Journal for the History of Science "Tattersall's Diabetes analyzes the disease within an increasingly globalized context and through the arsenal that science has developed over the last century to combat the threat diabetes poses. [Diabetes] contributes to our understanding of the ways in which disease and its treatment are linked fundamentally to social and scientific history, and the ways in which biographies can shed new light on some very old diseases."--Chemical Heritage "In this remarkably succinct, comparative, and engaging book, Tattersall offers a comprehensive and thorough history that reveals many of the nuances of this disease and treatments for it. An important contribution to the history of medicine, it should be read by all interested in the history of chronic illness, and the history of diabetes in particular."--Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, The author and editors are to be commended for producing a text that can be understodd by experts and laypeople alike., "In this remarkably succinct, comparative, and engaging book, Tattersall offers a comprehensive and thorough history that reveals many of the nuances of this disease and treatments for it. An important contribution to the history of medicine, it should be read by all interested in the history of chronic illness, and the history of diabetes in particular."-- Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences"Highly recommended. This elegantly written small book is packed with historial facts and fascinating historical case studies. A useful acquisition for libraries, particularly those in colleges, universities, and medical schools."-- ChoiceListed in Science Book News"If you are just beginning a career in diabetes research or care, this book will provide you with the important back-story of the major advances in the field that have preceded you. If you are already well-established in the field, the book will consolidate memories and clarify facts surrounding the "urban legends" that abound in diabetes circles. And if you are simply someone who likes a good story about how the present came to be, the book will provide you with a good read about one of the most important human afflictions today and for the foreseeable future. If you place yourself in one of these groups, I strongly recommend the book to you."-- American Journal of Epidemiology"This is dark stuff, but fascinating stuff. These four biographies of diseases go far beyond questions of biology or medical practice; they talk politics, sex and class, faith, how to plan a healthy world and how to be a proper woman or a proper man. Strangest and most fascinating of all is the way you keep glimpsing whole societies reflected in the surgery, from the drinking water to the high philosophy."-- Scotsman.com
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Table Of Content
1. The pissing evil: defining the disease2. Unravelling the role of the pancreas3. Insulin: a force of magical activity4. The dark ages: once daily insulins, free diets, and a sense of doom5. Treating long term complications in the eyes, kidenys, and nerves6. Adult onset diabetes and the long awaited oral treatment7. At the laboratory bench: new insulins and hopes of a cure for type 1 diabetes8. The pharmaceutical era: a pill for everything9. Diabetes becomes epidemic: the penalty of progressFurther reading
Synopsis
This book gives an authoritative and engaging account of the long history and changing perceptions of a disease that now dominates the concerns of health professionals in the developed world. Robert Tattersall, a leading authority on diabetes, describes the story of the disease from the ancient writings of Galen and Avicenna to the recognition of sugar in the urine of diabetics in the 18th century, the identification of pancreatic diabetes in 1889, the discovery of insulin in the early 20th century., Diabetes is a disease with a fascinating history and one that has been growing dramatically with urbanization. According to the World Health Authority, it now affects 4.6% of adults over 20, reaching 30% in the over 35s in some populations. It is one of the most serious and widespread diseases today. But the general perception of diabetes is quite different.At the beginning of the 20th century, diabetes sufferers mostly tended to be middle-agedand overweight, and could live tolerably well with the disease for a couple of decades, but when it occasionally struck younger people, it could be fatal within a few months. The development ofinsulin in the early 1920s dramatically changed things for these younger patients. But that story of the success of modern medicine has tended to dominate public perception, so that diabetes is regarded as a relatively minor illness. Sadly, that is far from the case, and diabetes can produce complications affecting many different organs.Robert Tattersall, a leading authority on diabetes, describes the story of the disease from the ancient writings of Galen and Avicenna tothe recognition of sugar in the urine of diabetics in the 18th century, the identification of pancreatic diabetes in 1889, the discovery of insulin in the early 20th century, the ensuing optimism, andthe subsequent despair as the complexity of this now chronic illness among its increasing number of young patients became apparent. Yet new drugs are being developed, as well as new approaches to management that give hope for the future.Diabetes affects many of us directly or indirectly through friends and relatives. This book gives an authoritative and engaging account of the long history and changing perceptions of a disease that now dominates the concerns of healthprofessionals in the developed world.Diabetes: the biography is part of the Oxford series, Biographies of Diseases, edited by William and Helen Bynum. In each individual volume anexpert historian or clinician tells the story of a particular disease or condition throughout history - not only in terms of growing medical understanding of its nature and cure, but also shifting social and cultural attitudes, and changes in the meaning of the name of the disease itself., Diabetes is a disease with a fascinating history and one that has been growing dramatically with urbanization. According to the World Health Authority, it now affects 4.6% of adults over 20, reaching 30% in the over 35s in some populations. It is one of the most serious and widespread diseases today. But the general perception of diabetes is quite different. At the beginning of the 20th century, diabetes sufferers mostly tended to be middle-aged and overweight, and could live tolerably well with the disease for a couple of decades, but when it occasionally struck younger people, it could be fatal within a few months. The development of insulin in the early 1920s dramatically changed things for these younger patients. But that story of the success of modern medicine has tended to dominate public perception, so that diabetes is regarded as a relatively minor illness. Sadly, that is far from the case, and diabetes can produce complications affecting many different organs. Robert Tattersall, a leading authority on diabetes, describes the story of the disease from the ancient writings of Galen and Avicenna to the recognition of sugar in the urine of diabetics in the 18th century, the identification of pancreatic diabetes in 1889, the discovery of insulin in the early 20th century, the ensuing optimism, and the subsequent despair as the complexity of this now chronic illness among its increasing number of young patients became apparent. Yet new drugs are being developed, as well as new approaches to management that give hope for the future. Diabetes affects many of us directly or indirectly through friends and relatives. This book gives an authoritative and engaging account of the long history and changing perceptions of a disease that now dominates the concerns of health professionals in the developed world. Diabetes: the biography is part of the Oxford series, Biographies of Diseases , edited by William and Helen Bynum. In each individual volume an expert historian or clinician tells the story of a particular disease or condition throughout history - not only in terms of growing medical understanding of its nature and cure, but also shifting social and cultural attitudes, and changes in the meaning of the name of the disease itself., Diabetes is a disease with a fascinating history and one that has been growing dramatically with urbanization. According to the World Health Authority, it now affects 4.6% of adults over 20, reaching 30% in the over 35s in some populations. It is one of the most serious and widespread diseases today. But the general perception of diabetes is quite different. At the beginning of the 20th century, diabetes sufferers mostly tended to be middle-aged and overweight, and could live tolerably well with the disease for a couple of decades, but when it occasionally struck younger people, it could be fatal within a few months. The development of insulin in the early 1920s dramatically changed things for these younger patients. But that story of the success of modern medicine has tended to dominate public perception, so that diabetes is regarded as a relatively minor illness. Sadly, that is far from the case, and diabetes can produce complications affecting many different organs. Robert Tattersall, a leading authority on diabetes, describes the story of the disease from the ancient writings of Galen and Avicenna to the recognition of sugar in the urine of diabetics in the 18th century, the identification of pancreatic diabetes in 1889, the discovery of insulin in the early 20th century, the ensuing optimism, and the subsequent despair as the complexity of this now chronic illness among its increasing number of young patients became apparent. Yet new drugs are being developed, as well as new approaches to management that give hope for the future. Diabetes affects many of us directly or indirectly through friends and relatives. This book gives an authoritative and engaging account of the long history and changing perceptions of a disease that now dominates the concerns of health professionals in the developed world. Diabetes: the biography is part of the Oxford series, Biographies of Diseases, edited by William and Helen Bynum. In each individual volume an expert historian or clinician tells the story of a particular disease or condition throughout history - not only in terms of growing medical understanding of its nature and cure, but also shifting social and cultural attitudes, and changes in the meaning of the name of the disease itself.
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