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Book Review of Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease

Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease
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from back cover:

Find out why deadly diseases are bred into our genetic code and learn the answers to such provocative questions as:

Can a person rust to death?
Can sunglasses cause sunburns?
Can the tanning salon lower cholesterol?
Who gets drunk faster -- Europeans or Asians? And why?
Why are some Americans immune to the HIV virus?
Do sexually transmitted diseases make you more promiscuous?
Can cats cause schizophrenia?
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A provocative book that is on the cutting edge of gene research. Written for the layman.