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What does it mean to live in a time when medical science can not only cure the human body but also reshape it? How should we as individuals and as a society respond to new drugs and genetic technologies? Sheila and David Rothman address these troubling questions with a singular blend of history and analysis, taking us behind the scenes to explain how scientific research, medical practice, drug company policies, and a quest for peak performance combine to exaggerate potential benefits and minimize risks. The Rothmans bring an authoritative clarity to a subject often obscured by rumor, commerce and inadequate reporting, revealing just what happens when physicians view patients' unhappiness and dissatisfaction with their bodies-short stature, thunder thighs, aging-as though they were diseases to be treated.

Book details

• Full title: The Pursuit of Perfection: The Promise and Perils of Medical Enchancement
• Author: Sheila M. Rothman, David J. Rothman
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320
• EAN: 9780679758358
• ISBN: 0679758356
• ID: 11455502
• Publisher: Random House Inc
• Weight: 299 g
• Dimensions: 204 × 134 × 17 mm
• Date of publishing: November 2004

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