An iconoclast's end-of the-millennium look at how the environment in which

we live affects our health and happiness.

The fun and informative "facts and ideas" in this book were gleaned from 5

years of William C. Roberts' musings as editor-in-chief of the Baylor

University Medical College Proceedings, and will interest physicians,

clinicians, fellows, nurses, and students from all fields of medicine.

Dr. Roberts believes the most important part of patient health is

prevention, and the key to prevention is physician awareness of all the

things that can impact a patient's health, from clinical issues to the

arcane and mundane aspects of daily life. Accordingly, readers can expect

to learn about subjects ranging not only from FDA approvals and trial

reports, but to internet prescriptions, gun control, the Viagra culture,

fast food, drug use, and whether it's better, health-wise, to be married or

have a dog.

This collection of facts gleaned from 5 years of Roberts' musing as editor-in-chief of the Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings presents an iconoclast's look at how the environment in which we live affects health and happiness. Snippets and summaries of articles and reports relating to health, on everything from Mexican food to spousal abuse, are arranged in chronological but no other order, creating the effect of browsing through files of clippings. Period covered is from April 1994 to April 2000.
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