Decision Tree Taking Control of Your Health in the New Era of Personalized Medicine

Name: Decision Tree Taking Control of Your Health in the New Era of Personalized Medicine
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ISBN: 9781605297293

ISBN-10: 1605297291

ISBN-13: 9781605297293

Edition: 2010

Authors: Thomas Goetz

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InThe Decision Tree, Thomas Goetz proposes a new strategy for thinking about health, one that applies cutting-edge technology and sound science to put us at the center of the equation. An individual's Decision Tree begins with genomics, where400 and a test tube of spit provides a peek at how your DNA influences your health. It taps self-monitoring and collaborative health tools, where iPhone applications and next-generation monitoring gadgets can help individuals successfully change their behavior, once and for all. And it turns to new screening techniques that detect diseases like cancer and diabetes far earlier and with far better prospects for our health. Full of thoughtful,…

Book details

List price: $25.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Potter/TenSpeed/Harmony/Rodale
Publication date: 2/16/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.254
Language: English



Introduction



Prediction and Prevention



Living by Numbers



Toxic Knowledge



DNA + Environment = You



Change Is Hard



Diagnosis and Detection



No Such Thing as Normal



Screening for Everything



Canaries in the Coal Mine



Care and Treatment



A Little Drug Problem



On the Horns of a Dilemma



When Patients Become Practitioners


Coda: When There Is No Doctor


Acknowledgments


Notes


Bibliography


Index