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1	The Blue Zone: Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who've Lived the Longest more books like this by Dan Buettner A long healthy life is no accident. It begins with good genes, but it also depends on good habits. If you adopt the right lifestyle, experts say, chances are you may live up to a decade longer. So what's the formula for success? National Geographic Explorer Dan Buettner has lead teams of researchers across the globe to uncover the secrets of Blue ... see all copies from $14.97! new only from $14.97! \| SVS
2	The Columbian Exchange: Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492 30th Anniversary Edition more books like this by Alfred W Crosby In 1972, Alfred Crosby published a small work that illuminated a simple point, that the most important changes brought on by the voyages of Columbus were not social or political, but biological in nature. The book told the story of how 1492 sparked the movement of organisms, both large and small, in both directions across the Atlantic. This ... see all copies from $21.00! new only from $25.97! \| SVS
3	The Columbian Exchange: Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492 more books like this by Alfred W Crosby see all copies from $6.93! new only from $99.95! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Inescapable Ecologies: A History of Environment, Disease, and Knowledge more books like this by Linda Lorraine Nash Among the most far-reaching effects of the modern environmental movement, was the widespread acknowledgment that human beings were inescapably part of a larger ecosystem. With this book, Linda Nash gives us a wholly original and much longer history of "ecological" ideas of the body as that history unfolded in California's Central Valley. Taking us ... see all copies from $18.10! new only from $21.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Tobacco Atlas more books like this by Judith MacKay, M.D., M Eriksen By 2025, tobacco will be the leading cause of death and disability worldwide, killing more than 10 million people every year. If nothing is done between now and then, tobacco will kill 650 million smokers. The latest edition of this groundbreaking atlas gives shape and meaning to statistics about tobacco use and control. Full-colour maps and ... see all copies from $15.50! new only from $19.08! \| SVS
6	Mapping Epidemics more books like this by Brent H Hoff, Charles H Calisher, Ph.D. (Editor), Carter Smith Epidemics have been affecting the course of history since way before the Black Death hit Europe in the Middle Ages. Using maps and graphs, this insightful book charts the course of these plagues, detailing not only their history but also their course and treatment. Arranged in alphabetical order, 35 dreaded diseases are charted, from polio and ... see all copies from $3.01! new only from $16.94!
7	Fever: The Hunt for a New Killer Virus more books like this by John G Fuller see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
8	Critical Issues in Global Health: A Guide to Regions, Conditions, and Leadership Challenges more books like this by C. Everett Koop (Editor), Clarence Pearson (Editor), M. Roy Schwarz (Editor) This title presents a gathering of international health experts from public health, medical care, biomedical research, health promotion, and the social sector. They give their perspectives on what is ahead, and what will be required in health. see all copies from $7.75! new only from $50.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	A Systematic Treatise Historical, Etiological and Practical on the Principal Diseases of the Interior Valley of North America V1 1850 more books like this by Daniel Drake A Systematic Treatise Historical, Etiological And Practical On The Principal Diseases Of The Interior Valley Of North America As They Appear In The Caucasian, African, Indian And Esquimaux Varieties Of Its Population 1850. see all copies from $23.22! new only from $30.52! \| first editions \| SVS
10	World Health and Disease more books like this by Alastair Gray This book presents a global view of human health. It traces some of the major changes in the health and disease patterns affecting humankind, and sets these in the context of demographic change and economic development. The book addresses a series of important questions. How and why have patterns of health and disease changed so dramatically in ... see all copies from $2.34! new only from $14.25!
11	Man, environment, and disease in Britain; a medical geography of Britain through the ages more books like this by G. Melvyn Howe see all copies from $4.95! new only from $23.74! \| first editions \| SVS
12	Medical Geography more books like this by Melinda S Meade, Robert J Earickson This essential text surveys the perspectives, methodologies, and theories that geographers use to address the subject of human health and disease. Wide ranging and international in scope, the volume synthesizes knowledge from across the social, physical, and biological sciences. Coverage includes the cultural ecology of disease; landscape ... see all copies from $36.00! new only from $36.00!
13 view cover	The Slow Plague: A Geography of the AIDS Pandemic more books like this by Peter Gould Based on research by a leading geographer and specialist in diffusion theory, The Slow Plague discloses the geographic dimension of the AIDS pandemic. It provides a lucid description of the HIV, its origins, and the extent to which it has now permeated our lives. The author shows how the virus jumps from city to city, creating regional epicenters ... see all copies from $4.14! new only from $34.28! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	GIS for Health Organizations more books like this by Laura Lang Health care executives and managers will get a closer look at how to use geographic information systems (GIS) to improve patient care, better manage their facilities, and increase their market share with this book. GIS is already used to monitor the spread of disease, assign patients to the nearest facility, and display injuries on a map of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.08! \| SVS
15 view cover	Critical Issues in Global Health more books like this by C Everett Koop, M.D., SC.D., Clarence Pearson, M Roy Schwarz, M.D. "Critical Issues in Global Health" is an outstanding compendium of knowledge and thought - from a distinguished panel of internationally renowned medical and public health experts - that offers insight into the most important health issues facing our world's populations. The volume's individual contributors represent a wide range of prestigious ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $31.99! \| SVS
16 view cover	Western Diseases: Their Emergence and Prevention more books like this by H C Trowell (Editor), Denis P Burkitt (Editor) see all copies from $32.58! new only from $77.41!
17	The State of Health Atlas more books like this by Judith McKay, Judith MacKay, M.D., Alan Lopez In irresistible graphics, with facts-at-the-fingertips appeal, this fascinating and informative survey of health and health care throughout the world brings the "vital statistics"--from birth rates to death rates and everything in between--into clear focus. Maps. Line drawings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
18 view cover	Health in Rural North America: The Geography of Health Care Services and Delivery more books like this by Wilbert M. Gesler (Editor), Thomas C. Ricketts (Editor) see all copies from $3.50! new only from $3.64!
19	Health-seekers in the Southwest, 1817-1900 more books like this by Billy Mac Jones see all copies from $4.50! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	GIS Tutorial for Health more books like this by Kristen S Kurland, Wilpen L Gorr In its third edition, GIS Tutorial for Health is fully-revised and updated for ArcGIS 9.3 software compatibility. To better support skill-building and development, this workbook features extended introductions to eleven tutorials addressing significant health care and policy-planning issues. Complete with a new tutorial that utilizes the ArcGIS ... see all copies from $39.39! new only from $44.50! \| SVS
21 view cover	Spatial Analysis in Epidemiology more books like this by Mark Stevenson, Kim B Stevens, David J Rogers This book provides a practical, comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the use of spatial statistics in epidemiology - the study of the incidence and distribution of diseases. Used appropriately, spatial analytical methods in conjunction with GIS and remotely sensed data can provide significant insights into the biological patterns and processes ... see all copies from $47.11! new only from $54.46! \| SVS
22 view cover	Healthier Societies: From Analysis to Action more books like this by Jody Heymann (Editor), Clyde Hertzman, M.D., FRCPC (Editor), Morris Barer (Editor) Extensive research has shown that social factors are as important as biological ones in determining health, and their impact is enormous in both adults and children. The challenge of changing public policies and programs remains. "Healthier Societies: From Analysis to Action" addresses the fundamental questions which will lead the way toward ... see all copies from $13.44! new only from $17.32!
23	Bid the Sickness Cease: Disease in the History of Black Africa more books like this by Oliver Ransford see all copies from $2.95! first editions
24 view cover	The Geographical Structure of Epidemics more books like this by Peter Haggett The ways in which the great plagues of the past and present have spread around the world remains only partly understood. Peter Haggett's research over the last thirty years has focused on mapping and modelling the paths by which epidemics spread through human communities. In 1998 this led to him being invited to give the inaugural lectures in a ... see all copies from $55.43! new only from $55.43! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Healing Places more books like this by Wilbert M Gesler Is there healing beyond the walls of a modern hospital? Wil Gesler examines how different environments affect physical, mental, spiritual, social and emotional components of healing. He argues that because place and healing are inextricably linked, much more attention should be paid to this fascinating and important correlation. Synthesizing ... see all copies from $3.87! new only from $4.98! \| SVS

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