出版社: John Wiley & Sons
副标题: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Distance Healing to Vitamin O
出版年: 2002-10-29
页数: 288
定价: £11.95
装帧: Paperback
丛书: Wiley bad science series
ISBN: 9780471434993
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"Christopher Wanjek uses a take-no-prisoners approach in debunking the outrageous nonsense being heaped on a gullible public in the name of science and medicine. Wanjek writes with clarity, humor, and humanity, and simultaneously informs and entertains." -Dr. Michael Shermer, Publisher, Skeptic magazine; monthly columnist,Scientific American; author of Why People Believe Weird ...
"Christopher Wanjek uses a take-no-prisoners approach in debunking the outrageous nonsense being heaped on a gullible public in the name of science and medicine. Wanjek writes with clarity, humor, and humanity, and simultaneously informs and entertains." -Dr. Michael Shermer, Publisher, Skeptic magazine; monthly columnist,Scientific American; author of Why People Believe Weird ThingsPrehistoric humans believed cedar ashes and incantations could cure a head injury. Ancient Egyptians believed the heart was the center of thought, the liver produced blood, and the brain cooled the body. The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates was a big fan of bloodletting. Today, we are still plagued by countless medical myths and misconceptions. Bad Medicine sets the record straight by debunking widely held yet incorrect notions of how the body works, from cold cures to vaccination fears.Clear, accessible, and highly entertaining, Bad Medicine dispels such medical convictions as:* You only use 10% of your brain: CAT, PET, and MRI scans all prove that there are no inactive regions of the brain . . . not even during sleep. * Sitting too close to the TV causes nearsightedness: Your mother was wrong. Most likely, an already nearsighted child sits close to see better. * Eating junk food will make your face break out: Acne is caused by dead skin cells, hormones, and bacteria, not from a pizza with everything on it. * If you don't dress warmly, you'll catch a cold: Cold viruses are the true and only cause of colds.Protect yourself and the ones you love from bad medicine-the brain you save may be your own.
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作者简介 · · · · · ·
克里斯托弗·万杰克(Christopher Wanjek),著名的健康普及作者和科学记者,美国生命科学网站每周二《致命毒药》的专栏作家。1999年至2004年在哥伦比亚广播公司《健康口望》栏目以及《华盛顿邮报》健康版发表多篇文章。还经常为《史密森尼》、《福布斯》撰稿,给《今夜秀》和《周六晚间直播》节目编写笑料。万杰克也是美国宇航局的资深作家,并曾作为内部科学作家在美国麻省理工学院和美国国立卫生研究院工作。
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