medical geography

Draws from scientific research on aging, as well as observations of long-lived people to identify nine lessons for living healthy, active lives past the age of eighty, ninety, and even one hundred.

Vivid portrayal of the dangers posed to mankind as viruses continue to mutate, adapt themselves to changing conditions, and spread to other parts of the globe.

Presents a comprehensive study of the tobacco industry around the world, with color maps and graphics that reveal similarities and differences between the use and control of the subtance; and covers topics such as health risks and mortality, marketing, and potential solutions to the habit that has killed millions of people.

Draws from scientific research on aging, as well as observations of long-lived people to identify nine lessons for living healthy, active lives past the age of eighty, ninety, and even one hundred.

Examines the cultural and bio-social consequences of Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492, discussing the resulting international exchange of disease, the transformation of world food supplies, and the change in world population growth.

Examines the cultural and bio-social consequences of Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492, discussing the resulting international exchange of disease, the transformation of world food supplies, and the change in world population growth.

Studies how epidemics have changed history and how human behavior has contributed to the emergence and spread of disease.