H.吉尔伯特•韦尔奇博士，达特茅斯医学院的资深教授，他的研究领域主要是探索医学界提倡尽早发现疾病所带来的问题。他的研究著作大部分围绕癌症筛查，特别是黑色素瘤、甲状腺瘤、肺癌、乳腺癌和前列腺癌。他在《洛杉矶时报》、《华盛顿邮报》、《华尔街日报》、《美国医学联合会期刊》、《新英格兰医学期刊》等主流媒体和顶级学术期刊上发表多篇文章，并曾经接受多家主流电视台的采访。韦尔奇博士同样热衷于教育，他在达特茅斯卫生政策和临床实践研究所教授流行病学和生物统计学课程，并在达特茅斯学院教授卫生政策和临床研究。2004年，他作为访问科学家在世界卫生组织驻法国里昂的国际癌症研究所工作。2009年，他出版的第一本学术著作≪我该做癌症检查吗？也许不该，这就是为什么》被评为“天赐良书”。 丽莎•M.施瓦茨博士、史蒂芬•沃洛辛博士达特茅斯医学院的助理教授，研究领域包括如何提高与公众、...(展开全部)

A groundbreaking study on the relationship between mental and physical health. A stomach ache before a job interview is common enough--but how else can the mind affect the body? Can conditions like heart disease, cancer, asthma or arthritis be exacerbated, or relieved, by our own thoughts and feelings? Have you ever wondered why people get sick when they do? Does the mind reall...(展开全部)

> How do we make sense of other people and of ourselves? What do we know about the people we encounter in our daily lives and about the situations in which we encounter them, and how do we use this knowledge in our attempt to understand, predict, or recall their behavior? Are our social judgments fully determined by our social knowledge, or are they also influenced by our feeli...(展开全部)

How do we make sense of other people and of ourselves? What do we know about the people we encounter in our daily lives and about the situations in which we encounter them, and how do we use this knowledge in our attempt to understand, predict, or recall their behavior? Are our social judgments fully determined by our social knowledge, or are they also influenced by our feeling...(展开全部)

A complex web of factors has created the phenomenon of overdiagnosis: the popular media promotes fear of disease and perpetuates the myth that early, aggressive treatment is always best; in an attempt to avoid lawsuits, doctors have begun to leave no test undone, no abnormality overlooked; and profits are being made from screenings, medical procedures, and pharmaceuticals. Reve...(展开全部)

From a nationally recognized expert, an exposé of the worst excesses of our zeal for medical testing After the criteria used to define osteoporosis were altered, seven million American women were turned into patients—literally overnight. The proliferation of fetal monitoring in the 1970s was associated with a 66 percent increase in the number of women told they needed emergen...(展开全部)

This classic text, formerly known as the "Basch" textbook, now completely revised in an updated new edition, brings together information that students and professionals working in the wide variety of disciplines concerned with international health will find in no other single source. It synthesizes historical, cultural, environmental, economic and political considerations to p...(展开全部)

Every day, we evaluate the people around us: It's one of the most important things we ever do. Making Sense of People provides the scientific frameworks and tools we need to improve our intuition, and assess people more consciously, systematically, and effectively. Leading neuroscientist Samuel H. Barondes explains the research behind each standard personality category: extrave...(展开全部)

Alzheimer's is the great global epidemic of our time, affecting millions worldwide -- there are more than 5 million people diagnosed in the US alone. And as our population ages, scientists are working against the clock to find a cure. Neuroscientist Joseph Jebelli is among them. His beloved grandfather had Alzheimer's and now he's written the book he needed then -- a very human...(展开全部)

"What kind of person do I want my child to be?" There are hundreds of books that give parents advice on everything from weaning to toilet training, from discipline to nutrition. But in spite of this overwhelming amount of information, there is very little research-based advice for parents on how to raise their children to be well rounded and achieve their full potential, ...(展开全部)