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The Pursuit of Perfection
Sheila Rothman
David Rothman
其他書名
The Promise and Perils of Medical Enchancement
出版
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
, 2004-11-09
主題
Science / History
Science / Biotechnology
Business & Economics / Industries / Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology
ISBN
0679758356
9780679758358
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=krCOEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
What does it mean to live in a time when medical science can not only cure the human body but also reshape it? How should we as individuals and as a society respond to new drugs and genetic technologies? Sheila and David Rothman address these troubling questions with a singular blend of history and analysis, taking us behind the scenes to explain how scientific research, medical practice, drug company policies, and a quest for peak performance combine to exaggerate potential benefits and minimize risks. The Rothmans bring an authoritative clarity to a subject often obscured by rumor, commerce and inadequate reporting, revealing just what happens when physicians view patients’ unhappiness and dissatisfaction with their bodies–short stature, thunder thighs, aging–as though they were diseases to be treated.