An Epidemic of Absence by Moises Velasquez-Manoff - ISBN: 9781439199398
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Our hyper-clean world may be making us fatally sick.

An Epidemic of Absence

A New Way of Understanding Allergies and Autoimmune Diseases

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    416 pages

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    1 October 2013

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Summary

A brilliant, groundbreaking report on the dramatic rise of allergic and autoimmune disease, and the controversial therapies scientists are developing to correct these disorders.

From asthma to Crohn’s disease, everyone knows someone who suffers from an allergic or autoimmune disorder. And if it appears that the prevalence of these maladies has increased recently, that’s because it has–to levels never before seen in human history. These days no fewer than one in five–a…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781439199398
ISBN-10:1439199396
Author:Moises Velasquez-Manoff
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Imprint:Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:416
Release Date:1 October 2013
Weight:522g
Dimensions:28mm x 155mm x 234mm
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Critics Review

Remarkable…Moises Velasquez-Manoff draws together hundreds of studies to craft a powerful narrative carrying a fascinating argument.

“A reportorial journey into a frontier of science and health.”– “Wired”
“Remarkable…Moises Velasquez-Manoff draws together hundreds of studies to craft a powerful narrative carrying a fascinating argument.”– “Wall Street Journal”

About The Author

Moises Velasquez-Manoff

Moises Velasquez-Manoff covered science and the environment for The Christian Science Monitor, and his work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Chicago Tribune, and Slate, among other publications. He graduated from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism’s Master of Arts program, with a concentration in science writing.

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