Description
Medical anthropologist Theresa MacPhail, herself an allergy sufferer whose father died of a bee sting, set out to understand why. The result is a holistic and deeply researched examination of allergies, from their first medical description in 1819 to the mind-bending new treatments that are giving patients hope. MacPhail spent years interviewing hundreds of experts, patients and activists, in an effort to understand how recent changes in our environment and lifestyle are contributing to the dramatic rise in cases globally. Pollution, chemicals, antibiotics and, increasingly, climate change are all making our immune systems become more and more irritated. But, as she shows us in Allergic, understanding what is irritating us and why will help us to craft better environments in the future-so we can all breathe easier.
Author: THERESA MACPHAIL
Publisher: ALLEN LANE
ISBN-13: 9780241638163
Language: ENGLISH
Binding: HARP PAPER
Product Edition: 2023
No. Of Pages: 1-344
Country of Origin: INDIA
International Shipping: Yes
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