The Future of Medicine: Megatrends in Health Care That Will Improve Your Quality of Life - eBook

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The Future of Medicine: Megatrends in Health Care That Will Improve Your Quality of Life - eBook

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ISBN: 9781418571306

By: Stephen C. Schmimpff

Thomas Nelson / 2007 / ePub

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A comprehensive look at the megatrends transforming today's health care---and how they affect you! Drawing on the latest research, Schimpff shows how the old paradigm of "detect and treat" is giving way to "predict and prevent." Learn how some vaccines may stop cancer, new devices can relieve depression, ancient medical traditions are affecting contemporary treatments, and more.

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Title: The Future of Medicine: Megatrends in Health Care That Will Improve Your Quality of Life - eBook
By: Stephen C. Schmimpff
Format: DRM Protected ePub
Vendor: Thomas Nelson

Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 9781418571306
ISBN-13: 9781418571306
Stock No: WW5859EB

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Make the most of the latest advances in medicine!

Vaccines that prevent cancer and chronic disease
Surgery simulation and robots in the operating room
Smaller, more powerful medical devices that help your heart beat, relieve depression, replace organs, and more

Are you confused by what you hear in the media about modern medical advances? Do you really understand genomics? How pharmacogenomics can change your life? How information technology will change the way medicine is practiced?and help you lead a longer life?

The Future of Medicine is the first and only book to identify megatrends in:

genomics
stem cells
vaccines
medical devices
imaging equipment
amazing new approaches in the operating room
digitizing medical records
ancient healing practices
health safety

The megatrends will not only improve your quality of life but ultimately lower your health-care costs. Using layman's terms, Dr. Schimpff explains the science of what's happening on the medical frontier in ways you can understand?and shows you how to make the most of it now.