Medicine & Health
The Doctors' Plague: Germs, Childbed Fever, and the Strange Story of Ignac Semmelweis
Paperback
The "riveting" (Houston Chronicle), "captivating" (Discover), and "compulsively readable" (San Francisco Chronicle) story of the discovery that handwashing helps prevent the spread of disease.
Better Than Well: American Medicine Meets the American Dream
Paperback
"Elliott's absorbing account will make readers think again about the ways that science shapes our personal identities."—American Scientist
Lung Cancer: Myths, Facts, Choices--and Hope
Paperback
An authoritative book with new lifesaving strategies for those at risk and those already diagnosed.
The Prostate Book: Sound Advice on Symptoms and Treatment
Third Edition
Paperback
The new edition of an eminent urologist's complete guide to the prostate.
Shots in the Dark: The Wayward Search for an AIDS Vaccine
Paperback
"[A]n important book not only for the now but for the future of this epidemic and those to come."—Dr. Robert Gallo