Lovers and Livers : Disease Concepts in History headline and how the results are

and how the results are manifested in practice

Against her stern father's wishes and society's expectations

Everything changes when the young Chinese dissident

Infinite City

dangerous -- or both

Lovers and Livers : Disease Concepts in History headline and how the results areCan a disease be an idea? A theory? Does disease exist without a patient to suffer from it? In Lovers and Livers, Jacalyn Duffin provides a lively overview of the ideas around disease. She introduces philosophical theories of disease and delves into the history of two distinct afflictions one old, one new which serve as examples to show how applying theory can uncover surprising aspects of the medical past and present. Written with humour and