Description: Allergicby Theresa MacPhail Synopsis: An eye-opening investigation - combining reporting, history and cutting-edge science - into allergies and their rise in recent decades Hay fever. Peanut allergies. Eczema. Billions of people worldwide have some form of allergy; millions have one severe enough to seriously endanger their health. And over the past decade, the number of people diagnosed with allergy has been steadily increasing, an ever-growing medical burden on individuals, families, and our health care system. 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.Book Information:ISBN 13: 9781802062830Publisher: PenguinFormat: Paperback Shipping Shipping service:We strive to provide the best possible methods of shipping for your book, so that you buy from us without worrying about shipping time, extra charges, delays or any other hassles. US Shipping: Shipments to US lower 48 states will be shipped from our distribution point in US via USPS media mail / other domestic couriers with valid tracking information. UK Shipping: Shipments to UK are dispatched from India via couriers like Aramex, DHL etc. Australia Shipping: Shipments to A+NZ are dispatched from India via India Post, and couriers like Aramex, DHL etc. Larger shipments weighing around 20 pounds or more will be shipped directly from India via expedited mode. Shipments to all other countries will be shipped from our warehouse in India with valid tracking information. Delivery time: US delivery takes around 2-10 days. UK delivery takes around 2-3 weeks. ANZ delivery takes around 3-4 weeks. and 3-6 weeks for other countries. ReturnsReturns are accepted for the following conditions only: Item damaged in transit. ISBN number mismatch. Edition mismatch. Version mismatch. Returns NOT accepted for the following conditions (not limited to). Number of pages mismatch Weight mismatch Cover design mismatch (Cover design changes sometimes with reprints.) On grounds like: print too small, Paper too thin etc. These are decided by the publisher, we have no influence on it. Refund on ground that books are prints for sale in Indian Subcontinent only. Please note that the sale will be billed in India and then shipped abroad. PaymentPayment as advised by Ebay Please contact us if you have any questions. FeedbackBefore leaving a negative feedback, Please email us directly about your concern, we will do our best to resolve it.
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Author: Theresa MacPhail
Book Title: Allergic
Language: English
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin
Original Language: English
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