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Life today for citizens of the developed world is safer, easier, and healthier than for any other people in history thanks to modern medicine, science, technology, and intelligence. So why is an epidemic of fear sweeping America? The answer, according to nationally renowned health commentator Dr.

Table of Contents
Preface. Introduction: The Fear Epidemic. PART I: FIGHT OR FLIGHT. 1. Why Are We So Afraid? 2. It Works for Animals but Not for Us. 3. Our Culture of Worry. 4. Playing Politics with Fear. 5. Disasters: Real or Imagined. 6. Finding Things to Worry About. 7. Profiting from Fear. PART II: BUGS DU JOUR. 8. Anthrax. 9. Insects, Pox, and Lethal Gas. 10. SARS. 11. Flu. 12. Cows, Birds, and Humans. PART III: HEALING FEAR 13. The Fear Prophets. 14. Is There a Cure for Fear? Afterword. Bibliography. Index.

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      Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 19/10/2006
      ISBN13: 9780470053843, 978-0470053843
      ISBN10: 470053844

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Life today for citizens of the developed world is safer, easier, and healthier than for any other people in history thanks to modern medicine, science, technology, and intelligence. So why is an epidemic of fear sweeping America? The answer, according to nationally renowned health commentator Dr.

      Table of Contents
      Preface. Introduction: The Fear Epidemic. PART I: FIGHT OR FLIGHT. 1. Why Are We So Afraid? 2. It Works for Animals but Not for Us. 3. Our Culture of Worry. 4. Playing Politics with Fear. 5. Disasters: Real or Imagined. 6. Finding Things to Worry About. 7. Profiting from Fear. PART II: BUGS DU JOUR. 8. Anthrax. 9. Insects, Pox, and Lethal Gas. 10. SARS. 11. Flu. 12. Cows, Birds, and Humans. PART III: HEALING FEAR 13. The Fear Prophets. 14. Is There a Cure for Fear? Afterword. Bibliography. Index.

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