All About Arthritis: Past, Present, Future

All About Arthritis: Past, Present, Future

by D . A . Brewerton (Author)

Synopsis

Arthritis affects over 100 million people worldwide, in every race, ethnic group and economic class. Yet the advances being made in arthritis research are known only to key specialists in the field. Because very few people understand the many diseases that make up arthritis, billions of dollars are wasted each year on unorthodox remedies, and the problems remain obscured by myth and prejudice. This book - intended to dispel the mystique and folklore surrounding this group of diseases - explains the scientific aspects of arthritis research and treatment to general readers. Derrick Brewerton brings together a vast amount of knowlwdge that is not readily available, and presents it in a narrative designed to be as lively as it is informative. Brewerton tells the story of arthritis research, from the days before germs were recognized as causes of disease and when the reasons for inflammation were obscure, to the present, when breakthroughs in genetics, epidemiology, X-ray crystallography, cell biology, and molecular biology support major advances in research and treatment. As he leads readers through the historic search for cures, Brewerton introduces relevant basic information on diagnosis, the role of germs and bacteria, body defenses, the nervous system, hormones, DNA, RNA, proteins, crystals, and cells. He also addresses the human element, discussing age, gender, emotions, pain and personality. Brewerton ends his story on a hopeful note, carefully explaining the prospects for prevention and treatment.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 25 Nov 1992

ISBN 10: 0674016157
ISBN 13: 9780674016156

Media Reviews
´┐¢Brewerton´┐¢ skillfully guides us through the complexities of bacteria, viruses, and host defense; the nervous system; the structure and function of joints; the mosaic of factors involved in arthritis; and the prospects for new forms of therapy. He is particularly elegant when dealing with the complex (and controversial) influence of personality and emotion. -- D. A. Isenberg Nature
´┐¢This´┐¢ is a thoroughly good read putting much current research and concept into perspective and supplying many of the facts which even the most assiduous of rheumatologists may have failed to grasp...The immense factual load of the book is disguised in a style of story-telling which focuses, to a great extent, on some truly remarkable individuals...The reader is left in no doubt that research in arthritis is feverishly active and fascinating. -- A. Keat British Journal of Rheumatology
This book...is written so attractively and with such a sense of wonder and delight at the challenges [of ] arthritic conditions. -- Manfred Harth, M.D. Canadian Medical Association Journal
[Brewerton] skillfully guides us through the complexities of bacteria, viruses, and host defense; the nervous system; the structure and function of joints; the mosaic of factors involved in arthritis; and the prospects for new forms of therapy. He is particularly elegant when dealing with the complex (and controversial) influence of personality and emotion. -- D. A. Isenberg Nature
[This] is a thoroughly good read putting much current research and concept into perspective and supplying many of the facts which even the most assiduous of rheumatologists may have failed to grasp...The immense factual load of the book is disguised in a style of story-telling which focuses, to a great extent, on some truly remarkable individuals...The reader is left in no doubt that research in arthritis is feverishly active and fascinating. -- A. Keat British Journal of Rheumatology