Hypochondria Can Kill: A Disease for Every Occasion, an Illness for Every Symptom Paperback - 2005
by John Naish
- Used
- Paperback
'There's so much to worry about. Being tall can mean an early demise. Being short can kill, too. Then there are the perils of golfer's liver and Chinese Restaurant syndrome ...'
A witty, highly entertaining compendium of the many obscure potential killers that lurk in modern society. From telephone stroke (holding the receiver too tightly to one's head) to the most common housework-related fatalities among men, health journalist John Naish culls the most intriguing, odd, and completely true medical findings and bizarre syndromes.
Fans of The Worst Case Scenario books and Schott's Original Miscellany will revel in this latest addition to the reference shelf. But don't let it make you fret too much research shows that worrying about your health quadruples your chances of an early death.
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- Title Hypochondria Can Kill: A Disease for Every Occasion, an Illness for Every Symptom
- Author John Naish
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1St Edition
- Condition USED Good
- Pages 224
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Plume, NY
- Date October 2005
- Illustrated Yes
- Bookseller's Inventory # 163268
- ISBN 9780452286887 / 0452286883
- Weight 0.37 lbs (0.17 kg)
- Dimensions 7.42 x 4.52 x 0.48 in (18.85 x 11.48 x 1.22 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Hypochondria
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004065787
- Dewey Decimal Code 616.852
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Summary
A witty, highly entertaining compendium of the many obscure potential killers that lurk in modern society. From telephone stroke (holding the receiver too tightly to one’s head) to the most common housework-related fatalities among men, health journalist John Naish culls the most intriguing, odd, and completely true medical findings and bizarre syndromes.
Fans of The Worst Case Scenario books and Schott’s Original Miscellany will revel in this latest addition to the reference shelf. But don’t let it make you fret too much—research shows that worrying about your health quadruples your chances of an early death.
