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008			131029s2014 nyu b 001 0 eng
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020			_a9780805098105 _q(hardback)
020			_z9780805098112 (electronic copy)
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050	0	0	_aRM267 _b.B57 2014
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100	1		_aBlaser, Martin J.
245	1	0	_aMissing microbes : _bhow the overuse of antibiotics is fueling our modern plagues / _cMartin J. Blaser, MD.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bHenry Holt and Company, _c2014.
300			_a273 pages ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 221-256) and index.
520			_a"A critically important and startling look at the harmful effects of overusing antibiotics, from the field's leading expert Tracing one scientist's journey toward understanding the crucial importance of the microbiome, this revolutionary book will take readers to the forefront of trail-blazing research while revealing the damage that overuse of antibiotics is doing to our health: contributing to the rise of obesity, asthma, diabetes, and certain forms of cancer. In Missing Microbes, Dr. Martin Blaser invites us into the wilds of the human microbiome where for hundreds of thousands of years bacterial and human cells have existed in a peaceful symbiosis that is responsible for the health and equilibrium of our body. Now, this invisible eden is being irrevocably damaged by some of our most revered medical advances--antibiotics--threatening the extinction of our irreplaceable microbes with terrible health consequences. Taking us into both the lab and deep into the fields where these troubling effects can be witnessed firsthand, Blaser not only provides cutting edge evidence for the adverse effects of antibiotics, he tells us what we can do to avoid even more catastrophic health problems in the future. "-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_a"Tracing one scientist's journey toward understanding the crucial importance of the microbiome, this revolutionary book will take readers to the forefront of trail-blazing research while revealing the damage that overuse of antibiotics is doing to our health: contributing to the rise of obesity, asthma, diabetes, and certain forms of cancer. In Missing Microbes, Dr. Martin Blaser invites us into the wilds of the human microbiome where for hundreds of thousands of years bacterial and human cells have existed in a peaceful symbiosis that is responsible for the health and equilibrium of our body. Now, this invisible eden is being irrevocably damaged by some of our most revered medical advances--antibiotics--threatening the extinction of our irreplaceable microbes with terrible health consequences. Taking us into both the lab and deep into the fields where these troubling effects can be witnessed firsthand, Blaser not only provides cutting edge evidence for the adverse effects of antibiotics, he tells us what we can do to avoid even more catastrophic health problems in the future"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aAntibiotics.
650		0	_aAntibiotics _xEffectiveness.
650		0	_aDrug resistance in microorganisms.
650		7	_aSCIENCE / Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aSCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology / General. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aHEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / Immune System. _2bisacsh
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