Great gift for the Public Health buff
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I only gave it four out of five stars because there are other schools of Public Health that have contributed as much or more as John Hopkin's to the field of Public Health.  Tulane, to name one.
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got this for my wife on Mother's day, she was very pleased with it and loved how fresh and well put together it was.  I'd highly recommend this to anyone looking to purchase a gift for a health conscious person.
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This book was purchased for a friend who is going through hard times with health issuses. My friend states she is blessed to have this in her collection.
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We had an adult friend  who had one of these. He was missing half of one finger and smoked. He would amaze us all grown ups and children alike, by sticking his lit cigarette into his hand and having it disappear. He eventually showed us how he did it. When I happened to see it here, I knew I had to get one. For Christmas this year, I have been busy buying each adult a gift that is usable and that they would enjoy. Then I find something fun or funny that ties to that gift. My brother in law loves to read trivia books. I buy him one each year. This year the title " Why Do Men Have Nipples", so he got a jar of "Udder Cream" to go with it. This trick would be a great thing to carry around, if only to show to young people a trick. You won't be disappointed.
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This book would make a wonderful gift to family and friends who are already working in healthcare or science careers or who wish to enter such careers. People from ages 13 to 80 will enjoy it. This book would also be a useful addition to high school and university classrooms and libraries.

I am reading "Kill or Cure: An Illustrated History of Medicine" with great pleasure. It has many interesting stories and beautiful color and black-and-white illustrations.

Unlike the completely Eurocentric histories of medicine I read as a young person, it does have some information on Chinese, Indian, Arabic, Native American and African medical knowledge in various eras, though it is primarily about Western medicine.

For example, in the history of smallpox vaccination, the author notes that smallpox vaccination had been discovered by Chinese and Indian physicians centuries before Europeans adopted it. The earliest form of smallpox vaccination did not reach Europe until an English diplomat's wife, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, brought the method back from a visit to Turkey in the 1720s.

As a healthcare and science writer, I thought that I had a good understanding of the history of Western medicine, but I am learning new stories from virtually every page of this book.

I especially appreciate the tolerant and inquiring tone of the book. For example, the author points out that traditional African healers often have an encyclopedic and accurate knowledge of healing herbs and plants in their geographic areas.

The author also discusses mistaken ideas that persisted in many areas of medicine for centuries as part of a human learning process, a refreshing change from the arrogant "look how stupid our ancestors were" approach I saw in histories of medicine years ago.

Despite its courteous tone in describing medical ideas from many different eras, the book sticks to a modern scientific viewpoint, with many beautiful photos and drawings of viruses, dividing cells and other physical processes.

I gave the book a "4" only because its paragraphs are rather long. If the author revises the book for a second edition, I would recommend breaking up the information into shorter paragraphs.
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Great Gift for ALL ages!  Ordered this for my GodMother that is going through treatment for breast cancer...she loved it :)
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This book is packed with easy and very informative material, such as a cilantro to reduce heavy metal in your body.  I want to send it to my friend who has a child with Autism.  He has a receipt book for many smoothies for specific conditions.
Nice health gifts for this holiday season!
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I love this book! Informative, clever and fun to read & sniff! It would make for an amazing gift.
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This was a special birthday gift for my son who completed his master's degree in public administration.  I figured he would appreciate this item at his professional job.  He says he really likes it.  Thank you.
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So cute. Great gift  if you have a doctor in the family or a medical student.
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My granddaughter with her 2 small children have been here with my son and wife, where I live, for several months.  They wanted to greet another great grandson who has now arrived; to be "home" for Christmas, for the New Year and for my 93rd birthday.  Soon they will return to Honolulu where my son in law is serving with the air force.  For Christmas I could think of no better gift than the new Mayo Clinic Family Health Book to guide them, encourage them and thoroughly help them with health and development issues.  Becca was absolutely thrilled to receive it.  Bill Doxsee
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Gift for my sister in law for Christmas. I had trouble printing the Gift Note. This was disappointing.  Wonderful gift for the Health conscience women.
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I bought this gift to supplement a Jell-O theme for a diabetic family member.

I put together a gift basket that included this book, sugar free Jell-O and some really fun Jell-O molds.

I think that she liked the gift.
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These are awesome gifts, I've been giving them out like candy. It's a great way to raise awareness, and I wish everyone was wearing one. Maybe then we'd make it more of a priority to CURE this cancer.
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Great gift for the nomads and travel bugs in your life. I got this for a friends birthday, and she loved it.
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I gave this as a gift to one of my friends who just graduated from medical school and has a very interesting love of chemistry. She thought the mugs hilarious and gets compliments on it all the time.
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I bought this as a gift for my brother. He & his wife went to South America in early 2016, and he ended up catching malaria, and spending almost a month in the care of an infectious disease specialist in peru. Luckily he is healthy now, but appreciated the humor. I have always gone for funny gifts for my brothers, and this was probably the best.