| The world of science as it relates to health has movedrapidly since the publication of the first edition of TheEncyclopedia of Common Diseases. In the 60 s alone,hearts were transplanted, the Pill passed into commonusage, scores of environmental causes of" cancer wereidentified, nutritional therapy for emotional distur-bances earned new respect and hundreds of otherchanges in our attitudes toward disease became com-monplace. In terms of health, the years since WorldWar II have broug-ht--C~civilized world into a wholenew era. The rapidityhas developedwith which this-C ,explains why theew era in medicinematerial in this edi-tion is more than 75 percent new. o$.~age-)ubjects, suchas crib death and venereal disease, di~{ not appear inthe original at all. Others, such as t~motional andNervous Disorders and Back Ailmen/{s, have beengreatly expanded. Some sections, 4aa4ticularly thoseon the heart and cancer, are books in themselves. Each disease section has been carefully researchedtbr the latest intbrmation and all medical and sciei~-tific conclusions are based on reports from the mostrespected of the world s medical and scientific jour-nals. |
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