WHY MEN DIE FIRST: HOW TO LENGTHEN YOUR LIFESPAN
by LEGATO, MARIANNE J.;
List Price: HK$ 255.00
¡@ISBN
9780230605176
¡@Subject
MIND, BODY & HEALTH
¡@Publisher
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN UK
¡@Publication
2008
¡@Edition
Hardcover
¡@Version
Original
¡@Description
It is a universal fact that men die before women. But the causes of this have long remained unexplored. In this trailblazing book, Dr. Marianne Legato--an expert in gender specific health--examines the reasons behind men's fragility and explains what they need to do to live longer. Dr. Legato shows how the forces of culture and biology conspire against male mortality. Drawing on the latest research and narrated through the lives of her patients, she delves into problems that both men and women care about-- from why the male fetus is at greater risk, to why boys have a hard time adjusting to school, to how elevated levels of the stress hormone cortisol make men more prone to aggression and why they are more likely to die from cardiac arrest or cancer and even depression.
