Critical Condition: Human Health and the Environment Book

"Critical Condition is an important new statement on the planet's health from a group with exceptional moral and intellectual authority." -- Edward O. Wilson, Harvard University "Everyone who cares about health or the environment should read this valuable addition to environmental literature." -- Anne Ehrlich, Stanford University For the first time in human history we are altering the basic physiology of the planet, yet until now there has been no single source that summarizes the medical consequences of this environmental crisis for human beings. Critical Condition brings together the best medical information available about global environmental degradation, including the effects on human health of war and military preparation, global warming, ozone depletion, species extinction, and loss of biodiversity. A Report of Physicians for Social ResponsibilityRead More