Contagion

When not one but three different extremely rare diseases kill several patients at a New York hospital, forensic pathologist Jack Stapleton suspects it's more than just coincidence. He thinks there's a connection between the appearance of the mysterious microbes responsible for the deaths and the HMO that owns the hospital--the same HMO that once destroyed his flourishing medical practice. Is Americare deliberately killing off its sickest patients--those who cost the most money to treat? Or is there an even more sinister motive behind the strange goings-on at Manhattan General, not to mention the attempts on Jack's life?

Survival of the Sickest - A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease

Find out why deadly diseases are bred into our genetic code - and learn the answers to such provocative questions as:
* Can a person rust to death?
* Can sunglasses cause sunburns?
* Why do we need to pee when we’re cold?
* Can the tanning salon lower cholesterol?
* Who gets drunk faster-Europeans or Asians? And why?
* Why are African-Americans more prone to hypertension?
Survival of the Sickest reveals the answers to these and many other questions as it unravels the amazing connections between evolution, disease, and human health today.