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Fatal $7.99 From The Sisterhood , Michael Palmer’s first New York Times bestseller, to The Patient , his ninth, reviewers have proclaimed him a master of medical suspense. Recognized around the world for original, topical, nail-biting suspense, emergency physician Palmer’swork has been translated into more than thirty-five languages. Now he reaches controversial and startling new heights in a terrifying tale of cutting-edge microbiology, unbridled greed, and murder, where either knowing too little or trusting too much can be FATAL . In Chicago, a pregnant cafeteria worker suffering nothing more malevolent than flulike symptoms begins hemorrhaging from every part of her body. In Boston, a brilliant musician, her face disfigured by an unknown disease, rapidly descends into a lethal paranoia. In Belinda, West Virginia, a miner suddenly goes berserk, causing a cave-in that kills two of his co-workers. Finding the link between these events could prove FATAL . Five years ago, internist and emergency specialist Matt Rutledge returned to his West Virginia home to marry his high-school sweetheart and open a practice. He also had a score to settle. His father died while working for the Belinda Coal and Coke Company, and Matt swore to expose the mine’s health and safety violations. When his beloved Ginny succumbed to an unusual cancer, his campaign became even more bitterly personal. Now Matt has identified two bizarre cases of what he has dubbed the Belinda Syndrome–caused, he is certain, by the mine’s careless disposal of toxic chemicals. All he needs is proof. Meanwhile, two women, unknown to one another, are drawn inexorably to Belinda, into Matt’s life–and into mortal danger. Massachusetts coroner Nikki Solari comes to attend the funeral of her roommate, killed violently on a Boston street. Ellen Kroft, a retired schoolteacher from Maryland, seeks the remorseless killer who has threatened to destroy her and her family.Three strangers–Rutledge, Solari, and Kroft–each hold one piece of a puzzle they must solve, and solve quickly. If they don’t, it will be far more than just their own lives that are at risk. Michael Palmer has crafted a novel of breathtaking speed and medical intricacy where nothing is as it seems and one false step could be FATAL . From the Hardcover edition. |
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Being Alone Will Be Fatal To You
Loneliness is far too prevalent. It is experienced by people of all places and of all ages, from those who live in diapers to those who live in retirement homes.
As those who have felt the severe pang of being alone understands, it is not pleasant. What most people don't know, nethertheless, is that being lonely also has important and far reaching health consequences. In fact, a landmark study found that being lonely can be deadly.
The study went like this: several thousand people completed a health survey send out by a group of researchers. The survey included questions about how much social interaction they had, such as whether they were married, members of a group, and how much contact they had with friends.
The researchers compiled the data and then followed up nine years later with the respondents. What they found was shocking. Many more of the volunteers who were susceptible to being lonely, those who reported weak social interaction, had affect peoples’ health and well being, even to the point of being fatal.
More interesting still were different types of social relationships that seemed the most critical. For men, it was marriage; for women it was being connected with friends. In the study, twice as many single men had passed away than those men who were married. Likewise, more than twice as many woman who were in touch with friends had passed away, compared to those who were in touch with friends.
For men, this suggests that developing romantic relationships is critical. For woman, it is beginning close friendships. This really is a matter of life or death.
What is more, these findings were seen over a nine year period. Compared to a lifetime, that is not much time. It is likely that, over a lifetime, the consequences of being lonely would be evermore marked.
This research doesn’t mean that everyone who lacks a social network will die, only that these factors were found to be related. But it is a shocking relationship nonetheless. It suggests that as well as being an emotion nobody want, being lonely can be hazardous and should be taken seriously.
In light of this, it is critical to take strides to prevent being lonely. One of the best ways to learn how to develop communication skills, and to socialize and connect with others.
Regretably, many people have difficulty with this. They feel self-conscious and have difficulty building relationships with others.
Not to worry, this can be changed; you can learn the skills that are needed to connect with others. There are certain techniques with which developing a connection with others comes easily and naturally.
Discover more about these, and how to develop communication skills, be sure to check out http://www.socialfluency.com
You could just live a little longer by the information you find.