{"product_id":"rethinking-aging-nortin-m-hadler-9781469652108","title":"Rethinking Aging: Growing Old and Living Well in an Overtreated Society","description":"For those fortunate enough to reside in the developed world, death before reaching a ripe old age is a tragedy, not a fact of life. Although aging and dying are not diseases, older Americans are subject to the most egregious marketing in the name of \"successful aging\" and \"long life,\" as if both are commodities. In \u003ci\u003eRethinking Aging\u003c\/i\u003e, Nortin M. Hadler examines health-care choices offered to aging Americans and argues that too often the choices serve to profit the provider rather than benefit the recipient, leading to the medicalization of everyday ailments and blatant overtreatment. \u003ci\u003eRethinking Aging\u003c\/i\u003e forewarns and arms readers with evidence-based insights that facilitate health-promoting decision making.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver the past decades, Hadler has established himself as a leading voice among those who approach the menu of health-care choices with informed skepticism. Only the rigorous demonstration of efficacy is adequate reassurance of a treatment's value, he argues; if it cannot be shown that a particular treatment will benefit the patient, one should proceed with caution. In \u003ci\u003eRethinking Aging\u003c\/i\u003e, Hadler offers a doctor's perspective on the medical literature as well as his long clinical experience to help readers assess their health-care options and make informed medical choices in the last decades of life. The challenges of aging and dying, he eloquently assures us, can be faced with sophistication, confidence, and grace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nortin M. Hadler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1469652102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781469652108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Nortin M. Hadler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994995130623,"sku":"9781469652108","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4d692b78-0d88-48a6-8b5c-261bd89ab1bf.jpg?v=1683333411","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rethinking-aging-nortin-m-hadler-9781469652108","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}