For undergraduate non-science majors, Chiras (Colorado College and The Evergreen Institute Center for Renewable Energy and Green Building) explains the structure, function, health, and disease of the human body, focusing on the theme of homeostasis and how to take care of the body. The text moves from the cellular level to tissues and organs to humans as organisms within a complex evolutionary and ecological environment, and it integrates information on chemistry throughout rather than in an introductory chapter. This edition has tips for healthy living and advice from current scientific research, updated statistics related to infectious diseases and data on the search for an AIDS vaccine, a new section on the H1N1 virus and swine flu epidemic, and discussion of the importance of early detection of cancer and its role in the decrease in cancer deaths in the US. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Read Less