Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-246) and index.
Contents
A killer of paupers and presidents -- The dawn of peace and prosperity: and a deadly lifestyle -- Gathering evidence, building on clues -- A struggle for identity -- The people who changed America's heart: voices from Framingham -- The launch of a gold standard -- Wresting control from fate: results that changed a culture -- A near-death experience -- Coming of age in a high-technology world -- Blood pressure: more than just a numbers game -- The wages of sin -- Renegade on the trail of the unknown -- The lifestyle revolution -- Deadly addiction -- Spreading the word -- A fifty-year promise under attack -- The genetic revolution.