Download or read book Handbook of Stress Medicine and Health written by Athel Cornish-Bowden and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2004-10-28 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research now shows us that long-term activation of the stress cycle can have a hazardous, even lethal, effect on the body, increasing the risk of obesity, heart disease, depression, cancer, and other illnesses. This new edition of an award-winning book presents cutting-edge research on the effects of stress. Edited by one of the worlds authorit