Taking sides. Clashing views on controversial issues in health and society /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Guilford, Conn. :
McGraw-Hill/Dushkin,
[2004]
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| Edition: | 6th ed. |
| Series: | Taking sides.
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Table of Contents:
- Will managed care improve health care in the United States?
- Should health care for the elderly be rationed?
- Does employer-based health insurance provide adequate coverage for most Americans?
- Is the pharmaceutical industry responsible for the high cost of prescription drugs?
- Is drug testing vital to the workplace?
- Should doctors ever help terminally ill patients to commit suicide?
- Should the government regulate the sale, advertisement, and distribution of junk food?
- Should race play a role in the treatment and study of disease?
- Should human cloning ever be permitted?
- Should addiction to drugs be labeled a brain disease?
- Is stress responsible for disease?
- Can spirituality overcome illness?
- Does abortion increase the risk of breast cancer?
- Does health care delivery and research benefit men at the expense of women?
- Is gun control a public health issue?
- Should parents be allowed to opt out of vaccinating their children?
- Does anabolic steroid use cause serious health problems for athletes?
- Is marijuana dangerous and addictive?
- Does multiple-chemical sensitivity pose a serious health threat?
- Is the Atkins low-carbohydrate diet a valid weight-loss plan?
- Should alternative medicine be combined with conventional medicine?