Health conspiracies /

From ineffective, often dangerous medical treatments in the Middle Ages, including trepanation for headaches, to modern-day conspiracies about vaccines, misinformation surrounding health has influenced popular culture for centuries. The Reference Shelf: Health Conspiracies looks at a variety of rele...

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Corporate Author: H.W. Wilson Company (Compiler)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Ipswich, Massachusetts] : H.W. Wilson, a division of EBSCO Information Services, Inc. ; Amenia, New York : Grey House Publishing, 2025.
Series:Reference shelf ; v. 97, no. 2.
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Summary:From ineffective, often dangerous medical treatments in the Middle Ages, including trepanation for headaches, to modern-day conspiracies about vaccines, misinformation surrounding health has influenced popular culture for centuries. The Reference Shelf: Health Conspiracies looks at a variety of relevant topics including early medical schemes, medical denialism, common health myths, medical misinformation, common health misconceptions and more. This volume begins with a preface, outlining the historical context beliefs surrounding health. The preface also provides foundational information related to denialism tactics, including conspiracy, selectivity, fake experts, impossible expectations and logical fallacies.
Physical Description:xvii, 208 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-201) and index.
ISBN:9798891793187