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Title:
Taking sides. Clashing views in health and society / selected, edited, and with introductions by Eileen L. Daniel.
Edition:
8th ed.
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Higher Education,
Copyright Date:
c2008
Description:
xx, 337 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Health behavior.
Health--Decision making.
Substance abuse.
Medical care.
Decision making.
Other Authors:
Daniel, Eileen L.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Should purchasing health insurance be made mandatory? -- Should life-sustaining medical care be rationed based on age? -- Is medical debt a major contributor to personal bankruptcy? -- 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 embryonic stem cell research be permitted? -- Should addiction to drugs be labeled a brain disease? -- Do religion and prayer benefit health? -- Is it necessary for pregnant women to completely abstain from all alcoholic beverages? -- Should pro-life health providers be allowed to deny prescriptions on the basis of conscience? -- Should parents be allowed to opt out of vaccinating their children? -- Does anabolic steroid use cause serious health problems for athletes? -- Will global warming negatively impact human health? -- Is it safe to consume genetically engineered foods? -- Does obesity cause a decline in life expectancy?
ISBN:
0073397237
9780073397238
LCCN:
2008270599
Locations:
GAAX314 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Peosta (Peosta)

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