The health care industry: Will managed care improve health care in the United States? -- Should health care for the elderly by rationed? -- Does employer-based health insurance provide adequate coverage for most Americans? -- Is the pharmaceutical industry responsible for the high cost of prescription drugs? -- Health and society: 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? -- Mind-body relationship: Should addiction to drugs be labeled a brain disease -- Is stress responsible for disease -- Can spirituality overcome illness? -- Sexuality and gender issues: Does abortion increase the risk of breast cancer? -- Does health care delivery and research benefit men at the expense of women? -- Public health issues: 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? -- Consumer health: 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?
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