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Publisher
Greenhaven Press
Publication Date
c2009
Language
English
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What are the greatest risks to human health?
Cancer rates are rising / World Health Organization
Cancer deaths are declining / Josephine Marcotty and Richard Meryhew
Cardiovascular disease kills humans / American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee
Cardiovascular disease can be reduced through lifestyle changes / Jeffrey S. Bland
Antibiotic resistant bacteria pose a significant threat to health / Jerome Groopman
Antibiotic resistant infections can be prevented / Ridgely Ochs
What human behaviors contribute to or damage health?
Obesity poses a serious health risk / TeensHealth.org
The health risks of obesity have been exaggerated / Patrick Basham and Jane Feinman
Exercise can benefit health / National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Exercise can be harmfully addictive / Edward J. Cumella
Tanning contributes to health / The Indoor Tanning Association
Tanning poses serious health risks / Consumers Union of the United States
Have new technologies and treatments contributed to human health?
Statins can prevent cardiovascular disease / John Carey
Statins pose serious health risks / Byron Richards
Osteoporosis treatments improve women's health / Jonathan Labovitz and Shohreh Sayani
Osteoporosis drugs harm women's health / Adriane Fugh-Berman and Charlea T. Massion
Health information technology can improve health care / Richard Hillestad and James H. Bigelow
Health information technology can lead to loss of patient privacy / Deborah C. Peel
Does America's health care system contribute to human health?
America has the best health care system in the world / George W. Bush
America does not have the best health care system in the world / Ezra Klein
A free-market approach to health care will keep costs down / Gracie-Marie Turner
A free-market approach to health care will not lower health care costs / Uwe E. Reinhardt.
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9780737745214
9780737745207
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