Taking sides : clashing views on controversial issues in health and society / edited, selected, and with introductions by Eileen L. Daniel. - 3rd ed. - Guilford, Conn. : Dushkin/McGraw-Hill, �1998. - xix, 372 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Issue 1. Will managed care improve health care in the United States? -- Issue 2. Should doctors ever assist terminally ill patients to commit suicide? Issue 3. Should health care for the elderly be limited? -- Issue 4. Is gun control a public health issue? -- Issue 5. Should healthy behavior be mandated? -- Issue 6. Can spirituality overcome disease? -- Issue 7. Is secondhand smoke a proven health risk for nonsmokers? -- Issue 8. Should moderate use of alcohol be recommended? -- Issue 9. Is marijuana dangerous and addictive? -- Issue 10. Are silicone breast implants a health risk to women? -- Issue 11. Does health care delivery and research benefit men at the expense of women? -- Issue 12. Is AIDS a major threat to the heterosexual, non-drug-abusing population? -- Issue 13. Can abortion be a morally acceptable choice? Issue 14. Is the Gulf War Syndrome real? -- Issue 15. Is pesticide exposure harmful to human health? -- Issue 16. Public policy and health: is gobal warming a real threat? -- Issue 17. Is yo-yo dieting dangerous? -- Issue 18. Should all children be immunized against childhood diseases? -- Issue 19. Are homeopathic remedies legitimate?.

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Health.
Medical care--United States.
Medical ethics.
Social medicine--United States.
Health
Ethics, Medical
health.
Health.
Medical care.
Medical ethics.
Social medicine.


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