Taking sides

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Presents opposing essays debating controversial issues related to the health care industry, society and health, and sexuality. Each issue includes a brief introduction and a conclusion listing additional readings.

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Full title :Taking sides. / selected, edited, and with introductions by Eileen L. Daniel.

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Publication Date:©2010.
Edition:9th ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):McGraw-Hill
Place of Publication:New York, NY
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2010.

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Description:xxiv, 402 pages : : illustrations ; : 23 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780078139444, 0078139449
oclc:ocn716079340
LC Classification:RA776.9
Dewey Decimal:362.1

Should the United States adopt a single-payer plan to fund national health insurance? -- Should life-sustaining medical care be rationed based on age? -- 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 doctors prescribe drugs based on race? -- 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 the cervical cancer vaccine for girls be compulsory? -- Is there a post-abortion syndrome? -- Is there a link between vaccination and autism? -- Does anabolic steroid use cause serious health problems for athletes? -- Will global warming negatively impact human health? -- Is breastfeeding the best way to feed babies? -- Is it safe to consume genetically eng…

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decision making Essais Essay Essays Habitudes sanitaires Health -- Decision making Health Behavior HEALTH POLICY Medical care Medical policy politique sanitaire Polytoxicomanie Prise de décision public health Santé -- Prise de décision Santé publique Substance Abuse