public health

Contains twenty-six essays in which various authors present opposing viewpoints on issues related to health care, discussing reform, managed care, and government intervention.

An illustrated exploration of health and disease around the world that discusses the spread of viruses, emergency services, medicine, poverty, and other related topics, and includes suggestions on how to get involved and stay healthy.

Discusses the importance of promoting health and preventing disease around the Earth, looks at the connection between bad habits and bad health, examines the links between poverty, war, climate change, and health, and discusses the role of women in the health of the world.

Discusses the issues surrounding fresh water resources, including pollution, water as commodity vs. water as human right, and desalination as a solution to fresh water shortages.

A series of essays that express various perspectives on media bias, government regulations, the role of the media in political campaigns, and media ownership.

Traces the history of some of the most ominous infectious disease threats, describing how scientists are working to control the threats and develop vaccines and cures for them.

"Covers all aspects of medicine from surgery to the role of religion in healing, giving readers a comprehensive overall picture of medical practices from 1600 to 1800"--Provided by publisher.

Describes the history of efforts by the World Health Organization to ensure universal access to health care and to contain communicable diseases.

Examines medicine in nineteenth-century England, describing how apothecary apprentices, physicians, and surgeons were educated and approached diseases--including cholera, tuberculosis syphilis, and smallpox--and discusses the influence of gender and class ideology which individuals recieved medical training and care.