Twenty-four essays present opposing arguments on alternative medicine, racism in American medicine, malpractice litigation, universal health care, U.S. military medical care, genetic testing, intercessory prayer, and other medical issues.
Presents 251 alphabetized, cross-referenced overview essays on topics in public health including environmental, occupational, and epidemic diseases; ethical debates; the financial and sociological impact of particular diseases; and other related health issues. Each entry includes a selected bibliography.
Traces the history of allergies over the last one hundred years, explaining how allergies generated global political concerns about the link between health and the environment, how allergies emerged as a new disease in the late nineteenth century, and how science and medicine have responded to the need for effective allergy treatments.
Examines the state of health care in the United States, covering the controversies surrounding the health care system, the reasons the system is in a state of crisis, and possible solutions for the problem.
