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HAWAII STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM
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Medicine.
Medicine -- United States.
Social medicine -- United States.
Medicine -- Public opinion.
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Medicine / Louise I....
MARC Display
Medicine / Louise I. Gerdes, book editor.
Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2008.
Subjects
Medicine.
Medicine -- United States.
Social medicine -- United States.
Medicine -- Public opinion.
ISBN:
9780737737592 (hardcover) :
073773759X (hardcover)
9780737737608 (pbk.)
0737737603 (pbk.)
Series:
Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Description:
222 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents:
What challenges confront American medicine? Racism is a serious problem in modern medicine / Kai Wright -- Racism is not a serious problem in modern medicine / Sally Satel -- Medical malpractice litigation threatens American medicine / Sherman Joyce -- Medical malpractice reform will not improve American medicine / Sasha Polakow-Suransky -- Universal health care will reduce the quality of American medicine / Adam P. Summers -- Universal health care is necessary to increase access to quality medicine / Barack Obama -- Inadequate medical care is a serious problem for U.S. soldiers / Anne Hull and Dana Priest -- War's unpredictability explains the challenges faced by U.S. military medical care / Economist. Is alternative medicine better? Alternative medicine is dangerous and scientifically unproven / Clare Bowerman -- Alternative medicine is effective to relieve pain / Kristin Kane and Sharon Liao -- Homeopathy is effective medicine / Robert Ullman and Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman -- Homeopathy is not effective medicine / Edzard Ernst -- Medical marijuana is an effective medicine / Lester Grinspoon -- Medical marijuana is not an effective medicine / Andrea Barthwell. Are new medical technologies and policies beneficial? The human papillomavirus vaccine is a beneficial medical breakthrough / Jonathan L. Temte -- The human papillomavirus vaccine is untested / Arthur Allen -- Embryonic stem cell research may lead to medical advances / Ian Wilmut -- Claims of embryonic stem cell cures are exaggerated / Maureen L. Condic. What is the future of medicine? Intercessory prayer's benefits cannot be measured by science / Tom Ryan -- Intercessory prayer has no medicinal benefits / Bruce L. Flamm -- Genetic testing will save lives / Albert de la Chapelle -- Genetic testing could lead to discrimination / Henry T. Greeley -- Biological and genetic human enhancement will improve human life / Arthur Caplan -- The impact of human enhancement is uncertain / Bryan Appleyard.
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Kalihi-Palama Public Library
YA -- Nonfiction
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09/02/2009
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