Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Health and Society

Health and society mind/body relationship substance use and abuse sexuality and gender issues environmental issues consumer health and nutrition decisions.

Abstract

Pt. I. The health care industry -- Issue 1. Will managed care improve health care in the United States? -- Issue 2. Should health care for the elderly be rationed? -- Issue 3. Does employer-based health insurance provide adequate coverage for most Americans? - - Issue 4. Is the pharmaceutical industry responsible for the high cost of prescription drugs? -- Pt. 2. Health and society -- Issue 5. Is drug testing vital to the workplace? -- Issue 6. Should doctors ever help terminally ill patients to commit suicide? -- Issue 7. Should the government regulate the sale, advertisement, and distribution of junk food? -- Issue 8. Should race play a role in the treatment and study of disease? -- Issue 9. Should human cloning ever be permitted? -- Pt. 3. Mind/body relationship -- Issue 10. Should addiction to drugs be labeled a brain disease? - - Issue 11. Is stress responsible for disease? -- Issue 12. Can spirituality overcome illness? -- Pt. 4. Sexuality and gender issues -- Issue 13. Does abortion increase the risk of breast cancer? -- Issue 14. Does health care delivery and research benefit men at the expense of women? -- Pt. 5. Public health issues -- Issue 15. Is gun control a public health issue? -- Issue 16. Should parents be allowed to opt out of vaccinating their children? -- Issue 17. Does anabolic steroid use cause serious health problems for athletes? -- Issue 18. Is marijuana dangerous and addictive? - - Pt. 6. Consumer health -- Issue 19. Does multiple-chemical sensitivity pose a serious health threat? -- Issue 20. Is the Atkins low-carbohydrate diet a valid weight-loss plan? -- Issue 21. Should alternative medicine be combined with conventional medicine?