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This engaging, nontechnical book discusses 50 health scares that captured the public's attention before fading away, covering real and perceived health threats from long-ago eras to present times.
· Provides information about 50 health scares in 7 categories that abruptly surfaced then fizzled, providing a representative sample of similar events over the last half-century
· Includes sidebar sections highlighting anecdotes or examples
· A bibliography provides an extensive reading list for each topic chapter and the introduction
· A glossary defines biomedical and other unfamiliar terms
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Killer bees. The measles vaccine. Three Mile Island. Artificial sweeteners. The swine flu. All of these health risks and news stories took us by surprise, caused great alarm, and created controversy—until they quietly dropped off our collective radar screens and we forgot about them. What were the real stories behind these health scares?
Joan R. Callahan, PhD, holds her doctorate degree in zoology from the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. She has worked as a researcher and consultant for over 30 years.
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- PublisherGreenwood
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 0313385386
- ISBN 13 9780313385384
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages380
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