Taking sides : clashing views in health and society / selected, edited and with introductions by Eileen L. Daniel.

Includes bibliographical references.

Should the United States adopt a single-payer plan to fund national health insurance? -- Should health care be rationed in the United States -- Should prescription drugs be advertised directly to consumers? -- Are we winning the war on cancer? -- Should marijuana be legalized for medicinal purposes -- Should doctors prescribe drugs based on race? -- Should embryonic stem cell research be permitted? -- Should addiction to drugs be labeled a brain disease? -- Do religion and prayer benefit health? -- Is it necessary for pregnant women to completely abstain from all alcoholic beverages? -- Should pro-life health providers be allowed to deny prescriptions on the basis of conscience? -- Should the cervical cancer vaccine for girls be compulsory? -- Is there a post-abortion syndrome? -- Do ultrathin models and actresses influence the onset of eating disorders? -- Is there a valid reason for routine infant male circumcision? -- Is there a link between vaccination and autism? -- Do cell phones cause cancer? -- Will global warming negatively impact human health? -- Is breastfeeding the best way to feed babies? -- Is it safe to consume genetically engineered foods? -- Does obesity cause a decline in life expectancy?