Taking sides :  clashing views in health and society / 
 Clashing views in health and society  Health and society 
selected, edited and with introductions by Eileen L. Daniel. 
 - 10th ed. 
 - New York, NY :  McGraw-Hill,  c2012. 
 - xxviii, 400 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
 - Taking sides Contemporary learning series .
 - Taking sides. McGraw-Hill contemporary learning series. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>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? 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780078050237  RM149.18 0078050235 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Medical policy.<br/>Medical policy--United States.<br/>Public Health--United States.<br/>Health--Social aspects--United States.<br/>Health behavior.<br/>Health--Decision making.<br/>Substance abuse.<br/>Medical care.