LEADER 04236oam 2200661 a 450 001 9910960877603321 005 20250204111640.0 010 $a9798400605840 010 $a9786613317179 010 $a9781283317177 010 $a1283317176 010 $a9780313385391 010 $a0313385394 024 7 $a10.5040/9798400605840 035 $a(OCoLC)760884518 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL5334 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC795037 035 $a(DNLM)101545830 035 $a(DLC)BP9798400605840BC 035 $a(CKB)2670000000083067 035 $a(MiFhGG)9780313385391 035 $a(Perlego)4171617 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000083067 100 $a20240214e20112024 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$a50 health scares that fizzled /$fJoan R. Callahan 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aSanta Barbara, Calif. :$cGreenwood,$dc2011. 210 2$aLondon :$cBloomsbury Publishing (UK),$d2024 215 $a1 online resource (xvi, 361 pages) $cillustrations 225 0 $aGale eBooks 300 $aDescription based on print version record. 311 08$a9780313385384 311 08$a0313385386 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Part One: Medical Interventions; Chapter 1: Measles Vaccine and Autism; Chapter 2: Hepatitis B Vaccine and Multiple Sclerosis; Chapter 3: Fear of Menopause and HRT; Chapter 4: The DES Generation; Chapter 5: Aspirin and Reye's Syndrome; Part Two: Infectious Diseases; Chapter 6: Fear of Lyme Disease; Chapter 7: Swine Flu 1976; Chapter 8: Swine Flu 2009; Chapter 9: Ebola Reston 1989; Chapter 10: The Second War on Smallpox; Chapter 11: Fear of Flesh-Eating Bacteria; Chapter 12: Monkeypox 2003; Part Three: Food Scares 327 $aChapter 13: Fear of Canned FoodChapter 14: Potatoes and Birth Defects; Chapter 15: Fear of Oleomargarine; Chapter 16: Fear of Tomatoes; Chapter 17: Fear of Watercress; Chapter 18: Fear of Beef; Chapter 19: Coca-Cola and Polio; Chapter 20: Fear of Foreign Cheese; Chapter 21: Fear of Mercury in Seafood; Chapter 22: Java Madness; Chapter 23: Fear of Salmonella; Part Four: Additives in Foods and Beverages; Chapter 24: Fear of Red Dye; Chapter 25: Fear of Artificial Sweeteners; Chapter 26: Fear of Fluoridation and Chlorination; Chapter 27: Fear of MSG 327 $aChapter 28: Fear of Other Additives and PreservativesPart Five: Other Biological Hazards; Chapter 29: Fear of Mites; Chapter 30: Fear of Toxic Mold; Chapter 31: The Cell from Hell; Chapter 32: Shoo Fly; Chapter 33: Fear of Frankenfood; Chapter 34: Fear of Spiders; Chapter 35: Fear of Killer Bees; Part Six: Other Chemical and Radiological Exposures; Chapter 36: Three Mile Island; Chapter 37: The Alar Scare of 1989; Chapter 38: Fear and Worship of Silver; Chapter 39: The Cranberry Scare of 1959; Chapter 40: Fear of Aluminum Containers; Chapter 41: Fear of Cell Phones 327 $aChapter 42: Fear of Power LinesChapter 43: Fear of Radon; Part Seven: Actions and Reactions; Chapter 44: Fear of Bottle Feeding; Chapter 45: Solitary Pursuits; Chapter 46: Fear of Autointoxication; Chapter 47: Fear of Not Drinking; Chapter 48: Fear of Involuntary Fatness; Chapter 49: Fear of Sunlight; Chapter 50: Junk Food Addiction: The Twinkie Defense; Glossary; Index 330 $aKiller 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 controversyN?until they quietly dropped off our collective radar screens and we forgot about them. What were the real stories behind these health scares? 517 3 $aFifty health scares that fizzled 606 $aHealth risk assessment 606 $aMedical misconceptions 615 0$aHealth risk assessment. 615 0$aMedical misconceptions. 676 $a613 700 $aCallahan$b Joan R$01795706 801 0$bDNLM/DLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910960877603321 996 $a50 health scares that fizzled$94367882 997 $aUNINA