The fluoride wars [[electronic resource] ] : how a modest public health measure became America's longest-running political melodrama / / R. Allan Freeze., Jay. H. Lehr

• Autore: Freeze R. Allan
• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, N.J., : J. Wiley & Sons, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (395 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.19/76010973; 614.5996; 616.98
• Soggetto topico: Water - Fluoridation - United States - History; Pressure groups - United States - History
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: LehrJay H. <1936->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: THE FLUORIDE WARS; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; 1 A STORY OF OUR TIMES; Grand Rapids, Michigan, Four O'Clock Eastern Wartime; The Longest-Running Circus in Town; Pro or Con?; References; 2 A CLASH OF ABSOLUTES; Dueling Websites; Quack, Quack; The 100,000 Cash Offer; As One Voice; Who Drinks Fluoridated Water and Who Doesn't; Fear and Loathing; Fluoridation Facts, Dr. Y, and the Lifesaver's Guide; What We Have Here Is a Failure to Communicate; References; 3 A TALE OF TWO CITIES; Spokane, Washington; Cumberland, Maryland; Fluoridation, 2000; The Push for Statewide Mandates ; On the Phone and in the BoothThe Early Studies: Social Dynamics and Pop Psychology; The Later Studies: Just Plain Politics; Spokane and Cumberland: Reprise; References; 4 TWO WOMEN; Darlene Sherrell: The Canary in the Mine; Jackie Speier and the Legacy of Jonestown; The California Mandate; San Diego, Escondido, and the Golden Fleece; References; 5 THE ROAD TO FLUORIDATION; Beautiful Women and Black Teeth; Frederick McKay and the Mystery of the Colorado Stain; H. Trendley Dean and the Towns without Toothaches; Lathered Up to Go; Little Girls in Gingham Dresses; Fluoride on Trial ; Blind Examiners and Confounding FactorsThe Mavericks Emerge; References; 6 FLUOROPHOBIA; Satan's Metal; ALCOAnoia; Toxic Coup?; The Donora Death Fog; Project F; The Far Side; Let There Be Light: An Assessment of Anti-fluoridation Conspiracy Claims; The Perils of Obsession; References; 7 LOOK, MA. NO CAVITIES: FLUORIDE AND TEETH; Teeth; The People's Disease; Reversal of Misfortune; The Fluoride Cycle: From Apatite to Apatite; How Fluoride Works; More Studies and Diminishing Returns; The Halo Effect; Flossers and Cheeseheads; The Back of the Coin: The Increase in Dental Fluorosis ; The Bottom Line on Fluoride and TeethReferences; 8 FLUORIDE AND HEALTH; Exposure, Intake, and Dose; The Roots of Contention; Acute Fluoride Poisoning; Kaj Roholm's Legacy; The Tragedy of Crippling Skeletal Fluorosis; Fluoride as Medicine: The Osteoporosis Experiments; Bone Health and Hip Fractures: Legitimate Questions and Equivocal Answers; The Special Case of Kidney Dialysis; Allergic Reactions and Psychological Distress; Affairs of the Heart; Fluoride and Genetics; Fluoride, Cancer, and Credibility; The Osteosarcoma Controversy; Alzheimer's, Intelligence, Crime, and Addiction; References ; 9 EPA AND THE MCLsFluoride as Jekyl and Hyde; Brinksmanship; Amicus Curiae; The Marcus Affair; A Question of Allegiance; A Question of Motive; References; 10 RIDING THE TIGER: THE DOSAGE ISSUE; The Concept of a Maximum Acceptable Daily Dose; Fluoride Intake in Our Diet; Do Not Swallow; Contesting Conventional Wisdom; Too Much of a Good Thing?; References; 11 SCIENCE AND NOT SCIENCE; Junk Science: Values and Bias in Scientific Research; Single-Minded Science: The ISFR and the Journal Fluoride; The Shunning of Phyllis Mullneix; John Colquhoun Falls Off the Wagon ; Science, Funding, and Self-Interest
• Sommario/riassunto: A lively account of fluoridation and its discontents Since its first implementation in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1945, public drinking water fluoridation and its attendant conflicts, controversies, and conspiracy theories serve as an object lesson in American science, public health, and policymaking. In addition to the arguments on the issue still raging today, the tale of fluoridation and its discontents also resonates with such present concerns as genetically modified foods, global warming response, nuclear power, and environmental regulation. Offering the best current thinking o
• Titolo autorizzato: The fluoride wars
• ISBN: 1-282-13744-1; 9786612137440; 0-470-46371-6; 0-470-46367-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910146414403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II