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50 health scares that fizzled [[electronic resource] /] / Joan R. Callahan
| 50 health scares that fizzled [[electronic resource] /] / Joan R. Callahan |
| Autore | Callahan Joan R |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Barbara, Calif., : Greenwood, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (380 p.) |
| Disciplina | 613 |
| Soggetto topico |
Health risk assessment
Medical misconceptions |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-31717-6
9786613317179 0-313-38539-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; 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
Chapter 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 Chapter 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 Chapter 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459690403321 |
Callahan Joan R
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| Santa Barbara, Calif., : Greenwood, c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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50 health scares that fizzled / / Joan R. Callahan
| 50 health scares that fizzled / / Joan R. Callahan |
| Autore | Callahan Joan R |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Barbara, Calif., : Greenwood, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 361 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 613 |
| Collana | Gale eBooks |
| Soggetto topico |
Medical misconceptions
Health risk assessment |
| ISBN |
1-283-31717-6
9786613317179 0-313-38539-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; 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
Chapter 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 Chapter 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 Chapter 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790083903321 |
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Callahan Joan R
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| Santa Barbara, Calif., : Greenwood, c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
50 health scares that fizzled / / Joan R. Callahan
| 50 health scares that fizzled / / Joan R. Callahan |
| Autore | Callahan Joan R |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : Greenwood, , c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 361 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 613 |
| Collana | Gale eBooks |
| Soggetto topico |
Health risk assessment
Medical misconceptions |
| ISBN |
9798400605840
9786613317179 9781283317177 1283317176 9780313385391 0313385394 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; 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
Chapter 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 Chapter 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 Chapter 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 |
| Altri titoli varianti | Fifty health scares that fizzled |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910960877603321 |
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Callahan Joan R
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| Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : Greenwood, , c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Emerging biological threats [[electronic resource] ] : a reference guide / / Joan R. Callahan
| Emerging biological threats [[electronic resource] ] : a reference guide / / Joan R. Callahan |
| Autore | Callahan Joan R |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Barbara, CA, : Greenwood Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (342 p.) |
| Disciplina |
362.196''9-dc22
571.992 |
| Collana | Non-Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Emerging infectious diseases
Health risk assessment Food security |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
3-13-372094-5
1-282-38593-3 9786612385933 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; Public Health: A Short History; Koch and His Postulates; Hazard, Threat, and Risk; Outbreaks, Epidemics, and Pandemics; What Is Popular Culture?; More Definitions; So How Bad Is It?; 2. Five Big Ones; HIV Disease and AIDS; Malaria; Tuberculosis; Influenza; Hepatitis B and C; 3. Five More (and Complications); Measles; Dysenteries and Enteric Fevers; Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever; Bad Bugs and Miracle Drugs; Emerging Diseases; What about Pneumonia?; What about Meningitis and Encephalitis?; Conclusion; 4. Food Insecurity
What about Bees?Mad Cow Disease; Foot-and-Mouth Disease; Anthrax; Rinderpest; Heartwater; Classical Swine Fever; Blue-Ear Pig Disease; Newcastle Disease; Avian Influenza; Honeybee Colony Collapse Disorder; Conclusion; 5. Food Insecurity, Continued; Citrus Tristeza Virus; Bacterial Wilt; Southern Corn Leaf Blight; Citrus Canker; Late Blight of Potato; Soybean Rust; Witches' Broom Disease; Phoma Stem Canker; Asian Soybean Aphid; Locusts; Conclusion: One to Grow On; 6. Making Things Worse; Too Many Babies: Overpopulation; Too Much Carbon: Global Climate Change Not Enough Food: Famine, Pestilence, Destruction, and DeathToo Much Food: Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes; Too Many Sick People: The Healthcare Crisis; Too Many Angry People: Bioterrorism; Too Many Experts: The Bogus Health Industry; Too Many Drugs: Substance Abuse; Too Much UV: Stratospheric Ozone Depletion Revisited; Too Many Cooks: Environmental Management Issues; Conclusion; 7. Fighting Back; Part 1: Balking the Enemy's Plans; Health Education; Better Food; A Higher Power; Basic Research; Water, Toilets, and Garbage; Part 2: Preventing the Junction of the Enemy's Forces Lookouts: Surveillance and ScreeningArming the People: Vaccination; Holding the Line: Convenient Barriers; The Fifth Column: Ringers and Decoys; A Clean Camp: Home, School, and Workplace; Part 3: Attacking the Enemy's Army in the Field; Killing the Enemy: Snipers and WMDs; Disabling the Enemy's Transportation: Inconvenient Barriers; Destroying the Enemy's Resources: Habitat Modification; Enlisting Allies: Biological Controls; Bugout: Postexposure Prophylaxis; Part 4: Besieging Walled Cities; Mopping Up: Disease Eradication and Elimination; Occupation: Public Health Enforcement Recruitment: Help WantedWho's Going to Pay for This?; Tuberculosis: The Million-Year War; Postscript: Making Friends; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456818403321 |
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Callahan Joan R
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| Santa Barbara, CA, : Greenwood Press, c2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Emerging biological threats [[electronic resource] ] : a reference guide / / Joan R. Callahan
| Emerging biological threats [[electronic resource] ] : a reference guide / / Joan R. Callahan |
| Autore | Callahan Joan R |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Barbara, CA, : Greenwood Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (342 p.) |
| Disciplina |
362.196''9-dc22
571.992 |
| Collana | Non-Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Emerging infectious diseases
Health risk assessment Food security |
| ISBN |
3-13-372094-5
1-282-38593-3 9786612385933 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; Public Health: A Short History; Koch and His Postulates; Hazard, Threat, and Risk; Outbreaks, Epidemics, and Pandemics; What Is Popular Culture?; More Definitions; So How Bad Is It?; 2. Five Big Ones; HIV Disease and AIDS; Malaria; Tuberculosis; Influenza; Hepatitis B and C; 3. Five More (and Complications); Measles; Dysenteries and Enteric Fevers; Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever; Bad Bugs and Miracle Drugs; Emerging Diseases; What about Pneumonia?; What about Meningitis and Encephalitis?; Conclusion; 4. Food Insecurity
What about Bees?Mad Cow Disease; Foot-and-Mouth Disease; Anthrax; Rinderpest; Heartwater; Classical Swine Fever; Blue-Ear Pig Disease; Newcastle Disease; Avian Influenza; Honeybee Colony Collapse Disorder; Conclusion; 5. Food Insecurity, Continued; Citrus Tristeza Virus; Bacterial Wilt; Southern Corn Leaf Blight; Citrus Canker; Late Blight of Potato; Soybean Rust; Witches' Broom Disease; Phoma Stem Canker; Asian Soybean Aphid; Locusts; Conclusion: One to Grow On; 6. Making Things Worse; Too Many Babies: Overpopulation; Too Much Carbon: Global Climate Change Not Enough Food: Famine, Pestilence, Destruction, and DeathToo Much Food: Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes; Too Many Sick People: The Healthcare Crisis; Too Many Angry People: Bioterrorism; Too Many Experts: The Bogus Health Industry; Too Many Drugs: Substance Abuse; Too Much UV: Stratospheric Ozone Depletion Revisited; Too Many Cooks: Environmental Management Issues; Conclusion; 7. Fighting Back; Part 1: Balking the Enemy's Plans; Health Education; Better Food; A Higher Power; Basic Research; Water, Toilets, and Garbage; Part 2: Preventing the Junction of the Enemy's Forces Lookouts: Surveillance and ScreeningArming the People: Vaccination; Holding the Line: Convenient Barriers; The Fifth Column: Ringers and Decoys; A Clean Camp: Home, School, and Workplace; Part 3: Attacking the Enemy's Army in the Field; Killing the Enemy: Snipers and WMDs; Disabling the Enemy's Transportation: Inconvenient Barriers; Destroying the Enemy's Resources: Habitat Modification; Enlisting Allies: Biological Controls; Bugout: Postexposure Prophylaxis; Part 4: Besieging Walled Cities; Mopping Up: Disease Eradication and Elimination; Occupation: Public Health Enforcement Recruitment: Help WantedWho's Going to Pay for This?; Tuberculosis: The Million-Year War; Postscript: Making Friends; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780648903321 |
|
Callahan Joan R
|
||
| Santa Barbara, CA, : Greenwood Press, c2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Emerging biological threats : a reference guide / / Joan R. Callahan
| Emerging biological threats : a reference guide / / Joan R. Callahan |
| Autore | Callahan Joan R |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : Greenwood Press, , c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (342 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.196/9 |
| Collana | Non-Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Emerging infectious diseases
Food security Health risk assessment |
| ISBN |
9798400645020
9786612385933 9783133720946 3133720945 9781282385931 1282385933 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Five big ones -- Five more (and complications) -- Food insecurity -- Food insecurity, continued -- Making things worse -- Fighting back. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910958613903321 |
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Callahan Joan R
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| Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : Greenwood Press, , c2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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