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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Callahan Joan R
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| Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : Greenwood, , c2011 | ||
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Autism's false prophets [[electronic resource] ] : bad science, risky medicine, and the search for a cure / / Paul A. Offit
| Autism's false prophets [[electronic resource] ] : bad science, risky medicine, and the search for a cure / / Paul A. Offit |
| Autore | Offit Paul A |
| Edizione | [Pbk. ed. 2010.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Columbia University Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (333 p.) |
| Disciplina |
618.92/85882
618.9285882 |
| Soggetto topico |
Autism in children
Autism - Etiology Medical misconceptions |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-79643-7
9786612796432 0-231-51796-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Prologue -- Introduction -- 1. The Tinderbox -- 2. Lighting the Fuse -- 3. The Implosion -- 4. A Precautionary Tale -- 5. Mercury Rising -- 6. Mercury Falling -- 7. Behind the Mercury Curtain -- 8. Science in Court -- 9. Science and the Media -- 10. Science and Society -- 11. A Place for Autism -- Epilogue: "Next, on Oprah" -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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Offit Paul A
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| New York, : Columbia University Press, 2010 | ||
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Autism's false prophets [[electronic resource] ] : bad science, risky medicine, and the search for a cure / / Paul A. Offit
| Autism's false prophets [[electronic resource] ] : bad science, risky medicine, and the search for a cure / / Paul A. Offit |
| Autore | Offit Paul A |
| Edizione | [Pbk. ed. 2010.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Columbia University Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (333 p.) |
| Disciplina |
618.92/85882
618.9285882 |
| Soggetto topico |
Autism in children
Autism - Etiology Medical misconceptions |
| ISBN |
1-282-79643-7
9786612796432 0-231-51796-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Prologue -- Introduction -- 1. The Tinderbox -- 2. Lighting the Fuse -- 3. The Implosion -- 4. A Precautionary Tale -- 5. Mercury Rising -- 6. Mercury Falling -- 7. Behind the Mercury Curtain -- 8. Science in Court -- 9. Science and the Media -- 10. Science and Society -- 11. A Place for Autism -- Epilogue: "Next, on Oprah" -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791459003321 |
Offit Paul A
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| New York, : Columbia University Press, 2010 | ||
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A dialogue between the Bishop of Canterbury, and his phisitian [[electronic resource] ] : wherein he desireth the doctor to have a care of his bodie, and to preserve him from being let blood in the neck, when the signe is in Taurus
| A dialogue between the Bishop of Canterbury, and his phisitian [[electronic resource] ] : wherein he desireth the doctor to have a care of his bodie, and to preserve him from being let blood in the neck, when the signe is in Taurus |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [London?, : s.n.], printed in the yeer, 1641 |
| Descrizione fisica | [2], 4, [2] p |
| Soggetto topico |
Phlebotomy
Medicine, Popular Medical misconceptions |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996389582203316 |
| [London?, : s.n.], printed in the yeer, 1641 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Health scams! [[electronic resource] ] : don't take the risk
| Health scams! [[electronic resource] ] : don't take the risk |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Rockville, Md.] : , : U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Women's Health, Office of Enforcement, , [2007?] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (4 unnumbered pages : color illustrations |
| Soggetto topico |
Quacks and quackery
Medical misconceptions Medical care - Corrupt practices Pharmaceutical industry - Corrupt practices Deceptive advertising Fraud |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Health scams! |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910696906803321 |
| [Rockville, Md.] : , : U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Women's Health, Office of Enforcement, , [2007?] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Iacobi Primirosii, Doctoris Medici, de vulgi in medicinâ erroribus libri quatuor [[electronic resource] ] : Lib. I. De erroribus circa medicos. Lib. II. De erroribus circa morbos quosdam & eorum curationem. Lib. III. De erroribus circa victûs rationem sanorum, & ægrorum. Lib. IV. De erroribus circa remediorum usum
| Iacobi Primirosii, Doctoris Medici, de vulgi in medicinâ erroribus libri quatuor [[electronic resource] ] : Lib. I. De erroribus circa medicos. Lib. II. De erroribus circa morbos quosdam & eorum curationem. Lib. III. De erroribus circa victûs rationem sanorum, & ægrorum. Lib. IV. De erroribus circa remediorum usum |
| Autore | Primerose James <ca. 1598-1659.> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Londini, : Apud B[ernard] A[lsop] & T[homas] F[awcet] pro H. Robinsonio, ad insigne trium Columbarum in Cœmeterio S. Pauli, 1638 |
| Descrizione fisica | [16], 425, 430-431, [1] p |
| Soggetto topico |
Medicine
Quacks and quackery Medical misconceptions |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | lat |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996390667503316 |
Primerose James <ca. 1598-1659.>
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| Londini, : Apud B[ernard] A[lsop] & T[homas] F[awcet] pro H. Robinsonio, ad insigne trium Columbarum in Cœmeterio S. Pauli, 1638 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Observations in chyrurgery and anatomy [[electronic resource] ] : With a refutation of divers mistakes and vulgar errors in chyrurgery and anatomy. In which the many absurdities, gross errors, and ignorance of some great pretenders are display'd. Written chiefly for the benefit of young tyroes and students in chyrurgery. By James Young chyrurgeon
| Observations in chyrurgery and anatomy [[electronic resource] ] : With a refutation of divers mistakes and vulgar errors in chyrurgery and anatomy. In which the many absurdities, gross errors, and ignorance of some great pretenders are display'd. Written chiefly for the benefit of young tyroes and students in chyrurgery. By James Young chyrurgeon |
| Autore | Yonge James <1647-1721.> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : printed for R. Wilde, at the Map of the World, in St. Pauls Church-Yard, 1692 |
| Descrizione fisica | [48], 189, [3] p |
| Soggetto topico |
Human anatomy
Medical misconceptions Medicine - History - 17th century |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996394710603316 |
Yonge James <1647-1721.>
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| London, : printed for R. Wilde, at the Map of the World, in St. Pauls Church-Yard, 1692 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Popular errours [[electronic resource] ] : Or the errours of the people in physick, first written in Latine by the learned physitian James Primrose Doctor in Physick. Divided into foure bookes. viz. 1. The first treating concerning physicians. 2. The second of the errours about some diseases, and the knowledge of them. 3. The third of the errours about the diet; as well of the sound as of the sick. 4. The fourth of the errours of the people about the use of remedies. Profitable and necessary to be read of all. To which is added by the same authour his verdict concerning the antimoniall cuppe. Translated into English by Robert Wittie Doctor in Physick
| Popular errours [[electronic resource] ] : Or the errours of the people in physick, first written in Latine by the learned physitian James Primrose Doctor in Physick. Divided into foure bookes. viz. 1. The first treating concerning physicians. 2. The second of the errours about some diseases, and the knowledge of them. 3. The third of the errours about the diet; as well of the sound as of the sick. 4. The fourth of the errours of the people about the use of remedies. Profitable and necessary to be read of all. To which is added by the same authour his verdict concerning the antimoniall cuppe. Translated into English by Robert Wittie Doctor in Physick |
| Autore | Primerose James <ca. 1598-1659.> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Printed by W. Wilson for Nicholas Bourne, at the south-entrance of the Royall Exchange, 1651 |
| Descrizione fisica | [24], 461, [15] p |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
PrimeroseJames WittieRobert <1613?-1684.> |
| Soggetto topico |
Medicine
Quacks and quackery Medical misconceptions |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996392349403316 |
Primerose James <ca. 1598-1659.>
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| London, : Printed by W. Wilson for Nicholas Bourne, at the south-entrance of the Royall Exchange, 1651 | ||
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