Getting Risk Right : Understanding the Science of Elusive Health Risks.
Kabat, Geoffrey.
Getting Risk Right : Understanding the Science of Elusive Health Risks. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (273 pages)
Intro -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface: Why Do Things That Are Unlikely to Harm Us Get the Most Attention? -- List of Abbreviations -- 1. The Illusion of Validity and the Power of "Negative Thinking" -- 2. Splendors and Miseries of Associations -- 3. When Risk Goes Viral: Biases and Bandwagons -- 4. Do Cell Phones Cause Brain Cancer? A Tale of Two Sciences -- 5. Hormonal Confusion: The Contested Science of Endocrine Disruption -- 6. Deadly Remedy: A Mysterious Disease, a Medicinal Herb, and the Recognition of a Worldwide Public Health Threat -- 7. HPV, Cancer, and Beyond: The Anatomy of a Triumph -- Conclusion -- Appendix: List of Interviews -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.
An incisive look at some of today's most contested health risks-both real and illusory.
9780231542852
Environmental Exposure - adverse effects.
Electronic books.
RA440.K333 2017
613
Getting Risk Right : Understanding the Science of Elusive Health Risks. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (273 pages)
Intro -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface: Why Do Things That Are Unlikely to Harm Us Get the Most Attention? -- List of Abbreviations -- 1. The Illusion of Validity and the Power of "Negative Thinking" -- 2. Splendors and Miseries of Associations -- 3. When Risk Goes Viral: Biases and Bandwagons -- 4. Do Cell Phones Cause Brain Cancer? A Tale of Two Sciences -- 5. Hormonal Confusion: The Contested Science of Endocrine Disruption -- 6. Deadly Remedy: A Mysterious Disease, a Medicinal Herb, and the Recognition of a Worldwide Public Health Threat -- 7. HPV, Cancer, and Beyond: The Anatomy of a Triumph -- Conclusion -- Appendix: List of Interviews -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.
An incisive look at some of today's most contested health risks-both real and illusory.
9780231542852
Environmental Exposure - adverse effects.
Electronic books.
RA440.K333 2017
613