
Consumer Health: A Guide To Intelligent Decisions
McGraw-Hill Professional (Publisher)
8th Edition
Published on 16. May 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
608 pages
978-0-07-297223-8 (ISBN)
Description
This new edition of the most comprehensive text available in the field continues to provide a vast amount of information to enable consumers to make wise choices regarding health products and services. It offers a panoramic view of the health marketplace, while explaining the scientific methods that are essential for validating claims about how products and services affect health.
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Edition
8th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 272 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
1284 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-297223-8 (9780072972238)
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Persons
Stephen Barrett, M.D., has been investigating and writing about consumer health issues for more than 40 years. His Quackwatch website serves as a clearinghouse for information on health frauds and quackery. He serves as Vice President of the Institute for Science and Medicine, is a Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, edits Consumer Health Digest, and is a peer-review panelist for several top medical journals.
William M. London, Ed.D., M.P.H., is a health educator and professor in the Department of Public Health at California State University, Los Angeles. He is also the associate editor of Consumer Health Digest, co-host of the Credential Watch website, and a member of the editorial board of the journal FACT (Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies: An Evidence-Based Approach).
Robert S. Baratz, M.D., D.D.S., Ph.D., an expert on quality of care, is President and Medical Director of South Shore Health Care in Braintree, Massachusetts, where he practices internal, oral, and occupational medicine. He serves on the medical faculties of Boston University and Tufts University and is used as a consultant by many regulatory and law enforcement agencies.
Manfred Kroger, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus of Food Science and Professor Emeritus of Science, Technology and Society at The Pennsylvania State University, where he has won several teaching awards. He is a science communicator for the Institute of Food Technologists and is scientific editor of its online journal, Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety. He is also associate editor of the Journal of Food Science and a scientific advisor to the American Council on Science and Health.
William M. London, Ed.D., M.P.H., is a health educator and professor in the Department of Public Health at California State University, Los Angeles. He is also the associate editor of Consumer Health Digest, co-host of the Credential Watch website, and a member of the editorial board of the journal FACT (Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies: An Evidence-Based Approach).
Robert S. Baratz, M.D., D.D.S., Ph.D., an expert on quality of care, is President and Medical Director of South Shore Health Care in Braintree, Massachusetts, where he practices internal, oral, and occupational medicine. He serves on the medical faculties of Boston University and Tufts University and is used as a consultant by many regulatory and law enforcement agencies.
Manfred Kroger, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus of Food Science and Professor Emeritus of Science, Technology and Society at The Pennsylvania State University, where he has won several teaching awards. He is a science communicator for the Institute of Food Technologists and is scientific editor of its online journal, Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety. He is also associate editor of the Journal of Food Science and a scientific advisor to the American Council on Science and Health.
Content
Part I Dynamics of the Health Marketplace1 Consumer Health Issues2 Separating Fact from Fiction3 Frauds and Quackery4 Advertising and Other Promotional ActivitiesPart II Health-Care Approaches5 Science-Based Health Care6 Mental and Behavioral Help 7 Dental Care8 The "CAM" Movement9 Self-Care10 Health-Care FacilitiesPart III Nutrition and Fitness11 Basic Nutrition Concepts12 Nutrition Fads, Fallacies, and Scams 13 Weight Control14 Fitness Concepts, Products, and ServicesPart IV Major Health Problems15 Cardiovascular Diseases16 Cancer17 HIV / AIDS Part V Other Products and Services18 Drug Products19 Skin Care and Image Enhancement20 Sexual and Reproductive Health 21 Health Devices22 Coping with Death Part VI Protection of the Consumer23 Health Insurance24 Health-Care Economics25 Consumer Laws, Agencies, and Strategies