TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kabat,Geoffrey C.
TI  - Getting risk right: understanding the science of elusive health risks 
SN  - 9780231542852
AV  - RA776 .G488 2017
PY  - 2017///
CY  - New York
PB  - Columbia University Press
KW  - Health risk assessment
KW  - Health attitudes
KW  - Attitude to Health
KW  - Risk Assessment
KW  - Negativism
KW  - Risk Factors
KW  - Environmental Exposure
KW  - adverse effects
KW  - Health Education
KW  - methods
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; The illusion of validity and the power of "negative thinking" --; Splendors and miseries of associations --; When risk goes viral : biases and bandwagons --; Do cell phones cause brain cancer? : a tale of two sciences --; Hormonal confusion: the contested science of endocrine disruption --; Deadly remedy : how a mysterious disease led to the recognition of a worldwide public health threat --; HPV, cancer, and beyond : the anatomy of a triumph; 2; b
N2  - Do cell phones cause brain cancer? Does BPA threaten our health? How safe are certain dietary supplements, especially those containing exotic herbs or small amounts of toxic substances? What role does HPV play in the development of cervical cancer, and is the HPV vaccine safe? In four detailed case studies, Geoffrey C. Kabat shows how science works or sometimes doesn't and what distinguishes these two very different outcomes. We depend on science and medicine like never before, yet there is widespread misinformation and confusion, amplified by the media, regarding what influences our health. Getting Risk Right helps general readers distinguish between claims that are supported by solid science and those that are the result of poorly designed or misinterpreted studies. In doing so, he shows us why certain risks are worth worrying about while others are not
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