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Finkel, Madelon Lubin, 1949-

Truth, lies, and public health : how we are affected when science and politics collide / Madelon Lubin Finkel. - Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2007. - xx, 234 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

About politics and science -- The politics of contraception -- The global AIDS epidemic: could it have been prevented? / with Sandra Demars -- The stem cell controversy: navigating a sea of ethics, politics, and science / with Ryan Cauley -- Marijuana as medicine: science versus politics -- The quintessential catch-22: the U.S. approach to needle exchange in HIV AIDS prevention / with Ivan Ip -- Bleak house and beyond: how tuberculosis control got side-tracked -- Science, politics, and the regulation of dietary supplements -- Silicone breast implants: misconceptions, misinterpretations, and mistakes -- Obesity and public policy / with Joanna M. Paladino -- Disease prevention through vaccination: the science and the controversy / with Tony Rosen.

ISBN: 9780275991289 (alk. paper) 0275991288 (alk. paper)

LCCN: 2007016345

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA740940 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 101305041 DNLM 013755749 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Medical policy--United States.

LC Class. No.: RA395.A3 / F537 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 362.10973

National Library of Medicine Call No.: WA 540 AA1 / F499t 2007