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Getting risk right : understanding the science of elusive health risks, Geoffrey C. Kabat
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- Summary
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- A study of the health industry and possible risks involved
- 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? Is the HPV vaccine safe? We depend on science and medicine as never before, yet there is widespread misinformation and confusion, amplified by the media, regarding what influences our health. In Getting Risk Right, Geoffrey C. Kabat shows how science works—and sometimes doesn't—and what separates these two very different outcomes. Kabat seeks to help us distinguish between claims that are supported by solid science and those that are the result of poorly designed or misinterpreted studies. By exploring different examples, he explains why certain risks are worth worrying about, while others are not. He emphasizes the variable quality of research in contested areas of health risks, as well as the professional, political, and methodological factors that can distort the research process. Drawing on recent systematic critiques of biomedical research and on insights from behavioral psychology, Getting Risk Right examines factors both internal and external to the science that can influence what results get attention and how questionable results can be used to support a particular narrative concerning an alleged public health threat. In this book, Kabat provides a much-needed antidote to what has been called "an epidemic of false claims." -- Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxii, 248 pages
- Contents
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- 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
- Isbn
- 9780231166461
- Label
- Getting risk right : understanding the science of elusive health risks
- Title
- Getting risk right
- Title remainder
- understanding the science of elusive health risks
- Statement of responsibility
- Geoffrey C. Kabat
- Subject
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- Attitude to Health
- Environmental Exposure -- adverse effects
- Risk Factors
- HEALTH & FITNESS / Health Care Issues
- Negativism
- Gesundheitsgefährdung
- Health Education -- methods
- Health risk assessment
- Health risk assessment
- HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / Cancer
- Risk Assessment
- Health attitudes
- Health attitudes
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- A study of the health industry and possible risks involved
- 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? Is the HPV vaccine safe? We depend on science and medicine as never before, yet there is widespread misinformation and confusion, amplified by the media, regarding what influences our health. In Getting Risk Right, Geoffrey C. Kabat shows how science works—and sometimes doesn't—and what separates these two very different outcomes. Kabat seeks to help us distinguish between claims that are supported by solid science and those that are the result of poorly designed or misinterpreted studies. By exploring different examples, he explains why certain risks are worth worrying about, while others are not. He emphasizes the variable quality of research in contested areas of health risks, as well as the professional, political, and methodological factors that can distort the research process. Drawing on recent systematic critiques of biomedical research and on insights from behavioral psychology, Getting Risk Right examines factors both internal and external to the science that can influence what results get attention and how questionable results can be used to support a particular narrative concerning an alleged public health threat. In this book, Kabat provides a much-needed antidote to what has been called "an epidemic of false claims." -- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DNLM/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Kabat, Geoffrey C
- Dewey number
- 613
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- RA776.5
- LC item number
- .K32 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- NLM call number
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- 2017 B-003
- W 85
- W 85
- NLM item number
- K11g 2017
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Health risk assessment
- Health attitudes
- Health attitudes
- Health risk assessment
- HEALTH & FITNESS / Health Care Issues
- HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / Cancer
- HEALTH & FITNESS / Health Care Issues
- HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / Cancer
- Attitude to Health
- Risk Assessment
- Negativism
- Risk Factors
- Environmental Exposure
- Health Education
- Gesundheitsgefährdung
- Label
- Getting risk right : understanding the science of elusive health risks, Geoffrey C. Kabat
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-235) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- ocn940795871
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xxii, 248 pages
- Isbn
- 9780231166461
- Isbn Type
- (cloth : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2016008208
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780231166461
- (OCoLC)940795871
- Label
- Getting risk right : understanding the science of elusive health risks, Geoffrey C. Kabat
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-235) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- ocn940795871
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xxii, 248 pages
- Isbn
- 9780231166461
- Isbn Type
- (cloth : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2016008208
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780231166461
- (OCoLC)940795871
Subject
- Attitude to Health
- Environmental Exposure -- adverse effects
- Gesundheitsgefährdung
- HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / Cancer
- HEALTH & FITNESS / Health Care Issues
- Health Education -- methods
- Health attitudes
- Health attitudes
- Health risk assessment
- Health risk assessment
- Negativism
- Risk Assessment
- Risk Factors
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