Medicine
Subtitle: opposing viewpoints
By: Laura K. Egendorf, book editor.
Contributors: Egendorf, Laura K., 1973-
Series: Opposing viewpoints series; Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Publisher: Greenhaven Press; Thomson/Gale
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Farmington Hills, MI; San Diego
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-180) and index.
Table of contents: title: Health maintenance organizations have undermined American medicine -- Suzanne Gordon; title: Health maintenance organizations have improved American medicine -- Thomas W. Hazlett; title: Racism is a problem in modern medicine -- Sidney D. Watson; title: Racism is not a problem in modern medicine -- Sally Satel; title: Medical errors are a serious problem -- Quality Interagency Coordination Task Force -- The; title: frequency of medical errors has been exaggerated -- David R. Zimmerman; title: Herbal medicine can be safe and effective -- Lawrence Tyler; title: Herbal medicine is dangerous -- David Bloomberg; title: Acupuncture is a useful treatment -- National Institutes of Health -- The; title: effectiveness of acupuncture has not been proven -- Stephen Barrett; title: Homeopathy is an effective treatment -- Rudolph Ballentine; title: Homeopathy does not work -- David W. Ramey; title: Xenotransplantation can solve the organ shortage -- Peggy Slasman; title: Xenotransplantation is dangerous -- Mark J. Hanson; title: Fertility treatments for older women can be problematic -- Sarah Scott; title: Fertility treatments for older women should not be discouraged -- Roger Gosden; title: Embryonic stem cell research will save lives -- Richard Cohen; title: Embryonic stem cell research could have dangerous consequences -- William Norman Grigg; title: Genetic cures will cause a medical renaissance -- G. Terry Sharrer -- The; title: promise of genetic cures has been exaggerated -- Tom Bethell; title: Spirituality will play a larger role in conventional medicine -- Michael S. Goldstein; title: Cyberspace is making patients more autonomous -- Tom Ferguson -- The; title: traditional physician-patient relationship is becoming obsolete-- Kevin W. Wildes.