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Kabat, Geoffrey C.,

Getting risk right understanding the science of elusive health risks /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Getting risk right Geoffrey C. Kabat
Reminder of title:	understanding the science of elusive health risks /
Author:	Kabat, Geoffrey C.,
Description:	1 online resource (xxii, 248 pages) :illustrations, maps
Subject:	Health risk assessmentHandbooks, manuals, etc.
Online resource:	http://portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/search/COLB0002395.html
ISBN:	9780231542852$q(electronic bk.)

Getting risk right understanding the science of elusive health risks /
Kabat, Geoffrey C.,

Getting risk right understanding the science of elusive health risks /[electronic resource] :Geoffrey C. Kabat - 1 online resource (xxii, 248 pages) :illustrations, maps

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-235) and index

Preface : Why do things that are unlikely to harm us get the most attention? -- 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

A study of the health industry and possible risks involved

ISBN: 9780231542852$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 99972725304

LCCN: 2016008811Subjects--Topical Terms:

437022
Health risk assessment
--Handbooks, manuals, etc.Index Terms--Genre/Form:

298895
Electronic books

LC Class. No.: RA776.5

Dewey Class. No.: 613

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520 $a "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 helps 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
520 $a 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."--Jacket
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