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

A study of the health industry and possible risks involved.

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Main Author: Kabat, Geoffrey C. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2017]
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264 1 |a New York :  |b Columbia University Press,  |c [2017] 
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-235) and index. 
505 0 |a 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. 
520 |a A study of the health industry and possible risks involved. 
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. 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. 
588 0 |a Online resource; title from pdf title page (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed April 6, 2017). 
546 |a In English. 
650 0 |a Health risk assessment. 
650 0 |a Health attitudes. 
650 0 |a Risk assessment. 
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650 7 |a Risk assessment  |2 fast 
650 7 |a Negativism  |2 fast 
650 7 |a Health attitudes  |2 fast 
650 7 |a Health risk assessment  |2 fast 
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