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Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Eat smart, exercise regularly, and get routine health screenings," the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services advises the public in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. And that is absolutely true - except for the checkup part. The American public has been sold the idea that seeking medical care is one of the most important steps to maintain wellness. However, surprisingly, medical care is not in fact well correlated with good health. The major...
Author
Publisher
University of California Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
"We are all just a little bit plastic. Traces of bisphenol A or BPA, a chemical used in plastics production, are widely detected in our bodies and environment. Is this chemical, and its presence in the human body, safe? What is meant by safety? Who defines it, and according to what information? Is It Safe narrates how the meaning of the safety of industrial chemicals has been historically produced by breakthroughs in environmental health research,...
10) Estimating the contributions of lifestyle-related factors to preventable death: a workshop summary
Publisher
National Academies Press
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Series
Microbiological risk assessment volume 7
Publisher
World Health Organization
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English