Medical Risks
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Managing The Risks From Medical Product Use
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Author : United States. Food and Drug Administration. Task Force on Risk Management
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Managing The Risks From Medical Product Use written by United States. Food and Drug Administration. Task Force on Risk Management and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Medical instruments and apparatus categories.
Global Health Risks
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Author : World Health Organization
language : en
Publisher: World Health Organization
Release Date : 2009-10-28
Global Health Risks written by World Health Organization and has been published by World Health Organization this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-28 with Business & Economics categories.
This publication is a comprehensive assessment of leading risks to global health. It provides detailed global and regional estimates of premature mortality, disability and loss of health attributable to 24 global risk factors.--Publisher's description.
Hyping Health Risks
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Author : Geoffrey Kabat
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2011-12-06
Hyping Health Risks written by Geoffrey Kabat and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-06 with Family & Relationships categories.
The media constantly bombard us with news of health hazards lurking in our everyday lives, but many of these hazards turn out to have been greatly overblown. According to author and epidemiologist Geoffrey C. Kabat, this hyping of low-level environmental hazards leads to needless anxiety and confusion on the part of the public concerning which exposures have important effects on health and which are likely to have minimal or no effect. Kabat approaches health scares as "social facts" and shows that a variety of factors can contribute to the inflating of a hazard. These include skewed reporting by the media, but also, surprisingly, the actions of researchers who may emphasize certain findings while ignoring others; regulatory and health agencies eager to show their responsiveness to the health concerns of the public; and politicians and advocates with a stake in a particular outcome. By means of four case studies, Kabat demonstrates how a powerful confluence of interests can lead to overstating or distorting the scientific evidence. He considers the health risks of pollutants such as DDT as a cause of breast cancer, electromagnetic fields from power lines, radon within residences, and secondhand tobacco smoke. Tracing the trajectory of each of these hazards from its initial emergence to the present, Kabat shows how publication of more rigorous studies and critical assessments ultimately help put hazards in perspective.
The Medical Risks Of Life
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Author : Stephen Lock
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
The Medical Risks Of Life written by Stephen Lock and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Diseases categories.
Getting Risk Right
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Author : Geoffrey C. Kabat
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2016-11-22
Getting Risk Right written by Geoffrey C. Kabat and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-22 with Medical categories.
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."
Risk And Medical Decision Making
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Author : Louis Eeckhoudt
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Risk And Medical Decision Making written by Louis Eeckhoudt and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Business & Economics categories.
For people interested in risk management, medical activity represents a stimulating field of study and thought. On the one hand, progress in medical knowledge and technology tends to reduce the risks to survival that individuals would face in the absence of appropriate diagnostic or therapeutic instruments. On the other hand, new medical technologies simultaneously create their own specific risks, sometimes simply because their effects are less well-known than those of established ones. In a sense any medical progress simultaneously generates new risks while destroying old ones. Moreover, unlike many financial risks that can be either divided or transferred to others (e.g. through diversification, insurance or social security) the personal aspects of medical risks are by essence indivisible and non-transferable. As a result, they are in a sense more threatening than financial risks for risk averse patients. These two facts explain and justify the growing interest in risk economics for the fields of medical decision making and health economics. In Risk and Medical Decision Making, part 1 is developed inside the expected utility (E-U) model and analyses how comorbidity risks affect the well-known "test-treatment" thresholds. Part 2 is devoted to a specific non E-U model with the same purpose: how would one define a threshold in this context and how would one value a diagnostic test? In each of these two parts both diagnostic and therapeutic risks are considered.
Medical Selection Of Life Risks 5th Edition Swiss Re Branded
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Author : R.D.C. Brackenridge
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-08-20
Medical Selection Of Life Risks 5th Edition Swiss Re Branded written by R.D.C. Brackenridge and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-20 with Science categories.
The fifth edition of this leading reference book on insurance medicine, provides a comprehensive guide to life expectancy for underwriters and clinicians involved in the life insurance industry. Extensively revised and expanded, the new edition reflects developments in life and healthcare insurance as well as medicine.
Health Risks And Fair Compensation In The Fire Service
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Author : Tee L. Guidotti
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2015-10-27
Health Risks And Fair Compensation In The Fire Service written by Tee L. Guidotti and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-27 with Medical categories.
This book is an overview of the hazards of firefighting, the health risks of exposure to combustion products that characterize firefighting, the science behind interpreting these risks for purposes of identifying diseases as work-related, and the legal and policy implications of adopting legislated “presumption” for purposes of compensation. The emphasis of the book will be on the risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, traumatic hazards, and disabling psychosocial adjustment following major incidents. Several new studies have appeared recently, including the largest study of firefighters ever done, by the National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH). They evidence supports the conclusion that firefighters face significant occupational health risks in addition to the obviously severe safety hazards.
Risky Medicine
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Author : Robert Aronowitz
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2015-09-16
Risky Medicine written by Robert Aronowitz and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-16 with Medical categories.
"Will ever-more sensitive screening tests for cancer lead to longer, better lives? Will anticipating and trying to prevent the future complications of chronic disease lead to better health? Not always, says Robert Aronowitz. In fact, it often is hurting us... Drawing on such controversial examples as HPV vaccines, cancer screening programs, and the cancer survivorship movement, Aronowitz demonstrates that patients and their doctors have come to believe, perilously, that far too many medical interventions are worthwhile because they promise to control our fears and reduce uncertainty." -- Taken from book flyleaf.
Medical Risks
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
Medical Risks written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with categories.