CQ researcher on controversies in medicine and science.

Washington, DC : CQ Press, [2001], ©2001.

xiii, 247 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm

Illness, treatment and health policy. Alzheimer's disease -- Obesity and health -- Childhood depression -- Asthma epidemic -- Vaccine controversies -- Policy in a managed care environment. Patients' rights -- Managing managed care -- Medical mistakes -- The future of health policy. Embryo research -- Human genome research -- Global AIDS crisis -- Computers and medicine.

Bibliography: p. 230.

Includes bibliographical references and index.