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Believe it or not : the history, culture, and science behind health beliefs and practices / Michael S. Kramer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kramer, Michael S., 1948- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Health--Popular works.
- Health.
- Medicine, Popular.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvii, 237 pages) : color illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer, 2023.
- Contents:
- I. How to Evaluate Scientific Evidence
- 1. How Science Helps Decide What to Believe
- 2. Summing Up: Synthesizing the Scientific Evidence
- II. Infection
- 3. Dodging the Draft: Does Avoiding the Cold Reducing the Risk of Catching a Cold?
- 4. Dietary Supplements and Common Viral Infections: "Boosting" the Immune System or the Manufacturers' Profits?
- 5. Common Sense or Nonsense? Non-Drug Treatments for the Common Cold
- III. Skin and Eye Conditions-. 6. Duct (or Duck) Tape for Treating Warts: A Quack Remedy?
- 7. Aloe Vera: Does it Work? A Burning Question
- 8. Diet and Acne: Should Teenagers Avoid Pizza and Chocolate?
- 9. I Can See Clearly Now: Do Glasses Make You More Nearsighted?
- 10. Eye Strain and Headache: A Change in Viewpoint?
- IV. Foods and Beverages
- 11.The Benefits of Intermittent Fasting: Detox or Redux?
- 12. Preventing or Treating a Hangover: Dilution or Delusion?
- 13. Preventing or Treating a Hangover: Dilution or Delusion?
- 14. Artificial sweeteners and cancer
- 15. Sugar and hyperactivity in children
- 16. Benefits of organic and non-GMO foods
- 17. Protein supplements to build muscle
- 18. Extra water to prevent jet lag
- 19. High-sugar diet and diabetes
- V. Pregnancy and Childhood
- 20. Born Too Soon: What's in a Number?
- 21. Take Your Shots? Parents' Fear of Adverse Effects of Vaccines
- 22. Does Teething Cause Fever, Rash, and Other Signs of Illness?
- 23. No Tylenol? No Problem! Beliefs About Fever and its Treatment in Children.
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed January 12, 2024).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Kramer, Michael S. Believe It or Not
- ISBN:
- 9783031460227
- 3031460227
- Publisher Number:
- 99995635257
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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