50 Health Scares That Fizzled

Joan R. Callahan, PhD, holds her doctorate degree in zoology from the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. She has worked as a researcher and consultant for over 30 years.

This is a useful book for public and consumer-health library collections. Students will find a good starting point for reports here.

• IntroductionPart One: Medical Interventions1 Measles Vaccine and Autism2 Hepatitis B Vaccine and Multiple Sclerosis3 Fear of Menopause and HRT4 The DES Generation5 Aspirin and Reye's SyndromePart Two: Infectious Diseases6 Fear of Lyme Disease7 Swine Flu 19768 Swine Flu 20099 Ebola Reston 198910 The Second War on Smallpox11 Fear of Flesh-Eating Bacteria12 Monkeypox 2003Part Three: Food Scares13 Fear of Canned Food14 Potatoes and Birth Defects15 Fear of Oleomargarine16 Fear of Tomatoes17 Fear of Watercress18 Fear of Beef19 Coca-Cola and Polio20 Fear of Foreign Cheese21 Fear of Mercury in Seafood22 Java Madness23 Fear of SalmonellaPart Four: Additives in Foods and Beverages24 Fear of Red Dye25 Fear of Artificial Sweeteners26 Fear of Fluoridation and Chlorination27 Fear of MSG28 Fear of Other Additives and PreservativesPart Five: Other Biological Hazards29 Fear of Mites30 Fear of Toxic Mold31 The Cell from Hell32 Shoo Fly33 Fear of Frankenfood34 Fear of Spiders35 Fear of Killer BeesPart Six: Other Chemical and Radiological Exposures36 Three Mile Island37 The Alar Scare of 198938 Fear and Worship of Silver39 The Cranberry Scare of 195940 Fear of Aluminum Containers41 Fear of Cell Phones42 Fear of Power Lines43 Fear of RadonPart Seven: Actions and Reactions44 Fear of Bottle Feeding45 Solitary Pursuits46 Fear of Autointoxication47 Fear of Not Drinking48 Fear of Involuntary Fatness49 Fear of Sunlight50 Junk Food Addiction: The Twinkie DefenseGlossaryIndex