Geoffrey Kabat: 2 books
Hyping Health Risks
Environmental Hazards in Daily Life and the Science of Epidemiology
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2008
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...
Getting Risk Right
Understanding the Science of Elusive Health Risks
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2016
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...