In this incisive examination of lead poisoning during the past half century, Gerald Markowitz and David Rosner focus on one of the most contentious and bitter battles in the history of public health. "Lead Wars" details how the nature of the epidemic has changed and highlights the dilemmas public he[...]
This book does for the lead and plastics industries what "A Civil Action" did for WR Grace or "Erin Brockovich" did for PG&E. It focuses on the industries rather than heroic individuals, and develops an argument for government action as the only remedy against corporate self-interest.[...]
THE CONCUSSION CRISIS brings an explosive but largely unseen epidemic out of the shadows. It puts a human face on a pressing public health crisis through poignant stories of athletes (from the peewees to the pros), soldiers, and others whose lives have been forever changed by jolts to the head and b[...]