{"product_id":"getting-risk-right-geoffrey-kabat-9780231166461","title":"Getting Risk Right: Understanding the Science of Elusive Health Risks","description":"\u003cp\u003eDo 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 and confusion, amplified by the media, regarding what influences our health. In \u003cem\u003eGetting Risk Right\u003c\/em\u003e, Geoffrey C. Kabat shows how science works--and sometimes doesn't--and what separates these two very different outcomes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKabat seeks to help us distinguish between claims that are supported by solid science and those that are the result of poorly designed or misinterpreted studies. By exploring different examples, he explains why certain risks are worth worrying about, while others are not. He emphasizes the variable quality of research in contested areas of health risks, as well as the professional, political, and methodological factors that can distort the research process. Drawing on recent systematic critiques of biomedical research and on insights from behavioral psychology, \u003cem\u003eGetting Risk Right\u003c\/em\u003e examines factors both internal and external to the science that can influence what results get attention and how questionable results can be used to support a particular narrative concerning an alleged public health threat. In this book, Kabat provides a much-needed antidote to what has been called \"an epidemic of false claims.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Geoffrey Kabat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 023116646X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231166461\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/22\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.20w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2016 pg. 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2017","brand":"Geoffrey Kabat","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45980760277247,"sku":"9780231166461","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_92cf17a6-5a6d-4a32-9fd5-2e00679cf0d8.jpg?v=1722416660","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/getting-risk-right-geoffrey-kabat-9780231166461","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}