Includes bibliographical references and index.

What are the greatest risks to human health? -- Cancer rates are rising / World Health Organization -- Cancer deaths are declining / Josephine Marcotty and Richard Meryhew -- Cardiovascular disease kills humans / American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee -- Cardiovascular disease can be reduced through lifestyle changes / Jeffrey S. Bland -- Antibiotic resistant bacteria pose a significant threat to health / Jerome Groopman -- Antibiotic resistant infections can be prevented / Ridgely Ochs -- What human behaviors contribute to or damage health? -- Obesity poses a serious health risk / TeensHealth.org -- The health risks of obesity have been exaggerated / Patrick Basham and Jane Feinman -- Exercise can benefit health / National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute -- Exercise can be harmfully addictive / Edward J. Cumella -- Tanning contributes to health / The Indoor Tanning Association -- Tanning poses serious health risks / Consumers Union of the United States -- Have new technologies and treatments contributed to human health? -- Statins can prevent cardiovascular disease / John Carey -- Statins pose serious health risks / Byron Richards -- Osteoporosis treatments improve women's health / Jonathan Labovitz and Shohreh Sayani -- Osteoporosis drugs harm women's health / Adriane Fugh-Berman and Charlea T. Massion -- Health information technology can improve health care / Richard Hillestad and James H. Bigelow -- Health information technology can lead to loss of patient privacy / Deborah C. Peel -- Does America's health care system contribute to human health? -- America has the best health care system in the world / George W. Bush -- America does not have the best health care system in the world / Ezra Klein -- A free-market approach to health care will keep costs down / Gracie-Marie Turner -- A free-market approach to health care will not lower health care costs / Uwe E. Reinhardt.