Unit.1.THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY -- Does the affordable health care act violate religious freedom by requiring health care plans to cover birth control? {u2013} Should health care be rationed in the U.S.? {u2013} Should prescription drugs be advertised directly to consumers? {u2013} Are we winning the war on cancer? {u2013} Should Marijuana be legalized for medicinal purposes? {u2013} Unit.2. HEALTH AND SOCIETY {u2013} Is the use of 2Smart3 pills for cognitive enhancement dangerous? {u2013} Should embryonic stem cell research be permitted? {u2013} Unit.3. MIND-BODY RELATIONSHIPS {u2013} Should addiction to drugs be labeled a brain disease? {u2013} Do religion and prayer benefit health? {u2013} Unit.4. SEXUALITY AND GENDER ISSUES {u2013} Is it necessary for pregnant women to completely abstain from alcoholic beverages? {u2013} Should pro-life health providers be allowed to deny prescription on the basis of conscience? {u2013} Should the cervical cancer vaccine for girls be compulsory? {u2013} Do Ultrathin models and actresses influence the onset of eating disorders? {u2013} Is there a valid reason for routine infant male circumcision? {u2013} Unit.5. PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES {u2013} Is there a link between vaccination and autism? {u2013} Do cell phones cause cancer? {u2013} Will hydraulic fracturing (fracking) negatively affect human health and the environment? {u2013} Is breastfeeding the best way to feed babies? {u2013} Are restrictions on sugar and sugary beverages justified? {u2013} Unit.6. CONSUMER HEALTH {u2013} Us weight-loss maintenance possible? {u2013} Are energy drinks with alcohol dangerous enough to ban?

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