Romaine, Deborah S

Presents a comprehensive study of the heart and heart disease and includes over nine hundred entries on topics such as cholesterol and cardiovascular disease, hypertension, stress, stroke, physical fitness, and rehabilitation.

Discusses the Roe v. Wade ruling which many feel is one of the most controversial decisions the Supreme Court has ever rendered.

Discusses various aspects of modern health care, including the changing profession of medicine, access to health care services, keeping communities healthy, health care costs, ethics, and the future.