Every day, newspapers and television news programs present stories on the latest controversies over healthcare and medical advances, but they do not have the space to provide detailed background on the issues. Web sites and Weblogs provide information from activists and partisans intent on presenting their sides of a story. But where can students - or even ordinary citizens - go to obtain unbiased, detailed background on the medical issues affecting their daily lives? "The Health and Medical Issues Today" series provides just such a one-stop resource for obtaining a solid overview of the most controversial areas of healthcare today. Each volume addresses one such topic - from stem cell research to stops medicine - and provides a balanced summary of what is known. The volumes provide an excellent first-step for students and lay people interested in understanding how healthcare works in our society today. Each volume provides researchers with easy access to the information they need.