Tuesday, 2 January 2007

The Tyranny of Health

The Tyranny of Health: Doctors and Lifestyle Regulation

Guest speakers:
Dr Mike Fitzpatrick (General Practitioner, author of "The Tyranny of Health")
Opposing speaker tbc

8.15pm, Thursday 5th Week, Hilary Term 2006, Lecture Room 6, New College

- Are doctors being used as "agents of coercion" for the government’s anti-smoking and anti-obesity drives?
- Should the guilt of costing the NHS money force individuals into losing weight?
- Is health an ideal to aspire to or a means to an end?
- Why, when the population is generally healthier than it has ever been, are weso concerned about our health?
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