HPV Vaccine

Bristol, Nellie. "HPV Vaccine." CQ Researcher 17.18 (2007): 409-432.

Should it be mandatory for school girls?A new vaccine that prevents infections from a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that causes cervical cancer is being hailed as a major achievement in women's health. The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, Gardasil, is recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for girls ages 11-12, and could be used by females ages 9-26. Some state lawmakers moved quickly to make inoculations mandatory for school attendance to ensure vaccine access regardless of socioeconomic status. The requirement was approved in the District of Columbia and Virginia. But reactions to an aggressive lobbying campaign by vaccine manufacturer Merck coupled with general concerns about immunization safety stalled efforts to mandate the shots in many states. Conservative groups joined the opposition, saying the vaccine would encourage inappropriate sexual activity and override parental autonomy.
From the CQ Researcher. Reprinted with permission from CQ Press.

Facts.com
"Vaccine Exemptions." Issues & Controversies On File. 9 Feb. 2007.

"Medicine and Health: Higher HPV Infection Rate Found." Facts On File World News Digest. 1 Mar. 2007.

Since this news brief refers to research published on JAMA in Feb., I searched EBSCOhost using the keywords "jama" AND "hpv" limited to publication dates after Feb. 2007. I got several article results.

Haug, Charlotte. "The Risks and Benefits of HPV Vaccination." JAMA. 2009;302(7):795-796. Links to introduction of editorial, which in turn links to two research articles.

(Note: Full text of JAMA articles from 1998 to present are available at CBC library on the Pasco campus through two reference computers. CBC Medical Library in the Health Sciences building at Richland keeps 3 years of JAMA in paper.)

EBSCO Search: View Results

Comments: This is a focused search with only 41 results as of today. To find more, you can simply delete the last line of keywords "mandat* or requir*", which resulted in more than 350 articles. Alternately, try combining subject searching with keywords, as SU PAPILLOMAVIRUS* and ( vaccin* or gardasil ).

ProQuest Search
(hpv or human papillomavirus* ) AND (vaccin*) AND (mandat* or requir*) Limit results to: full text

(Comments: The same search in ProQuest generated 231 results as of today. The greater number than EBSCO is due to the larger number of magazines and newspaper articles that are included in ProQuest.)

Books

Krishnan, Shobha S. The HPV vaccine controversy : sex, cancer, God, and politics : a guide for parents, women, men, and teenagers. Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2008. Main Collection, QR189.5 .P36K75 2008.

Gambling

Marshall, Patrick. "Gambling in America." CQ Researcher 13.9 (2003): 201-224.

Does it raise revenue at the expense of the poor? More Americans than ever are gambling — and losing billions in the process. State-run lotteries, casinos and other legal gambling operations took more than $63 billion from bettors in 2001. Billions more are lost at more than 1,800 gambling sites on the Internet, which the Justice Department considers illegal. Supporters say legal gambling creates thousands of jobs and helps states raise money for education and other social needs. But critics say government should not be encouraging citizens to gamble. What's more, they claim state-run lotteries intentionally target poorer citizens in an attempt to increase revenues. Critics also worry that the accessibility of lotteries and other forms of so-called convenience gambling will increase the number of pathological and problem gamblers.
From the CQ Researcher. Reprinted with permission from CQ Press.

Books on Gambling include:

Grinols, Earl L. Gambling in America : Costs and Benefits. Cambridge University Press, 2004. [ebrary]

Futures at stake youth, gambling, and society. Reno : University of Nevada Press, 2003. [netLibrary]

Thompson, William Norman. Gambling in America : an encyclopedia of history, issues, and society. Santa Barbara : ABC-CLIO, 2001. [Reference GV1301 .T47 2001]

Barker, Thomas and Marjie Britz. Jokers Wild : Legalized Gambling in the Twenty-First Century. Greenwood, 2000. [ebrary]

Online report: Gambling: As the Take Rises, So Does Public Concern. Pew Research Center. May 23, 2006. "A modest backlash in attitudes towards legalized gambling has taken hold among an American public that spends more money on more forms of legal gambling now than at any time in the nation's history."

Articles - ProQuest

Kearney, Melissa Schettini. "The Economic Winners and Losers of Legalized Gambling. " National Tax Journal 58.2 (2005): 281-302. Research Library Core. ProQuest.

Jacobs, Durand F. "Juvenile Gambling in North America: An Analysis of Long Term Trends and Future Prospects. " Journal of Gambling Studies : Youth Gambling 16.2-3 (2000): 119-152. Psychology Module. ProQuest.

Galston, William A, Wasserman, David. "Gambling away our moral capital. " Public Interest 123 (1996): 58. Research Library Core. ProQuest. Argues "that there are sound moral reasons...for objecting to...legalized gambling...in its current form."

Search 1 - SUB(Lotteries) and gambling and state*

Wisman, Jon D. "State Lotteries: Using State Power to Fleece the Poor. " Journal of Economic Issues 40.4 (2006): 955-966. Business Module. ProQuest.

Search 2 - SU(gambling or casinos) AND SU(native americans)

Articles - EBSCOhost

Search 1 - Internet gambling and United States

Search 2 - SU ( gambl* OR casino* ) AND ( native american* OR indian* )

Search 3 - SU gambl* AND SU ( youth OR teenage* OR college* )

Real ID

Katel, Peter. "Real ID." CQ Researcher 17.17 (2007): 385-408.

Will the new driver's license law make Americans safer? Americans and their political leaders have long resisted the idea of a national ID card. But after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, finding out who was in the country illegally took on new urgency. Two years ago, Congress passed a law to toughen standards for issuing driver's licenses — the main form of national identification. But practical problems and philosophical objections are dogging the Real ID Act. Seven state legislatures have already voted against putting it into effect in its present form, and 25 others are considering opposition. Critics argue Real ID licenses will create red-tape nightmares for millions of citizens — without making them safer. Proponents say the new law is needed because in some states current license standards have weaknesses terrorists can exploit. Meanwhile, another debate is under way on whether to raise standards for issuing Social Security cards.
From the CQ Researcher. Reprinted with permission from CQ Press.

Book:

Cothran, Helen. National security: opposing viewpoints.San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2004.
Call Number: UA234 .N2476 2004
Location: Main Collection

EBSCO Search:
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ProQuest Search:
SU(IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS) AND SU(NATIONAL SECURITY)

Media Violence

Government publications:

Violent Television Programming And Its Impact On Children. 25 Apr. 2007. Federal Communications Commission.

Youth Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General. 2001.

Response to FCC Report - ProQuest articles

EBSCOhost Articles: (mass media or television) and violence

Sample articles:
Anderson, Craig A., et al. "The influence of media violence on youth." Psychological Science in the Public Interest 4.3 (2003): 81-110. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO.

Search for Books in the CBC Library Catalog or ebrary

Hargrave, Andrea Millwood and Sonia Livingstone. Harm and Offence in Media Content : A Review of the Evidence. 2nd ed. Intellect, 2009. [ebrary]

Signorielli, Nancy. Violence in the media a reference handbook. Santa Barbara, CA : ABC-CLIO, 2005.

Free web articles:
O’Hehir, Andrew. "The Myth of Media Violence." Salon.com, March 17, 2005.

Rhodes, Richard. "The Media Violence Myth." 2000. American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression. 7 May 2007.