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Overdo$ed America : the broken promise of American medicine / John Abramson.

Overdosed America (other title)
Abramson, John. (Author).

Summary:

This book explains how the pharmaceutical companies distort medical knowledge, mislead doctors, and compromise the health of patients.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0060568526
  • ISBN: 9780060568528
  • ISBN: 0060568534
  • ISBN: 9780060568535
  • Physical Description: xviii, 332 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: 1st edition
  • Publisher: New York : HarperCollins, [2004]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-310) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
A family doctor's journey of discovery -- Medicine in transition: caring for patients at the crossroads -- Spinning the evidence: even the most respected medical journals are not immune -- False and misleading: the misrepresentation of Celebrex and Vioxx -- The myth of excellence -- A case in point: the saga of hormone replacement therapy -- The commercialization of American medicine -- American medicine's perfect storm: a brief history -- The commercial takeover of medical knowledge -- The snake and the staff: duping the doctors -- A smoking gun: the 2001 cholesterol guidelines -- Direct-to-consumer: advertising, public relations, and the medical news -- Follow the money: supply-side medical care -- Taking back our health -- The knee in room 8: beyond the limits of biomedicine -- From osteoporosis to heart disease: what the research really shows about staying healthy -- Healing our ailing health care system, or how to save $500 billion a year while improving Americans' health.
Subject:
Medicine > United States.
Medical care > United States.
Pharmaceutical industry > United States.
Medical care.

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