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Author Abramson, John.

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

Publication Info. New York : HarperCollins, [2004]
©2004

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 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Adult Department  610.973 ABR    Check Shelf
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult Department  610.973 A    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  610.973 ABR    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  610.973 ABR    Check Shelf
 Granby, Main Library - Adult  610 ABR    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  610.973 ABRAMSON    Check Shelf
 Rocky Hill, Cora J. Belden Library - Adult Department  615.1 ABRAMSON    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xviii, 332 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-310) and index.
Contents 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.
Summary This book explains how the pharmaceutical companies distort medical knowledge, mislead doctors, and compromise the health of patients.
Subject Medicine -- United States.
Medical care -- United States.
Pharmaceutical industry -- United States.
Added Title Overdosed America
ISBN 0060568526 alkaline paper
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