| Description |
xxi, 277 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-265) and index. |
| Contents |
The triumph -- and limits -- of socialized medicine -- Sniffers -- Intelligent design -- Coming apart -- Reassembling the pieces (part 1) -- The social contract -- A virus like us -- Drug science from the bottom up -- The fading myth of the FDA's "gold standard" -- Adaptive trials -- Reassembling the pieces (part 2) -- Anthraxing Wall Street -- Dollar doctor science -- The rising cost of helpless care -- The falling cost of health care -- Reassembling the pieces (part 3) -- Dying alone -- The right to sniff -- The end of socialized medicine -- The culture of life. |
| Summary |
Reveals the potential of molecular medicine while calling for an update of the regulatory system threatening it, citing diseases that may be cured while explaining how drug-approval protocols are ill-equipped to meet current needs. |
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Medicine $x Research $z United States.
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Medical laws and legislation $z United States.
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Drugs $x Law and legislation $z United States.
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| ISBN |
9780465050680 (hbk.) |
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0465050689 (hbk.) |
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