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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 2004-01-01
ISBN-13:9780060568528ISBN:0060568526
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 6/14/2005
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Perennial
Date Published: 2008-02-01
ISBN-13:9780061344763ISBN:0061344761
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date Published: 2004
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"Eye opening. A must for all healthcare consumers.
We bought this book after my husband attended a mind-body institute sponsored through Harvard. Dr. John Abramson was one of the speakers who seriously enlightened my physician science minded husband about the politics behind "research." The internal story is Dr. Abramson took time off of his practice to really study the published studies in the BIG medical journals (JAMA, Annals of Internal Medicine, NEJM, etc.) Not surprising, much of the "research" studies are sponsored by the drug companies themselves with the primary investigators receiving large endowments for spinning their research. Not only that but the journals are largely sponsored through the advertising dollars of the very drugs published in their "studies." He dug deeper and asked for the "irrelevant data" that the pharm companies deemed "inconclusive." He's been waiting for the studies now for over 4 years, BTW. Since the budget cuts to the NIH in the 1970's, much of the "research" has been shifted from the academic university settings to for-profit research centers sponsored by the corporations. The very journal articles that our doctors are required to keep abreast and treat as their bibles of what is current are biased beyond belief all for the profit of the pharm companies.
It debunked a lot of myths like how statins are good for everyone as a preventative. (Not one study even looked at females, by the way). It also mentioned the hip fracture calcium meds. Did you ever wonder why all of a sudden hip fractures became so lethal in our culture's media in the 1990's? The meds to help prevent hip fractures actually only help 1:1000 women but the sales are more per year than just an average rehab from one hip fracture. I also learned a lot about hormone replacement therapy. Think about how all of a sudden these direct advertisements popped up on tv around 1997 to "ask your doctor about...." It explains the politics and how the drugs like Claritin were touted for the non-drowsy side effects (20 mg) only because they didn't use the effective dose (40 mg) that WOULD cause you to become drowsy. BTW, it tested just as effective as the placebo.
My only criticism is that the author clearly has a passion for data, statistics, and information, so as a lay reader, you need to be patient. (No pun intended)"
"A good overview of some of the harmful effects resulting from the excessive influence of the pharmaceutical industry over the practice of American medicine."
"I thought this was an eye-opening account of the drug companies involvement with how our healthcare is developed and distributed. I know the author is trying to make a case, but he has some very convincing arguements and the subject is pertinent to the current debate about healthcare reform."
"Excellent subject matter and I learned lots from this book, but I did not *enjoy* reading it. Something about the writing seemed tedious to me. This book would be good foundational reading for anyone interested in health care policy in the US."
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