When vaccines first became available, they were considered a godsend-parents suddenly had a way to keep their children safe from devestating diseases like small pox and polio. Today, however, we may be over-vaccinating our children-sometimes with alarming repercussions. Every year some children suffer consequences as a result of vaccinations, and ...
A penetrating work of reporting about the failure of America's medical system, as examined through the stories of the people who engineered the current health care revolution and those who have suffered from it.
Shaped by common sense and kindness, grounded in traditional medicine yet receptive to alternative therapies, Slow Medicine advocates for careful anticipatory "attending" to an elder's changing needs rather than waiting for crises that force acute medical interventions.
Barber presents a timely, unflinching look at the overuse and abuse of psychiatric medicines across America today, and reveals the increasing pressure Americans are under to medicate themselves.
Critser's brilliantly incisive "Generation Rx" shows how shockingly little people know about the prescription drugs they take. The book encourages every American who has ever taken a prescription drug to look anew at what's in the medicine cabinet, and why.
"Our Daily Meds" shows how corporate salesmanship has triumphed over science inside the biggest pharmaceutical companies and, in turn, how this promotion-driven industry has taken over the practice of medicine and is changing American life.
This text adopts a critical perspective, which challenges medical perspectives and sometimes raises broader issues beyond those of interest to the medical world. This perspective, which is thoroughly sociological, is now becoming more common than the older medical perspective.
Every day we are bombarded by television ads, public service announcements, and media reports warning of dire risks to our health and offering solutions to help us lower those risks. But many of these messages are incomplete, misleading, or exaggerated, leaving the average person misinformed and confused. "Know Your Chances" is a lively, ...
A renowned authority from Harvard Business School confronts America's health care crisis - and how consumer control can fix it. 'A brilliant analysis! A must-read' - Bill George, Professor, Harvard Business School and Former CEO of Medtronic. 'As it becomes more and more obvious to everyone that our current health care system is unsustainable, ...
A physician for over 30 years, Dr. Strand exposes the broken system the FDA uses to approve drugs for the American public, often years before many of the adverse reactions are discovered.
In this medical expose, two doctors who specialize in healthcare issues share horror stories of things that have gone wrong in hospitals, along with responsible analysis and remedies. They discuss a wide range of factors that contribute to medical mistakes, such as pressure by hospitals to cut costs, entrenched ways of of doing things, and ...
Soon to be a major motion picture from Universal Studios starring Robin Williams as Patch Adams, this book tells the inspiring and hilarious story of Adams' quest to bring free health care to the world and to transform the way doctors practice medicine.
Now in paperback--an acclaimed expos by award-winning investigative journalists that reveals the horror of what health care in America has become, profiling patients and doctors trapped by the system and offering startling personal stories that illuminate what's gone wrong.
The Vaccine Safety Manual is the world's most complete guide to immunization risks and protection. It includes pertinent information on every major vaccine: polio, tetanus, MMR, hepatitis A, B, HPV (cervical cancer), Hib, Flu, chickenpox, shingles, rotavirus, pneumococcal, meningococcal, RSV, DTaP, anthrax, smallpox, TB, and more. All of the ...
Strong at the Broken Places is the remarkable story of five ordinary people trapped in the complex world of serious chronic illness. In this intimate portrait, acclaimed journalist Richard M. Cohen probes lives of sickness as these individuals struggle to cope. In 2003, Cohen published Blindsided, a bestselling memoir of illness. The outpouring of ...
Meier, an investigative reporter, explores the troubling history of OxyContin, the opium-derived drug prescribed for patients with chronic pain. He weaves together the stories of the profit-focused drug company that manufactured the drug (and also took it's time reporting the drug's addiction potential to the public), the DEA, the media, and the ...
There is hope in the fight against cancer, and for thousands of devoted cancer survivors, that hope goes by the name of a Houston, Texas, doctor named Stanislaw Burzynski. This book presents the astonishing story of Dr. Burzynski's revolutionary discovery of antineoplastons, the century's most promising cancer treatment -- and the government's ...
Considering 39 different conditions--their symptoms, causes, and treatments--Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld arms readers with the information they need when they consult a doctor and want to get the best treatment for their HMO dollar.
For your classes in Personal Health McGraw-Hill introduces the latest in its acclaimed M Series. The M Series started with your students. McGraw-Hill conducted extensive market research with over 4,000 students to gain insight into their studying and buying behavior. Students told us they wanted more portable texts with innovative visual appeal ...
In her groundbreaking book, Seaman explodes the myth that estrogen should be routinely prescribed for everything from the treatment of hot flashes to the prevention of various forms of cancer.
Modern medicine offers powerful treatments for many ailments, but some common cures carry serious, sometimes life-threatening risks. This book contains vital information readers should know before seeing a doctor, including startling facts about cholesterol-lowering medications, high-strength asthma inhalers, steroids, antibiotics and Ritalin.
The acclaimed doctor and author of the bestselling "The Measure of Our Days"--who writes "beautifully, tenderly, truthfully (Oliver Sacks)--explores the art and science of decision-making in today's complex medical universe.
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