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(2004)
Overdo$ed America
the broken promise of American medicine
1st ed.
by John Abramson
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This book explains how the pharmaceutical companies distort medical knowledge, mislead doctors, and compromise the health of patients.
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Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine
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2004, HarperCollins
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Table of 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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-310) and index.
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