Overdosed America

Author: John Abramson
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Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0060568526
Category: Medical

Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine

The untold crisis in American medicine, with side effects that may be hazardous to your health. Download Overdosed America medical books for free.
We all know that health care and prescription drug costs are skyrocketing, but few doubt the excellence of American medicine. John Abramson, M.D., an award-winning family doctor on the clinical faculty at Harvard Medical School, reveals, in the same clear language that he used with his patients, how the corporate takeover of clinical research and medical practice is compromising Americans' health. You -- and your doctor -- will be stunned by his findings. For twenty years, Dr. Abramson cared for patients of all ages in a small town north of Boston. But increasingly his role as family doctor was undermined as pressure mounted to use the latest drugs Get Overdosed America our bestseller medical books.

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We all know that health care and prescription drug costs are skyrocketing, but few doubt the excellence of American medicine. John Abramson, M.D., an award-winning family doctor on the clinical faculty at Harvard Medical School, reveals, in the same clear language that he used with his patients, how the corporate takeover of clinical research and medical practice is compromising Americans' health But increasingly his role as family doctor was undermined as pressure mounted to use the latest drugs

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