And unlike the recent scandals in other industries that robbed Americans of money and jobs, this one is undermining our health. The lack of transparency that has be normal in commercially sponsored medical research now taints the scientific evidence published in even our most prestigious medical journals. At the heart of the crisis, he found, lies the changed purpose of medical knowledge-from seeking to optimize health to searching for the greatest profits. Drawing on his background in statistics and health policy research, he began to investigate the radical changes that were quietly taking place in American medicine. But increasingly his role as family doctor was undermined as pressure mounted to use the latest drugs and high-tech solutions for nearly every problem. Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation Using the examples of Vioxx, Celebrex, cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, and anti-depressants, Overdosed America shows that at the heart of the current crisis in American medicine lies the commercialization of medical knowledge itself For twenty years, John Abramson, M.D., cared for patients of all ages in a small town north of Boston. Before you see a doctor, you should read this book. Book Synopsis Overdosed America reveals the greed and corruption that drive health care costs skyward and now threaten the public health.
About the Book A family doctor reveals with startling evidence how commercial interests have eroded the excellence of American medicine.
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