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Worried Sick: A Prescription for Health in an Overtreated America (H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman SERIES) 2nd Edition

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  • Series: H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman Series
  • Paperback: 392 pages
  • Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press; 2 edition (February 1, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0807872334
  • ISBN-13: 978-0807872338
  • Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 0.9 x 9.3 inches
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5.0 out of 5 starsA MUST READ!
By Fred Amir on April 30, 2008
Format: Hardcover Verified Purchase
If you want to save yourself from being labeled with a disease you don't have and take medications you don't need, then you must read this book.

Worried Sick is a follow up to Dr. Hadler's The Last Well Person. It has updated research information and written for the public at large. In this book, Dr. Hadler examines many of the common diagnoses and treatments and questions their validity and scientific basis. He shows clearly that many of them are not founded based on science, and that treatments are of questionable value, and possibly harmful.

Here is a brief overview but you really need to read the book for the whole story.

1- Heart bypass surgery and angioplasty: Dr. Hadler explains how bypass surgery has not been shown to be of any use. In fact, some patients whose chests were simply opened and closed had similar improvements in their level of pain after the surgery. However, those who had the surgery experiencing dementia (40%) and difficulty returning back to their regular jobs. Although, the efficacy of this treatment has never been proven, it and angioplasty continues to account for 500,000 procedures a year in the US.

2- Type 2 diabetes: He mentions that increase blood glucose level is an expected part of aging, and the effort to regulate blood sugar with medication has shown no effect in terms of preventing damage to the eyes or kidneys or preventing heart disease or stroke. In fact, ten years of intensive therapy offered no real advantage to 1000 middle aged hyperglycemic (high blood glucose level) people. So, why would anyone want
to be on therapy and suffer the side effects of medications that have no real benefits? He says changes in diet, weight loss, and exercise have are a much better approach.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsWhat's Up, Docs?
By bronx book nerd VINE VOICE on September 26, 2008
Format: Hardcover
In Worried Sick, Dr. Nortin Hadler contends that many procedures like bypass surgery, stents, angioplasty, colonoscopy, mammography, prostate cancer and cholesterol screening, among others, ultimately do very little for the patient and a lot for the medical and pharmaceutical industry. He claims that the biggest predictor of health is socioeconomic status (SES), and not necessarily any of the indicators flushed out by screenings and diagnosis. He proposes a health insurance scheme based on proven effectiveness of procedures and pharmaceuticals, with medical care incorporating SES questions into the history and diagnosis. His contention is that we have "medicalized" conditions that have always been the bumps and bruises of life, with this medicalization resulting eventually in health insurance coverage and expansion of definitions that captures more people in these conditions and thereby expands the pool of patients.

Hadler has been making these points for some time in other works, and I think it's an important voice in the debate over health costs and medical insurance. Ultimately, Hadler claims that we should be debating not just about the efficiency of delivering health, for some the panacea for reducing its costs, but fundamentally the effectiveness of the care offered and provided. If, as Hadler claims, so many of the procedures, pharmaceuticals and gadgets foisted on the American public do little, nothing or may actually be harmful, why argue about how to better provide them, and instead, debate on whether they should be automatically included in the menu of options for which patients recruited and which insurance plans eventually pay.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsMaybe this should be required reading for older people
By Alison Ulrich on October 17, 2008
Format: Hardcover
An eye-opener for so many caught on the treadmill of tests, diagnoses, questionable treatment. There's a lot of commonsense dispensed in this book that makes me realize anew how much more frightening is morbidity than mortality.
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4.0 out of 5 starsWell worth reading ...
By Curious Cat on October 31, 2008
Format: Hardcover
.. though not the classic his "The Last Well Person" is. This book restates and updates much of the information in "Last Well Person" as well as adding new information, but there is an undertone of frustration in it which I didn't find in the first one. I think banging his head against the brick wall of the American system of health care for the last 10-15 years has understandably caused Dr. Hadler some pain, and it sometimes shows. Also, the verbiage is occasionally unnecessarily dense, showing his years of arguing these points with health-care insiders rather than laymen.

This is nonetheless a very interesting book with well-supported positions and a wealth of information on what you need to know in evaluating "recommendations" by health professionals. The last section is Dr. Hadler's proposal for creating a sustainable health care system on the bones of the old system, rather than starting from scratch, and I found that very intriguing. I wish it had been fleshed out more, but it certainly creates a very good starting point for discussions.

In sum, I recommend this book for anyone interested in how we can make informed choices for our own health care and for the health care system in this country.
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5.0 out of 5 starsOh, so needed to be said!!
By James A. Garfield on May 1, 2009
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As a physician, I have been waiting for decades to read such a book. The statistics make this a rather slow and difficult read, but it will be a live saver for many who "get" the message.
James A.Garfield, M.D.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 starsI couldn't figure out why everything my doctor did made me worse. I...

This book helped me so much. I couldn't figure out why everything my doctor did made me worse. I went in feeling fine and measured my cholesterol, which was quite high. Read more

Published 12 days ago by Safirenzi
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Very insightful read. It will change your experience with healthcare in this country.

Published 5 months ago by kristin towner
1.0 out of 5 starsNot worth the time

A lot of "fluff"

Published 9 months ago by SC
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Outstanding the author is fearless in taking on the medical establishment

Published 10 months ago by howard sutker
5.0 out of 5 starswho looks at good data carefully

An expert skeptic, who looks at good data carefully. Hadler has been vindicated by more recent revelations, but less than fully with respect to some aspects of cancer detection. Read more

Published 10 months ago by A. Huber
5.0 out of 5 starsWonderful Book

I'm 78 years old and I totally agree with Dr. Hadler's health concepts!

Published 12 months ago by Clairek4
4.0 out of 5 starsAN UNORTHODOX VIEW WITH GOOD INSIGHTS

Dr Hadler thinks American health care is on the wrong path, offering up tests and treatments that provide no benefit or miniscule benefit not worth the cost and aggravation. Read more

Published 14 months ago by Theresa Welsh
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

In these days of confusing and complicated medicine, this book is a welcome alternative to too many tests.

Published 19 months ago by Stephen Addiss
1.0 out of 5 starsOne side only

He clearly has a vitriol vendetta against anything outside his personal held views. Read the book if you know that you want to remain close minded to anything outside of western... Read more

Published on March 25, 2013 by Some Guy
5.0 out of 5 starsA Must Read

A must read book for any one concerned about their health and how the corrupt government will do us more harm than good as we get older.

Published on February 11, 2013 by Mike Luongo

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