Pharmageddon First Edition

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ISBN-13: 978-0520275768
ISBN-10: 0520275764
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“Healy’s contrarian streak and sharpness make this a disturbing, well-documented indictment that echoes many others in recent years, and one worth heeding.”
(Publishers Weekly 2012-01-30)

“Powerful. . . . Healy exposes the secrets that enable drug companies to circumvent protections. . . . And he also offers a solution.”
(Human Givens 2012-12-01)

"We owe respect to David Healy for his knowledge, diligence and idealism. This and his other writings require expertise and courage..."
 

(E. James Lieberman Metapsychology Online Reviews 2014-03-11)

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"This meticulously documented book makes extraordinary claims with far-reaching intellectual and practical ramifications. It is the most powerful critique of the contemporary medical-industrial complex that I know."―Andrew T. Scull, author of Hysteria and Madness: A Very Short Introduction

“This book shines a bright light on the pharmaceutical industry (and American healthcare) in the same way that Silent Spring called out the chemical industry and Unsafe at Any Speed called out the automobile industry. Pharmageddon is Healy's most important book to date. It will make a real contribution toward healing our sick system of pharmaceutical-driven medicine and helping doctors provide better care for their patients.”--Elizabeth Siegel Watkins, author of The Estrogen Elixir and On the Pill

“In this startling book, David Healy argues that 'evidence-based' medicine―and a healthy dose of corrupt science―has led modern medicine off a cliff. His book is provocative, challenging, and informative, and ultimately it serves as a powerful manifesto for rethinking modern medicine.”--Robert Whitaker, author of Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America

"Like a good detective story, Pharmageddon weaves together the history of modern medicine, the evolution of clinical trials and statistical analyses, changes in international patent laws, privatization of clinical research, blurring of the line between academics and industry, and the enabling role of medical journals. If you want to learn how to protect yourself (or your patients) from medical commercialism and how medical practice can be re-directed back toward its true mission, this book is a must read."―John Abramson, author of Overdosed America



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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of California Press; First edition (March 12, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0520275764
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0520275768
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.8 x 9 inches
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5.0 out of 5 stars First class book that deserves to be widely read and contemplated
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5.0 out of 5 stars David Healy
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5.0 out of 5 stars A comprehensive summing up of what is wrong with medicine today
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4.0 out of 5 stars Every patient and doctor should read this
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5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing book which everyone who takes regualar standard medication should read
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