NONFICTION
Released: Jan. 11, 2011
"A solid work of popular science, and sure to court controversy."
Does vaccinating a child cause autism? In the face of a considerable lobby arguing in the affirmative,
Vanity Fair contributor Mnookin (
Feeding the Monster: How Money, Smarts, and Nerve Took a Team to the Top, 2006, etc.) replies with a resounding no.
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NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 19, 2010
"The author's attacks on alternative medicine are often misguided, but he provides a valuable service in exposing the countless examples of bad science being perpetrated throughout the medical community and in the press."
British National Health Service physician Goldacre shoots down what he considers to be quackery.
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NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 1, 2009
"A reasoned, well-balanced, highly readable account, especially welcome as the national debate over health care gets underway."
A timely survey--filled with important lessons for the United States--of how other nations have created systems that provide universal health care for their citizens.
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NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 1, 2007
"One can hope, however, that Davis's book will assure that proper attention is paid."
Cancer remains such a prolific killer, says the author, because the medical community focuses on treatment rather than prevention of the root causes.
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NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 1, 2007
"A bombshell of a book: must reading for consumers, their political representatives and all those White House contenders."
Journalist Brownlee blames America's sky-high healthcare costs on expensive treatments imposed by doctors on patients all too ready to accept or even demand them.
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NONFICTION
Released: May 1, 2007
"Critical analysis of a dire situation and a compelling argument for the power of social mobilization."
Public-health specialist Epstein (
Where She Came From, 1997, etc.) takes a stark yet hopeful look at the AIDS epidemic in Africa.
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NONFICTION
Released: March 19, 2007
"A highly pleasurable must-read."
A revealing, often disturbing look at what goes on in doctors' minds when treating patients, plus some advice to patients on how to work with their doctors to improve that process.
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NONFICTION
Released: Aug. 20, 2004
"Marked by solid scholarship, measured criticism, and pithy comments: an informative and highly readable study that makes a significant contribution to the ongoing discussion of an important health care issue."
Cogent analysis of how pharmaceutical drugs are approved, promoted, and prescribed in this country, with some well-considered recommendations for improving the present system.
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NONFICTION
Released: Feb. 1, 1994
"Colorful, packed with facts and delivering a clear message: that the risks of investing in biotechnology aren't just high--they're stratospheric."
A you-are-there account of the turbulent early days of Vertex, a high-tech, high-risk biotechnology firm.
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