Medical Consumer

Recommended by Lori, a patron of the Canton Public Library.
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Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine
by John Abramson
Learn what clinical studies really show. The Truth About the Drug Companies: How They Deceive Us and What to Do About It
by Marcia Angell
Learn why drugs cost Americans more. Hope or Hype: The Obsession With Medical Advances and the High Cost of False Promises
by Richard Deyo and Donald Patrick
Are medical advances all worth it? Powerful Medicines: The Benefits, Risks, and the Costs of Prescription Drugs
by Jerry Avorn
Is the pill you are taking safe? Bitter Pills: Inside the Hazardous World of Legal Drugs
by Stephen Fried
Learn why some drugs are not as safe as the studies show.
Aug 06, 2008