Selling Sickness

Author : Ray Moynihan,Alan Cassels
Publisher : Greystone Books
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2008-09-01
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781926706689

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Selling Sickness by Ray Moynihan,Alan Cassels Pdf

In this hard-hitting indictment of the pharmaceutical industry, Ray Moynihan and Allan Cassels show how drug companies are systematically using their dominating influence in the world of medical science, drug companies are working to widen the very boundaries that define illness. Mild problems are redefined as serious illness, and common complaints are labeled as medical conditions requiring drug treatments. Runny noses are now allergic rhinitis, PMS has become a psychiatric disorder, and hyperactive children have ADD. Selling Sickness reveals how expanding the boundaries of illness and lowering the threshold for treatments is creating millions of new patients and billions in new profits, in turn threatening to bankrupt national healthcare systems all over the world. This Canadian edition includes an introduction placing the issue in a Canadian context and describing why Canadians should be concerned about the problem.

Author : Alan Cassels
Publisher : Greystone Books Ltd
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-30
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781771000338

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Seeking Sickness by Alan Cassels Pdf

“Alan Cassels strips layers of expectation, hype, jargon, false-starts, and conflicts of interest off the medical screening mantra.” —Nortin M. Hadler, author of Worried Sick Why wouldn’t you want to be screened to see if you’re at risk for cancer, heart disease, or another potentially lethal condition? After all, better safe than sorry. Right? Not so fast, says Alan Cassels. His Seeking Sickness takes us inside the world of medical screening, where well-meaning practitioners and a profit-motivated industry offer to save our lives by exploiting our fears. He writes that promoters of screening overpromise on its benefits and downplay its harms, which can range from the merely annoying to the life threatening. If you’re facing a screening test for breast or prostate cancer, high cholesterol, or low testosterone, someone is about to turn you into a patient. You need to ask yourself one simple question: Am I ready for all the things that could go wrong? “With engaging clarity backed by academic rigor, Cassels discusses a variety of popular investigational procedures . . . an excellent way to start the important process of self-education.” —Quill & Quire “Smartly written and very readable.” —Brian Goldman, MD, author of The Secret Language of Doctors “Cassels tackles this touchy topic, looking at it test by test. His overarching message is that modern medicine has ‘overpromised’ with claims that screening will save our lives. He contends that with the lack of hard evidence on benefits, the evidence of harm from by such screening, as well as the multi-billion dollar interests at stake, we should approach this kind of screening with great precaution.” —Canadian Women’s Health Network

Author : Ray Moynihan,Alan Cassels
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2005-06-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1741154898

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Selling Sickness by Ray Moynihan,Alan Cassels Pdf

read this book and rage.' Clive Hamilton This remarkable investigation of the Sickness Industry is by two accomplished writers with an incredible story to tell.' Robyn Williams Three decades ago, the head of one of the world's leading drug companies made some remarkably candid comments. Wishing his company was more like the chewing gum maker Wrigley's, the chief executive of Merck said it had long been his dream to make drugs for healthy people, and sell to everyone'. That dream now drives the marketing machinery of one of the most profitable industries on the planet. Using their dominating influence in medical science, drug companies are marketing fear in order to re-define human illness. In alliance with company-friendly doctors and sponsored patient groups, the all-powerful pharmaceutical industry is helping to widen the very definitions of disease, in order to expand markets for its drugs. With compelling clarity, Selling Sickness reveals how the ups and downs of daily life are becoming mental disorders, and common complaints are being transformed into frightening conditions. Shyness is Social Anxiety Disorder, PMS is a psychiatric illness called PMDD, and active children now have ADHD. As more and more ordinary people are turned into patients, drug companies move ever closer to that dream of selling to everyone.

Author : Ray Moynihan,Barbara Mintzes
Publisher : Greystone Books Ltd
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781553655084

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Sex, Lies, and Pharmaceuticals by Ray Moynihan,Barbara Mintzes Pdf

Discusses the controversial condition called female sexual dysfunction, and the efforts by pharmaceutical companies to profit from the disorder by controlling every aspect of it, including the diagnostic tools and treatment options.

Author : John Abramson
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2022-02-08
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781328956989

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Sickening by John Abramson Pdf

The inside story of how Big Pharma’s relentless pursuit of ever-higher profits corrupts medical knowledge—misleading doctors, misdirecting American health care, and harming our health. The United States spends an excess $1.5 trillion annually on health care compared to other wealthy countries—yet the amount of time that Americans live in good health ranks a lowly 68th in the world. At the heart of the problem is Big Pharma, which funds most clinical trials and therefore controls the research agenda, withholds the real data from those trials as corporate secrets, and shapes most of the information relied upon by health care professionals. In this no-holds-barred exposé, Dr. John Abramson—one of the foremost experts on the drug industry’s deceptive tactics—combines patient stories with what he learned during many years of serving as an expert in national drug litigation to reveal the tangled web of financial interests at the heart of the dysfunction in our health-care system. For example, one of pharma’s best-kept secrets is that the peer reviewers charged with ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the clinical trial reports published in medical journals do not even have access to complete data and must rely on manufacturer-influenced summaries. Likewise for the experts who write the clinical practice guidelines that define our standards of care. The result of years of research and privileged access to the inner workings of the U.S. medical-industrial complex, Sickening shines a light on the dark underbelly of American health care—and presents a path toward genuine reform.

Author : Ray Moynihan,Alan Cassels
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Advertising
ISBN : 1741145791

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Selling Sickness by Ray Moynihan,Alan Cassels Pdf

Reveals how widening the boundaries of illness and lowering the threshold for treatments is creating millions of new patients and billions in new profits, in turn threatening to bankrupt national healthcare systems all over the world.

Author : Ray Moynihan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Pharmaceutical industry
ISBN : OCLC:671880905

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Selling Sickness by Ray Moynihan Pdf

Author : Ronnie Plant
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Alternative medicine
ISBN : 0955105188

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Selling Sickness! by Ronnie Plant Pdf

Author : Marleen Wynants
Publisher : ASP / VUBPRESS / UPA
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Biology
ISBN : 9789054875499

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In Sickness and in Health by Marleen Wynants Pdf

Explaining the innovative, radical, and aggressive approaches towards a more effective and efficient public health care, this definitive guide wraps up the series of seminars, workshops, and publications from CROSSTALKS--Vrije Universiteit Brussel's university and industry network that aims to bridge the gap between the academic and industrial world. This account examines the information gathered from 2005 to 2008 and discusses the contemporary challenges as well as the advances in medicine. Seeking to generate an open dialog about the world of health care, this compilation brings together voices from academic, political, corporate, and patient communities that want to engage in a collaborative exploration of the future of public health care.

Author : Mark M. Rich
Publisher : Mark M. Rich
Page : 756 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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New World War by Mark M. Rich Pdf

A silent war is taking place in cities all over the planet. It is covered-up by the media, mental health system, NGOs, and our elected officials. Now that the financial elite are finished using the US military and allied forces to conquer nations in their quest for global domination, they're neutralizing individuals and groups of resisters who live among the people. To do this, they have recruited a major portion of the civilian population, which is used as a surrogate force to persecute those who have been identified as enemies. As part of the same agenda, the security forces are conducting psychological operations on civilians and torturing them with directed-energy weapons. The entire operation is in service to some very wealthy psychopaths who rule our society, as part of a global revolution intended to result in a planetary dictatorship, known as the New World Order.

Author : Sergio Sismondo,Jeremy A. Greene
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781118488836

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The Pharmaceutical Studies Reader by Sergio Sismondo,Jeremy A. Greene Pdf

The Pharmaceutical Studies Reader is an engaging survey of the field that brings together provocative, multi-disciplinary scholarship examining the interplay of medical science, clinical practice, consumerism, and the healthcare marketplace. Draws on anthropological, historical, and sociological approaches to explore the social life of pharmaceuticals with special emphasis on their production, circulation, and consumption Covers topics such as the role of drugs in shaping taxonomies of disease, the evolution of prescribing habits, ethical dimensions of pharmaceuticals, clinical trials, and drug research and marketing in the age of globalization Offers a compelling, contextually-rich treatment of the topic that exposes readers to a variety of approaches, ideas, and frameworks Provides an accessible introduction for readers with no previous background in this area

Author : Jacky Law
Publisher : Robinson
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Bioethics
ISBN : NWU:35556037153509

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Big Pharma by Jacky Law Pdf

Pharmaceutical medicine is very, very big business. The top ten players earned more than $200 billion in 2003. One drug, Pfizer's cholesterol pill Lipitor, had sales of more than $9 billion. This kind of money buys an awful lot of friends among doctors and politicians. Most of those involved in the formulation of public health policy seems happy with the present system. The trouble is that the public is starting to have doubts. There is a growing sense that the vast profits of drug companies and their control of the research agenda might not be that good for our health. Jacky Law takes the reader on a journey through the pharmaceutical business and shows how the public is quite right to be concerned about conventional medicine, as it has developed since the late 1970s. She tells a story of spectacular regulatory failure, phenomenally high prices, betrayal of the public interest and a growing awareness among ordinary people that things could be very different. Sophisticated marketing and public relations, not scientific excellence, have helped corporations to preside unchallenged over matters of life and death. It is time, Law argues, for us to take responsibility for our health, not as passive consumers of pharmaceutical medicine, but as informed citizens.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Materia medica
ISBN : UOM:39015074177976

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Journal of Materia Medica by Anonim Pdf

Author : F. Collyer
Publisher : Springer
Page : 710 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137355621

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The Palgrave Handbook of Social Theory in Health, Illness and Medicine by F. Collyer Pdf

This wide-reaching handbook offers a new perspective on the sociology of health, illness and medicine by stressing the importance of social theory. Examining a range of classic and contemporary female and male theorists from across the globe, it explores various issues including chronic illness, counselling and the rising problems of obesity.

Author : Andrew W. Saul,Abram Hoffer,Harold D. Foster
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2023-03-21
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781684429042

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Niacin: The Real Story (2nd Edition) by Andrew W. Saul,Abram Hoffer,Harold D. Foster Pdf

#1 NEW RELEASE ON AMAZON Second Edition, Revised, Updated, and Expanded Now with 116 new references added to this edition, providing summary of the very latest niacin research Discover the newest cutting-edge research about the wonderful healing properties of niacin! Vitamin B3—or niacin—is a small molecule made of only fourteen atoms, smaller even than the simplest sugar. But this one molecule has profound effects on health: it plays a role in more than five hundred reactions in the body. Many illnesses are caused by too little niacin, and many illnesses can be cured with high doses of niacin. The updated and expanded second edition features: Detailed recommendations on the forms and therapeutic doses of niacin Updated information on niacin side effects and safety The most effective ways to use niacin for arthritis, learning and behavioral disorders, mental illness, cardiovascular disease, and other conditions Niacin: The Real Story takes an orthomolecular (nutrition-based) approach to medicine, supporting wellness with substances that naturally occur in the human body. In this groundbreaking second edition, the most prominent minds in orthomolecular medicine return with an expanded discussion of the widespread use of niacin for the prevention and treatment of health problems.