Overdosed America John Ambramson M.D.
Overdosed America by John Ambramson M.D.
Date: 9/8/2008 11:31:02 PM ( 16 y ) ... viewed 1376 times ,b>
9:27 PM
September 8, 2008
Going through a throwing out a lot of
things from previous Pacific Symposiums.
Set up a Notebook for Pacific Symposium 08.
I better put in the current three work
and check if they are in the Speaker Handbook.
He spoke at Pacific Symposium 05
"Real Science and Real Health: Transcending the Biomedical/Commercial Pardadigm"
http://overdosedamerica.com/pages.php?pageid=32
About the Book
We all know that health care and prescriiption drug costs are skyrocketing, but few doubt the excellence of American medicine. John Abramson, M.D., an award-winning family doctor on the clinical faculty at Harvard Medical School, reveals, in the same clear language that he used with his patients, how the corporate takeover of clinical research and medical practice is compromising Americans' health. You -- and your doctor -- will be stunned by his findings.
For twenty years, Dr. Abramson cared for patients of all ages in a small town north of Boston. But increasingly his role as family doctor was undermined as pressure mounted to use the latest drugs and high-tech solutions for nearly every problem. Drawing on his background in statistics and health policy research, he began to investigate the radical changes that were quietly taking place in American medicine.
At the heart of the crisis, he found, lies the changed purpose of medical knowledge -- from seeking to optimize health to searching for the greatest profits. The lack of transparency that has become normal in commercially sponsored medical research now taints the scientific evidence published in even our most prestigious medical journals. And unlike the recent scandals in other industries that robbed Americans of money and jobs, this one is undermining our health.
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