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by: Lynne McTaggart  List Price: $31.00 Price: $14.22 You Save: $16.78 (54%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Dewey Decimal Number: 615 EAN: 9780007176274 Edition: 2nd ISBN: 0007176279 Label: Thorsons Manufacturer: Thorsons Number Of Pages: 432 Publication Date: February 07, 2005 Publisher: Thorsons Studio: Thorsons Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: READING THIS BOOK MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE! Americans have become so accustomed to following doctors' orders that many prescriptions, medical tests, and surgical procedures are accepted without question. This blind faith can be dangerous! Modern medicine offers us a wide range of powerful treatments for ailments large and small. But did you know that some common "cures" come with serious, life-threatening risks, or may do nothing at all? SOME STARTLING FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW: Cholesterol-lowering medications can actually increase your chances of dying. The rise in asthma deaths may be linked to high-strength inhalers. In many cases, it's safer to do nothing than have surgery for prostate cancer. Steroids, now widely prescribed for many minor conditions, can cause immediate, permanent,- debilitating damage. Bone scans to screen for osteoporosis are imprecise, often inaccurate, and may not signify anything. In the overwhelming majority of cases, antibiotics are prescribed for conditions they cannot treat. Ritalin, taken by as many as a million American children, has questionable benefits, numerous side effects, and a high potential for addiction or abuse. The U.S. National Institutes of Health estimates that 90% of patients who undergo bypass surgery receive almost no benefits. And much more vital information you need to know--before you see your doctor. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Very well researched medical reference.This is an outstanding rebuttal of Western medical practices. Among all reviewers, the book has been well received except for the ones within the medical establishment. For the latter, the book is uncomfortable as it amounts to a well researched attack on many common practices running from vaccines to bypass surgeries. Nothing works quite as well as promoted by the medical establishment. Also, everything is more dangerous in terms of side effect than your doctor suggests. The ... Read More Rating: - Anyone who goes to the doctor should read this!This should be a subject taught in high school. Anyone who has ever been sick and has been given the run around by doctors should read this. Rating: - what the doctors dont tell youThis book is a complete eye opener. The scandle of the century is exposed. If you are concerned about the health of you and your loved ones then you should read this book. You will be shocked. Rating:  - Too shrill and hystericalAs director of an organization concerned with medical error, I'm acutely aware of the hazards. There is some useful information in this book, but too much of the time it is over-the-top. The author latches onto dubious and lurid sources; anything that will bolster her thesis, no matter how questionable. It is impossible for the typical reader to sort out the credible information from the nonsense. The book is so extreme that it tends to discredit the effort to inform consumers about medical risks. Rating: - Read this before your next medical test or surgery!From my own reading elsewhere plus less than positive experiences with modern medicine, this book rings true to me. It's very well documented with medical journal articles. Perhaps the most startling fact is that doctors discuss among themselves the dangers and ineffectiveness of much of modern medicine without changing their practices or informing the public -- maddening! I know from my own experience of the dangers of the overuse of antibiotics, just one of the areas McTaggart addresses. I'm ... Read More 
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