Our Daily Meds
Melody Petersen
2010-ж. июл. · Macmillan + ORM
5,0star
2 сын-пикирreport
Электрондук китеп
452
Барактар
family_home
Кошсо болот
info
reportРейтинг жана сын-пикирлер текшерилген жок Кеңири маалымат
Учкай маалымат
In the last thirty years, the big pharmaceutical companies have transformed themselves into marketing machines selling dangerous medicines as if they were Coca-Cola or Cadillacs. They pitch drugs with video games and soft cuddly toys for children; promote them in churches and subways, at NASCAR races and state fairs. They've become experts at promoting fear of disease, just so they can sell us hope.
No question: drugs can save lives. But the relentless marketing that has enriched corporate executives and sent stock prices soaring has come with a dark side. Prescription pills taken as directed by physicians are estimated to kill one American every five minutes. And that figure doesn't reflect the damage done as the overmedicated take to the roads.
Our Daily Meds connects the dots for the first time to show how corporate salesmanship has triumphed over science inside the biggest pharmaceutical companies and, in turn, how this promotion driven industry has taken over the practice of medicine and is changing American life.
It is an ageless story of the battle between good and evil, with potentially life-changing consequences for everyone, not just the 65 percent of Americans who unscrew a prescription cap every day. An industry with the promise to help so many is now leaving a legacy of needless harm.
No question: drugs can save lives. But the relentless marketing that has enriched corporate executives and sent stock prices soaring has come with a dark side. Prescription pills taken as directed by physicians are estimated to kill one American every five minutes. And that figure doesn't reflect the damage done as the overmedicated take to the roads.
Our Daily Meds connects the dots for the first time to show how corporate salesmanship has triumphed over science inside the biggest pharmaceutical companies and, in turn, how this promotion driven industry has taken over the practice of medicine and is changing American life.
It is an ageless story of the battle between good and evil, with potentially life-changing consequences for everyone, not just the 65 percent of Americans who unscrew a prescription cap every day. An industry with the promise to help so many is now leaving a legacy of needless harm.
Баалар жана сын-пикирлер
5,0
2 сын-пикир
Автор жөнүндө
Melody Petersen covered the pharmaceutical beat for The New York Times
for four years. In 1997, her investigative reporting won a Gerald Loeb Award, one of the highest honors in business journalism. She lives with her husband in Los Angeles.
Бул электрондук китепти баалаңыз
Оюңуз менен бөлүшүп коюңуз.
Окуу маалыматы
Смартфондор жана планшеттер
Android жана iPad/iPhone үчүн Google Play Китептер колдонмосун орнотуңуз. Ал автоматтык түрдө аккаунтуңуз менен шайкештелип, кайда болбоңуз, онлайнда же оффлайнда окуу мүмкүнчүлүгүн берет.
Ноутбуктар жана компьютерлер
Google Play'ден сатылып алынган аудиокитептерди компьютериңиздин веб браузеринен уга аласыз.
eReaders жана башка түзмөктөр
Kobo eReaders сыяктуу электрондук сыя түзмөктөрүнөн окуу үчүн, файлды жүктөп алып, аны түзмөгүңүзгө өткөрүшүңүз керек. Файлдарды колдоого алынган eReaders'ке өткөрүү үчүн Жардам борборунун нускамаларын аткарыңыз.
