Download or read book Confessions of an Rx Drug Pusher written by Gwen Olsen and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-04-24 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the IPPY Award gold medal for Most Progressive Health Book On December 2, 2004, Gwen Olsen’s niece Megan committed suicide by setting herself on fire—and ended her tortured life as a victim of the adverse effects of prescription drugs. Olsen’s poignant autobiographical journey through the darkness of mental illness and the catastrophic consequences that lurk in medicine cabinets around the country offers an honest glimpse into alarming statistics and a health care system ranked last among nineteen industrialized nations worldwide. As a former sales representative in the pharmaceutical industry for several years, Olsen learned firsthand how an unprecedented number of lethal drugs are unleashed in the United States market, but her most heartrending education into the dangers of antidepressants would come as a victim and ultimately, as a survivor. Rigorously researched and documented, Confessions of an Rx Drug Pusher is a moving human drama that shares one woman’s unforgettable journey of faith, forgiveness, and healing.
Download or read book Confessions of an Rx Drug Pusher written by Gwen Olsen and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Psychiatry the Ultimate Betrayal written by Bruce Wiseman and published by Freedom Publishing (CA). This book was released on 1995 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Psychiatrists the Men Behind Hitler written by Thomas Röder and published by Freedom Publishing (CA). This book was released on 1995 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Index.
Download or read book Big Pharma written by Jacky Law and published by Robinson. This book was released on 2006 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Escape from Psychiatry written by Clover and published by . This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Marihuana written by E.L. Abel and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of all the plants men have ever grown, none has been praised and denounced as often as marihuana (Cannabis sativa). Throughout the ages, marihuana has been extolled as one of man's greatest benefactors and cursed as one of his greatest scourges. Marihuana is undoubtedly a herb that has been many things to many people. Armies and navies have used it to make war, men and women to make love. Hunters and fishermen have snared the most ferocious creatures, from the tiger to the shark, in its herculean weave. Fashion designers have dressed the most elegant women in its supple knit. Hangmen have snapped the necks of thieves and murderers with its fiber. Obstetricians have eased the pain of childbirth with its leaves. Farmers have crushed its seeds and used the oil within to light their lamps. Mourners have thrown its seeds into blazing fires and have had their sorrow transformed into blissful ecstasy by the fumes that filled the air. Marihuana has been known by many names: hemp, hashish, dagga, bhang, loco weed, grass-the list is endless. Formally christened Cannabis sativa in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus, marihuana is one of nature's hardiest specimens. It needs little care to thrive. One need not talk to it, sing to it, or play soothing tranquil Brahms lullabies to coax it to grow. It is as vigorous as a weed. It is ubiquitous. It fluorishes under nearly every possible climatic condition.
Download or read book Timeless Spring written by Thomas F. Cleary and published by Weatherhill, Incorporated. This book was released on 1980 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Your Health Has Been Hijacked written by Tom Reed and published by Bookbaby. This book was released on 2019-09-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Reed has written a riveting exposé of the many ways that our health has been stolen by the very people we've entrusted to protect us. From toxic chemicals in every sector of our daily lives, to government and pharmaceutical industry corruption and coverup, to a medical profession that has lost its way, sanctioning sick care over health care, and violating some of the most fundamental principles of the healing arts -- we are sicker than ever before. If we fail to recognize what is at stake here and do not act to stop the madness, we are relinquishing control of our health and the health of our future generations to those who have already demonstrated an alarming neglect of their responsibility to do what is morally, medically, and ethically right. Our health has been hijacked, and it's high time to take it back!
Download or read book Pharmacotherapy Handbook Seventh Edition written by Barbara G. Wells and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2009-01-14 with total page 1066 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential Pharmacotherapy Data at Your Fingertips! A Doody's Core Title ESSENTIAL PURCHASE! 4 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW "The book addresses all aspects of 84 disease states and disorders, from presentation and pathology to treatment and monitoring. Each chapter focuses on individual groups of medication considered for treatment and gives a concise overview of them in easy to see bulleted points. The qualities that I find especially useful are that charts and algorithms are easily identifiable and tables are shaded light gray for quick reference . . . Although this handbook contains an enormous amount of information, it conveniently fits into a lab coat pocket. It is an extremely useful reference." -- Doody's Pharmacotherapy Handbook delivers the essential information you need to quickly and confidently make drug therapy decisions for eighty-four diseases and disorders. Featuring a convenient alphabetized presentation, the book utilizes text, tables, figures, and treatment algorithms to make important drug data readily accessible and easily understandable. Features: Consistent chapter organization that includes: Disease state definition, Concise review of relevant pathophysiology, Clinical presentation, Diagnosis, Desired outcome, Treatment, Monitoring Six valuable appendices, including a new one on the management of pharmacotherapy in the elderly NEW chapters on adrenal gland disorders and influenza The ideal companion to Pharmacology: A Pathophysiologic Approach, 7e by Joseph DiPiro et al.
Download or read book The Psychotronic Video Guide To Film written by Michael Weldon and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1996 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bible of B-movies is back--and better than ever! From Abby to Zontar, this book covers more than 9,000 amazing movies--from the turn of the century right up to today's Golden Age of Video--all described with Michael Weldon's dry wit. More than 450 rare and wonderful illustrations round out thie treasure trove of cinematic lore--an essential reference for every bad film fan.
Download or read book Getting Well God s Way written by Kathy Bates and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-04-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When her health failed she did what most Christians do; went forward for prayer and began seeing doctors. After 18 months, 11 doctors, and lots of prayer, she was worse, much worse. So she canceled all medical appointments, cried out to God, and was taken on an amazing journey. God helped her understand that it's pointless for Him to heal someone who doesn't know what's making them sick. Today she's well and hasn't been to a mainstream medical doctor for illness since 1989, though she is a grateful benefactor of their surgical skills post-trauma. Even then the knowledge she'd acquired helped her avoid pitfalls and enhance her recovery beyond the limits of mainstream medicine. Health is Wealth Back Cover of Book: In 1986 my seasonal allergies progressed in severity and became year-round while under a specialist's care. After pregnancy in late 1987 premenstrual symptoms were raging 25 days out of each month, including dramatic mood swings, infertility, and severe depression. This too was under the care of three doctors. In 1988 I was diagnosed with Advanced Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease and told by several doctors that my neck would be fused by 1992. Severe digestive issues and recurrent infections also became part of the mystery. I was told I'd need rotator cuff surgery for a shoulder that dislocated often and included severe episodes of bursitis. And in 1989 a diagnosis of Hashimoto's, an autoimmune thyroid disease, was added to the list. I had lots of names for my conditions, dismal predictions, illogical explanations, and no solutions until I canceled all my medical appointments and sought God. About the Author: Today Kathy is well and hasn't been to a mainstream medical doctor for illness since 1989. Kathy Bates is a licensed massage therapist utilizing many tools to bring improved health and appearance to her clients. She lives in Austin, Texas with her Mom, sister and two gorgeous, formerly stray, cats. A second book on reversing chronic pain is in the planning stage. This information became vital after a broken spine and subsequent injury that left her in intense pain for 11 years. Again, she is now well. "I can say with certainty that a timid, compliant person, who needs the approval of others would have failed in this mission. We should thank God for those who question the status quo, those who Steve Jobs says, "push the human race forward." Pam H. "The book is well written, intriguing, informative, comforting, alarming, and important." Kim T.
Download or read book Drugging Our Children written by Sharna Olfman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-02-27 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book exposes the skyrocketing rate of antipsychotic drug prescriptions for children, identifies grave dangers when children's mental health care is driven by market forces, describes effective therapeutic care for children typically prescribed antipsychotics, and explains how to navigate a drug-fueled mental health system. Since 2001, there has been a dramatic increase in the use of antipsychotics to treat children for an ever-expanding list of symptoms. The prescription rate for toddlers, preschoolers, and middle-class children has doubled, while the prescribing rate for low-income children covered by Medicaid has quadrupled. In a majority of cases, these drugs are neither FDA-approved nor justified by research for the children's conditions. This book examines the reasons behind the explosion of antipsychotic drug prescriptions for children, spotlighting the historical and cultural factors as well as the role of the pharmaceutical industry in this trend; and discusses the ethical and legal responsibilities and ramifications for non-MDs—psychologists in particular—who work with children treated with antipsychotics. Contributors explain how the pharmaceutical industry has inserted itself into every step of medical education, rendering objectivity in the scientific understanding, use, and approvals of such drugs impossible. The text describes the relentless marketing behind the drug sales, even going as far as to provide coloring and picture books for children related to the drug at issue. Valuable information about legal recourse that families and therapists can take when their children or patients have been harmed by antipsychotic drugs and alternative approaches to working with children with emotional and behavioral challenges is also provided.
Download or read book HIV AIDS written by Dr. Biswaroop Roy Chowdhury and published by Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 2018-04-30 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book touches the most sensitive subject of the modern world. The truth given in the book is going to shake the faith of humanity on modern medicine forever. To avoid the confusion and misunderstanding about the reality of HIV/AIDS hypothesis and keeping in mind that the subject is already too complicated with lot of stigma and taboo attached around it, the book is divided into two sections. Section Ist attempts to explain the whole story in a plain language, while the section Ilnd is in a format more acceptable to the scientific community. However, the examples in both the sections are mutually exclusive. With this, I hope the book will be able to relieve the mankind of the economic, social and psychological burden of HIV/ AIDS...forever.
Download or read book Confessions of a Dope Dealer written by Sheldon Norberg and published by Ronin Pub. This book was released on 2005-08 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For years, author Sheldon Norberg dealt drugs in the pot hills of Northern California. A scholarship-winning student, he dropped out of UCLA in favor of the overpowering lure of the Grateful Dead and counterculture living. Soon Norberg was making deals and doing drugs all the way from Humboldt to Berkeley. Confessions of a Dope Dealer provides an eye-opening, no-holds-barred account of Sheldon's life, but it also provides much more. It's a story of how one man's quest for transcendence blinded him to what he really needed: simple human acceptance. As Sheldon grows, he comes to see himself and his drug-addled life in new ways; this in turn allows him to analyze the cultural myths and values that surround drugs in America, producing a provocative memoir with a take on drugs like none other.
Download or read book The Integrative Medicine Solution written by Cathy Ochs PA-C and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-07-28 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get out of the health-care trap. Transition into an integrative medicine practice. Return to practicing medicine the way you always dreamt it could be. The United States spends the most health-care dollars per person in the world. Yet we are a sick, fat, and tired nation. Both patients and health-care providers are dissatisfied with our health-care system. We have a diseased management system masquerading as a health-care system. This system is broken! Integrative medicine is a solution to heal our broken system. The Integrative Medicine Solution is a practical guidebook for physician assistants, supervising physicians, nurse practitioners, and other health-care providers who want to transition from treating symptoms to the root causes. Patients are healthier, happier, and less dependent on drugs. Providers are rewarded for spending more time with their patients. It will restore balance and joy in your practice and life. This book is a great introduction and practical guide for PAs or any other health-care providers who are wanting to start their own integrative practice. Jana Pratt, PA-C, Womens Integrative Health Specialist This is an awesome read and a great education piece for all health care providers to read. I think it is a must read. Nathan S. Bryant, PhD, author of The Nitric Oxide (NO) Solution Excellent job . . . your book will shed light on what patients need to know. Mark Starr, MD, author of Hypothyroidism Type 2: The Epidemic
Download or read book written by Gwen Olsen and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-08-01 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States health care system is killing Americans at an alarming rate, even though we spend over fifteen percent of the Gross National Product (GNP) on health care. According to the "Journal of the American Medical Association," our health care outcomes ranked only fifteenth among twenty-five industrialized nations worldwide. Adverse effects from prescription drugs have become the third-leading killer of Americans. Only heart disease and cancer claim more lives. We trust our doctors to inform us and our government to protect us from medical malfeasance that may put profits ahead of consumer health and safety. But the fine line walked by the FDA between the interests of the pharmaceutical manufacturers and the American public has continually been crossed. The result is the unleashing of an unprecedented number of lethal drugs on the U.S. market! Gwen Olsen learned firsthand the danger that lurks in every American's medicine cabinet, working in the pharmaceutical industry. But her most poignant education would come as a victim and, ultimately, as a survivor. Rigorously researched and documented, "Confessions of an Rx Drug Pusher: God's Call to Loving Arms" is a moving, human drama that illustrates the catastrophic consequences of a health care system run amuck!
