Taking the medicine

Druin Burch's controversial argument is that for most of human history, medicine has been a catastrophe. Telling the stories of major drugs, Burch provides accounts of use and abuse, of accidental findings, and of heroic labours to understand their impact. The book warns us to properly investigate claims about wonder drugs.

Year

2009

Language

English

Publisher

Chatto & Windus

Editions

6

Pages

330

ISBN

9780701182786

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