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... drugs contribute to the breeding of drug - resistant strains of bacteria.31 Subtle kinds of poisoning thus have spread even faster than the bewildering variety and ubiquity of nostrums.32 Unnecessary surgery is a standard procedure.33 ...
... drugs contribute to the breeding of drug - resistant strains of bacteria.31 Subtle kinds of poisoning thus have spread even faster than the bewildering variety and ubiquity of nostrums.32 Unnecessary surgery is a standard procedure.33 ...
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... drugs . Twenty years ago half as many drug varieties were marketed in Mexican pharmacies as in the U.S. In 1962 the U.S. law that drugs had to be proven effective and not only safe brought the proliferation of medicines under some kind ...
... drugs . Twenty years ago half as many drug varieties were marketed in Mexican pharmacies as in the U.S. In 1962 the U.S. law that drugs had to be proven effective and not only safe brought the proliferation of medicines under some kind ...
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... drugs is not restricted to areas where doctors are scarce . In the U.S. , central nervous system agents are the ... drugs by category 1962-71 ; breakdown of sales dollar estimated in 1968 for 17 leading pharmaceutical houses ...
... drugs is not restricted to areas where doctors are scarce . In the U.S. , central nervous system agents are the ... drugs by category 1962-71 ; breakdown of sales dollar estimated in 1968 for 17 leading pharmaceutical houses ...
Contents
PREFACE | 9 |
THE EPIDEMIC OF MODERN MEDICINE | 15 |
THE MEDICALIZATION OF LIFE | 31 |
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