Bibliograph

Inside the FDA, the business and politics behind the drugs we take and the food we eat, Fran Hawthorne

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Inside the FDA, the business and politics behind the drugs we take and the food we eat, Fran Hawthorne

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-332) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Inside the FDA

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Fran Hawthorne

Sub title

the business and politics behind the drugs we take and the food we eat

Table Of Contents

Chasing cancer -- Beyond science -- The first 100 years -- "You don't know which agency is in charge" -- Truckloads of paper -- Case study: The return of thalidomide -- How picky is the FDA? -- How powerful is industry? -- Case study: The death of Monica George -- When consumers get angry -- A political pawn -- FDA and DNA -- The FDA meets Madison Avenue -- Frivolous drugs? -- The next 100 years

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