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-- Eight hundred million dollar pillc2004., University of California Press Call No: 338.4 G659e Availability:1 of 1 At Your LibraryClick here to view Summary Note: Why do life-saving prescription drugs cost so much? Drug companies insist that prices reflect the millions they invest in research and development. In this gripping exposé, Merrill Goozner contends that American taxpayers are in fact footing the bill twice: once by supporting government-funded research and again by paying astronomically high prices for prescription drugs. Goozner demonstrates that almost all the important new drugs of the past quarter-century actually originated from research at taxpayer-funded universities and at the National Institutes of Health. He reports that once the innovative work is over, the pharmaceutical industry often steps in to reap the profit. Goozner shows how drug innovation is driven by dedicated scientists intent on finding cures for diseases, not by pharmaceutical firms whose bottom line often takes precedence over the advance of medicine. A university biochemist who spent twenty years searching for a single blood protein that later became the best-selling biotech drug in the world, a government employee who discovered the causes for dozens of crippling genetic disorders, and the Department of Energy-funded research that made the Human Genome Project possible--these engrossing accounts illustrate how medical breakthroughs actually take place. The $800 Million Pill suggests ways that the government's role in testing new medicines could be expanded to eliminate the private sector waste driving up the cost of existing drugs. Pharmaceutical firms should be compelled to refocus their human and financial resources on true medical innovation, Goozner insists. This book is essential reading for everyone concerned about the politically charged topics of drug pricing, Medicare coverage, national health care, and the role of pharmaceutical companies in developing countries.
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-- Consumer reports Canada.c1942-., Consumers Union of United States Call No: 640.73 0973 Also available online:
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2017., General, DK Publishing Call No: 641.5 J79m Edition: First American edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Become a zero-waste hero with these smart and simple ideas to shop, plan, cook, and eat waste free. Use ingredients from top to bottom - salvage stale bread to thicken soups, and elevate eggshells to a protein-packed smoothie. Grow-it, don't throw it - give lettuce cores and potato peels a second life, and love your leftovers with tasty ideas for using up cooked potato, pasta, and rice. Give 3 zero-waste twists to 10 classic recipes - pump up pesto with carrot tops, or bake a cake with banana peels. Get creative in your waste-free kitchen and say goodbye to your garbage can.
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-- There is lead in your lipstick :2011., Adult, Penguin Canada Call No: 363.19 D278t Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library
