{"product_id":"9780007491735_killing-us-softly-the-sense-and-nonsense-of-alternative-medicine","title":"Killing Us Softly: The Sense and Nonsense of Alternative Medicine","description":"\u003cp\u003eMore people than ever are using alternative medicine. But, as expert Dr Paul Offit explains, these untested therapies are ineffective, expensive and even deadly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow that homeopathic remedies are offered on the NHS, it’s clear that various therapies once considered alternative or complementary, have become mainstream – prescribed to burn fat, shrink prostates, alleviate colds, reduce stress, eliminate pain and prevent cancer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as Paul Offit reveals, alternative medicine – an unregulated industry under no obligation to prove its claims or admit its risks – can actually be very harmful. In ‘Killing Us Softly’ he exposes how:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHomeopathic asthma preparations and bogus cancer cures have replaced life-saving medicines.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcupuncture needles have pierced hearts, lungs, and livers and transmitted viruses, including hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChiropractic manipulations have torn arteries.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMegavitamins increase the risk of cancer and heart disease—a fact well known to scientists but virtually unknown to the public.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing real-life case histories to back his argument, Dr Offit shows us why any medical treatment – alternative or conventional – must be properly evaluated. “There’s no such thing as alternative medicine. There’s only medicine that works and medicine that doesn’t.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dr Paul Offit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47284853702805,"sku":"9780007491735","price":8.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007491735.jpg?v=1776992238","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007491735_killing-us-softly-the-sense-and-nonsense-of-alternative-medicine","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}