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    <body><![CDATA[I thought this was an eye-opening account of the drug companies involvement with how our healthcare is developed and distributed. I know the author is trying to make a case, but he has some very convincing arguements and the subject is pertinent to the current debate about healthcare reform.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A good overview of some of the harmful effects resulting from the excessive influence of the pharmaceutical industry over the practice of American medicine.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this during nursing school, and I found the insight into medication research fascinating.  ]]></body>
    
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