The Medicine show: Consumers Union's Practical Guide to Some Everyday Health Problems and Health Products

by Editors of Consumer Reports

Readers of "Consumer Reports" are well aware that its medical consultants have long done a much-needed job of separating the too-expensive, the useless, and the sometimes harmful nostrums from the surprisingly limited number of truly useful and inexpensive over-the-counter remedies. The Medicine Show is a whole bookful of this kind of down-to-earth, needed information. Most chapters are drawn from material published in Consumer Reports — but each chapter has been extensively reworked and brought up to date, and much new material has been added. The book
concludes on a note of particular helpfulness, with counsel on choosing both a doctor and a hospital, and with some basic guides to drug buying.

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference

383 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1955

Reviews

[Anne Fox · Rating 5 out of 5]

My edition of this book is somewhat dated, but the information within it is truly informative. Some of the information hasn't changed much if at all since this edition was written (copyright is 1989, which perhaps shows how slowly medical progress is made). Many of the concerns addressed are still current concerns, and many of the things touched upon are unchanged since this edition was written.

I wonder if a new edition is out? If so, it might be interesting to see just how much has changed in terms of topics covered and advice given.

[Ray · Rating 2 out of 5]

Outdated, but still has some interesting parts.

[Ziad Abs Lib.]

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