Heart Frauds: Uncovering the Biggest Health Scam in History

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Heart Frauds: Uncovering the Biggest Health Scam in History (Paperback)

by Charles T., M.D. McGee (Author)

http://www.amazon.com/Heart-Frauds-Uncovering-Biggest-History/dp/0941599566

 

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From Booklist

Obstetrician-gynecologist McGee has been in general practice in Ecuador and

China as well as the U.S., and his overseas experience included epidemiology

and health statistics in rural areas where people live on simple foods. The

title of his book arises from his insistence that more than 80 percent of

angiograms and heart bypass surgeries are unnecessary. He also argues that

cholesterol

isn't as major a factor in provoking heart attacks as it is made out to be,

and that advertising and greed are among the main forces driving many drug

companies and much of medical practice to say that it is. This isn't the

ivory-tower spouting of a fanatic, for, whatever one may think of his satire and

sarcasm, some of which is very clever, McGee knows the medical literature and

thoroughly documents his points from the contents of reputable journals. He

blasts

some fresh air through modern medicine and blows away some of its profitable sac

red cows. William Beatty American Library Association. All rights

reserved

 

Book Description

Did you know that...

*The angiogram used for recommending procedures on the heart is highly

inaccurate and that most angiograms are not necessary.

 

*There is no evidence that coronary bypass surgery or balloon angioplasties

extend life, yet over 600,000 of these procedures are being done each year.

 

*Blood cholesterol levels are ineffective in determining heart attack risk

and much more accurate measurements exist but are seldom used.

 

*Cholesterol-lowering drugs do not extend life, but may actually increase the

overall death rate.

 

*The primary focus in the medical industry is to make a profit and,

therefore, much of the advice and treatment we receive is not in our best

interest.

 

*We pay an estimated $45 billion per year on preventive and treatment

measures for heart disease that don't work.

 

*Obstructions in coronary arteries can open up with diet and lifestyle

changes alone, but because of financial incentives doctors prefer sending

patients

into surgery.

 

*Conventional treatment for heart disease often does not work but safe,

inexpensive methods are available that do work.

 

If your doctor recommends getting an angiogram, coronary bypass surgery,

balloon angioplasty, or taking cholesterol-lowering drugs your best course of

action may be to run out the door. For most people these procedures/treatments

are

not effective and are completely unnecessary. The most popular medical

procedures are the most profitable for the health care industry but are often

the

least effective. Hundreds of thousands of people each year are deceived in

undergoing expensive medical treatments that do no good and may even do a great

deal of harm. Highly effective procedures that are low-risk and inexpensive are

ignored or even ridiculed. Recommending expensive, high-risk procedures over

the cheaper, more effective ones amounts to nothing more than fraud. If you had

the choice of going through a risky $20,000 surgical procedure or simply

taking a daily vitamin supplement which one would you choose? Most patients

aren't

given the choice.

 

These facts, and more, led Charles T. McGee, M.D. to write this hard hitting,

expose of the health care system. In it you will learn which procedures and

treatments to avoid and which ones offer the most hope. If you are concerned

about heart disease, and everyone should be, you need to read this book!