Beginning in 1976 deaths from asthma in New Zealand rose suddenly and dramatically, tripling by 1979. This work tells the controversial story of how a group of young researchers discovered that the asthma drug fenoterol was a cause of this alarming epidemic. It also draws attention to the contest between money and science in medical research.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents; Chapter 1 Fools rush in; Chapter 2 Some history; Chapter 3 History is rewritten; Chapter 4 History repeats itself; Chapter 5 'Maybe these drugs are not all the same'; Chapter 6 The first study; Chapter 7 Getting the paper published; Chapter 8 Adverse reactions; Chapter 9 The second study; Chapter 10 Mixed reactions; Chapter 11 Positive reactions; Chapter 12 Parting shots
