Acceptable Risk (A Medical Thriller)
Cook, Robin
ISBN 10: 0425151867 ISBN 13: 9780425151860
Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1996
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The bestselling “master of the medical thriller” (The New York Times) confronts one of the most compelling issues of our time: personality-altering drugs and the complex moral questions they raise.
When neuroscientist Edward Armstrong begins dating Kimberly Stewart, a descendant of a woman who was hanged as a witch at the time of the Salem witch trials, he takes advantage of the opportunity to delve into a pet theory: that the “devil” in Salem in 1692 had been a hallucinogenic drug inadvertently consumed with mold-tainted grain. In an attempt to prove his theory, Edward grows the mold he believes responsible with samples from the Stewart estate. In a brilliant designer-drug transformation, the poison becomes Ultra, the next generation of antidepressants with truly startling therapeutic capabilties.
But who can be sure the drug is safe for consumers? Who defines the boundaries of “normal” human behavior? And if the drug’s side effects are proven to be dangerous—even terrifying—how far will the medical community go to alter their standards of acceptable risk?
About the Author: Robin Cook, M.D., is the author of more than thirty books and is credited with popularizing the medical thriller with his wildly successful first novel, Coma. He divides his time among Florida, New Hampshire, and Boston. His most recent novels include Host, Cell, and Nano.
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Title: Acceptable Risk (A Medical Thriller)
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Publication Date: 1996
Binding: Soft cover
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Cover is different than one shown, Blue Background with Face/Mask in Center with Gold Lettering .Neuroscientist Edward Armstrong has managed to isolate a psychotropic drug with a strange and dark history- one that may account for the public hysteria during the Salem witch trials. In a brilliant designer-drug transformation, it is developed into an antidepressant with truly startling therapeutic capabilities. But who can be sure the drug is safe for consumer? Who defines the boundaries of "normal" human behavior? And if the drug's side effects are proven to be dangerous- even terrifying- how far will the medical community go to alter their standards of." Printing Unknown Language: eng Printing Unknown Language: eng Printing Unknown Language: eng Printing Unknown Printing Unknown Printing Unknown Printing Unknown Printing Unknown Printing Unknown. Seller Inventory # 002197
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. Please see any and all photos connected with this listing. A bit scuffed but all pages intact and legible. Good reading copy. Clean. Store Stamped. --- --- ACCEPTABLE RISK --- With billions of dollars at stake, every scientist in America is fighting to discover the next Prozac, the latest "feel good" drug. Using bacterial mold first uncovered during the Salem witch trials, Edward Armstrong isolates a stunningly effective anti-depressant. --- VITAL SIGNS --- (The second book in the Dr. Marissa Blumenthal series) --- A medical thriller set in the thrilling and dangerous brave new world of reproductive technologies. Dr Marissa Blumenthal has suspicions about what is really going on behind the walls of the clinic where she is receiving fertilization treatment. . .See photos for additional content. . . Seller Inventory # 42675
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