{"product_id":"killing-us-softly","title":"Killing Us Softly","description":"\u003cp\u003eMore people than ever are using alternative medicine. But, as expert Dr Paul Offit explains, these untested therapies are ineffective, expensive and even deadly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eNow that homeopathic remedies are offered on the NHS, it’s clear that various therapies once considered alternative or complementary, have become mainstream – prescribed to burn fat, shrink prostates, alleviate colds, reduce stress, eliminate pain and prevent cancer. At the same time, uptake of effective vaccines such as MMR has fallen – a disturbing trend which, in the case of the MMR, has lead to a sharp rise in the number of measles cases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eIn ‘Killing Us Softly’ Paul Offit reveals, alternative medicine – an unregulated industry under no obligation to prove its claims or admit its risks – can actually be very harmful. In ‘Killing Us Softly’ he exposes how:\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cul\u003e\n            \u003cli\u003eHomeopathic asthma preparations and bogus cancer cures have replaced life-saving medicines.\u003c\/li\u003e\n            \u003cli\u003eAcupuncture needles have pierced hearts, lungs, and livers and transmitted viruses, including hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV.\u003c\/li\u003e\n            \u003cli\u003eChiropractic manipulations have torn arteries.\u003c\/li\u003e\n            \u003cli\u003eMegavitamins increase the risk of cancer and heart disease—a fact well known to scientists but virtually unknown to the public.\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003c\/ul\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eUsing real-life case histories to back his argument, Dr Offit shows us why any medical treatment – alternative or conventional – must be properly evaluated. ‘There’s no such thing as alternative medicine. There’s only medicine that works and medicine that doesn’t.’\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67661066010991,"sku":"9780007491728","price":147.5,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0921\/9384\/9711\/files\/0007491727.jpg?v=1791110329","url":"https:\/\/internacional.umlivro.com.br\/products\/killing-us-softly","provider":"UmLivro Internacional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}