{"product_id":"9781927755303","title":"The Cochrane Collaboration: Medicine's Best-Kept Secret","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The Cochrane Collaboration... rivals the Human Genome Project in its potential implications for modern medicine.\"\u003c\/b\u003e - C. David Naylor, \u003ci\u003eThe Lancet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"How can we have a rational health service if we don't know which of the things being done in it are useful and which are useless or possibly even harmful?\"\u003c\/b\u003e - Archie Cochrane, in \u003ci\u003eEffectiveness and Efficiency\u003c\/i\u003e, 1972\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat's hocus-pocus and what really works?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the complex, ever-evolving realm of modern medicine, how can you even begin to understand what's hocus-pocus and what really works? Best-selling author and researcher Alan Cassels answers with a single word: \u003ci\u003eCochrane.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough largely unknown to the public, the Cochrane Collaboration is made up of more than 30,000 medical researchers and consumer representatives from more than 100 countries - unbiased experts and investigators who parse the scienceof modern health care and delve deep into the evidence (or lack thereof) to determine what works and what doesn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this frank, factual and entertaining volume, Cassels draws from more than 160 interviews to shed light on this international cadre of medical truth-seekers whose rigorous work helps prevent medical misjudgement, reduce unnecessary suffering, preserve lives and circumvent the squandering of billions of dollars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR - ALAN CASSELS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlan Cassels is a University of Victoria health policy researcher and a trusted media commentator on medical policy issues. He is the co-author of the internationally bestselling book \"Selling Sickness\", and a frequent contributor to magazines, newspapers and radio programs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Agio Publishing House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47063339729136,"sku":"9781927755303","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781927755303_p0.jpg?v=1769896793","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781927755303","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}