Inventing diseases to sell drugs
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In his book, Inventing Diseases, Professor Jerg Blech, another German, gives a graphic description of hypertension having been discovered as a disease needing drug treatment through the German plan of Well Man clinics in nice air-conditioned vans, with … Read more on The Hindu
Food addiction a step closer to formal diagnostic status — or not?
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The new category 'Substance related and addictive disorders' in DSM-5 combines the DSM-IV categories of substance abuse and substance dependence into a single disorder measured on a continuum from mild to severe. Importantly, the term 'dependence' … Read more on EurekAlert (press release)
