Health Your Self - by Janice M Horowitz (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>"Veteran former <i>Time</i> health reporter and host of public radio's <i>Dueling Docs: The Cure to Contradictory Medicine</i>, Janice M. Horowitz, deftly exposes background forces that can compromise care." --<i>Newsweek</i></b> <p/><b>"Janice M. Horowitz has written a terrific new book, <i>Health Your Self</i>, that offers smart advice to be your best health advocate." --PBS's <i>Next Avenue</i></b> <p/>Learn how to spot--and outsmart--behind-the-scenes influences at work every time your doctor writes a prescription, orders a test, or selects a treatment plan. <p/>Know what's driving your doctor's decisions--and how to protect yourself. <p/> Through compelling real-life stories, <i>Health Your Self</i> reveals the forces that compromise your medical care, and arms you with the tools to navigate around them. <p/> - When a doctor refers you to a colleague in a hospital, there's a hidden influence: he gets a bonus.<br> - When a psychiatrist prescribes medication to school children, it might have more to do with the colossal overreach of drug companies than something your kids actually need.<br> - When you are handed unnecessary painkillers at urgent care, the doctor could be bucking for a five-star rating on a patient satisfaction survey. Enough of those, he gets a raise. <p/> <i>Health Your Self</i> turns you into a smart, practical--and brave--healthy skeptic. <p/>"Backed with her twenty years of health reporting for <i>Time</i>, Janice M. Horowitz produced this eminently readable guide that empowers you to get the healthcare you really need. More knowledge, less waste, better care." --Frank Lalli, the Health Care Detective(TM) at NPR's <i>Robin Hood Radio</i> <p/> "This is a controversial book and I'm ready for the tough questions my patients are bound to ask after reading it." --Jane Farhi, Cardiologist, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City <p/> "Finally, your own personal and portable patient advocate! Chock full of personal stories, this book is a public service. You'll wind up the smartest person in the waiting room." --Lillie Rosenthal, D.O., New York City <p/> "<i>Health Your Self</i> takes you behind the privacy curtain. When you turn the last page, you realize you were just handed everything it takes to get the best medical care possible." --Leslie Laurence, Co-author of Outrageous Practices<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Janice M. Horowitz has written a terrific new book, <i> Health Your Self</i>, that offers smart advice to be your best health advocate."--PBS's Next Avenue<br><br>"Veteran former <i>Time</i> health reporter and host of public radio's <i>Dueling Docs: The Cure to Contradictory Medicine</i>, Janice M. Horowitz, deftly exposes background forces that can compromise care."--Newsweek<br><br>"<i>Health Your Self </i>takes you behind the privacy curtain. When you turn the last page, you realize you were just handed everything it takes to get the best medical care possible." --Leslie Laurence, Co-author of Outrageous Practices<br><br>"Backed with her twenty years of health reporting for <i>Time, </i>Janice M. Horowitz produced this eminently readable guide that empowers you to get the healthcare you really need. More knowledge, less waste, better care." --Frank Lalli, the Health Care Detective(TM) at NPR's Robin Hood Radio<br><br>"Finally, your own personal and portable patient advocate! Chock full of personal stories, this book is a public service. You'll wind up the smartest person in the waiting room." --Lillie Rosenthal, D.O., New York City<br><br>"This is a controversial book and I'm ready for the tough questions my patients are bound to ask after reading it." --Jane Farhi, Cardiologist, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Janice M. Horowitz covered health for <i>Time</i> magazine for more than two decades and created and hosted the public radio segment, <i>Dueling Docs: The Cure to Contradictory Medicine</i>. She has also contributed to <i>The Economist</i>, <i>Allure</i>, and <i>The New York Times</i>.
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