CONFESSIONS OF A MEDICAL HERETIC by Robert S. Mendelsohn

Revealing that modern medicine's methods are often more dangerous than the diseases they are designed to diagnose and treat, Dr. Mendelsohn explains the risks of annual physical examinations, drugs, and unnecessary surgery, and compares home and hospitalbirths.

Did you know...

Approximately 2.4 million operations performed every year are unnecessary and cost about 12,000 lives?

In six New York hospitals, 43 percent of performed hysterectomies reviewed were found to be unjustified?

Historically, when doctors have gone on strike, the mortality rate has actually dropped?

These are just a few of the shocking facts presented by world-famous physician and patient advocate, Dr. Robert Mendelsohn. He explains why Modern Medicine's methods are often more dangerous than the diseases they are designed to diagnose and treat.

This new release of the critically acclaimed bestseller gives readers the information needed to help make their medical decisions. This provocative book covers issues from unnecessary surgery and prescribed drugs to preventive medicine and home birth.