Miracle Cure
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.21 (748 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0553576623 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 448 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2017-09-02 |
Language | : | English |
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Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. Coach's son, Brian (an M.D. living at home and working as a rental-car gofer while he recovers from an addiction to painkillers), not only faces the ethical dilemma of stealing the drug if he can't place his father as a test patient but also finds evidence of potentially dangerous side effects?evidence that could derail the drug's release to the public. The FDA is being pressured by a Massachusetts senator (who, it turns out, is secretly taking Vasclear himself) to approve the release of the drug. . Palmer's thriller-friendly prose, pacing and plotting draw readers on here, but, like Vasclear, his novel should have spent more time in development before it hit the shelves. The characters are sitcom thin, the moral dilemma is barely raised before it's resolved and the inclusion of a Chechen Mafia subplot only serves to transport the story further into an unlikely realm, where otherwise efficient killers do nothing more dange
Great Intrigue !! Stuart A. Moir Michael Palmer has written a great suspense novel weaving the interpersonal turmoil of the main character beautifully with a captivating suspense thriller that will have you guessing at every turn. In the great style of Catherine Coulter and Robert Ludlum, Michael Palmer has written a terrific novel that ranks with the best of them. This is one you won't be able . P. Connors said If It Seems Too Good To Be True, It Usually Is. Well, this is another of the fast paced medical thrillers that fans of Michael Palmer have come to expect and as usual, the good doctor delivers. In this novel, author and medical doctor Michael Palmer delivers up a character with a set of problems that have combined to almost destroy a once promising medical career. Dr. Brian Holcomb is one of those doctors you . Palmer always writes deliciously thought provoking books A Customer For centuries, mankind has sought a magical elixir to cure ailments. With few exceptions, these magic pills usually were worse than the disease. The latest, greatest medical dicosvery is Vasclear, a drug still in the test stage but shows much promise of reversing the ravages of arteriosclerosis. The FDA is under extreme pressure to loosen their standards so that
The master of medical suspense takes you to prestigious Boston Heart Institute, where some patients are dying to get well.After a troubled past, Dr. Brian Holbrook has been given a second chance to prove himself. At state-of-the-art Boston Heart Institute, he's been chosen to join the medical team testing a new miracle drug. The initial results are so promising that Brian pushes to get his father--who suffers from a dangerous heart condition--accepted into the study.But Brian is beginning to suspect his superiors are hiding something. Why are crucial records disappearing? Why did a patient making startling progress suddenly die? Is the miracle drug a prescription for death? The answers could cost Brian more than his career. For at Boston Heart Institute, knowing too much is the quickest way to the morgue.