Miracle Cure
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (648 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B004G60FUE |
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| Number of Pages | : | 404 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. And Vasclear may be the magic wand that can save the life of Jack "Coach" Holbrook, whose health is declining after a quintuple bypass. . The drug is called Vasclear, a heart medication being developed at the Boston Heart Institute by Newbury Pharmaceuticals. From Publishers Weekly In this flawed medical thriller about the marketing of a new drug by veteran writer Palmer (The Sisterhood), one plot twist too many turns a frightening vision of corporate greed i
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.From the Paperback edition.
Stuart A. Moir said Great Intrigue !!. 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 to put down until the end !. 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 don't hear too much about; he is an MD who has had his medical license revoked as a result of his addiction to prescription pain-killers and his illegal writing of prescriptions for himself to feed that addiction. After we first meet th. 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 desperate people can start to use this heralded drug. Dr. Brian Holbrook sees Vasclear as his own elixir. His once promising medical career has been in ruins ever since he was barred from practicing due to substance abuse. The Boston He