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An accessible, passionate indictment of the ignorance, opportunism and social indifference that enriched lawyers and a few plaintiffs, though the available scientific evidence was against them. New York Times Book Review, Notable Books of 1996

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Science on Trial The Clash of Medical Evidence

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      Publisher WW Norton & Co
      Published 6 May 1998
      ISBN-13 9780393316728
      978-0393316728
      ISBN-10 0393316726
      Also in:
      Education Medicolegal issues Plastic and reconstructive surgery Gender studies: women and girls

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An accessible, passionate indictment of the ignorance, opportunism and social indifference that enriched lawyers and a few plaintiffs, though the available scientific evidence was against them. New York Times Book Review, Notable Books of 1996

      Trade Review
      "[A] sober and rigorous examination of the controversy over silicone breast implants . . . an important statement, not just about silicone implants, but about other matters at the intersection of law, science, and opinion. [Dr. Angell’s] book is . . . a warning that rationality, like much else in the fragile porcelain of society, can be weakened by lack of vigilance." -- New York Times
      "An indispensable guide to the breast implant madness—litigation that will forever stand as a monument to the inability of our civil justice system to sort out latter-day Ptolemies from Galileos." -- Wall Street Journal
      "Marcia Angell's outstanding book explains clearly and fairly the combination of greed, fear, ignorance, junk science, and media hype that created this national litigation nightmare. Everyone interested in the tort system, science, and medicine should heed the lessons that Dr. Angell teaches." -- Shirley M. Hufstedler, former U.S. Secretary of Education

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