1. The Hole in the Heart of Medicine

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface and Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction. Medicine as Science and Medicine as Succor 1
5. 1. The Hole in the Heart of Medicine 18
6. 2. Faking It for Real 35
7. 3. Tonsils 61
8. 4. Alternative Medicine 84
9. 5. Yuppie Flu, Fibromyalgia, and Other Contested Diseases 112
10. 6. Defying Death 132
11. 7. The AIDS Activists 153
12. 8. Vaccination and Parents’ Rights 180
13. Conclusion 205
14. Notes 225
15. Bibliography 235
16. Index 241