http://www.radio4all.net/program/44931Podcast for Program: Our Daily Meds with Melody PetersenFri, 13 Aug 2010 23:01:11 +0000240http://www.radio4all.net/program/44931More than 100,000 people die in the US each year from prescription drugs -- used as directed by their doctor. How did aggressive marketing make our health care system a cause of widespread sickness? Why haven't government regulation or medical research been able to protect the public? New York Times health reporter Melody Petersen discusses her new book, Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs. www.ourdailymedsthebook.com/ Madness RadioFri, 13 Aug 2010 23:01:11 +0000