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Aviation and Space Medicine: Man Conquers the Vertical Frontier

This book delves into the physiological challenges faced by individuals in aviation and space travel, examining the impact of altitude, atmospheric pressure, and cosmic radiation on human health. It covers the history of aviation medicine, the development of protective gear, and the latest research in space medicine. more

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Martin Caidin
Martin Caidin

Martin Caidin was an American author best known for his science fiction novels. His works spanned a variety of genres, including military, politics, and science fiction, with his most famous series being the 'Red Storm' series. more

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“Amazingly, 85 percent of prescribed standard medical treatments across the board lack scientific validation, according to the New York Times. Richard Smith, editor of the British Medical Journal, suggests that this is partly because only one percent of the articles in medical journals are scientifically sound, and partly because many treatments have never been assessed at all.”

“Antidepressants are the biggest fraud in the world. Number one, Prozac gives you a royal soft-on like you wouldn't believe, and number two you never know all the side effects. I look at the pharmaceutical companies as the drug barons, the psychopharmcologists as the mules and the patients as the victims. They're innocent because they think they're being cured.”

“Now, if doctors were aware that medicine was not a science and that they were pulling what is undoubtedly the largest and most successful confidence trick ever tried the damage would be fairly minimal. But the problem is compounded by the fact that the vast majority of doctors believe the lie that they are taught; they believe that they are scientists, practising an applied science.”

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