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Robert mendelsohn md preface by hans ruesch to doctors and many more against vivisection today your child has about as much chance of contracting diphtheria as he does of being bitten by a cobra. The greatest threat of childhood diseases lies in the dangerous and ineffectual efforts made to prevent them through mass immunizationthere is no convincing scientific evidence that mass inoculations can be credited with eliminating any childhood disease. Discover book depositorys huge selection of robert s mendelsohn books online. For 12 years he was an instructor at northwest university medical college, and an additional 12 years served as associtae professor of pediatrics and community health and preventive medicine at the university of illinois.
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I was viewing a medical program and recalled the book and searched for it. About how to raise a healthy child in spite of your doctor. Mendelsohn had a fulltime private pediatric practice from 1956 to 1967, and. Robert mendelsohn, md is a gastroenterology specialist in carmel, ny. In addition to several decades of seeing tens of thousands of children in his thriving practice, he wore many different hats. Mendelsohns newspaper column, the peoples doctor, was syndicated by the chicago daily newsnew york news syndicate. Robert mendelsohn, an american pediatrician who published five books and wrote a longrunning newspaper column called the peoples doctor. Those of us who are baby boomers need this book more than ever. Mendelsohn july, 1926 april 5, 1988 was an american pediatrician, antivaccinationist and critic of medical paternalism.
Robert mendelsohn, americas most beloved pediatrician, earned his medical degree in 1951 from the prestigious university of chicago school of medicine. Mendelsohn gives you a unique look inside the world of cosmetic surgery and nonsurgical procedures. This is a great book, it really is, and dr mendelsohn is or at least, was a funny, funny guy. Even though confessions of a medical heretic is more than twenty years old, it is relevant reading for any of us.
Robert mendelsohn, an american pediatrician who published five books and wrote a longrunning newspaper column called. Mendelsohn was against ultrasounds in pregnancy, water fluoridation, immunization, coronary bypass surgery, licensing of nutritionists, and screening examinations to detect breast cancer. Robert mendelsohn, renowned pediatrician and author advises parents on home treatment and diagnosis of colds and flus, childhood illnesses, vision and hearing. Books by robert mendelsohn author of the hibiscus trail. Dr mendelsohn is blunt, sarcastic and at times shockingly funny. My aim in this book is to persuade you to become a heretic, too. They are also indirectly responsible for the plight of millions more who turn to illegal drugs because they were taught at an early age that drugs can cure anything including psychological and emotional conditions that ails them. The chicago tribune reported that he had died april 5. Robert mendelsohn s most popular book is homeopathic medicine at home. Mendelsohn was right about many of his most passionately held medical beliefs. The book is well organized and covers its subject matter in a clear, common sense manner. He is also honest, which is refreshing and wonderful. Robert mendelsohns most popular book is homeopathic medicine at home. The title of this book is confessions of a medical heretic and it was written by m.
The peer supervisory group for psychoanalytic therapists. Robert mendelsohn was an experienced, senior medical doctor known to millions of americans through his nationally syndicated column the peoples doctor. Mendelsohn, 61, was widely known first as one of the countrys leading pediatricians and later as a selfproclaimed maverick who said that modern medicinewith its emphasis on intervention and high technologyoften did more harm than good dr. He denounced unnecessary and radical surgical procedures and dangerous medications, reminding his readers of public health failures such as the 1976 swine flu outbreak and the damage caused to daughters of women who took the drug diethylstilbestrol during.
Mendelsohn asserts that keeping your children out of the doctors office unless there is serious illness or injury is imperative to protecting. Immunizations have been so artfully and aggressively marketed that most parents believe them to be the miracle that has eliminated many oncefeared diseases. Dec 21, 2009 the question parents should be asking is. How to raise a healthy child in spite of your doctor. Medical maverick robert mendelsohn chicago tribune.
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