{"product_id":"book-18eb","title":"The Age of Cures","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb font-size:=\"\" open=\"\" sans sans-serif background-color: rgb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eBillion Dollar Molecule\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Antidote\u003c\/i\u003e, a revisionist, passionate history of the pharmaceutical industry, detailing how the nascent industry ushered in an age of cures.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Age of Cures\u003c\/i\u003e is the in-depth history of the birth of the pharmaceutical industry in the United States. Barry Werth is the author of \u003ci\u003eBillion Dollar Molecule\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Antidote\u003c\/i\u003e, two highly acclaimed books on the pharmaceutical industry. In \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Cures\u003c\/i\u003e, he takes us back to a time before modern medicine.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn the early part of the twentieth century, patients routinely died from the flu, if they didn’t contract a more potent disease like rubella, mumps, or polio. Yet with advances in technology, the young talent at universities across the country, and the significant investment from a federal government eager to prepare for a second world war, medicine exploded in the 1930s to the 1960s to finally meet the needs of a sick populace. Finally, “miracle drugs” were available for the first time: penicillin and wide-spectrum antibiotics, cortisone, and a polio vaccine.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWerth convincingly shows us how this crucial investment in science made America modern, and a scientific powerhouse for decades to come.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":66563543040304,"sku":"1018eb","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audiobook [BD]","offer_id":66563543073072,"sku":"BD18eb","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/18eb-Square-cover.jpg?v=1776538235","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-18eb","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}