{"product_id":"the-age-of-cures-barry-werth-9781668114131","title":"The Age of Cures: How American Scientists Saved Your Life","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\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\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. In 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. Werth convincingly shows us how this crucial investment in science made America modern, and a scientific powerhouse for decades to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barry Werth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1668114135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668114131\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Audio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e CD","brand":"Barry Werth","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":48743178240255,"sku":"9781668114131","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-age-of-cures-barry-werth-9781668114131","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}