We felt that people didn't have a good sense of that balance, of the risks and benefits, and we wanted to portray it in a way that would be both accurate and engaging. Because the number and variety of drugs currently available in this country is extraordinary, the book's most useful section may be a drug-interaction chart, devised by associate editor Serena Koenig, an instructor in medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital. It lists potentially serious consequences of 200 of the nation's most widely used pharmaceuticals. Even some doctors aren't aware of how dangerous this interaction can be, and people taking the drug should have their blood checked before they begin taking antibiotics of any kind. Patients always respond best when they are willing and enthusiastic participants in the treatment process, and the new health guide opens the door to that crucial measure of involvement.
Patients have the right to know what's going on.
It engages them in their healing process and, as a doctor, working in partnership with the patient feels to me more like what medicine ought to be . Lessons in Living to Your Maximum Potential at Any Age.