Explains why modern medicine's methods are often more dangerous than the diseases they are designed to diagnose and treat. Approximately 2.4 million operations performed every year are unnecessary and cost about 12,000 lives. In six New York hospitals, 43 percent of performed hysterectomies reviewed were found to be unjustified. Historically, when doctors have gone on strike, the mortality rate has dropped. These are just a few of the shocking facts presented in this bestseller.