{"product_id":"9781668067833","title":"The Age of Cures: How American Scientists Saved Your Life","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eWerth, Barry\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSimon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\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","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48218680000767,"sku":"9781668067833","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781668067833_s600x595.jpg?v=1780501052","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781668067833","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}