Sunday, March 11, 2007
The new #1 killer in our society. It's not cancer or heart disease.
Damn where are the crazies, (the cough cough gag second smoke Nazi's) this needs to be banned. Think of the children and public welfare(health). Where oh where are all the MD's, AMA and other health related organizations hiding on this problem. Think of the higher insurance cost we all pay for these groups negligence or behavior. Maybe taxing them to death would make them quit the habit.
The New#1 Killer
The #1 killer in our society is not cancer or heart disease. The #1 killer is the health care system itself (something doctors call iatrogenic death). This includes death from:
Medications
Surgical errors
Hospital-acquired infections
Diagnostic machines
Hospital-acquired malnutrition
So how can you protect yourself, particularly when it comes to your prescription drugs?
Obviously, you can’t depend on the namby-pamby FDA to protect you from unsafe drugs.
Safety For Sale: The Ugly Truth about the FDA
The fact is, FDA scientists live under enormous pressure from their supervisors to keep information about side effects to themselves, knowing their jobs and promotions are at stake.
In turn, supervisors are pressured by influential politicians and bureaucrats who receive support of various kinds from powerful pharmaceutical companies. (more)
The New#1 Killer
The #1 killer in our society is not cancer or heart disease. The #1 killer is the health care system itself (something doctors call iatrogenic death). This includes death from:
Medications
Surgical errors
Hospital-acquired infections
Diagnostic machines
Hospital-acquired malnutrition
So how can you protect yourself, particularly when it comes to your prescription drugs?
Obviously, you can’t depend on the namby-pamby FDA to protect you from unsafe drugs.
Safety For Sale: The Ugly Truth about the FDA
The fact is, FDA scientists live under enormous pressure from their supervisors to keep information about side effects to themselves, knowing their jobs and promotions are at stake.
In turn, supervisors are pressured by influential politicians and bureaucrats who receive support of various kinds from powerful pharmaceutical companies. (more)
