cancer is a man-made disease ?, page-17

Killed millions, too.


Why Medication Can be Dangerous to Your Health

Did you know that the majority of FDA approved drugs have serious potential side effects that were not detected before marketing approval? (1)

That about three quarters of a million people a year are rushed to emergency rooms in the U.S. because of adverse drug reactions, according to the CDC? (2)

That the number of medication-related deaths in the U.S. is estimated at over 200,000 a year, making medications the third or fourth leading cause of death in this country? (3)

That even common pain relievers called NSAIDs, examples of which include Advil, Motrin, Aleve and aspirin, account for an estimated 7,600 deaths and 76,000 hospitalizations in the U.S. every year? (4)

It sounds like the cure could be worse than the disease in far too many cases.

http://pilladvised.com/2010/11/why-medication-can-be-dangerous-to-your-health/



New Doctors Linked to Unnessary Deaths

The research, which was just published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, found a clear association between inexperienced physicians and deadly medical errors. Specifically, the spike in hospital deaths each year from medication mistakes (such as accidental overdoses, wrong drugs given, and accidents in the use of drugs during medical and surgical procedures) in July coincided exactly with the annual influx of thousands of rookie doctors who begin their medical residencies and take on responsibility for patient care that month.

This July peak in fatal drug errors was seen only in counties with teaching hospitals. In fact, the greater the concentration of teaching hospitals in a region, the greater the July spike in deaths. This was no little insignificant blip in the number of fatal physician screw-ups, either. The number of July deaths from medication mistakes linked to new doctors was a full 10 percent higher than the expected level.

"Our findings provide fresh evidence for 1. re-evaluating responsibilities assigned to new residents; 2. increasing supervision of new residents; 3. increasing education concerned with medication safety," the authors of the study concluded. "Incorporating these changes might reduce both fatal and non-fatal medication errors and thereby reduce the substantial costs associated with these errors."

For more information:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/...




This is appalling ...


A simple surgery has turned into a living nightmare for a Brooklyn mom.

She was supposed to be in and out of the hospital on the same day. Instead, both her legs had to be amputated because of an alleged medical mishap and now she wants justice.

"It's hard. Knowing before this happened, I was normal. I didn't have anything - but, now, I won't be able to walk unless I have prostheses," Stacy Galette told CBS 2's Pablo Guzman.

Galette went to Winthrop University Hospital in Mineola one year ago for what she said was supposed to be a minor gynecological procedure. However, something went wrong and both of her legs were amputated.

Galette said she's been left with unimaginable anger.

"Knowing that I'm not the same person that I used to be. I'm not walking," Galette said.

Mother and 10-year-old daughter are still close, in spite of everything. Galette claims that during surgery at Winthrop Hospital, her intestine was punctured, which ultimately led to gangrene and the amputation of both legs below the knees. On Thursday she and her lawyer filed suit against the hospital.

"It's horrifying. She will have to use prostheses for the rest of her life, for a double below the knee amputation - because of medical malpractice!" attorney Sanford Rubinstein said.

Over the phone, a spokesman for the hospital told Guzman: "As a matter of policy, we don't comment on pending litigation."

Dr. Tracey Zivin-Tutela, from St Luke's Hospital's infectious disease unit explained what might prompt an emergency amputation.

"In a routine operation something would have gone wrong to cause a blood infection. A blood infection can cause an inflammatory response and cause damage to any organ," Zivin-Tutela said.

Guzman asked Galette what she can't do with her daughter now that she misses.

"Walking ... doing her hair," she said.

Since losing her feet, Galette has not been able to work. She had been a medical technician.

Since the double amputation, Galette has lost more. She is also going through a divorce.

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/11/19/minor-procedure-turns-into-double-amputation-for-nyc-woman/



No point going on ... the message is clear... or should be...




If I need stiches etc I wil be the first to go to a doctor. I will obviously need treatment.


However, the point of this evidence re cancer is that you reduce your chance of getting cancer in the first place if you look at your diet, exercise and use of toxic products etc. Too easy.