Chris,
No such malevolence was implied. The idea is to greatly reduce the
stressors which contribute to this malfunctioning beast, which would
result in far fewer illnesses and casualties. Old age need not be the
progression of ailments currently plaguing individuals due to poverty,
poor health choices or over-medicalization. Injuries could be reduced in
greater numbers with better work conditions, conscious and well rested
people doing less drugs and alcohol in a happier society--but their
immediate care needs, or those of anyone requiring treatment were
certainly never meant to be excluded from future services.
The views and statistics in my response come from the
research/conclusions of quantum physicist Dr. John Hagelin, in his book
/Manual for a Perfect Government/, which I brought to this list before.
Within a new system that's orderly and efficient, the current emphasis
on disease treatment/care would shift to one of disease prevention,
promotion and elevation of health. The US Dept. of Health and Human
Services
(Healthy People 2000) knows that most disease is behavioural or
environmental, yet government health programs still only fund
preventative programs to the tune of only 1% of budget. About half of
premature deaths could be avoided by individual changes in behaviour,
and another 17% could be avoided by reducing environmental risks--but
altogether only 11% of these deaths could be prevented by improved
access to modern medical treatment.
We've discussed iatrogenic illness before, the health hazard of modern
medicine and allopathic treatments, which leads to about 180,000 deaths
per annum in the US alone. In 2000 this cost the system about $76
billion. 36% of patients entering hospitals fall prey to iatrogenic
illnesses, and 25% will be serious or fatal. Harvard Medical School
published a case-control study in the American Journal of Medicine, in
'95 on Neuroleptic drug exposure and treatment of Parkinsonism in the
elderly. It was concluded that anti-depressants and anti-psychotic
medications are responsible for 37% of Parkinson's disease amongst the
elderly. Cardiac arrests in teaching hospitals are most often because of
inappropriate use of drugs or medical equipment, and then 15% of
hospital days are devoted to treatment of drug side effects.
We all know of the potential for epidemics due to over-prescribing of
antibiotics. Only about 15% of pharmaceuticals and medical procedures
are efficacious, claims R. Smith, editor of British Medical Journal,
'91, and less than 1% of scientific articles published in support of new
drugs, surgical methods, and other medical procedures are scientifically
sound.
Tobacco consumption is still the No.1 cause of preventable death ( now
rivaled by heart attack), yet the tobacco industry is still subsidized.
GM crop and bio research is also supported, along with non labeling of
their foods, and ridiculously tight controls of natural remedies (by
comparison) result in Pharma control over what should be a personal
health care choice. Alcohol is still allowed to advertise its virtues,
yet the medical community has not yet taken on the distilleries despite
comparable costs to tobacco to the system. Junk foods manufacturers
should also be held accountable, but we come back full circle to the
predators issue, and the most effective remedy will be public education.
Congress can only focus on issues of disease care delivery financing,
and the US medical establishment are unfortunately multi-million $
campaign contributors to members of over 1000 political action
committees on health. If the emphasis shifted to preventive treatment,
the savings to the system would both cover the millions without health
care coverage, and would allow for funding of natural health care
research and delivery. Ultimately, overall costs would be greatly
reduced, and more could go into education or environment.
Education, and its responsible delivery, is key. With happy and healthy
students, you have far fewer stressors, and more kids growing up with a
more holistic basis to knowledge.
Natalia
Christoph Reuss wrote:
Natalia wrote:
Nature's model is orderly, efficient, and essentially evolutionary. And
its example can be applied to every aspect of civilized life to restore
balance.
Here you are suggesting that the weak/injured/ill, the old and the disabled
should be left to die. The opposite of civilized life.
Chris
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