----- Original Message ----- From: "David S Osborne" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 6:20 PM Subject: CS>from Mercola.... may be a rerun
> from Mercola > Natural medicine has come under attack as pharmaceutical company > lobbyists push lawmakers to deprive Americans of the benefits of dietary > supplements. Drug-front groups have implemented slanderous campaigns in > attempts to undermine the value of natural health lifestyles. > These attacks to natural medicine prompted an independent review of > government-approved medicine, which revealed that conventional medicine > was the leading cause of death in the United States. This review of > government health statistics showed that in most cases, American medicine > does more harm than good. Compelling evidence from this study unveiled > astounding statistics on the 783,936 deaths per year that have resulted > from conventional medicine. > The purpose of this article was to memorialize the failure of the > American medical system by exposing the horrifying statistics of the > inadequacies of today's health care system with the goal of beginning > some meaningful reform. > Highlights from the findings in the review: > U.S. health care spending has reached $1.6 trillion in 2003, which > represents 14 percent of the nation's gross national product. > In a 1992 survey, a national pharmacy database found a total of 429,827 > medication errors from 1,081 hospitals. > In 1974, 2.4 million unnecessary surgeries were performed that resulted > in 11,900 deaths compared to the year 2001, where 7.5 million unnecessary > surgeries were performed resulting in 37,136 deaths. > A 1998 study reported an estimated 106,000 deaths from prescription > medications per year. > Nearly 9 million people were unnecessarily hospitalized in 2001. > Here are additional reasons why the traditional paradigm is flawed: > Studies have found that the 41 million Americans without health insurance > have an increased risk for dying prematurely and not receiving > appropriate medical care. > 20 percent of all causes of death occur in nursing homes. > More than 30 percent of nursing homes in the United States were cited for > abuses, exceeding over 9,000 violations. > A study of a 100-bed sub-acute care hospital revealed that only 8 percent > of the patients were well nourished, 29 percent were malnourished and 63 > percent were at risk of malnutrition. > Life Extension Institute March 2004 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------- > Dr. Mercola's Comment: This definitive review of the conventional health > care system is a must-read because it describes in detail the failure of > the traditional paradigm and provides us with shocking statistics on the > thousands and thousands of deaths that resulted from unnecessary or > incorrect medical treatments. > The only problem I have with this article is that the formatting is > really terrible and makes it difficult to follow. The Web site uses a > type of frame and you need to use the light blue bar on the immediate > right of the text to scroll down and reach the next page. However, > despite the formatting issue, I highly recommend reading this article. > This article acts as yet another huge wake-up call by providing further > substantial evidence that the health care system is in desperate need of > drastic reform. Too many lives are being lost at the hands of > conventional medicine. > The findings in this review also further reinforce my vision and passion, > which is to transform the medicine and surgery-bombarded medical paradigm > to one that focuses on treatment and prevention of the underlying causes. > > I view this review as a very positive step toward fulfilling my vision > because it specifically outlines the blatant mistakes and failures of the > traditional system. > The statistics from this review gives people even more reasons to explore > alternative and less evasive approaches to health care--such as educating > yourself with the information in my Total Health Program--to find out > what is truly going on. > -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
