DEATH by DOCTOR: IATROGENESIS

[MAXAMEYES]

Here's some scary shit, and the main reason I ain't much on damn Dr's ! 'Specially the VA kind.

Life Extension Magazine ~ March 2004
No one had ever analyzed and combined ALL of the published literature dealing with injuries and deaths caused by government-protected medicine. That has now changed. A group of researchers meticulously reviewed the statistical evidence and their findings are absolutely shocking. This fully referenced report shows the number of people having in-hospital, adverse reactions to prescribed drugs to be 2.2 million per year. The number of unnecessary antibiotics prescribed annually for viral infections is 20 million per year. The number of unnecessary medical and surgical procedures performed annually is 7.5 million per year. The number of people exposed to unnecessary hospitalization annually is 8.9 million per year. The most stunning statistic, however, is that the total number of deaths caused by conventional medicine is an astounding 783,936 per year.

Full article here:

http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2004/mar2004_awsi_death_01.htm

 

[TheStick]

I'm with you man. The FDA and AMA are bullshit. They're only about maximizing profits for the approved "medical professionals" who use the overpriced and dangerous drugs and procedures they peddle. Eat a healthy diet, take your supplements and stay the hell away from doctors. Most people don't realize that most drugs are just synthetic chemicals made to mimic dietary supps but with more side effects.

 

[Wang Chung]

Thats what people can expect when they make unnecessary doctor visits for minor things. I for one will not make a trip to the doctor unless its something serious and i cannot function.

People should also make a habit of preventive therapy and living a healthy life instead of bitching when they get sick about how bad things happen to good people. Maybe then the inflated health insurance prices could come down.

 

[TheStick]

I totally agree. It has to be a real emergency before I seek medical help. I've gotten far better results from dietary supplements and diet/lifestyle change than from any prescribed drug or treatment. A few basic supps would do a lot of people a lot of good-cheaply.

 

[BazookaJoe]

Thats what people can expect when they make unnecessary doctor visits for minor things. I for one will not make a trip to the doctor unless its something serious and i cannot function.

People should also make a habit of preventive therapy and living a healthy life instead of bitching when they get sick about how bad things happen to good people. Maybe then the inflated health insurance prices could come down.

Yeah unless I can't breathe or bleeing wont stop. I don't go to the doctor.
One of my buddies is a real puss,if he gets the slightest pain he'll go running to the hospital.

 

[longstretch]

Quack doctors these days! They'll throw a pill at anything. But doctors aren't the only ones to blame. It's been psychologically proven that many people have the mentallity that if they don't get a prescription from the doctor visit than the doctor isn't qualified. And think about it antibiotics means against life, why would you want that. I've heard my anatomy teacher who used to be a surgeon say countless times that if the patient would just keep healthy they would get better just as fast or faster without taking antibiotics.

 

[TheStick]

Agreed. When they first started using antibiotics to treat infection in the 50's they prescribed a follow-up course of probiotics. Funny they don't do that anymore, eh? People don't realize antibiotics are basically small scale chemo treatments that kill beneficial bacteria in the digestive tract. About the psychology of it, my uncle had high cholesterol and his doc prescribed a statin drug, but he also recommended a fish oil supp. He decided to try the supp first, went back a month later and his cholesterol had normalized. His doc said "I see the statin's working" and when he found out he'd only used the fish oil he said "Now, I tell people to try that first but they don't believe it'll work because it's not a drug". Scary the way some people think these days.

 

[MAXAMEYES]

What always cracked me up was when doctors tell ya, "You must take this drug, you must undergo that surgery...blah...blah...blah"
And I wonder: just how in the Hell did mankind ever live this long then?!?

 

[Golf]

Most sickness is mental (I think), people put themselves' into a fear reaction or tell themself something will or won't work and make the situation worse or make themself sick in the first place (THAT is how they keep you coming back for more). If you don't believe that you can get through it then you won't. Going to get worse before it gets better because people won't slow down. I mean when you fly through an entire meal in 10 minutes- it's the weirdest feeling to just chew on a single leaf and notice the flavors and shit, or feel the sun on your face and the wind. I don't feel that I'll every buy into this culture totally (I'm an American).

It seems like it is only when you slow down and forget about what the other guy said that you can really notice yourself without fear. Ranting I guess.

 

[DGreekStallion]

Long live natural living!