OT: Death by Prescription

[Guest guest]

As many of you can probably imagine, I get lots of emails from many

different sources.

 

I found one that arrived today very interesting. It gives some statistics

about death by

adverse reactions (now 180,000/year) to LEGAL drugs/ prescriptions is now

the 3rd leading cause of death (behind

heart disease (750,000/year) and cancer (580,000) and just ahead of strokes

(140,000)

 

article/newsletter also has interesting statistics on NSAIDS (non-steroid,

anti-inflammatory drugs).

 

I also found this very interesting:

 

" The entire drug approval process has shifted dramatically in favor of the

pharmaceutical industry and away from the safety and protection of the

consumer. This, in large part, is due to the fact that the pharmaceutical

industry now finances over 50% of the FDA's budget via the use of

" user-fees. " A drug company is now required to pay the FDA over $300,000

each and every time they submit a new drug application to the FDA. That is

correct. This popular program established by the US Congress in 1992, known

as the Drug User-Fee Act, now provides over half of the financing to operate

the FDA. So they are supposed to be monitoring the FDA for our protection

the pharmaceutical industry. "

 

and this:

 

" Safety of Nutritional Supplements

 

Do you agree with me that it seems very hypocritical that the FDA is now

very concerned about the safety of nutritional supplements taken at optimal

or advanced levels? Especially when you consider that there have only been

approximately 10 deaths reported with the use of nutritional supplements

during the past decade. Almost all of these were due to the use of niacin

prescribed by physicians at massive doses in attempt to lower

cholesterol.This flies in the face of the fact that there are over 2

million hospital admissions and over 100,000 deaths due to properly

prescribed and properly administered medications, which had been approved by

the FDA. Nearly 25,000 to 30,000 deaths each and every year are now felt to

be the result of these NSAIDS and COX-2 drugs. "

 

 

online version is available here: ( I recommend ignoring his repeated book

solicitations, and his glucosamine sulfate and turmeric comments - he is an

MD! lol! ):

 

www.ReleasingFat.com/newsletter <http://www.releasingfat.com/newsletter>

 

The very good news is that we have excellent information on how to stay away

from all of this.

 

Are *you* joining us for TC#1, What is Health, the first of 4 free

teleconferences this coming

Wednesday, the 24th? See calendar for more details, or to sign up

Or, send an RSVP to PathofHealth.org. (yes, that would be RSVP at

PathofHealth dot org....

remove the " at " and the " dot " , and smush it all together.)

 

Is it just me, or are you noticing more and more people all around you

dying, some at very " young " ages?

 

 

 

best,

 

 

Bob