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Medical
errors still claiming many lives
"As many as 98,000 Americans still die each year because of medical errors despite an
unprecedented focus on patient safety over the last five years, according to a study
released today.
Significant improvements have been made in some hospitals since the Institute of
Medicine released a landmark report in 2000 that revealed many thousands of Americans die
each year because of medical mistakes."Tamoxifen A Major Medical
Mistake?
"Once praised for its benefits in preventing breast cancer recurrence, the
lucrative pharmaceutical drug tamoxifen is now implicated in causing dangerous
side-effects, including other types of cancers."
Breast Cancer Drug Triggers Lung Disease
"Woman with early-stage breast cancer often receive chemotherapy. But a new
study shows that one chemotherapy drug in particular appears to increase the risk of lung
inflammation, and researchers suggest using it with caution."
The Thinking Person's Guide to Perfect Health - Dental Amalgam
Mercury Poisoning -Ron Kennedy, M.D.
"...Amalgam, or what dentist sometimes call "silver fillings," is made from
fifty percent mercury, thirty-five percent silver and fifteen percent tin, or tin mixed
with copper, and a trace of zinc. This blend is easy for a dentist to work with, and it is
much less expensive than gold. It also lasts a long time. Until the mid-1980s dentists
assumed no mercury vapor was released from amalgam fillings. Since then, studies have
proven a significant level of mercury vapor is released by simply chewing your food."
If prescription drugs are so good, where are all the healthy drug takers?
"When observing the state of modern medicine and the unprecedented influence of
pharmaceuticals, an interesting paradox arises. The drug companies claim that
pharmaceuticals can do wonders for people: lower their cholesterol, end clinical
depression, reverse osteoporosis, eliminate allergies, calm your children and many other
similar promises. But if prescription drugs are so good for people, where are all the
healthy medicated customers?..."
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