[Rhodes22-list] U.S. medical system leading cause of death - comment to Peter
Herb Parsons
hparsons at parsonsys.com
Thu Apr 24 14:30:41 EDT 2008
In addition to the other information provided so far, you have to also
factor in the fact that there is an entire industry whose livelihood is
dependent on proving that the doctor/medical providor was "to blame".
There's little doubt that lawyers have helped make the numbers look
greater than they are.
Rik Sandberg wrote:
> Mike,
>
> Good point, but my "Somebody isn't very good at statistics" was meant to
> be ironical.
>
> Don't believe for a minute though, that I am confusing anything with
> fact. Most of the "statistics" on these sites begin to make sense when
> you consider who is going to benefit from the money spent by the suck
> ..... uh, believers. Most of the math looks pretty fuzzy to me and
> always slants the way the particular vendor needs it to. Also, for the
> 26 years I knew her before her stroke, my wife was involved in the
> medical profession (respiratory therapist). We have had many, MANY
> discussions about problems caused by drugs and/or combinations of them.
>
> I've spent quite a bit of time on the internet the last two years trying
> to find things that might help my wife after her stroke. Many of the
> pages that come up when you Google Pete's "us medical system
> number one cause of deaths" are pages that I have seen before as I have
> searched for both natural remedies that might be useful and problems
> that I might expect to encounter with the various pharmaceuticals that
> have been prescribed to my wife.
>
> In defense of the doctors though, I find it troubling that the
> supposedly knowledgeable people writing these sites so easily put the
> blame on a "doctors mistake" when folks have problems with side effects
> from a drug. Anyone who has been around medicine for more than a few
> minutes should know that every human is different and it is impossible
> to know in advance what an individual's reaction will be to any given
> drug. Some people tolerate things and others don't. All the doctor can
> do is try different things and learn from the results for each
> individual. In this case a decision may be wrong, but that doesn't
> necessarily make it a mistake.
>
> But, as I said earlier, I/we don't like pharmaceutical pills/drugs in
> general and avoid them whenever possible.
>
> Rik
>
> "Stupid is supposed to be painful" .... Rik Sandberg
>
>
>
> Michael D. Weisner wrote:
>
>> Rik,
>>
>> On the contrary, somebody is very good with statistics. According to Mark Twain, "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." Please do not confuse what is written on the Internet with fact. One must verify, corroborate and validate the materials.
>>
>> Without taking sides on this issue since I am involved in the US system of medical care, I am moved to investigate further before dismissing the material.
>>
>> Mike
>> s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
>> Nissequogue River, NY
>>
>> From: "Rik Sandberg" <sanderico1 at gmail.com>Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 9:59 AM
>>
>>
>>> Perhaps we need to consider who is putting these statistics out here for
>>> us. Looks like most of these folks would like to sell us some
>>> nutritional supplements. I am not a fan of doctors and pills. I avoid
>>> them like the plague. I have also seen though, that the BS the
>>> nutritional supplement industry slings around gets pretty fantastic.
>>> While I do believe that nutritional supplements are less likely to do
>>> you harm than pharmaceuticals, chances are, they won't live up to the
>>> miracle claims made about them either.
>>>
>>> One article has heart disease deaths at 910,000 annually. Another says
>>> 700,000. Quite a spread. Somebody isn't very good at statistics.
>>>
>>> Rik
>>>
>>> "Stupid is supposed to be painful" .... Rik Sandberg
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> petelargo wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> No sir. You are absolutely 100% incorrect. This is based on statistical
>>>> evidence. I won't do your research for you. Just google 'us medical system
>>>> number one cause of deaths'. It's a tough pill to swallow. (pun intended).
>>>>
>>>> "New information has been presented showing the degree to which Americans
>>>> have been subjected to injury and death by medical errors. The results of
>>>> seven years of research reviewing thousands of studies conducted by the NIA
>>>> now show that medical errors are the number one cause of death and injury in
>>>> the United States. According to the NIA's report, over 784,000 people die
>>>> annually due to medical mistakes. Comparatively, the 2001 annual death rate
>>>> for heart disease was 699,697 and the annual death rate for cancer was
>>>> 553,251."
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Tootle wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Peter,
>>>>>
>>>>> When making such statements, please post citations and references.
>>>>>
>>>>> I would suggest that your citations will come from the media which goes
>>>>> out of its way to cause controversy to drum up business.
>>>>>
>>>>> Medical mistakes do occur, but having spent many years in several
>>>>> hospitals; I would say your statement is not accurate. Especially when
>>>>> compared to medical care around the world. Yes, I have personally
>>>>> inspected health care in a 3rd world country.
>>>>>
>>>>> I would rather suggest that you consider that people doing ‘stupid’ things
>>>>> is the leading cause of death. That would include reckless driving, no
>>>>> life preservers while boating, smoking, excessive alcohol, excessive and
>>>>> recreational drugs, suicide, believing the national media that the world
>>>>> is ending, believing the national media that all is negative...
>>>>>
>>>>> Again, like many others, the national media has created a herd sheep
>>>>> mentality... Remember, that man was not created to live forever. That
>>>>> disease and pestilence are our lot. Take each hour given you, do your
>>>>> best and enjoy it.
>>>>>
>>>>> In the meantime, remember that physicians use available science to fix a
>>>>> problem and get people going a few hours longer. They are not ‘God’.
>>>>>
>>>>> However, they can be stifled by bureaucratic controlled systems. They can
>>>>> be stifled by socialism. Socialism kills human initiative. Doctors are
>>>>> only human, and their initiative and imagination can be debilitated
>>>>> fighting socialistic controlled systems.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ed K
>>>>> Greenville, SC, USA
>>>>> “Every great advancement in science has issued from a new audacity of
>>>>> imagination.” John Dewey
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> petelargo wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks for your post. You will see plenty scare tactic e-mails and 'BOO'
>>>>>> blogs on this in the upcoming months. Most will be nonsense. By what
>>>>>> measure is the current health care system so great if right now the
>>>>>> health care system itself in the united states is the leading cause of
>>>>>> death? Somethings wrong and I mean big time.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Lynn Hoffman wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I noticed in one of the recent diatribes, a letter from someone who
>>>>>>> claimed
>>>>>>> that socialism killed his parents. There's a lot to be said about
>>>>>>> that letter, but
>>>>>>> I think I'll just comment on the claim that there are only three
>>>>>>> oncologists in Montreal.
>>>>>>> Unfortunately, I've come to know a little bit about oncologists and
>>>>>>> where to
>>>>>>> find 'em. Here's the medical roster of the oncology department at one
>>>>>>> hospital there. (McGill)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dr Gerald Batist - Chair
>>>>>>> Penny Chipman, Manager, Clinical Research Program
>>>>>>> Fran Ezzy-Jorgensen, Administrative Officer, Department of Oncology
>>>>>>> Dr Eduardo Franco - Cancer Division of Epidemiology
>>>>>>> Dr Carolyn Freeman - Division of Radiation Oncology
>>>>>>> Dr. Thomas Jagoe - Cancer Nutrition-Rehabilitation Program
>>>>>>> Dr Petr Kavan - Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Program
>>>>>>> Dr Carmen Loiselle - Oncology Nursing
>>>>>>> Dr Richard Margolese - Oncology Department, JGH
>>>>>>> Dr Catalin Mihalcioiu - Division of Medical Oncology
>>>>>>> Dr Wilson Miller - Clinical Research Program
>>>>>>> Dr Lawrence Panasci - Division of Medical Oncology
>>>>>>> Dr Michael Pollack - Cancer Prevention Program
>>>>>>> Dr Jaroslav Prchal - Community Oncology Program
>>>>>>> Dr Zeev Rosberger - Psychosocial Oncology Program
>>>>>>> Dr Jeremy Sturgeon - Oncology Department, MUHC
>>>>>>> Dr Simon Tanguay - Prostate Cancer Program
>>>>>>> Dr Marc Tischkowitz - Cancer Genetics Program
>>>>>>> Dr Anna Towers - Palliative Care
>>>>>>> Dr Michel Tremblay - Basic Cancer Research
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So the guy who wrote that is a patent liar. The sad thing is that
>>>>>>> many people will read that and remember something about how
>>>>>>> 'socialized medicine killed somebody and ain't it a shame?' The good
>>>>>>> news is that this crap is the best they got and maybe we'll get
>>>>>>> somewhere with health care when people know the facts.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Lynn
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Lynn Hoffman is the author of bang BANG, a novel about a woman who
>>>>>>> uses some unusual weapons to tackle the gun culture in Philadelphia.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> He is also the author of The New Short Course in Wine from
>>>>>>> PrenticeHall.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> More? want to read rave reviews? an excerpt?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://www.kunati.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You can read more and order a copy of bang-BANG from:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1601640005
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> or from your local bookseller.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If you're looking for great wines for less than $US20, get the latest
>>>>>>> finds at http://shortcourseinwine.blogspot.com/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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