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Death by medicine – conventional medicine is leading cause of death & injury in US & data on serious hospital errors will now be withheld from public

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=63&v=KxUfPBhipLA

Published on Aug 18, 2014

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/art… This video presented by Mercola.com allows you to discover how conventional medicine has emerged as the leading cause of death and injury in the United States. It also discusses how the American medical system is doing more harm than good.


ARTICLE:

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

  • Preventable medical mistakes are the third leading cause of death in the US, right after heart disease and cancer, claiming the lives of 210,000 Americans each year
  • The federal government has quietly decided to “solve” the problem of hospital acquired conditions by burying the data
  • On the average, you have a 54 percent lower risk of dying in a five-star rated hospital compared to the national average. Hospitals catering primarily to Medicare patients tend to be among the worst
  • More than two million people are affected by hospital-acquired infections each year, and 75,000-100,000 people die as a result of those infections
  • Leading a common-sense, healthy lifestyle is your best bet to avoid unnecessary hospital visits. Basic tenets of optimal health are included

 

By Dr. Mercola

Harm and death caused by medical errors are a huge problem, and a major reason why the current, fatally flawed medical paradigm is in such desperate need of transformation.

Preventable medical mistakes are actually the third leading cause of death in the US, right after heart disease and cancer, claiming the lives of 210,000 Americans each year.

When you add in diagnostic errors, errors of omission, and failure to follow guidelines, the number skyrockets to an estimated 440,000 preventable hospital deaths each year.

According to the most recent estimates published last year,1 preventable medical mistakes account for about one-sixth of all deaths that occur in the US annually. This is more than 4.5 times higher than 1999 estimates.2

When you consider instances where medical errors cause some form of harm but not necessarily death, the incidence rate may be as high as 40,000 per day!3

As a general rule, staying out of the hospital is one of your best ways to prevent dying unnecessarily, and this is one of the reasons why I’m so passionate about sharing preventive health strategies with you — tips like eating right, exercising, and reducing stress.

Exceptions would naturally include cases of accidental trauma or surgical emergencies. This is where modern medicine can be truly lifesaving.

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https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/08/20/medical-errors-public-disclosure.aspx?x_cid=youtube

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Watch also Gary Null’s documentary also called ‘Death by Medicine’

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