"About 128,000 people die from drugs prescribed to them. This makes prescription drugs a major health risk, ranking 4th with stroke as a leading cause of death. The European Commission estimates that adverse reactions from prescription drugs cause 200,000 deaths; so together, about 328,000 patients in the U.S. and Europe die from prescription drugs each year. The FDA does not acknowledge these facts and instead gathers a small fraction of the cases."...
Yes, that's more or less correct - thank you Patricia. You must be aware of the risks of drugs, the inherent conflict of interest in the medical business, and the existence of safe, natural alternatives, aside from pharmaceuticals.
This article was found in the copy of The Daily Mail, today.
Pills can be vital but in dolling out too many the NHS can harm rather than help…
so is it time to STOP the elderly from taking tablets, asks DR JAMES LE FANU
In Saturday’s Mail, Dr James Le Fanu said doctors are doling out too many pills
He said that this could be harming us and even shortening our lives
Today, he explains why the elderly in particular can be adversely affected
By James Le Fanu For The Daily Mail
Published: 00:10, 14 May 2018 | Updated: 01:27, 14 May 2018
In an extract from his disturbing new book in Saturday’s Mail, Dr James Le Fanu argued that doctors are doling out too many pills. He said that ever-greater levels of medication could be harming us and even shortening our lives.
Today, he explains why the elderly in particular can be adversely affected.
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