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1.5 Million Americans Harmed Each Year by Medication Mistakes
Planet Chiropractic News
A report out this week from the US Institute of Medicine (IOM) estimates that 1.5 million Americans are being injured each year as a result of prescribing mistakes related to medications. The errors are costing more than $3.5 billion each year. The report also suggests ...
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More Medical Error & Medication Related Injuries
According to an article out today from Cox news, a new study has found that "Medical error accounts for most of the frequent medication-related injuries in nursing homes."
When it comes to medical errors, "more than half could have been prevented" is what a new study says, according to the ...
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Breathing Easier Without Asthma Medication
By Darrel Crain, DC
"For breath is life, and if you breathe well you will live long on earth," according to the Sanskrit proverb.
When it comes to asthma, modern medicine has apparently breathed new life into the old saying, "The cure is worse than the disease."
Researchers at Cornell...
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Medical Terrorist Headlines
by Michael Dorausch, DC
Sometimes I skim through news articles so rapidly that I misread headlines. One part of my mind may be moving faster than I have a chance to process the information or I may simply be conditioned to read what I expect to see. It's not uncommon for me to view headlines li...
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Deaths From Drug Errors
In case you thought it just happens in the United States, news reports today from London suggest that deaths from drug errors and side effects are sharply on the rise in the UK.
According to a report in today's Yahoo News, the number of Britons dying in hospitals from medication prescribing...
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WebMD Author Suffers Stroke Due To Medical Error
According to an article posted on WebMD news, "As a result of a medication error, the writer suffered a stroke. Could this happen to you?"
The article discusses to story of a WebMD writer that suffered a stroke as a result of a "serious medication error."
The article points out that th...
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U.S. GAO seeks more info on drug errors
The General Accounting Office is the investigative arm of Congress. GAO's mission is to help the Congress oversee federal programs and operations to assure accountability to the American people.
A two-year study by the U.S. GAO has concluded that adverse drug events, complications or even d...
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Can Common Medications Cause Stroke?
Recent research, as reported on Yahoo News, suggests that common drugs may cause stroke in rare cases. According to the Yahoo article, in rare instances, drugs like antidepressants, decongestants and migraine medications, may trigger a stroke.
The article does not suggest that the millions ...
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Medication, Thots, Etc...
By Travis James Robertson
People may argue that drugs are essential to health. The reasons they believe this are many but the main one is this: The drugs make you feel better. Well, this is a true statement, I won't deny that. What I will deny is the thought that the drugs restore the health of...
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Thousands Still Die From Medical Error
It's been nearly a year since we first reported with news that "thousands are dying yearly from medical errors." That article was based on a 1999 report that suggested that "medical mistakes kill anywhere from 44,000 to 98,000 hospitalized Americans a year."
Today, news headlines from Cox r...
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Chiropractors Health Care Quiz
by Dr. Martha Collins
Put the following causes of death in descending order:
a. Traffic Fatalities b. Heart Disease c. Cancer d. Medical Error
The correct answer is: b, c, d, a.
According to the July 26 issue of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, the ...
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US Medical Errors Resulting In Death - Not Exaggerated
Last November, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report stating that "between 44,000 and 98,000 people die in US hospitals annually as a result of medical errors."
Since the report was released some physician groups have questioned the claim stating that the reported numbers were t...
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Medical Errors Now Fifth Leading Cause of Death in the US
Move over hospital-acquired infections, medical error has got you beat in the US.
Today's news feeds are reporting "Medical errors are the fifth leading cause of death in the US and cost about $29 billion a year." This is based on information in a recent Institute of Medicine report. Officials ...
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Thousands are dying yearly from medical errors
In the past 24 hours, we have seen more than 5 major news sources publish information on this topic. Titles range from "Hospital's errors leave dozens dead" to "Medical errors a major killer." Several locations are offering audio and video as well as commentary on the topic so we felt it best to lis...
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Where did this headline go?
by Michael Dorausch, DC
Where did this headline go? As is clearly stated in our website terms of acceptance, this article (and all other content on our site) is not to be copied in any form without written permission from us. The original post (as inflammatory as it appeared) helps us discover ...
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