Death by Doctor

March 19, 2003

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WC Douglass

Death by doctor

Daily Dose

March 18, 2003

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Iatrogenic -- a word you should know...

According to Webster's, it means: Induced in a patient by a

physician's activity, manner, or therapy. In other words:

Caused by a doctor.

Now doctors can cause all kinds of things. Cures. Wellness.

Hope. But what about death? Is that something we're used to

thinking is caused by our doctors? Well, if you've been

reading the Daily Dose -- or my Real Health newsletter --

for any length of time at all, you'll probably answer a

resounding YES to that last question. But if you're new, I

want to bring you up to speed on a truly frightening

statistic -- one that'll shake you to your soon-to-be-ex-

mainstream core:

Doctor errors, of one type or another, are the 3rd largest

cause of death in the U.S., killing nearly a quarter of a

million of us every year...

You read that right: Behind heart disease and cancer, the

actions of doctors kill more Americans than any other cause,

according to a milestone report that originally appeared in

the Journal of the American Medical Association in July 2000

(July 26; vol. 284, no. 4, pp. 483-5). I know, that's almost

2 years ago. Why mention it now?

Because doctor's errors became news again in the wake of the

nationally publicized death of Jesica Santillan, the Mexican

immigrant whose parents allegedly smuggled her into this

country in hopes of saving her life with a heart/lung

transplant -- only to have her be given organs from a donor

of the WRONG BLOOD TYPE. As you know, she subsequently

underwent a second operation, suffered severe brain damage,

and died on February 22.

Now, all immigration and legal issues aside, the fact

remains that Jesica died because of doctor error --

something we don't even want to think about nowadays. But it

happens in so many ways every day that it's nearly

impossible to avoid being touched by it. In fact, on March

12, the New York Times revealed another transplant gone

wrong, back in August 2002. In this case, doctors gave a

year-old baby part of her father's liver -- when it was her

mother whose blood type matched. The baby died.

The JAMA report reveals not only the horrifying frequency of

the problem, but also shows the extent to which the U.S.

health care system contributes to it. I could run down the

truly stunning list of statistics about the medication

errors, unnecessary surgeries, hospital-borne infections,

and on and on and on. But you wouldn't even believe me if I

did. It's better you should look up the whole article

yourself to the learn the truth, but make sure you're not

anywhere near a doctor when you do...

Otherwise, you might be tempted to engage in some

iatrogenocide.

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They said " crunches " were good for weight loss, but...

Just when I thought I'd seen every kind of " diet " under the

sun, they surprise me again. This one's called the " Cookie

Diet. " It's an 800 calorie-a-day plan that features only one

meal a day -- dinner (red meatless, of course) -- but half a

dozen cookies that are specially formulated from oats, rice,

bran, and other stuff to suppress hunger. Cookie-dieters are

supposed to munch these whenever they get hungry throughout

the day...

Can you believe this nonsense actually made it onto " Good

Morning America " a few weeks back?

Obviously, this absurd plan relies on the unwillingness of

most people's minds to associate cookies and healthy eating,

thereby making the " diet " seem less dietary. But aside from

that, is 800 calories of nearly all carbohydrate -- without

any meat to balance it out -- really a good idea for most

overweight people, nutritionally speaking?

Nope. And there's no science out there that says it is.

If you want to lose weight, lay off the fad diets -- like

this cookie-based dud. Just slash your carbs and sugar

across the board, get plenty of meat and the fat of meat and

take up some moderate exercise -- without overdoing it --

and the weight will come off.

Wait a minute -- doesn't that sound like the " fad " diet

that's been working for 35 years? You know, the one Dr.

Atkins discovered...

Telling it like it is,

William Campbell Douglass II, MD

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March 19, 2003

An article by one of the FEW doctors that I like, William Campbell Douglas, MD! It's IMPORTANT, too.

Linda

Daily DoseMarch 18, 2003**************************************************************Iatrogenic -- a word you should know...According to Webster's, it means: Induced in a patient by a physician's activity, manner, or therapy. In other words: Caused by a doctor.Now doctors can cause all kinds of things. Cures. Wellness. Hope. But what about death? Is that something we're used to thinking is caused by our doctors? Well, if you've been reading the Daily Dose -- or my Real Health newsletter -- for any length of time at all, you'll probably answer a resounding YES to that last question. But if you're new, I want to bring you up to speed on a truly frightening statistic -- one that'll shake you to your soon-to-be-ex-mainstream core: Doctor errors, of one type or another, are the 3rd largest cause of death in the U.S., killing nearly a quarter of a million of us every year...You read that right: Behind heart disease and cancer, the actions of doctors kill more Americans than any other cause, according to a milestone report that originally appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association in July 2000 (July 26; vol. 284, no. 4, pp. 483-5). I know, that's almost 2 years ago. Why mention it now? Because doctor's errors became news again in the wake of the nationally publicized death of Jesica Santillan, the Mexican immigrant whose parents allegedly smuggled her into this country in hopes of saving her life with a heart/lung transplant -- only to have her be given organs from a donor of the WRONG BLOOD TYPE. As you know, she subsequently underwent a second operation, suffered severe brain damage, and died on February 22. Now, all immigration and legal issues aside, the fact remains that Jesica died because of doctor error -- something we don't even want to think about nowadays. But it happens in so many ways every day that it's nearly impossible to avoid being touched by it. In fact, on March 12, the New York Times revealed another transplant gone wrong, back in August 2002. In this case, doctors gave a year-old baby part of her father's liver -- when it was her mother whose blood type matched. The baby died. The JAMA report reveals not only the horrifying frequency of the problem, but also shows the extent to which the U.S. health care system contributes to it. I could run down the truly stunning list of statistics about the medication errors, unnecessary surgeries, hospital-borne infections, and on and on and on. But you wouldn't even believe me if I did. It's better you should look up the whole article yourself to the learn the truth, but make sure you're not anywhere near a doctor when you do...Otherwise, you might be tempted to engage in some iatrogenocide.

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