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Death by Medicine

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ISBN-10: 1607660067

ISBN-13: 9781607660064

Edition: N/A

Authors: Gary Null, Martin Feldman, Debora Rasio, Carolyn Dean

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List price: $16.00
Publisher: Axios Press
Publication date: 10/16/2011
Pages: 232
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.02" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

Gary Michael Null (born in 1945) is an American talk radio host and author on alternative and complementary medicine and nutrition. He owns Gary Null & Associates, a company which markets dietary supplements, as well as a health-food store in New York City. Null has criticized the medical community, promoted a range of alternative cancer treatments and dietary supplements, and questioned the link between HIV and AIDS. He has had a syndicated radio talk show, Natural Living with Gary Null, for more than 27 years. In his book AIDS: A Second Opinion, Null questioned the role of medication for the treatment of AIDS and instead advocated a range of dietary supplements for HIV-positive…    

Introduction
Medically Induced Death: The Equivalent of Six Jumbo Jets Falling Out of the Sky Each Day
Is American Medicine Working?
Health Insurance
Underreporting of Iatrogenic Events
The First Study of Iatrogenesis
Only a Fraction of Medical Errors are Reported
No Improvement in Error Reporting
Medical Errors a Global Issue
Public Suggestions on Iatrogenesis
Problems with Drugs
Medication Errors
Adverse Drug Reactions
Underreporting of Side Effects
Medicating Our Feelings
Television Diagnosis
How Do We Know Drugs Are Safe?
Drugs Pollute Our Water Supply
Drug Companies Fined
Problems with Specific Classes of Drugs
Antibiotics
NSAIDS
Cancer Chemotherapy
AnjHonest Look at the Failures of American Healthcare
Unnecessary Surgical Procedures
High Mortality Rates
Few Medical Procedures Subject to Clinical Trial
Surgical Errors Cost $9 Billion
Unnecessary X-rays
Unnecessary Hospitalization
Nosocomial Infections
Outpatient Iatrogenesis
Women's Experience in Medicine
Hysteria
Hysterectomy
Cesarean Section
Poor Care of the Elderly
Bedsores
Malnutrition in Nursing Homes
Warehousing Our Elders
Overmedicating Seniors
Medical Ethics and Conflicts of Interest in Scientific Medicine
"More Studies!"
Conclusion
What Remains to Be Uncovered
Summary
References
Index
About the Authors