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36% of all hospital patient admittance is due to iatrogenic
(induced inadvertently by a physician or surgeon or by medical
treatment or diagnostic procedures) causes. |
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In 1981-1987 3 million people died as a direct result of
medical treatment. In the same period, only 39,000 people died of AIDS. |
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Every year, 100,000 people die from infections acquired while in
the hospital, and as a direct result of antibiotic use. |
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From 1962-1988, there was a 300% increase in drug addiction as a
direct result of
the use of medical prescriptions. In the same period, drugs from Colombia
accounted
for only a 30% increase. |
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Each year, the average American adult consumes:
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100 pounds of refined sugar |
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55 pounds of fats & oils |
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300 cans of soda pop |
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200 sticks of chewing gum |
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5 pounds of potato chips |
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7 pounds of pretzels, corn ships, and popcorn |
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18 pounds of candy |
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20 gallons of ice cream |
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50 pounds of cakes and cookies |
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63 dozen donuts |
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In 1900 the risk of cancer was 1 person in 30.
In 1980 the risk of cancer was 1 person in 5.
In 1990 the risk of cancer was 1 person in 4.
In 1995 the risk of cancer was 1 person in 3.
In 2000 the risk of cancer was 1 person in 2. |
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Prescription drugs are now the third largest killer of the American
population. |
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36% of adults continue to smoke (that's 1 in 3) |
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7% of adults are active alcoholics (that's 1 in 14) |
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The average American will live to age 76. |
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The U.S. spends $14 million per minute on healthcare, more per
capita
than any nation on earth. |
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Over 50% of all healthcare costs is spent keeping people alive in
the last
five days of their life. |
