[KeepingItReal]

Originally Posted by Villages PL

According to a paper submitted by Dr. Barbara Starfield and published in the Journal of the American Medical association, 106,000 people are killed each year from "adverse effects of medications" that were correctly prescribed and taken. (This does not include accidental overdoses or hospital mix-ups.)

The 106,000 yearly deaths are the third leading cause of death but it's not reported by the CDC because it's not a disease. So, if you search, "The top 10 leading causes of death" you won't find it. It almost seems hidden to keep it out of the minds of the average drug consumer. Has this been influenced by the powerful drug companies? It's not a disease but it's a health care treatment.

No doubt many of the 106,000 claimed to have been killed would have died anyway without whatever medications they were prescribed.


Barbara Starfield (December 18, 1932 - June 10, 2011) was an American pediatrician. She was 78 years old.

Barbara Starfield, professor of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, passed away on June 10, 2011.