LivingLongLife: BigPharma

More little tidbits about those folks that promise you health in a bottle . . .

12/29/08 - Nobel Prize tainted by BigPharma (Follow the $$ again).

Did you know if you are killed by a drug or medical device (even though faulty and/or they lied to the FDA during approval) you (well, your family) can't sue anyone? Thanks George (Bush)! NY Times & NY Times-2 & Natural News. So.... with that in mind, here is the latest from the FDA on drugs.

We can't get cheaper drugs from Canada - but where do those you pick up from your pharmacy come from??? Off Shore Drugs 'Freebies' in your Drugs'

Adverse side effects of drugs kill over 106,000/year in U.S. Full Article - Condensed .
So why do they tell us how many are killed in Iraq or Afghanistan on the daily news, but this goes virtually unreported? (Total of U.S. troops killed in Iraq since 2003 is ~4,000 that's only 3.8% of those killed by pharmaceuticals - in just ONE year!)

Iatrogenic - a big word (related to the above) to impress your friends.

Bored with your TV? Here - go watch the latest in Drug & Etc. recalls from the FDA

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Why this blog? It's about HEALTH, and my search for better health. My family thinks I'm wacko so that may be your first hint.

This blog is a place where I try to keep track of things as I'm terrible at organizing and remembering.

I'm not a doctor, a nurse, or health professional, so view at your own risk. May you receive guidance in your own search for health { ; o )

Here is my soap-box (my opinions only):

Sick-Care crisis: Here is a real eye-opener. Its in Wikipedia under Economics of “health care”.

There is a very interesting table comparing the US with 7 other countries.

Ask yourself, “what’s wrong with this picture?” Why do we have the worst life expectancy, infant mortality, and the highest costs?! (Also see post "Medicine in Other Countries ") And the expectation is that more of a bad thing (Obamacare) is going to change this.

Perhaps it is one of Perspective and Dynamics.

Perspective: The medical system in this country is largely based on ‘sickness’. The average doctor is trained to look for sickness. If one does not meet a certain threshold of illness and cannot be diagnosed with a disease, malfunction, or illness, then we are ‘well’. . . That’s Sick-Care;

Then more often than not you are prescribed a drug to aleviate some symptoms. It's easy and fa$t - column A is symptoms - column B is drug for symptom. Of course column C (thru Z?) are the side effects. If we don't ask for something better, it's not likely to change.

Now with Obamacare and the treasury printing pre$$e$ running full speed to pay for it, you have to wonder what is going to happen to the dollar.

If you really need proof that I'm a few cards short of a full deck, then search the internet for "codex alimentarius" and consider the heated discussions going on there - ugly stuff!

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So what is the alternative? Rather than waiting for the clinical signs of illness to appear we intelligently seek to optimize and maximize our own health and take personal responsibility. I lean towards using the best of both worlds as long as both are available and affordable - both our regular doctors, and those skilled in herbs and holistic medicine. I guess the label that has been given this is CAM (click for link).

How many years do we spend preparing for a vocation or profession? Then how much time do we spend learning about taking care of ourselves? It isn't quick or easy and its a field full of landmines - so beware.

Dynamics: We're talking market dynamics here. This could fill up a blog all by itself! This is 'Free' Market stuff. . . . like oil, gas, credit cards, energy, banks/housing, etc. Works great doesn't it! The only problem is the GREED factor - it needs to be put into the equation many times and with a large exponent!

One might say "Business (Government) of the greedy, by the rich, and for the rich". Here is a thought provoking editorial that I found interesting: Why Business Ethics Never Trickle Up. And may well apply to the following:

High on the list in the 'sick care' dynamics would have to be:

1. BigPharma & BigMed (drug companie$)

2. BigFood (let them eat junk)

3. BigCorp (sick-care for profit$)

4. AMA (squash anything that might threaten the Goose or the Paradigm)

5. FDA (not to protect us, but the previous Big-4)

6. The BIG movers - those that regard no laws, no boundaries, no morals. (Did I mention Codex Alimentarious?)

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