Don't go into the hospital alone...ever....

“The equivalent of 390 jumbo jets full of people are dying each year due to likely preventable, in-hospital medical errors, making this one of the leading killers in the U.S.,” Collier said."

"An average of 195,000 Americans died annually in 2000, 2001 and 2002 because of potentially preventable, in-hospital medical errors,"

Read more about it. http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/hospital_errors.html

I'd like that jerk from quack watch to respond to the above article.

A comparison: Each year, an estimated 205,000 new cases of Breast Cancer, with an estimated number of deaths at 40,000. So, hospital errors cause and average of 155, 000 MORE deaths that breast cancer.

No wonder the AMA has taken to shining up their image. Have you seen their new ads?

Vitamin C T Shirt

Vitamin C T-shirt : JAPAN
Those who do not get enough Vitamin C through their diet will soon be be able to boost their intake through a t-shirt laced with the supplement, a Japanese clothes firm claimed Monday.

Fuji Spinning Co. Ltd. has developed a special textile which contains pro-vitamin, a substance that turns into vitamin C when it reacts with chemicals in the skin, said company spokesman Makoto Suzuki.
"The T-shirt can maintain its vitamin C content even if it is washed over 30 times," the spokesman said, adding that it also plans to produce vitamin laced underwear for women.
Containing the equivalent of up to two lemons in its fibre, the T-shirt will be on sale next year.
"By wearing the T-shirt, people can ingest vitamin C through their skin," Suzuki said, adding that the company had named the technology wearable vitamin: V-Up.
Fuji has applied for a patent on the textile, which has no smell and feels the same as regular cotton. The firm will also seek permisison to sell it as a medical product.
"We aim to sell the product early next year, targetting people interested in health, especially female customers who pay special attention to looking after their skin," the spokesman said.
July 18, 2001