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Richard Ruhling, MD




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#1 Cause of Death: Prescription Drugs

Google "medical deaths" and the 2nd link shows medical care as the 3rd leading cause of death, quoting the Journal of American Medical Assoc, 7-26-2000, but we want to look only at drugs, not errors, infections, etc. 2.2 million adverse drug reactions (defined as "serious" enough to be in hospitals) were reported and 106,000 deaths, "making these reactions between the fourth and sixth leading cause of death." Journal of American Medical Assoc, April 15, 1998, p 1200.

Question: If 106,000 die in hospitals from drugs "properly prescribed and administered," how many die outside the hospital from prescriptions? 199,000 according to MD's Starfield and Weingart,  Journal of American Med. Assoc, July 26, 2000; Nov. 1, 2000; p 484; West J Med. June, 2000, 172(6):390-3. This brings the total to 305,000 for 1998-2000.

"From 1998 through 2005, reported serious adverse drug events increased 2.6-fold...fatal adverse drug events increased 2.7-fold..." Archives of Internal Medicine, Sep 10, 2007, p 1752.
But if deaths increased 2.7 fold from 1998 to 2005, by 2009 they are increased 4-fold. Multiplying 305,000 deaths/year by 4, prescribed drugs killed 1.2 million people/year-- these are not old people in nursing homes--most of them weren't even in the hospital.

837,000 deaths is like 12 airplanes with 100 people each crashing three times a day, 333 days/year. When only three planes crashed on 9/11, the government grounded all planes. Why not now? Confronted with these figures, a U.S. Senator said it is futile because the pharmaceutical industry controls congress. They spend $400 million/year to help re-election campaigns, says (Marcia Angell, MD, former editor of New England Journal of Medicine (60 Minutes' interview), now teaching at Harvard.

If you don't die, you could be damaged for life--drug-related problems cause
116 million extra doctor visits
n76 million additional prescriptions
n17 million emergency department visits
n8 million admissions to hospital
n3 million admissions for long-term care
nThe total cost was estimated to be $76.6 billion, rivaling the aggregate cost
of caring for patients who have diabetes.”
Western Journal Med, 6-2000, p 391

1. Drugs relieve symptoms and people think everything is okay. You don’t have to be as careful what  you eat. Your blood sugar, blood pressure or cholesterol will still be "normal."

2. Drugs do not cure disease. If they did, you wouldn’t have to get another prescription..

3. Drugs usually have a long list of adverse effects that people would not imagine. A purple pill (the ad says, "heal the damage") has 120 side effects in Physician’s Desk Reference.

4. Our bodies don’t have a chemical deficiency supplied by the drug, and they become toxic to it sooner or later. Then they go to their doctor for the “headache, diarrhea, or abdominal pain” for an additional prescription instead of quitting the one that caused it. They are now at risk for www.LeadingCauseOfDeathPrescriptionDrugs.com  

Congress is "dancing with the devil," says Marcia Angell, MD, in The Truth About the Drug Companies: How They Deceive Us, 2004, published by Random House. Angell says, "Drug companies promote diseases to match their drugs. Millions of normal Americans have come to believe that they have dubious or exaggerated ailments like 'generalized anxiety disorder,' 'erectile dysfunction,' 'PMDD,' and 'GERD." Government should get the drug ads off TV. 

  • General Accounting Office reported that for a decade, half of hundreds of drugs that were approved by the FDA had "serious post-approval risks, including heart failure, myocardial infarction, respiratory failure, seizures and kidney failure."
  • Pharmaceutical companies do not do long-term studies. They don't want to know the results because they would be liable as tobacco companies were. But why do our tax dollars fund their research through NIH? And why do they get to push their drugs with TV ads? 
  • Pfizer’s torcetrapib fulfilled its promise, increasing good cholesterol by 72% and reducing bad cholesterol by 24% in patients who were also taking a potent cholesterol-lowering drug. Despite the increase, the rate of potentially deadly heart problems rose by 25%, deaths rose by 40%. USA Today, 11-6, 2007. Pfizer spent $800 million developing a drug they could not bring to market. 
  • Meanwhile, scientists are discovering plant chemicals like lutein, lycopene and sulforaphane that protect against blindness, cancer, heart problems. What's the difference? Drug companies cannot patent natural products, so they focus on chemicals that relieve symptoms but do not cure. They are greedy and deserve to be taxed like tobacco companies to pay for the ever-increasing cost of medical care that their products cause. Click here to send your congressman a message about the ads on TV (under construction)

Famous Quotes
The Father of Modern Medicine, Sir William Osler:
""Far too large a section of the treatment of disease is today controlled by the big manufacturing pharmacists, who have enslaved us in a plausible pseudo-science...We take into our bodies which we know little about, drugs that we know less about, to treat diseases that we know nothing about."

"Nature cures, not the physician...let your food be your medicine." Hippocrates

"The doctor of the future will dispense no drugs, but will interest his patients in prevention." Thomas Edison

"Every nation practicing western medicine is on the brink of bankruptcy" (author unknown)

Vaccinations? From the Center for Disease Control's official website, "a vaccine, like any medicine, is capable of causing serious problems, such as severe allergic reactions." The risk of autism for small children is higher than the risk of the disease according to some authorities, due to the mercury preservative, replaced recently with another questionable ingredient.

"Babylon is fallen...for by her sorceries [pharmakeia is the Greek word] were all nations deceived" Revelation 18:2,23

Practical Help
Most medicine should not be stopped suddenly. Ask your doctor's help as you eat better and get exercise. Your need for medication should be less and you can taper off
. Tapering slowly is especially important with anti-depressants, seizure and heart medicine. Your doctor can advise you on taking it twice a day instead of three times for a week before further cutting the dose. If he thinks you will die, get a another opinion--you may need to try several MDs.

Caffeine Addiction The most overlooked drug causes many medical problems--

1. Headaches. Common in caffeine abusers that are afraid to quit because of the headache they get on withdrawal. But quit on Friday morning, take an aspirin or Tylenol as needed, even if the headache lasts over the weekend, most people can tough it through Monday and be over the hump by Tuesday morning.

2. Insomnia. Common in caffeine-users and restful sleep is uncommon.

3. Anxiety. The need for tranquilizers is common in those using caffeine.

4. Nervous Disorders and Depression, especially late when body is worn out.

5. Palpitation. Caffeine causes irregularity of the heart and lowers the threshhold for ventricular fibrillation (fatal arrhythmia). Caffeine is not allowed in coronary care units.

6. Hyperacidity, ulcers, gastritis, esophageal reflux due to caffeine's action. Drug companies love caffeine as it creates a need for other drugs they want to sell you.

7. Breast Lumps--Fibrocystic Disease responsible for most operations on the breast to biopsy the lump to determine if you have cancer. And this condition is also a risk factor for breast cancer.

8. Cancer of the Pancreas is also more common in coffee drinkers, (NEJM)

9. Cancer of the Bladder is more common in coffee drinkers.

10. Chromosome Damage. Cleft palate, hare lip are caused by caffeine.

Are you so addicted that you must have it? Watch the video and kick the habit...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHuNNV4UcPA

Dr. Len Horowitz' address to congress, genocide?

Dr Horowotz exposes sinister plans for Swine Flu vaccine

Other scientists report similar findings...

Plans to make these vaccinations mandatory, Dr Laibow

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Vaccinations?

Dr Gary Null addresses NY State Assembly Oct 13, 2009


Dr Gary Null addresses NY State Assembly Oct 13, 2009


Dr Gary Null addresses NY State Assembly Oct 13, 2009

Every year when flu season rolls around the public is barraged with news stories about the reasons to get a flu shot. This year is no different. From coast to coast the headlines are blaring “Get Your Shot!” Within the past few months the CDC even lowered the recommended age for the flu shot to children as young as six months old. Basically, that means they think that just about everyone in the country should get the shot except for newborns in order to stay well.
I have been trying to counter the propaganda regarding the flu shot for a number of years and for a number of reasons. Here are a few of them.
1. The flu shot contains toxic agents that could be harmful to your health. The shot could contain aluminum, formaldehyde, thimerosal (mercury), ethylene glycol, polysorbate 80, antibiotics and other adjuvants. Ask for the package insert on the shot for more details or do some research on the Internet. None of these compounds are 100% safe to inject into your body, even in the smallest of amounts. A slew of research points to them being serious culprits in a number of health challenges, including permanent disabilities and death. An excellent source where you can learn more about all vaccines and download the package inserts is www.vaclib.org.
2. The flu shot does not guarantee immunity. There is no evidence that the flu shot actually works. Pharmaceutical companies play a guessing game each year to try and determine which viral strain or strains will be circulating during flu season and that’s what they’ll put in the shot. The problem is viruses can mutate and change forms very easily so trying to guess which virus to protect against is analogous to a Vegas Craps shoot. Every year in recent memory, including the 2007-08 flu season, they have vaccinated against strains that have been proven to not be the culprit. According to a story written by Sheryl Walters for www.naturalnews.com, “In 2004, The National Vaccine Information Center reported that the vaccine given that year did not contain the flu strain that caused the majority of flu outbreaks that year. A study published in the Lancet in August revealed that there was no correlation between the flu shot and reduced risk of pneumonia. Further, a large study of 260,000 children between 23 month and 6 discovered that the flu vaccine is no more effective than a placebo. This was reported in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.”
According to the CDC’s own data, preventing influenza with the shot in the past has only ranged between 30-40%. That means that 60-70% of those who have taken the shot in previous flu seasons were not protected from the flu at all. This flu season (2008-09), the CDC is making bold claims that the shot will be 70-90% effective. This is being stated before flu season really kicks into high gear, and it is being stated after last year’s shot was proven to miss the mark. Sadly, the failure rate is never given. Most in society have been conditioned to believe that if you get a flu shot you’re protected.

3. The flu shot helps spread the flu. The shot contains something called attenuated virus. Attenuated basically means half-killed. The shot has to evoke an immune response and therefore has to have some form of viral activity to it to stimulate that immune response. The theory is to give you a tiny dose of the flu so your body will build immunity to it. Anyone who thinks that they are not contagious after getting a flu shot is woefully mistaken. Most of the package inserts will even tell you that you may exhibit mild flu symptoms for a few days after getting a shot. There are also a percentage of people who receive the shot and get very sick.
SHOULD WE VACCINATE OUR CHILDREN?

“If children receive flu vaccine, it can be even more deadly
because children are more sensitive to mercury and to the effects of depressed immunity. Flu vaccine in children causes an increased incidence in asthma by 200%. There has caused sudden memory loss in children and adults immediately after receiving flu vaccine. . .

“Very young babies are at extremely high risk because their brains are immature; blood brain barriers are ‘leaky’ and more sensitive to toxins. In the first two years of life, infants may receive 22 vaccines with as many as nine shots in one office visit. Many doctors feel this is criminal. . .

“Nasal flu vaccines are even worse because they introduce a live virus into the nasal mucous membranes only a few inches from the brain where viruses can potentially travel upward via the olfactory (smell) nerves.

VACCINES AND AUTISM

“The evidence is overwhelmingThimerosal and possibly other ingredients can cause autism.
On February 25, 2008 an announcement came that even the Court of Federal Claims (the Vaccine court) agrees, as a family was awarded compensation from government (Dept. of Health & Human Services via US Assistant Attorney General Peter Keisler), in the case of a little 18 month old girl who immediately began a downhill neurologic horror shortly after receiving vaccines for 9 diseases in one visit to the doctor’s office. Two of the vaccines contained thimerosal.

“It was autism and much more, labeled by experts as regressive encephalopathy triggered by thimerosal in the vaccines. The child is permanently brain damaged. I saw nothing in the major media about this case. Rather strange isn’t it? The evidence has been there for decades. Thus far, 2000 people have received over 2 billion in compensation (our tax money) for thimerosal vaccine injuries.

“Their little girl’s case was profound and obvious. The more common scenario is the thousands who may have various types of brain damage which are not so severe and not so obvious: the ones which come on more slowly, several months or years later like ‘mild autism or mild ADHD’ or some mixture of mental or behavioral abnormalities.

“What a lot of people don’t understand . . . is that there can be several factors at work, not just mercury. Mercury is a deadly toxin but other factors can render it even more deadly. . . We never know which wicked mixtures [of toxic substances in vaccines] in combination may be producing neurologic disease. . . Medical ‘authorities’ would have you believe that certain diseases are clear-cut single events, black and white. The truth is that there are grey zones of disease which are hard to categorize.

“Vaccines aren’t just prone to produce autism; they have the potential to produce a variety of brain damage syndromes, mild to severe, depending on several factors embodied within the genetic + nutritional + environmental variables. Cleverly worded distortions in official press releases illustrate simply more ways that ‘lying with authority’ can fool you.”

Videos on Dangers of Vaccination
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUMZ-O-OsG0
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6Vj0EX_STU 
 www.youtube.com/watch?v=v06YyxObm9g 
 www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlDjDAFW1Ck 
 www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbSpPs05YAc

Richard Ruhling, MD, MPH is a cardiologist and board-certified internist who taught at Loma Linda University. His websites include www.TakeCareOfYourself.netfirms.com and www.Exodus2.info (about taking yourself out of the system).

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