Epidemic

In epidemiology, an epidemic (from επί (epi), meaning “upon or above” and δήμος (demos), meaning “people”) occurs when new cases of a certain disease, in a given human population, and during a given period, substantially exceed what is expected based on recent experience. (source: Wikipedia.com)

The flu epidemic of January 2013 has killed dozens of people and has created outrage against non immunized Americans.  The mandate of the day is rush to get your flu shot, don’t worry, the supply of flu vaccine is plentiful.  Good news is also that it prevents the flu 60% of the time.  Slightly better than a coin toss. Meanwhile, “Fluzone” contains mercury.  The following statistics were taken verbatim from mercola.com:

  • In a June 2010 report in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, study authors said that in looking over records that spanned from 1976 to 2006 (the most recent year available) they found that, of 62 million death certificates, almost a quarter-million deaths were coded as having occurred in a hospital setting due to medication errors.
  • An estimated 450,000 preventable medication-related adverse events occur in the U.S. every year.
  • The costs of adverse drug reactions to society are more than $136 billion annually — greater than the total cost of cardiovascular or diabetic care.
  • Adverse drug reactions cause injuries or death in 1 of 5 hospital patients.
  • The reason there are so many adverse drug events in the U.S. is because so many drugs are used and prescribed – and many patients receive multiple prescriptions at varying strengths, some of which may counteract each other or cause more severe reactions when combined.
Ask yourself why this “epidemic” doesn’t get a bit more press.  Ask yourself why “epidemic” is not applied here. 

Also taken from Mercola.com is the following term:

Pharmageddon is “the prospect of a world in which medicines and medicine produce more ill-health than health, and when medical progress does more harm than good” — and it is no longer a prospect but fully upon us. Those most at risk from dying from this new drug crisis are people you would least expect; the analysis revealed the death toll is highest among people in their 40s, but all ages, from teenagers to the elderly, and all walks of life are being affected. In fact, prescription drugs are now the preferred “high” for many, especially teens, as they are typically used legally, which eliminates the stigma of being a “junkie.”

Perspective.