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Medication-related Problems: 5th-leading cause of death in elderly by Brian Wolstenholme Doctor of Pharmacy

Posted Wed 10 Jun 2009 6:43pm

15 Comments If medication-related problems were classified as an actual disease- they would rank as the 5th leading cause of death in this country. It is estimated that up to 50% of all medication-related problems are preventable. FIFTY PERCENT! It begs the question, then, why don’t we do something about this? We hear during every major election season Read on »

Alzheimer's disease supersedes diabetes as sixth-leading cause of death in the United States by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 2:07pm clipped from www.actionalz.org Alzheimer's disease is now the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States, according to the Centers... be addressed now. "The CDC's announcement that Alzheimer's disease jumped from the seventh to the sixth-leading cause of death should serve as a wake-up call to the nation Read on »

Eighth Leading Cause of Death in U.S. by Mike P. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 23 Dec 2008 9:14pm This title caught my eye this morning and provided a moment of pause. Medication errors are the 8 th leading cause of death in the U.S. Something completely preventable... and misinterpreted. Any number of distractions while providers are obtaining medications for patients can cause errors. Drug names that sound the same. Not following the five rights Read on »

Stroke Drops to Fourth Leading Cause of Death in 2008 by Health: Hearsay & Headlines Posted Thu 09 Dec 2010 6:31pm /PRNewswire/ -- Stroke is now the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, down from the third place ranking it has held for decades, according to preliminary... the National Vital Statistics System from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. Other findings * Heart disease and cancer, the two leading causes of death, still Read on »

Leading Causes of Death by MedNews Patient Expert

Posted Thu 09 Dec 2010 4:10pm chronic diseases are down, deaths due to chronic lower respiratory disease increased in 2008. Stroke is now the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, down from..., the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. Other findings: Heart disease and cancer, the two leading causes of death, still accounted for nearly half (48 percent) of all deaths Read on »

Doctors are Third Leading Cause of Death in U.S. by Connie Bennett Healthy Living Professional

Posted Thu 18 Dec 2008 8:14pm Doctors -- who we all revere and perhaps even idolize for their alleged ability to make us well -- are, in fact, responsible for some 250,000 deaths per year in the U.S. Thanks to Dr. Joseph Mercola, who runs the wildly popular mercola.com website, for pointing out this horrifying statistic, which was cited in the revered Journal of the American Read on »

TWO NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS JOIN DRIVE4COPD MOVEMENT TO RAISE AWARENESS OF NATION’S FOURTH LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH by Karen Bastille Health Maven

Posted Wed 16 Mar 2011 3:51pm to breathe. It’s the fourth leading cause of death in the United States and kills more people each year than breast cancer and diabetes combined. Currently, half of the estimated 24... leading cause of death in the United States. It kills one person every four minutes and more people each year than breast cancer and diabetes combined. Common symptoms of COPD Read on »

Suicide Leading Cause of Violent Death: CDC – US News and World Report by Larry Drain Healthy Living Professional

Posted Tue 18 May 2010 11:44am Suicide Leading Cause of Violent Death: CDC – US News and World Report . Read on »

Leading Cause of Infant Death - Congenital Birth Defects by Robin P. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 22 Oct 2008 4:37pm The leading cause of infant death in the U.S. results from congenital birth defects. Three to five percent of all U.S. babies are born with birth defects according to CDC... tubes. Causes may be from nutrient deficiencies to contaminants or a combination thereof. In addition, five to ten percent of couples are infertile and half of all pregnancies Read on »

Can Improper Storage of Measles Vaccines Lead to Death? Four Babies Die in India. by Kim S. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 17 Mar 2010 12:00am . The additional district magistrate has been asked to prepare a report on the cause of the deaths. Victim Gaurav’s mother Gauri said the babies developed diarrhoea and their health... vaccination camp was being organised at the kendra. I took my son to the camp where he was administered the vaccine,” said Gauri, still struggling to come to terms with the death of her Read on »