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"3 Companies Indicted Over Tainted Pet Food"

MSNBC Article Feb. 07, 2008

One U.S. business among those accused of importing a toxic ingredient

Contaminated Pet Foods Have Affected at Least 39,000 Dogs and Cats Nationwide, Report Says

The number of cases of kidney failure among dogs and cats that ate poisoned pet food could total in the tens of thousands says Dr. Paul Pion, president of the Veterinary Information Network. More accounts of stricken pets had been coming in since the numbers were tallied over the weekend.

Click here for Nationwide Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Pet Food

Companies and Retailers For Misleading Consumers Regarding the Contents of Pet Food

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• Please contact your Consumer Complaint Coordinator

JULY 26, 2007

HEAD'S UP regarding "Dick Van Patten Dog Foods:

Date:Thursday, July 26, 2007, 9:21 AM Subject:Dog food recall

Everyone with dogs...If you are using the Dick Van Patten "Natural" dog foods, be SURE to look at this link to the FDA recall page: http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01670.html

Updated May11, 2007

We now know that this recent pet food recall was off the charts when it comes to dastardly doings. It appears that the SNAFU is still unsettled and thousands of animals have died...

March 16, 2007

Pet Food Recalled...Click on link below for detail:

Warning For Pet Owners: Huge Recall on Dog & Cat Food visit site
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CDC tracks peanut butter contamination

ConAgra said it is not clear how many jars are affected by the recall. But the plant is the sole producer of the nationally distributed Peter Pan brand, and the recall covers all peanut butter — smooth and chunky alike — produced by the plant from May 2006 until now.

"We're talking a lot of jars of peanut butter," said Dr. David Acheson, chief medical officer of the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.

FDA inspectors visited the now shut-down plant Wednesday and Thursday to try to pinpoint where the contamination could have happened. The FDA last inspected the plant in 2005. Testing was also being done on at least some the salmonella victims' peanut butter jars, but investigators said some may have already been discarded.

The highest number of cases were reported in New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Tennessee and Missouri. About 20 percent of all the ill were hospitalized, and there were no deaths, the CDC said.

About 85 percent of the infected people said they ate peanut butter, and about a quarter of them ate it at least once a day, the CDC's Lynch said. It was the only food that most of the patients had all recently eaten.

"We think there's very strong evidence that it was this brand of peanut butter," Lynch said.

Salmonella sickens about 40,000 people a year in the U.S. and kills about 600. It can cause diarrhea, fever, dehydration, abdominal pain and vomiting.

But most cases of salmonella poisoning are caused by undercooked eggs and chicken. The only known salmonella outbreak in peanut butter — in Australia during the mid-1990s — was blamed on unsanitary plant conditions.

ConAgra spokesman Chris Kircher said the company randomly tests 60 to 80 jars of peanut butter that come off its Sylvester plant's line each day for salmonella and other germs, and "we've had no positive hits on that going back for years." But he said the plant was shut down as a precaution for further investigation.

FDA: Rotavirus vaccine may harm infants

FDA restricts use of antibiotic    

Following From: January 18, 2007
NEW: Fluoridation Warning Issued for Infants

See also:

• Formula, fluoride can discolor children's teeth

• Mothering Magazine: New Fluoride Warning for Infants
• Dental Experts: Too Much Fluoride Is Bad For Babies
• American Dental Association's "e-gram alert"
• Parents Warned Against Fluoride in water
• Fluoride & Babies Don't Mix, Say ADA
• Background re: Fluoride & Infants

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Bacteria-Eating Virus Approved as Food Additive  (are you kidding me?!?)

FDA Approves Controversial Spray-On Viruses For Deli Meats

Jimmy Moore
August 21, 2006

The following is a reprint from the blog "Living La Vida Lo-Carb"

That low-carb deli meat you enjoy will soon contain something more!

Whenever you hear the U.S. Food and Drug Association (FDA) place their seal of approval on something to be included in our food, generally you feel pretty confident that the newly-approved food additive is safe for consumption. But have you seen what they just approved to be sprayed on deli meats that are a popular food choice for people who are livin' la vida low-carb?

This Forbes story reveals the shocking news that the FDA is going to allow for the very first time a series of six viruses to be sprayed as a food additive onto deli meats such as sliced turkey and ham as well as hot dogs, sausages, and other ready-to-eat packaged meats. You heard me right--VIRUSES SPRAYED ON OUR MEAT!

Before I get into the story, what do you think about that? My gut reaction was immediately, "Oh my gosh, what are they going to be putting on our meat now?!" It freaked me out worse than finding out how chargrilled chicken served in popular restaurants is really made! Unlike probiotic foods which put good bacteria in your body to combat the bacteria that would cause you to get sick, this is different because you won't have a choice about whether you consume this or not. It's FDA mandated.

Plus, what is the sudden urgency of this that would cause the FDA to move so quickly to grant approval for this virus concoction to be put on perfectly good meat? Well, it appears there is a segment of our population that gets sick with an infection called listeriosis and one-fifth of those people die annually. How many Americans contract listeriosis each year and get sick and/or die? Millions? Hundreds of thousands?

Would you believe ONLY 2,500 get seriously ill and a grand total of 500 of those people die, according to statistics from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control? That's a mere SEVEN people for every one million who get the disease and just a little over 1 person per million who dies. That's it! And THIS warrants a move to introduce a series of viruses to tens of millions of people?! ARGH!

While it is awful to hear that ANYONE has to get sick or even die from something as horrific as something like listeriosis, does it really take a drastic action by the FDA like spray-on viruses on deli meats when the overwhelming majority of Americans will not be affected by this disease? Who's to say these new viruses won't lead to some other kind of sickness in the millions upon millions of people who would otherwise be just fine eating the meat sans the viruses? There are too many unanswered questions in my mind to make me feel comfortable with this.

The story explains that this virus spray developed by a company called Intralytix, Inc. (who stands to reap HUGE profits from the sale and distribution of their virus spray) is actually bacteriophages which fight and kill the Listeria monocytogenes bacterium that ends up on uncooked deli meats. This disease is more apt to hit women who are pregnant, newborn babies and adults with a weak immune system.

So, if those people are in the high-risk category, then why don't we give them access to this virus spray so they can give a little squirt on their meat before eating it if they are the ones who are most susceptible? Why expose the other 99.999% of us who don't have any difficulty eating deli meats to this new string of viruses that may or may not be good for us to consume over the long-term? By the way, where are the studies on how safe these viruses really are? Hmmmm? FDA, it's time to pony up the information!

I eat a lot of sliced turkey as part of my low-carb lifestyle. I really enjoy eating a cold cut turkey and cheese wrap with a little mayonnaise and/or mustard and sometimes some spinach leaves. It's a quick and easy lunch and helps fuel my workout during my lunch break from work. I have eaten it hot out of the microwave and cold, so I guess I have been exposed to the risk of getting listeriosis myself. But I have eaten luncheon meats 5 days a week for the past three years with no sign of sickness at all. NONE!

But now I'm going to be exposed to these viruses which will make me rethink the kind of meats I buy from the grocery store. This really stinks, ya know? Sure, Intralytix President and CEO John D. Vazzana, who has been lobbying the FDA to approve their virus spray since 2002, says this food additive (as they are calling it) is completely safe as does the FDA food additive safety regulator Andrew Zajac.

"As long as it used in accordance with the regulations, we have concluded it's safe," Zajac said.

But what makes them so sure the viruses will be used "in accordance with the regulations" and not cause people any harm? Oh, we're just supposed to trust them and believe them at face value that these supposedly "safe" viruses they are adding to our food will have ZERO negative impact on our bodies. Puh-leez! I wouldn't trust the government from here to my front door on something that could directly impact my life like this.

Here's a scary quote from the FDA:

"The viruses are grown in a preparation of the very bacteria they kill, and then purified. The FDA had concerns that the virus preparation potentially could contain toxic residues associated with the bacteria. However, testing did not reveal the presence of such residues, which in small quantities likely wouldn't cause health problems anyway," the FDA said.

Jeepers creepers!  Since listeria exists in deli meats primarily because they are not cooked or heated up prior to consumption, then why doesn't the FDA just put out a recommendation for people in the vulnerable groups to do just that prior to consuming these foods? That certainly makes a lot more sense than taking the bold and risky action to begin spraying viruses on the meat that millions of people consume daily. Duh!

Even scarier is the eerie revelation by Zajac in this story that consumers will have no idea this virus spray has been added to the deli meats they purchase. If it's so safe, then why not? Yikes, you mean there won't be a big yellow sticker on it with the message "FDA-APPROVED SPRAY-ON VIRUSES APPLIED TO THIS MEAT!" Ya think Oscar Meyer and Bryan would appreciate having that on their bestselling deli meats? Nah, didn't think so.

UGH! Do you see where this is going people? Now that the FDA has approved this action, Intralytix is already feeling cocky enough to begin an immediate worldwide production of their spray-on virus and are even currently working on another spray that will allegedly kill the E. coli bacteria on beef prior to grounding. AAACK! What are they doing to our beef now?!

Are you as outraged about this as I am? If not, then you should be. Feel free to tell me why you aren't angry about this if this is of no concern to you. But if you are upset and want to voice your opinion, then make your voice heard by commenting below and also by demanding answers from Andrew Zajac at the FDA. E-mail him to express YOUR concerns about this issue at andrew.zajac@fda.hhs.gov. Let me know if he responds so I can post it here.

This is an important issue for people who are livin' la vida low-carb and I urge you to tell everyone you know about what the FDA has approved to be put on deli meats. MAKE A FUSS, SAY NO TO VIRUS!

By Byron J. Richards, CCN

August 24, 2006

www.NewsWithViews.com 

On Friday, August 18, 2006, the FDA approved a viral cocktail to be sprayed on foods we eat. This is the first time viruses have been approved for use as food additives. The FDA wants you to believe it will be safe to consume these viruses every day for the rest of your life with no adverse health effects. Not surprisingly, the FDA doesn’t want you to know which foods are adulterated in this manner, for fear you may not buy them; thus, no labeling will be required. This is a monumental announcement by the FDA, indicating they are throwing all caution to the wind regarding the safety of our food supply.

Are you willing to stand in line for a virus-laden sandwich? How do you like the idea of buying virus-infested food for your family? The first virally contaminated foods entering our food supply with the blessings of the FDA will be luncheon meat and poultry. Live viruses will be sprayed on foods such as cold cuts, sausages, hot dogs, sliced turkey, and chicken.

At issue is the very real problem of a poor quality FDA-approved food supply that is already full of diseased and sickly animals, many of them imported from other countries. The use of antibiotics during growth and radiation during food processing is required by the fast-food animal farms owned by multi-national companies to cover up the horrendous health of the animals they wish to feed to Americans. Animals in poor health are a friendly place for bacteria to grow and prosper, especially after such meat goes to market. Rather than address the source of the problem, the FDA wants to add another adulteration into our food supply.

The stated goal of the new FDA-approved viruses is to kill a rare bacterium known as Listeria monocytogenes. This bacterium is killed by cooking; however, it poses a problem in meats that are cooked during processing and not cooked again prior to consumption, so it can readily infect foods such as deli meats.

Yes, the FDA plans to use one infectious organism to fight another. The carnage of battle will end up in your digestive tract along with the victorious live viruses, which the FDA assures us will not attack human cells. However, they cannot possibly be certain the viruses will not attack the friendly bacteria that make up the lining of your digestive tract. And they want you to believe this is completely safe while refusing to require the additive viruses to be listed on the food label so that you would have a choice.

Turning Loose the Bacteria-Killing Viruses

The company that produces these biotech viruses is Baltimore-based Intralytix, Inc. The viruses are known as bacteriophages, viruses that kill bacteria, or phages for short. Phages have been around a long time, living as parasites inside many bacteria.

Intralytix uses biotechnology to grow viral phages in a culture with Listeria, in theory teaching the viruses to recognize the bacteria. The FDA-approved cocktail contains six different viruses intended to attack one strain of bacteria.

This concoction is then sprayed on food. If Listeria is present in the food, the bacteria will ingest the viruses. This results in massive viral replication inside the bacteria, until such point as the bacteria simply bursts. This battle results in significant production of bacterial poisons called “endotoxins”, as the bacteria tries to defend itself. When the bacteria burst, these endotoxins are released. These, along with the victorious live viruses, will now be on the food that will be eaten.

The FDA and Intralytix would like us to believe that these viruses will only attack the specified bacteria they are intended to kill and will be harmless to humans. I’m sorry to burst their bubble, but they can’t possibly guarantee such safety. It is true that the viruses, at least at this time, cannot recognize human cells. However, the virus can potentially recognize normal bacterial cells in the human digestive tract and may be able to adapt to infect one or more of these friendly bacteria.

The FDA Certainly Knows There Are Risks

The FDA had some concerns about the amount of bacterial endotoxin in the Intralytix product before it is sprayed; however, FDA tests apparently showed that the product was adequately purified and so they declared it safe if used as approved. Will the FDA diligently monitor the quality of this product once it is on the market, or will it go the path of many FDA-approved drugs that the agency can’t keep track of?

There is certainly a risk that humans will be exposed to excessive amounts of endotoxin. This could come from the manufacturing of the viral cocktail, the interaction of the viruses with bacteria after being sprayed on food, and/or the interaction of the viruses with bacteria in the digestive tract.

The human immune system is highly reactive and sensitive to bacterial endotoxins. They provoke allergy, asthma, autoimmune problems, and elevate cholesterol. They also interfere with the healthy function of cells lining the digestive tract. Researchers have demonstrated that the presence of bacterial endotoxins can start cancer in the colon.

Additionally, the human immune system reacts directly to viral phages. Thus, a person who eats a lot of processed deli meat is certain to evoke an immune reaction to the viruses. What will this reaction be? Allergy? Asthma? Autoimmunity? Cancer? How can the FDA approve a food additive that it knows can induce a variety of human immune responses? Phages are so good at disrupting normal immunity that they are being considered for use as part of organ transplant medicine.

The ingestion of significant amounts of viral phages into the human digestive tract is a wild card full of unknown outcomes. For example, it is certainly possible that these phages, which constantly mutate in order to survive, are likely to find a way to infect bacteria they were not intended to infect. Since phages are parasites, they could hijack the friendly bacteria of the digestive tract and turn them into viral machines, constantly generating viral particles that are likely to confuse the human immune system, if not directly infect the body. We know from history that these viral phages can turn innocuous bacteria into a killer, which is how cholera occurs.

Furthermore, the Listeria bacteria are not going to take the issue lying down. They will develop resistance to the viruses over time, as we have seen with the overuse of antibiotics. Going down this path we are likely to have hundreds of viral food additives in the food we eat, all designed to combat some possible infection coming from poor quality food. Sooner or later we will inadvertently create deadly new super-strains of bacteria and/or parasitically infect the human digestive tract with an untreatable infection.

There is also the very real possibility of unintended viral recombination. What happens when a person with viral stomach flu eats food containing a dose of this viral food additive? It is certainly possible for the genetic material of the flu virus to interact with the genetic material of the viral phages, provoking an undesirable new viral infection.

Let’s not forget that the FDA won’t tell us which foods in the food supply contain genetically modified organisms (GMO). Seventy percent of the packaged food on grocery shelves already contains GMO adulterated food. These foods have viral promoter genes woven into the DNA of every cell, a technique used to implant a pesticide toxin into every cell of this fake food (see Fight for Your Health, chapter 15). What happens when the viral phages interact with the viral promoter genes in GMO food? What new virus will be encouraged to form?

Keep in mind that the FDA wants to conduct this experiment on our food supply to protect a small minority, only about 2500 people, who are made seriously ill by this infection each year. The ill are mostly pregnant women, elderly with compromised immunity, and small children. It would be a lot more to the point if the FDA would simply warn such people that eating these foods, due to their poor quality of production, may be dangerous. What the FDA should really do is improve the quality of our food supply, the true source of the problem. Why expose millions of Americans to an unproven ingestion of live viruses for the benefit of so few?

The FDA has failed miserably for the past century to protect the public from the adulteration of our food supply by vested interests. This is just one more insult added to a long list of injuries.

The Tip of an Iceberg

Intralytix has an agenda for the American food supply, as well as for healthcare in general. This recent FDA ruling allows Intralytix and other similar biotech companies to get their foot in a door that should be slammed shut and bolted closed.

The company is also seeking FDA approval for viral sprays to treat foods that could be contaminated with E. coli and Salmonella, which means that similar “trained” viruses could end up in a majority of the protein foods in our food supply.

Intralytix sees financial opportunity. They have already licensed their now FDA-approved viral spray to an undisclosed multi-national company for use around the world. When the CEO of Intralytix, John Vazzara, was recently asked about this partner company, he refused to disclose their name. The grand profit-driven biotech experiment on the health and well being of all Americans is now in full swing.

Of course, we will need new wonder drugs to combat the new bio-tech produced infections. Americans will stay sick and the sickness-driven bio-tech industry will flourish. The bio-tech industry will make people sick on the front end and treat them on the back end. It’s a win-win situation for profit on illness.

The FDA is Rapidly Becoming a Public Enemy

Experimenting with viruses being added to the food supply is incredibly dangerous and reckless. It is completely impossible for the FDA to guarantee safety in the near term or the long term. Thus, the FDA has made the bureaucratic decision that relative safety is acceptable to them. What right does the FDA have to tamper with the food supply in this manner?

It is quite clear that the Bush agenda has been to promote American biotech companies as the new future for American prosperity. Administrative opinions have trumped science in virtually every situation wherein safety conflicts with profit.

The FDA will refuse to require labeling on food sprayed with viruses, just as they refuse to require notification that food has been genetically modified and contains toxins in every cell. The reason is obvious; no person understanding these issues would buy or eat such food. Thus, the FDA acts to hide the information from the public to foster profits for biotech companies and the growth of the biotech industry. This is a betrayal of the public trust.

The leaders of the FDA are personally responsible and need to be held accountable. This means Andrew von Eschenbach, M.D., temporary head of the FDA and his chief science officer, Scott Gottlieb, M.D. These men are not only obsessed with approving risky drugs for the benefits of Big Pharma, it is now clear that they are willing to allow obvious adulteration of the food supply. They seek to control what we eat, and they are tampering with survival of the human race.

The FDA does not truly know how safe viral phages are to consume on a regular basis. They have no idea of the cumulative effect over the course of a lifetime, especially as more of these viral cocktails are added to the food supply. They have no way to measure how this new type of adulteration in the food supply will interact with the poor digestive/immune health of half the American population, in combination with all the other serious adulterations already approved by the FDA. The FDA lacks due diligence in honoring its mandate to protect the American public.

Boycott Viral Tainted Foods, Support Your Sustainable Farmers

The only hope Americans have is to resurrect the quality of our food supply. Doing so is against the odds, as there are billions of dollars of profit-mongering taking our food supply in the wrong direction. One day Americans will realize that food security is as important to national security as any other topic. It is now crystal clear that we cannot count on the FDA to do the job that Harvey Wiley, M.D., envisioned one-hundred years ago.

What is Iatrogenocide?!

As many as 98,000 Americans die in Hospitals each year of preventable medical errors. One million more are injured. In fact, medical errors kill as many people per year as Breast Cancer, HIV-AIDS and car accidents.

From the March 2002 Idaho Observer:

Quarter-million doctor-induced deaths annually: Iatrogenocide?

IATROGENIC [Gk., iatros, physician, genein, to produce], caused by treatment or diagnostic procedures. An iatrogenic disorder is a condition caused by medical personnel or procedures or through exposure to the environment of a health care facility, including fears instilled in patients by remarks or questions of examining physicians. See also: 'nosocomial', (iatrogenesis, iatrogeny, n.) ~Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 5th Edition, 1998

by Alan Yurko

It is well known that many new drugs, devices, surgeries and treatments are touted as miracles of modern medicine. However, there are two sides, possibly two hundred sides to such claims. This article focuses on a dark side. Caveat Emptor: Buyer Beware.

Ninety-five percent of the people I know are doctors, scientists or activists in health care issues and/or victims of iatrogeny -- including myself. They have commanded my honor and respect since many of these people are addressing epidemic iatrogeny in their work.

A generation ago, people trusted their doctors blindly and implicitly. The personal bonds people used to form with their doctors have largely been replaced with the cold hard contemporary reality that medicine has become a $multi-billion per year business with little room for compassion. The healthcare market place is not kind and people have lost trust. Iatrogeny plays a large and ugly role in this.

A recent study published in The Journal of The American Medical Association (2000:284:94) by Barbara Starfield, MD, MPH, showed that in the U.S. there are:

* 12,000 deaths/year from unnecessary surgery

* 7,000 deaths/year from medication errors in hospitals

* 20,000 deaths/year from other errors in hospitals

* 80,000 deaths/year from nosocomial infections in hospitals

* 106,000 deaths/year from adverse effects of medications

This totals 225,000 deaths per year from iatrogenic causes, placing iatrogeny as the third leading cause of death in the U.S., second only to heart disease and cancer. The scary part is that this does not include disabilities and disorders; just deaths in hospitalized patients. In any event, when one ponders that more than four times as many people die in one year from doctors' mistakes than died in the entire Vietnam War, one is aghast at why this information isn't making headlines or why huge think tanks funded by medicopolitical interests haven't formed.

We have the American Heart Association to address heart disease, Richard Nixon's “War on Cancer,” and even groups like “Mothers Against Drunk Driving.” Organizations have been formed to address almost every sort of issue, save iatrogeny.

My guess is that medicopolitics have not figured out a way to capitalize on of all these deaths and disorders, ... yet. There is, however, a small “experts” consortium that does address iatrogeny in the journals, but such studies are few and far between. Funding such studies doesn't appear to be sound business practice.

Iatrogeny is not exclusive to the U.S. The British Medical Journal stated March 18, 2000 that, “In Australia, medical error results is as many as 18,000 unnecessary deaths, and more than 50,000 patients become disabled every year.”

Studies released in the last 10 years show similar trends in the UK, Canada and New Zealand. New Zealand has a large percentage ratio of adverse drug reactions comparable to the U.S. It should be noted that the U.S. and New Zealand are the only countries that allow aggressive pharmaceutical drug advertisements.

One very interesting statistic are deaths attributed to addictive drugs in the UK between 1990 and 1995:

Benzodiazepines - 1,810

Methadone - 676

Heroin - 291

This emphasizes my point that millions of dollars are given to organizations for deaths and disabilities from a myriad of causes, except iatrogeny. Here we have two legal prescription drugs causing more deaths each, than heroin.

Many can pooh-pooh these statistics and claim that to err is human, etc., however there comes a point when one must look deeper. The facts and statistics are too overwhelming to ignore. Those in power have choices to make. They can rationalize, deny or take responsible action against epidemic iatrogeny.

The latter seems to be slow in genesis. There has been much denial and silence from the allopathic medical industrial complex. Since medicine has become an arm of business and since business and politics are such passionate bedfellows, one must look at some other interesting facts.

Drug companies spend huge fortunes for political influence. In fact lobbying for pharmaceutical interests in the first half of 2000 reached $42.9 million; and it was estimated that $230 million would be spent during the election. George Bush welcomed $1.7 million from drug companies just for his inauguration celebrations (British Medical Journal January 27, 2001).

Drug companies are a business and have always been a business. They do not give such an investment without an expected return with profits. Perhaps this is why officials turn a blind eye to the fact that doctors and hospitals are responsible for nearly a quarter-million deaths in the U.S. per year. Or perhaps this is why the pharma-companies manufacture pesticides and chemicals that cause cancer and disease and then manufacture drugs to treat diseases they cause that can cause even more disorders to create a market for more drugs -- and more profit.

The scenario above describes a very lucrative cycle. Perhaps this is why funding for disease research successfully diverts attention from the pharmocartels' own carcinogenic and deadly products. One need not look too hard for reasons why doctors' and hospitals' mistakes are the third leading cause of death in America -- with no end in sight.

Many believe that Barbara Starfield's study cited earlier is just the tip of the iceberg. After all, the study only looked at hospitalized patients. What of the in home and outpatient errors? There are more people to consider in these groups, and certainly more iatrogeny. Could it be that iatrogeny is the leading cause of death in the U.S.? In the World?

As startling and unsupported as that sounds, it may very well be true. At any rate, the iatrogenic holocaust makes World War II deaths pale in comparison. Yet only patronizing and minimal attempts to recognize and correct iatrogeny have been made.

Murder Or Mistake?

The fine line between murder or mistake is a hot potato. If you saw your neighbors being killed one by one or en masse, yet did nothing about it, or took up for the killers, you could be guilty of “accessory to murder” or “accessory to murder after the fact.” Many analogies and ethical juxtapositions could be generated in such a debate. One could even make the argument for a global elitist plan at population control allowing iatrogeny to gain such momentum.

Regardless of etiology, iatrogeny is real. It is rampant and far from being under control. By making iatrogeny, through semantics, sound as if it is an infectious disease beyond the control of physicians and hospitals, we allow the medical profession and pharmaceutical cartels to distance themselves from responsibility and relieve them from the culpability for what mirrors negligent homicide.

It would be humanly impossible to eliminate genuine mistakes entirely. “But how many times does a mistake happen until it's not just a mistake anymore, but negligence?”

This author believes that 225,000 deaths every year may be an example of when mistakes cross over to the darkness of negligence. If so, then we are witnessing the greatest holocaust to befall mankind ever.

In closing, I leave you with my own definition of a freshly coined word:

Iatrogenocide - [Gk, iatros, physician, genein, to produce, cide, killing] The extermination of a population in a systematic fashion through medical error.

* For more information on iatrogeny, contact me at freeyurko@bizland.com

Originally published in The Journal of Degenerative Disease, February/March 2002: 3(3rd); pages 37-38

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Do I believe that Physicians are looking to kill intentionally?... OF COURSE NOT! Although, in one Hospital stay of mine (in a VERY well-known Beverly Hills Hospital!) the follow