The Likelihood of Dying

B. Bea Sharper Fills in the Blanks That Harper’s Misses.  Here B. B. Reports on a British Study on the Likelihood of Dying From Various Causes

 

Likelihood of dying from from food poisoning as compared with dying from ingesting food supplements — 900 times greater.

Likelihood of dying from a preventable medical injury during a hospital stay as compared with dying from ingesting food supplements — 300,000 times greater.

Likelihood of dying from from a preventable medical injury during a hospital stay as compared with dying from military force while serving on active duty in Iraq or Afghanistan — 0 times greater (the same).

Likelihood of dying from from an adverse reaction to a pharmaceutical drug as compared with dying from ingesting food supplements — 62,000 times greater.

Likelihood of dying from from an adverse reaction to a pharmaceutical drug as compared with dying from ingesting a herbal remedy –7,750 times greater.

An Interesting Chart and More Stark Numerical Facts About the Dangers of Pharmaceuticals