The mainstream media IS now the new “PINOCCHIO”!.
The mainstream media, not only being a “hooker” for the pharmaceutical industry, regularly reports on the “dangers” of herbal remedies and supplements. But, what is the reported number of people who have died from using herbs and supplements?
According to the FDA, between 1993 and 1998, federal, state, and local agencies reported a total of 184 deaths, most of which were associated with weight loss formulas.
Compare that to the reported number of people who die in hospitals because of the side effects of properly and improperly prescribed pharmaceutical drugs: more than 100,000 or so. You can add another 100,000 or so to that the number of patients killed in hospitals because of “medical errors”.
Here are some truths about the “scientific” testing of pharmaceutical drugs that you are probably not aware of: