8/9/04
The #3 cause of death in the U.S. is not even listed at all
on the C.D.C.'s list of top killers.
I wonder why not?
You need to think very carefully before resorting to any surgery.
After you have weighed the risks and benefits with your doctor(s),
then you can make an informed decision ... and take your chances.
10/29/14
Classic Emails (1 page)
I recently emailed the C.D.C.
regarding their list of the top causes of death in the U.S.
C.D.C. Leading Causes of Death
Look what they left out
Deaths From Medical Accidents
They left out the #3 cause of death!
I can understand omitting a minor cause - but #3?
It's also suspicious that the cause they omitted,
just happens to be the one that reflects negatively on their profession.
I then had the following email exchange with the C.D.C.
My email exchange with the C.D.C.
The C.D.C. replied to my email by claiming I wasn't clear enough
(even though I supplied them with the link above).
When I pointed out that I could not have been any clearer,
and that many people besides myself, have to be wondering
why the C.D.C. is ignoring one of the major causes of death ...
they chose to stop further communications.
Spreading joy and making friends ... it's what I do.
About a year later - the fight resumes ...
Classic Emails (1 page)
I sent the following email to the editors at Medical News Today:
There is an error in Hannah Nichols' article
What are the top 10 leading causes of death in the US?
The #3 cause of death should be "In-Hospital Medical Errors"
with almost 200,000 per year (and that figure was from 10 years ago).
Here is the link to the article, containing supporting data
on deaths due to in-hospital medical errors
That link is from your own web site.
Last year I sent that link to the CDC,
asking them why they did not include "medical errors" on their list,
as it gives the impression that the medical profession is trying to hide something.
They responded that they did not understand me!
They said I needed to "elaborate further."
I replied that I could not have made it any clearer, and repeated the question:
Why did they refuse to include the #3 cause of death on their list?
The CDC then stopped communication.
The ball is in your court MNT.
You can either deal with this embarrassment or ignore it like the CDC ...
the choice is yours.
(I'm predicting they will hide under their rock just like the CDC did;
but this is one time ... I wish I were wrong)
Here's what I got the next day:
Take a look at this bullshit, "go-away kid - you bother me" email
that they sent back to me
I took enough of that evasive crap last year from the CDC. Now it's time to ...
Let the games begin!
By the way, I found recent data - and it only makes my case ... stronger.
Recent data
UPDATE (another year later)
Well, Well. Looky what happened here ...
2 years ago the C.D.C. ignored me.
Let's see if they ignore Scott Pelley of CBS news.
After that show aired, I sent the C.D.C. the following email ...
To: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(I included the link to the CBS Special here)
"
So my question is ...
when are you going to add this in at #3
on your list of leading causes of death?
(it doesn't even appear in your top 50)
You wouldn't do it 2 years ago when I contacted you.
Is it safe to assume that you will do it now?
neo "
(I won't be holding my breath for a reply)
UPDATE - 5/3/16
More reinforcements arrive ... on my side
UPDATE 2/4/19
More reinforcements arrive, but ... NOT on my side
That last link was devastatingly powerful. I had been fooled just like many others.
This is where the ability to admit when you have been wrong, comes in handy.
Without that ability ... intellectual growth becomes nearly impossible.
permanent link
(click here first, then copy from address bar above)