Wednesday, January 07, 2004

Medical Errors Can Be Deadly

The Food and Drug Administration today proposed a new format for prescription drug labeling that will help reduce medical errors, which according to the National Academy of Sciences may be responsible for as many as 98,000 U.S. deaths annually.

98,000 deaths a year from medical errors - that statistic sure makes a statement. I think it pays to be cautious whenever one receives medical care. I've gotten vastly different opinions just by seeing differnt doctors for the same medical condition.