- Wayne Parsons | August 16, 2009 2:28 PM | Honolulu, HI
Category:
Miscellaneous
I have written about the news story that is shaking the country: DEAD BY MISTAKE. Kudos to Hearst News for telling the truth to the public!
Here are the stories behind DEAD BY MISTAKE.
Mother...
- Wayne Parsons | August 13, 2009 10:53 PM | Honolulu, HI
Category:
Medical Malpractice
Let me start with the facts.
98,000 Americans die from preventable medical errors each year!
99,000 Americans die from preventable hospital acquired infections each year!
The cat is out of...
- Wayne Parsons | July 01, 2009 2:52 PM | Honolulu, HI
Category:
FDA & Prescription Drugs
The CBS Evening News (4/30, lead story, 3:05, Couric) reported, An FDA panel recommended today that prescription Vicodin [hydrocodone bitartrate and acetaminophen] and Percocet [oxycodone and...
- Wayne Parsons | December 29, 2008 2:24 PM | Honolulu, HI
Category:
FDA & Prescription Drugs
ScienceDaily (Dec. 25, 2008) — At least one in 25 older adults, about 2.2 million people in the United States, take multiple drugs in combinations that can produce a harmful drug-drug...
- Wayne Parsons | October 31, 2008 6:28 AM | Honolulu, HI
Category:
FDA & Prescription Drugs
Medication errors cause 7,000 deaths each year and the frightening truth is that 1 out of every 5 doses of medication given in hospitals is wrong according to the Academy of Managed Care...
- Wayne Parsons | July 17, 2008 3:17 PM | Honolulu, HI
Category:
FDA & Prescription Drugs
50 million prescription errors annually can have fatal consequences