This article was interesting to me even though I do not follow FOX News. It speaks of one reason why we rank so low (37-39) in health care. It also speaks of the problems with the food products thrown at us by Big AG corporations.
What bothers me more is the disinterest in getting back to good, sound health care like it used to be when it was important to cure people, not just manage their "disease". Big PhRMA can take a bow for this along with Big Insurance.
This is indicative of why I developed Health Forensics.
What bothers me more is the disinterest in getting back to good, sound health care like it used to be when it was important to cure people, not just manage their "disease". Big PhRMA can take a bow for this along with Big Insurance.
This is indicative of why I developed Health Forensics.
More than half of Americans have at least one chronic disease, according to research published Tuesday.
Some 55 percent of people in the U.S. said that they were diagnosed with one or more chronic conditions, compared to 41 percent of people in the UK and 52 percent of Canadians, the results of a survey conducted by business-services firm Deloitte showed.
The international survey, which quizzed people in 12 countries, also found that more Americans rated their overall health as "excellent" or "good" than any other country.
Almost two-thirds (61 percent) of Americans believed they were in "good" or "excellent" health, compared to 55 percent of Canadians and 56 percent of people in the UK.
However, researchers from the Washington-based Deloitte Center for Health Solutions also found that only 16 percent of Americans were satisfied with the performance of their health care system, compared to 34 percent of people in the UK and 32 percent of Canadians.
The data was based on surveys with 15,735 adults in 12 countries worldwide -- the U.S., Canada, China, France, Germany, Brazil, Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal, Switzerland, Mexico and the UK.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/08/16/half-americans-have-chronic-disease-survey-says/#ixzz1VOyA9goL
7 comments:
Wow, this rate is pretty alarming.
You know the answer to your question. There is no profit in curing a disease, the only sure profit is in managing diseases. Health care is one of the biggest money makers for all involved. The best thing is to not get sick at all.
Shocking news for sure
Very shocking indeed. If this trend continues, more and more people will need access to medication and treatment. Not everyone will be able to afford these medications and treatments they need. This is why Good Days from Chronic Disease Fund was created. Our organization is dedicated to helping chronic disease sufferers with their medical care. Please help these sufferers too, and support our organization!
I don't think we can really even call it "health care" anymore. It's "disease care" plain and simple and the second commenter is absolutely right about Big Pharma and the stranglehold they have on our lives and our wallets. They can't, they won't and they don't stop.
Our scheme is dedicated to helping chronic disease sufferers with their medical mindfulness. Please help these sufferers too, and forward our organization. Health care is one of the biggest paper money makers for all involved. The best thing is to not get bizarre at all.
There are several reasons why the rate of chronic disease has risen with one being processed foods and the chemicals they contain.
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