1. 2002 Prostate cancer deaths were 30,200 in the USA.
2. The USA is one country that has the best of medical resources available. According to UNAIDS (United Nations program on HIV/AIDS), there are an estimated 790,000 to 1.2 million people infected with HIV in this country, with an estimate of nearly 36,000 to 54,000 newly infected each year. The annual death toll due to the virus expected to soar from 12,000 to 18,000. However, out of this pool, proportionately more people of color are infected than whites; more women of color than white women; and more poor people than non-poor. ...28.2 Million currently affected worldwide.
So why don't they have a national memorial prostate cancer quilt? First off I think cancer societies do out number the amount of AIDS benefits and fundraisors. Being a fairly new virus I would assume that the fact that a baby can be born with HIV/AIDS hopefully lends to compassion. Thirdly, I don't watch junk news and would say my National and local media coverage is 10-1 for coverage on Cancer.
Women's vs. Men's health center's? "because men all over the workd have one thing in common, they dont like admitting they need help and do NOT like seeking medical advice, so dont care too much" - bingo... I would also say that almost all men's issues can be dealt with at a hospital, ...women DO have many more potential health issues requiring specialists, womens health research is way behind men's in North America and especially around the world.
3. Vietnam US casualties alone were 58,174 during the 'American Involvment' of the war.... total deaths of the 'American Involvment' 1.7 Million, total dead from entire Second Indochina War (1960-1975) 3.5
Million.
Death from infection is the most common type of accidental death in hospital, and I would doubt there is actually published information regarding your claim that more people die "from mistakes made by doctors and nurses" than from the total of the American dead in Vietnam.
Personally I think it's exactly statements like yours that fuel this type of 'Fox style' journalism, forget about the major content but be able to reiterate unsubstantiated but provoking facts.
1. Disaster Center -- Center for Disease Control (CDC)
2. UN website
3. US DoD (1964-1973)
2. The USA is one country that has the best of medical resources available. According to UNAIDS (United Nations program on HIV/AIDS), there are an estimated 790,000 to 1.2 million people infected with HIV in this country, with an estimate of nearly 36,000 to 54,000 newly infected each year. The annual death toll due to the virus expected to soar from 12,000 to 18,000. However, out of this pool, proportionately more people of color are infected than whites; more women of color than white women; and more poor people than non-poor. ...28.2 Million currently affected worldwide.
So why don't they have a national memorial prostate cancer quilt? First off I think cancer societies do out number the amount of AIDS benefits and fundraisors. Being a fairly new virus I would assume that the fact that a baby can be born with HIV/AIDS hopefully lends to compassion. Thirdly, I don't watch junk news and would say my National and local media coverage is 10-1 for coverage on Cancer.
Women's vs. Men's health center's? "because men all over the workd have one thing in common, they dont like admitting they need help and do NOT like seeking medical advice, so dont care too much" - bingo... I would also say that almost all men's issues can be dealt with at a hospital, ...women DO have many more potential health issues requiring specialists, womens health research is way behind men's in North America and especially around the world.
3. Vietnam US casualties alone were 58,174 during the 'American Involvment' of the war.... total deaths of the 'American Involvment' 1.7 Million, total dead from entire Second Indochina War (1960-1975) 3.5
Million.
Death from infection is the most common type of accidental death in hospital, and I would doubt there is actually published information regarding your claim that more people die "from mistakes made by doctors and nurses" than from the total of the American dead in Vietnam.
Personally I think it's exactly statements like yours that fuel this type of 'Fox style' journalism, forget about the major content but be able to reiterate unsubstantiated but provoking facts.
1. Disaster Center -- Center for Disease Control (CDC)
2. UN website
3. US DoD (1964-1973)
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